Tales of Herding Gods

These few days, Eternal Peace's capital city and the capital city were bustling with activity. People came and went, and the green bull told Chancellor Ba Shan, "Old master, big sister is getting drunk in the wine tavern. In the corners of the tables and chairs, there are all wine jars."

Chancellor Ba Shan instantly became nervous and said, "Look after her and don't let her create trouble. I'll go and tell Granny Si!"

The green bull hurriedly ran to the wine shop and saw a cute little girl of ten years old sitting by the wine table, crying out loudly and asking the shop owner to serve the wine. The nine fox tails behind her buttocks were already revealed and almost revealed their true forms.

However, she had already finished all the wine in the tavern, and the innkeeper had no choice. He recognized this drunkard and didn't dare to chase her away, so he could only stand at the side and listen to her scolding.

"…I've also paid my respects. Although I'm not the first wife, I'm still a concubine…"

Hu Ling'er was drunk. She crawled to the wine table and stood on one leg in the wine jar while the other was outside. She rolled up her sleeves, and the smell of alcohol filled the air. Even her white fur was covered in the smell of alcohol. She complained to the shop owner, "No matter what, you have to give me a status, right? Don't you think…"

The green bull hurriedly went forward, "The right servant is drunk from shooting! Quick, quick! Send the right servant back to his manor!"

"I'm not drunk, I recognize you. You are Old Three… Uh, it's Old Four, that's not right! Long Pi paid his respects to Tian Shu and Qi Jiuyi. You should be Old Six or Old Seven…"

Hu Ling'er was still spouting nonsense when the green bull immediately invited her down and escorted her to the Shu She Province.

Hu Ling'er came to Shangshu Province and gave a sidelong glance with her drunken eyes. She glanced at the servants on the left and sneered, "There's a fellow sufferer here! Si Yunxiang, you are the second branch, so you shall be the judge. Back then, Grandpa Blind made the decision to marry all of us and pay our respects!"

Si Yunxiang and she were both servants of Shangshu Prefecture, one on the left and one on the right. They were in charge of the finances of Eternal Peace, but their experiences over the years were much more stable than hers. She smiled and said, "Little sister is drunk, go back and rest first."

Hu Ling'er said loudly, "Old Nine, I don't need you to help me, I can walk!" After she said that, she pushed the green bull away and walked forward shakily. With a thud, she fell into the flower bed and only her tail was exposed. She shook it twice but didn't move.

The green bull didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "How did I become Old Nine again?"

Granny Si received Ba Shan's report and immediately became alert. "Ba Shan, find some people for me and keep an eye on some dangerous people! At this crucial moment, nothing must happen!"

Ba Shan saw how serious she was and hurriedly said, "Don't worry granny, I will definitely settle this properly!"

He hesitated for a moment and said, "I wonder which dangerous people we should monitor?"

"The little fox is the first! There's also Si Yunxiang!"

Granny Si quickly said, "Especially Si Yunxiang. The little fox is a straightforward person, but this girl is very crafty and we can't let our guard down. Other than that, there are also some important people to monitor. For example, the wild girls of West Earth. They even have the customs of marriage, so be careful not to hook the groom into their room on their wedding night! Also, even Virtuous Earth Sovereign has to be careful…"

Ba Shan memorized it carefully, and he couldn't help but feel troubled when he heard that. "With the attainments of Virtuous Earth Sovereign's cultivation now, she's already a top-notch existence in Eternal Peace. Other than existences like Old Cult Master Wei and Prince You Ming, who else can stop her?"

Granny Si stared at him and said, "Even if you can't, you have to!"

Ba Shan shrunk his head.

Granny Si continued, "Other than them, you still need to be careful of Lang Wo…"

Ba Shan shuddered and hurriedly walked out. "Granny, you should find someone better! It's fine if it's Virtuous Earth Sovereign, but Lang Wo is a divine king, an existence on the level of a Celestial Venerable. Other than a few people in the entire universe, who else is her match?"

Granny Si hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Lang Wo is a person who forgets her feelings. She prioritizes the masters of creation's benefits and won't act recklessly. I'm just worried that if she wants to have a little master of creation with the groom, she will cause trouble in the future. You don't have to look after him, you just have to look after Mu'er. If he can control his pants, there won't be a problem."

Chancellor Ba Shan complained incessantly, "If junior brother can't control his pants, can I manage it for him?"

Granny Si smiled and said, "It's fine if you can't control it. At most, you can hug a few more children. As for Celestial Venerable Ling, she doesn't have any thoughts about Mu'er. Only Celestial Venerable Yue, I'm not too sure…"

Ba Shan's face turned ashen, and his legs trembled.

Granny Si continued, "…But there's no need to snatch the bride. If she wanted to snatch the bride, she would have to care about her face, right? She doesn't need to think about it…"

She gave it some thought and listed out a list of people who might cause trouble. Unknowingly, it was already late at night. Chancellor Ba Shan raised his head to look at the starry sky and saw the twinkling stars. He said with a smile, "The sky is also strange. It's clearly the fifteenth, but there's not even a moon in the clear sky…"

Granny Si instantly came to a realization, "Crap! I forgot about her! The moon has vanished, so she must have come! Quickly go and find your junior brother, if you are any later, you will be kidnapped by her!"

Chancellor Ba Shan also came to a realization and cried out, "You're talking about the one on the moon? This is indeed a huge matter! I'll go find junior brother now!"

He left in a hurry and went straight to Qin Mu's manor. Before he even reached Qin Mu's residence, he saw moonlight rippling and lighting up the entire manor.

It was obvious that the moon in Eternal Peace's sky had slipped down from the sky and landed in Qin Mu's manor!

Ba Shan braced himself and barged in, thinking to himself, 'No matter what, I can't let High Emperor Sword God ruin this marriage!'

He barged into the manor and saw the moon hanging in the sky above Qin Mu's manor. It was about thirty yards tall and had been refined into a treasure by someone. It could be big or small, and now it was only a foot long.

Ba Shan hurriedly went in. There weren't many servants in Qin Mu's manor, so they didn't have time to stop him before he barged in.

In front of the hall, Qin Mu and Bai Qu'er sat on the stone steps below the hall. One of them had white hair, while the other still looked like a young girl.

It was unknown what the two of them were talking about, but when Ba Shan barged in and saw that their clothes were neat, he was at ease. He bowed and said, "Ba Shan pays his respects to High Emperor Sword God. Junior brother, you are about to get married, it's not good for you to be in the same room as other women."

Qin Mu smiled warmly. "That's why Qu'er and I were talking outside the hall and didn't enter the room."

Bai Qu'er got up and waved her hand. The moon hung down and became bigger. When it was three to four yards away from the ground, it stopped.

This woman walked into the moon palace and didn't look at Ba Shan.

Ba Shan relaxed, "As long as nothing happens at this timing…"

Bai Qu'er stood in the moon palace, and a belt floated down. She stretched out her slender jade-like hands, revealing a look of anticipation.

Qin Mu stood up and raised his right hand. Their fingertips touched.

Ba Shan's scalp turned numb, and he coughed heavily.

Qin Mu's fingers trembled, and he pulled them back.

Bai Qu'er's expression dimmed, and she didn't retract her hand. The moon gradually rose, and her clothes fluttered around it.

The moon rose higher, moving faster. Gradually, the moonlight filled the sky, so high that it couldn't be touched.

Qin Mu raised his head and only retracted his gaze after a long time. "Senior Brother Ba Shan, don't worry about me. I know what I'm doing and won't do anything reckless."

Chancellor Ba Shan let out a sigh of relief and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to control yourself. Old brother is also experienced, you are now in the most dangerous situation."

Qin Mu revealed a smile and said, "Senior brother, your words are too serious. I got married to delay the celestial heavens' reckoning with Eternal Peace, and also to let Celestial Venerable Hao be at ease with me. I definitely won't make a mistake at this crucial moment. Furthermore, Princess Xiu and I have been childhood sweethearts since we were young, and we have long been engaged. The reason we delayed our marriage until now is also because of the era."

Ba Shan looked at him carefully and said, "With junior brother's words, I'm at ease. I'll stay in your manor for the next few days so you can serve me well."

Qin Mu laughed loudly and patted his shoulder.

His gaze went past Ba Shan and landed on Ling Yuxiu.

Ling Yuxiu must have noticed the moon descending into the mortal world and sunk into Qin Mu's manor. However, she didn't come over immediately.

Only when Ba Shan came forward did she rush over.

Ba Shan left tactfully.

Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu walked side by side in the garden. Ling Yuxiu raised her hand and was about to break the branch when she let go of it.

"You have something on your mind," Qin Mu said.

Ling Yuxiu smiled. "Aren't you the same?"

Qin Mu said with a smile, "I understand what's on your mind. You are worried that our marriage is actually to delay the celestial heavens. You feel that our marriage is to dispel Celestial Venerable Hao's suspicions about me. You don't have to be like this, you understand my intentions. Even without all these, I still want to marry you."

Ling Yuxiu borrowed the moonlight to look at the flowers in the garden. There were a few flower buds that had yet to bloom. Her fingertips gently touched them, and the flower buds bloomed faintly in the moonlight. "I have always wanted to go back to that time when we first met in Surging River. Back then, we were innocent, and our feelings were the purest and most innocent. At that time, it would have been great if we had gotten married."

Qin Mu picked the flowers and smiled. "People have to grow up. You and I have already grown up and experienced so many dangers, yet we can still walk together in the end. This is what life is like. We have experienced so many tests, and we will continue to support each other in the future."

Ling Yuxiu looked at him and said faintly, "I'm always worried that you have some grudges in your heart that you can't bear to part with."

"No."

Qin Mu pulled her into his embrace and smelled the fragrance in her hair. He muttered, "No."

He looked at the bright moon in the sky, and his heart skipped a beat.

The moon descending into the mortal world was just a small interlude in Celestial Venerable Mu's marriage. No one paid attention to it.

On the day of Celestial Venerable Mu's wedding, emissaries from all over came in an endless stream. The rulers of all worlds also sent emissaries to congratulate him. Lan Yutian, Xu Shenghua, and the rest hurried back from the ancestral court to attend the wedding.

West Deity White Tiger, North Deity Xuan Wu, and South Deity Zhu Que also ordered their envoys to come forward and offer generous gifts.

The new Celestial Venerable Dragon also ordered his foster son, Long Pi, to rush over from the Beast World. Long Pi brought his children to see Qin Mu personally, and he sighed in his heart. He sobbed and said, "Cult Master finally doesn't need me to worry anymore…"

Qin Hanzhen and his wife from Carefree Village also rushed over, and they sighed ruefully.

Tai Chu also ordered people to come forward to offer gifts. In the gift box was a dragon scale.

On this day, guests gathered in the capital of Eternal Peace, and it was extraordinarily bustling. The eight elders of Disabled Elderly Village sat on their parents' seats, and there was an empty seat beside them.

Emperor Yanfeng, the empress, and Qin Hanzhen were also sitting in the hall. Together with the eight elders, they received the kowtows from Qin Mu and his wife. They were all smiling, but they secretly turned their heads to wipe their tears.

On the day of the wedding ceremony, Hu Ling'er woke up from her hangover and missed the wedding.

When they reached the bridal room, Qin Mu and Ling Yuxiu heard a voice coming from outside. "You guys are still kissing! How shameless! Shame, shame."

Blind's voice rang out, "Mu'er, don't panic, I'll chase Ling'er away!"

Ling Yuxiu took off her shoes and threw them out, scolding angrily, "Grandpa Blind, you also came to listen to the corner of the wall?"

A cry came from outside the window. It was unknown which woman had been hit by a shoe, but from the sound, it seemed to be Si Yunxiang.

Qin Mu laughed and spread out the paper. Ling Yuxiu helped him grind the ink while Qin Mu raised his brush to paint. In just a moment, the Landscape of Ten Thousand Miles suddenly appeared on the paper.

The two of them held hands and walked into the painting.

At night, the birds in the painting chirped and the spring tide surged. It was either high or low, melodious and sweet, indescribably wonderful.