A moment later.
General Mu stared at the bright moon, missing his daughter even more. In a daze, he thought he saw his daughter, and his granddaughter waving at him.
Alas, he was drunk.
General Mu reached out for the wine flask, wanting to take another sip, but his hand grasped at nothing.
Hugging the medicinal pillow, General Mu's eyes were full of confusion. It seemed he hadn't drunk today. But soon he figured it out. He must be old and his eyes were playing tricks on him.
General Mu tried to find joy in his misery. He never thought that his failing eyesight would allow him to see his daughter and granddaughter. There were some good things about being old.
He squinted and saw that his daughter and granddaughter were standing on a huge bird, with colorful light radiating from their bodies. They looked like immortals floating in the air.
At this moment, Shen Baozhu was showing her little golden dragon to Princess Jingning. "With the colorful light of the little golden dragon, grandfather will surely be able to see us."
Princess Jingning nodded with a smile, but her eyes were fixed on the red thread.
She didn't know if the red thread she had chosen was the right one. Fortunately, the two red threads were not far apart. Even if she had chosen the wrong one, there was still time to correct it.
The Dragon King: [What little golden dragon? How dare it call itself a dragon? It doesn't show a bit of my heroic bearing!]
The Dragon King: [A dragon should be as heroic and extraordinary as I am!]
The Dragon King: [This thing is at most a little colorful lantern.]
Seeing that the Dragon King was starting to get picky, Lin Yu silently reminded him: [Dragon King, you said last time that the little golden dragon had a third of your heroic bearing and that it could barely be a toy for Baozhu.]
The Dragon King: [Did I say that?]
Lin Yu: [You did.]
The Dragon King recalled and it seemed that he had indeed said so. [Fine, fine.]
The little phoenix soared in the air for a few circles and then landed on the open space of the palace, right in front of the steps where General Mu was. It gently delivered Shen Baozhu and Princess Jingning to the ground. Then, with a wave of its wings, it returned to its original form and stood on the cap of the treasure - hunting rat.
General Mu was hugging the medicinal pillow, feeling sad. When he looked up again, he saw Princess Jingning standing in front of him. He murmured, "Why is it getting clearer and clearer?"
"Grandfather! Baozhu and mother are here to see you!" Shen Baozhu shouted and rushed towards General Mu.
Looking at the little girl running towards him, General Mu subconsciously got up and dodged. Then, fearing that Shen Baozhu would rush too far and bump into the steps, he grabbed the collar of her clothes with one hand and lifted her up.
General Mu was a bit shocked. "You're actually real?"
Shen Baozhu tilted her head in confusion. "How could Baozhu be fake?"
"If you're real, then is this one real too?" General Mu's eyes fell on Princess Jingning, and his eyes were vigilant. "Who are you? How dare you pretend to be Lan Yue and Baozhu!"
Princess Jingning looked at General Mu and was about to explain when she saw the medicinal pillow in General Mu's arms.
The familiar color and pattern made Princess Jingning think of the medicinal pillow left by her mother. She looked at General Mu in disbelief. "You've been hiding another medicinal pillow. You said there were none left!"
"You clearly had one and you took the pillowcase that mother gave me."
"Dad, how could you do this!"
Hearing the accusing voice, General Mu felt very guilty. He quickly explained, "Lan Yue, listen to me. The original medicinal pillow is really gone. This one was found by He Qing in a pharmacy in Xiangyun Country. You can ask He Qing."
"No, why am I explaining to you, an imposter pretending to be my daughter? Quickly tell me, how did you make yourself look exactly like my daughter!"
Princess Jingning missed General Mu and also her mother. She quickly stepped forward, snatched the medicinal pillow directly, and announced bluntly, "I'll return it to you in a few days."
General Mu was so angry that he reached out to hit someone. But looking at Princess Jingning's face and her confident expression, he just couldn't bring himself to do it. He could only reason with her.
Shen Baozhu felt uncomfortable with her collar being held. She reached out her hands and asked General Mu for a hug.
General Mu picked her up in his arms and argued with Princess Jingning, trying to get his medicinal pillow back.
The Dragon King: [The cute girl's grandfather is tough - talking. First, he threatens, then he tries to persuade.]
Lin Yu: [But his actions are very honest. He's holding Baozhu firmly.]
As General Mu was talking, something was suddenly stuffed into his mouth. He tasted it carefully and found it was the roasted goose from the capital.
The roasted goose from that shop was uniquely delicious. The food in the Zuiyin Tower nearby was also extremely good. The last time General Mu returned to the capital, he secretly took Shen Baozhu to the Zuiyin Tower for a meal.
Shen Baozhu looked at General Mu expectantly. "How is it? Isn't it delicious? Baozhu specially chose the goose leg."
Under the little girl's eager gaze, General Mu nodded hesitantly.
Shen Baozhu was extremely happy. "Baozhu also brought other delicious food for grandfather!"
"All of them were recommended by Brother Mingli. They must be delicious. Does grandfather know who Brother Mingli is? He's Baozhu's friend, Sister Miaochun's fiancé. He's very good at choosing food. The whole Zuiyin Tower belongs to him. He's so amazing!"
"Grandfather likes meat. I also brought a whole roasted chicken!"
Hearing the words "Zuiyin Tower", General Mu frowned and reminded the little girl in his arms, "The Zuiyin Tower is in the capital. It's very far from here. Even if you bring the food back without stopping, it would have gone bad long ago."
"Mother and Baozhu didn't come by carriage. It was the little phoenix that brought us here. Brother Mingli bought all these this afternoon. They were put in the belly of the treasure - hunting rat." Shen Baozhu patiently explained to her grandfather.
General Mu didn't understand a word about the little phoenix and the treasure - hunting rat.
When the little phoenix and the treasure - hunting rat heard their names, thinking that Shen Baozhu was calling them, they came over.
The little phoenix, eager to show off, flew onto Shen Baozhu's shoulder. It boasted, "Little master, am I amazing?"
Shen Baozhu didn't spare her praise. "Amazing! You've worked hard, little phoenix."
The treasure - hunting rat walked over slowly, lifted its cap, and took out a packet of pastries from its mouth. "Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
Master, have some pastries.
General Mu stared at the little phoenix expressionlessly, then at the treasure - hunting rat, and finally managed to utter a sentence, "A talking bird and a walking rat."
Shen Baozhu corrected General Mu. "They're the little phoenix and the treasure - hunting rat. They're all Baozhu's friends. Grandfather should respect them."
Under Shen Baozhu's gaze, General Mu changed his words and called out, "Little phoenix, treasure - hunting rat."
Princess Jingning hugged the medicinal pillow in her arms and smiled as she reminded Shen Baozhu, "Baozhu, quickly tell a little secret, or grandfather will suspect that you're an imposter."
"Ah?" Shen Baozhu hugged General Mu and said sadly, "Hasn't grandfather recognized Baozhu? But I recognized grandfather at a glance!"
"Grandfather looks exactly the same as before!"
The Dragon King: [Then this grandfather is really bad. He didn't even recognize cute little Baozhu.]
Lin Yu: [Baozhu, when was the last time you saw your grandfather?]
Shen Baozhu thought for a while and counted on her fingers. "It seems I was three years old."
Lin Yu: [The last time your grandfather saw you, you were just a three - year - old baby. Two years have passed in a flash and you've grown up. It's normal that he didn't recognize you.]
Shen Baozhu didn't quite understand. "But I could recognize grandfather at a glance! Grandfather has also aged two years."
Lin Yu: [Your two years and grandfather's two years are not the same.]
Lin Yu wanted to explain but couldn't find a good example.
Master Qingyun: [So grandfather is not as smart as Baozhu. Baozhu needs to be tolerant of him.]
Master Qingyun: [Is Baozhu willing to be tolerant?]
Looking at the scar on General Mu's face, Shen Baozhu felt a bit heart - ache. She forgot that her grandfather hadn't recognized her. She whispered, "Does it hurt, grandfather? Baozhu will blow on it. It won't hurt after I blow on it."
Feeling the soft little girl's actions in his arms, General Mu's body stiffened, but his heart softened uncontrollably. He felt a bit desperate. The enemy was too powerful. He was about to lose his resistance!