Before Qihua was "volunteered" to be sent into Quiet Mountains, she was also "volunteered" to leave behind a flower branch that could be used for long-distance communication.
This was a joint demand from the Chaotic Star Sea and the other gods. The former needed a backup channel for indirectly contacting Zai Jiu Xunge, while the latter wanted to watch the drama.
Naturally, the branch was placed in the Demon Tavern. At first, Feiju and Mangmang were still discussing how long they should wait before contacting Qihua to avoid getting rebuffed.
Who could have expected that barely any time after Qihua left-just long enough for Feiju to mix two barrels of fruit wine-a flower would bloom on the branch?
Yudun commented in a perfectly flat voice, "Actually, the Chaotic Star Sea never needed to invite her. She would have stepped forward on her own."
Feiju walked over and set one of the drinks in her hands in front of Yudun, then clinked glasses with her without waiting for a response. "Exactly!"
Mangmang looked at the Flower of Deceit's vivid red color and its brilliant, crystalline, gemlike texture, puzzled. "What's she so happy about?"
But that was only the beginning.
Once the flower bloomed, it never withered. A few days later, several more flowers actually blossomed on the short, palm-length branch, almost burying it entirely. The Drummer from next door came over to look several times.
She was positively blooming with joy...
"Who knows what she's run into this time to satisfy that twisted sense of fun." Mangmang couldn't resist using a skill, trying to contact Qihua through that Flower of Deceit.
Yudun downed an entire glass of fruit wine in one go, sensing there was more to this. In the tone of someone who had uncovered a grand conspiracy, she said,