Chapter 185: Ming Dragon
With the Boar King tirelessly serving as his mount without complaint, Xie Jinhuan made the round trip to the Demon-Suppressing Mausoleum with ease, even admiring the magnificent scenery of the seven-hundred-li Purple Emblem Mountain along the way.
Autumn chrysanthemums filled the deep valleys, a feast of beauty beyond taking in.
To thank the Boar King, he even gave the boar a name: "A Da." The name came from how the creature never warmed to him and charged him whenever they met.
After returning to Danyang, Xie Jinhuan had intended to slip away quietly, but Momo went to the Academy to have his Soft Armor repaired, and word reached the Pill King.
Xie Jinhuan was very fond of his understanding landlady, but things had not progressed much between them. Nai Duo had merely let him glimpse her snowy whiteness twice.
Still, the Pill King treated him as a son-in-law yet to marry into the family, and even the Soft Armor that had saved his life had been a reward from the Pill King. Naturally, he treated the Pill King as an elder too. Seeing that the Pill King knew he was back, he took the initiative to visit the Prince's Manor.
At noon, the Pill King prepared lunch in the Tea House, its walls hung with paintings and calligraphy.
During the first seven days of mourning, the imperial family abstained from alcohol, meat, and entertainment. The meal was entirely vegetarian, but every dish looked, smelled, and tasted wonderful.
The Pill King wore no Python Robe. Even in mourning clothes, he retained his gentle, cultured bearing as he said softly:
"The appointment and dismissal of a County Commandant would never normally reach my imperial brother's ears. Three years ago, he might not have known the details either. Li