Did You Drink Too Much Fake Liquor, Old Man?

The village chief frowned and said:

"You'll get down the same way you came up, or don't blame us for being ruthless."

Do you know what happened to the last person who climbed up? We threw him right off the mountain.

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly and said, "Really? I was just curious, I didn't mean anything by it."

The village chief snorted coldly and said:

"You'd better not try anything funny. We can give you a tour, but after you're done, you'll have to come back the way you came."

And we are not allowed to tell anyone about our situation here.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and asked, "I heard that people here can fly? Is that true?"

The village chief shook his head and said:

"The people here cannot fly, but there are three elders with highly skilled martial arts who can."

They're the ones who usually go downstairs to buy things.

Zhou Wanwan walked and looked around, marveling at everything in her mind.

This place isn't a cliff top at all; it's clearly a small village with everything you need.

The village also raised many chickens, ducks, fish and geese. She was engrossed in looking at them when her gaze was suddenly drawn to a large house in the center of the village.

The house was two or three times larger than the surrounding houses. On the two pillars below the plaque, there was half of a poem called "Black Robe Lane": "The swallows that once graced the halls of the Wang and Xie families now fly into the homes of ordinary people."

Three elderly men emerged from inside. The one in the lead looked at Zhou Wanwan and asked, "Young friend, where do you come from?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at them and said, "Are you all from the previous dynasty?"

The old man looked at her and said, "Who sent you? We don't welcome outsiders here. Please leave immediately."

"Zhao Muyuan, you're still alive? You old bastard! I cried so much when you died!" Shen Jingzhi roared.

Zhao Muyuan's eyes welled up with tears. "Shen Jingzhi, you're still alive! That's wonderful, wonderful!"

Shen Jingzhi looked at him and said, "You're quite good at hiding; you actually hid here."

Zhao Muyuan sighed and said:

"When I learned about your accident, I even went to see you."

But it was too chaotic then, I couldn't find you at all, so I came back."

Shen Jingzhi shook his head and said:

"I was already exiled to Ningguta before, so naturally you can't find me."

This is my mistress, Zhou Wanwan. I work for her now.

Zhao Muyuan, what's the point of you living here like this? Why don't you come with us?"

Zhao Muyuan shook his head and said:

"My entire Shen Family Clan is here; we are former officials of the previous dynasty."

"Now we're in the Great Xia Kingdom, where else can we go?"

Shen Jingzhi looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "Of course we'll rebel with our master! When our master becomes emperor, we can work together again."

Zhao Muyuan:

"Are you drunk, old man? Is your brain not working properly anymore?"

Why are you listening to someone? You're listening to a five-year-old? If she can be an emperor, then I could be the Jade Emperor.

Besides, how many empresses have you actually seen? Stop dreaming.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingzhi laughed and said, "Then you don't trust my judgment. I think she has the countenance of an emperor. You know I can read faces, right?"

"Hahaha... I can't take it anymore, Shen Jingzhi, how come you still like to joke around after all this time?"

You're telling me a five-year-old has the looks of an emperor? Are you trying to make me laugh?

Well then! Since you're already here, I'll treat you to a meal.

"After you finish eating, I'll see you downstairs. I'll go back to living my own life." Zhao Muyuan remained unmoved.

Shen Jingzhi didn't try to persuade him further, "Alright! Everyone has their own ambitions. Since you like staying here, I won't say anything."

Zhao Muyuan wanted to entertain them, but Shen Jingzhi waved his hand and said, "We've already eaten our fill before coming up the mountain, you don't need to trouble yourself."

The Old Scholar Tree lifted Zhou Wanwan onto the treehouse and said, "Looks like we made a wasted trip today. But the environment here is quite nice; it's good to come here once in a while to relax."

Zhou Wanwan looked around at the surroundings; they were indeed quite nice.

In the distance, you can see mountains surrounding the area, shrouded in mist and clouds, like a fairyland.

Unfortunately, this place wasn't meant for her.

Just as they were about to descend the mountain, they heard Zhao Muyuan suddenly speak:

"I used to hold the position of Grand Tutor in the court."

The Book of Documents of Revenue, who was in charge of the nation's finances, was ultimately only holding a minor post.

The Grand Tutor, however, assists the emperor above and teaches the princes below; he is in charge of court etiquette and discusses the overall situation of the realm.

He bowed slightly and said:

"If you are able to ascend to the throne as Empress one day, I am willing to serve you with my remaining body."

I do not seek titles or high positions; I only wish to return to the court, to rectify the laws and order for Your Majesty, and to secure this vast land!

Would you be willing???

Zhou Wanwan coughed and asked, "So you mean you want to be my tutor?"

Zhao Muyuan looked at her and said, "Yes, would you like to?"

Zhou Wanwan looked at him and said, "Of course I'm willing."

Zhao Muyuan nodded at her, then suddenly knelt down and said:

"I wish to serve you by your side. If you truly become an empress one day, I would like to become your tutor."

I ask for nothing more than that you, in your future success and fame, provide a way out for my Shen Clan.

"So that our descendants of the Shen Clan will no longer have to hide on this Soul-Severing Cliff, spending their entire lives guarding this tiny place."

Zhou Wanwan smiled faintly, but her heart was pounding. What a joke!

Another old man came along and pressured her.

She's just a poor little thing trying to escape the drought; she even went into the mountains to avoid it. Why do people always think she's capable of rebellion?

Zhou Wanwan sighed and said:

"To be honest, all I'm thinking about right now is how to feed more than 100,000 people; I don't have any other ideas."

If you insist on rebelling, then you can do it yourselves; I'm not going to join in the fun.

But when you become emperors, make me a princess too. After all, I saved your lives.

Shen Jingzhi looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "You can do whatever you want, I'm willing to follow you."

Zhao Muyuan quickly added:

"Old Man Shen is willing, I am too. The question is, with so many members of my Zhao Family, can we all come along?"

They've never seen the outside world in all their lives.

In fact, Zhao Muyuan had thought about it. He really didn't want these children to live a miserable life here.

Although there are schools here and classes are held every day, it's still not as good as outside.

Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said:

"Of course, I have two large mountain strongholds. You can stay in the strongholds, and you can see many other things there."

Moreover, our children will learn kung fu to improve their health.

Once we arrive, we can go down the mountain in batches for training, which is also a very good option.

She just can't stand the constant talk of plotting to usurp the throne. Isn't it better to just eat and drink her fill every day?

But she had no idea that so many changes would happen in the future...