"Your Excellency followed us all the way?"
The City God was stunned by He Xiuyuan's words, then his heart jolted.
He Xiuyuan had followed them all the way, and they hadn't noticed at all. This Expert's strength... was truly terrifying!
Moreover, this Expert seemed to have some connection with the family in Yong'an Ward earlier.
He had noticed the Spiritual Qi in Yong'an Ward just now, and the methods He Xiuyuan was displaying now seemed to be exactly the same.
"Yes, I followed behind but couldn't catch up with you all. I've made you laugh."
He Xiuyuan also replied with a smile, speaking very honestly.
The Yin Gods were startled by his words, then lowered their heads in silence.
They didn't believe He Xiuyuan couldn't keep up with them if he had followed them all the way.
With the strength He Xiuyuan had just displayed, keeping up with them would be effortless.
Furthermore, He Xiuyuan seemed to have already anticipated the direction the female ghost would flee and deliberately waited here.
The reason He Xiuyuan said he hadn't kept up was probably out of consideration for their reputation.
After all, the female ghost had escaped from their City God Temple. If an outsider caught her and brought her back, it would be a bit embarrassing for their City God Temple.
They estimated that the other party might have initially intended to stand by.
It was only at this moment, seeing that the female ghost was truly about to escape, that he had no choice but to act.
At this moment, all the Yin Gods instinctively believed that He Xiuyuan was saying this to save their face.
In reality, He Xiuyuan was indeed somewhat unable to keep up with their speed, and flying with water magic consumed too much Spiritual Qi.
It was just that when the female ghost fled, she coincidentally ran right into He Xiuyuan, who then took action to capture her.
"Regardless of the circumstances, we must thank Your Excellency for this."
The City God also felt that He Xiuyuan was considering the reputation of their City God Temple, so he thanked He Xiuyuan very respectfully.
"It's no trouble. If possible, I have something I'd like to trouble Lord City God with later."
He Xiuyuan took the opportunity to speak as well.
The City God felt a bit strange hearing He Xiuyuan's words.
With He Xiuyuan's methods and abilities, he truly couldn't think of anything that would require his help.
However, since He Xiuyuan had already spoken, he replied that he would do his best, then went with He Xiuyuan towards Shengping Ward.
On the way back, the City God saw that He Xiuyuan had no intention of flying, so he walked beside him.
Along the way, he briefly explained the matter of the female ghost to He Xiuyuan.
This female ghost was a well-known malevolent spirit in the vicinity. Years ago, she Cultivated in a Yin-gathering place. After absorbing all the Yin Qi from that place, she had no choice but to leave.
She accidentally discovered that absorbing people's Yang Qi and eating human hearts and livers could greatly increase her Dao cultivation, so she began to lie in wait along the road to kill people.
After the Underworld learned of this, they dispatched some Yin Gods, but the other party was very cunning and could never be found.
It was only later that they followed a group of Mortals and managed to capture her through a scheme.
However, they hadn't expected this female ghost to have such high Dao cultivation, and this time she actually escaped from the City God Temple.
The City God also tentatively asked He Xiuyuan about the Zhong family in Yong'an Ward.
If he wasn't mistaken, the Zhong family and He Xiuyuan should have some connection.
Upon hearing this, He Xiuyuan then realized that this female ghost had actually attacked the Zhong mansion before.
As for the City God's question, He Xiuyuan simply brushed off the topic with a phrase about having met them by chance.
Seeing that He Xiuyuan didn't say much about the Zhong family, the City God didn't press the matter, but instead thanked He Xiuyuan again.
"I've made He Xiuyuan a laughingstock. A malevolent spirit who entered the Underworld was still able to escape. This matter is all thanks to Your Excellency."
The level of embarrassment here was equivalent to an ordinary person being caught in a heavenly prison and then managing to escape on their own.
He Xiuyuan smiled upon hearing this but did not respond.
While speaking, both parties finally returned to the City God Temple in Shengping Ward.
After returning to the City God Temple, the judge nearby directly took the female ghost into the Underworld, while the City God looked at He Xiuyuan.
"Mr. He mentioned earlier that he needed me to do something. What is it?"
During their conversation on the road, the City God had learned He Xiuyuan's name and now used a respectful address.
He Xiuyuan pondered upon hearing this and then asked, "Does Lord City God know the former manager of Chunxi Restaurant?"
"The former manager of Chunxi Restaurant?"
The City God raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, took out his judgment book, and quickly found the previous manager of Chunxi Restaurant that He Xiuyuan mentioned.
"This person is still in the Underworld. May I ask, Mr. He, why you are looking for him?"
"It's not to make Lord City God laugh, but today at Chunxi Restaurant, I received a pot of wine from that manager. I heard him say that the one day spring wine recipe from Chunxi Restaurant was incomplete."
"The taste of that one day spring was quite good, and I'd like to see what it tastes like if the wine recipe is complete, and also consider it payment for the wine."
He Xiuyuan briefly explained the day's events in a few words.
The City God immediately smiled upon hearing this, "That wine money is truly expensive, to have invited Mr. He to make such a trip."
With that, the City God summoned a subordinate and had him call for the former manager of Chunxi Restaurant.
When the manager arrived, he was startled upon seeing He Xiuyuan.
He could tell that He Xiuyuan was a human, a living human, but such a living human was actually standing with Lord City God. This person... was incredibly powerful!
The old manager of the restaurant looked at He Xiuyuan, his eyes full of surprise.
He just didn't know why he had been suddenly summoned.
Seeing the old manager arrive, He Xiuyuan didn't waste words and directly explained the matter to him briefly.
The old manager was stunned to hear that He Xiuyuan had been invited by a pot of wine from his own son.
Then, upon hearing that the matter concerned the one day spring wine recipe, his face lit up with joy.
To be honest, the one day spring wine recipe had already been lost before his time. He only learned the complete wine recipe after entering the Underworld and meeting his grandfather.
During his lifetime, he had always been unaware of the one day spring wine recipe and had held a grudge in his heart, unable to pass down the one day spring wine recipe. He hadn't expected to finally achieve his wish today!
Thinking of this, the old manager in front of him almost shed tears.
"Since that's the case, I'd like to trouble Lord City God to have him send a dream to inform us of the wine recipe, if that's alright?"
The previous manager hadn't said he wanted to sell him the wine recipe, so He Xiuyuan thought about it and decided it would be better for the other party to send a dream.
Otherwise, if the other party were to repeat the wine recipe and then He Xiuyuan were to relay it, he wouldn't be able to forget it even if he tried.
"Of course, that's fine."
This matter was not difficult for the City God, and he immediately agreed.
