LOT – Chapter 28 No Need to Send Me, I’ll Ride My Mount Back! Peacock: You’re the mount!

Seeing that Lin Mo was starting to lose control, everyone quickly grabbed her hand that was holding the wine glass.

“Lord Lin, stop drinking, you’re already drunk, you can’t drink anymore!”

Lin Mo slapped away the hand that was stopping her and slurred, “Don’t stop me, keep playing the music and keep dancing! I can still drink!”

The system sighed: [Keep playing the music and dancing, huh? With the way you’re acting, you probably won’t make it home. I can already imagine what will happen when you get back.]

A mix of Western-style double trouble was definitely on the way.

The wife of the Deputy Minister of Justice, seeing how Lin Mo was acting, also felt that she wouldn’t make it home, so she decided to have someone take her back to the Ministry of Personnel.

“Lord Lin, you should rest here for a bit. Take a breather, and I’ll have someone take you back shortly.”

When Lin Mo heard that she was going to be sent back, she immediately jumped onto the chair with a loud thud.

The people around her were startled by her sudden movement: What’s going on? Is she trying to fly?

Lin Mo grabbed Peacock’s hair and roughly dragged him over. She then gave a silly grin to the Deputy Magistrate’s wife, saying, “No need, no need! How could I trouble you to send me back? I have my mount with me. I’ll just ride Peacock back!”

The system groaned with frustration: [I should’ve reminded you when you first started drinking! You’re polite when you shouldn’t be and rude when you should be polite! And now you’re thinking of riding someone’s son back! What a disaster!]

Although today had gathered quite a bit of energy, the system really felt like the host was dancing on the heads of other people’s families!

Lin Mo’s words not only made the system explode, but also left everyone present speechless.

Peacock, on the other hand, looked as if life had lost all meaning. “Lord Lin, please see clearly—I’m a person, not your mount.”

Peacock was now regretting ever provoking Lin Mo. If he hadn’t caused trouble with her today, maybe none of this would’ve happened.

However, it was already too late to say anything now. Peacock was beginning to understand what it meant to invite the gods in, but struggle to send them away.

Lin Mo patted Peacock’s head and then spoke to the system: [Why is my peacock talking? Has it become a spirit?]

After speaking to the system, she happily shared with the others, “Look! The peacock I raised has become a spirit! It’s actually speaking now! I have to ride it back and show my father!”

She was already standing on the chair, and as she started to lift her foot to mount it, everyone around her panicked.

“Quick! Someone stop her!”

Peacock had an expression of utter despair. Some people might wonder why he didn’t run away.

But he had his hair firmly in her grasp—where could he run to? Did he want to lose his head?

The wife of the Deputy Minister of Justice was nearly grinning from ear to ear. Even though it was her son who was being dragged into this, it was just too funny!

The three young masters who had come to mooch off the meal were staring at this scene in shock. They even looked at their own clothes—thankfully, they were wearing simple, elegant colors. They probably wouldn’t be mistaken for animals.

The system was utterly exhausted. It was a “spectator system,” meant to watch the drama of others. But ever since it had bound itself to this host, it found itself getting caught in plenty of the host’s drama too! This was something else!

Lin Mo was quickly helped down, and as they did so, she looked extremely dissatisfied.

“Don’t stop me from flying! I’m a celestial being! I can’t touch the ground! I can’t be tainted by the mortal world!”

The servants around her were about to burst with laughter, and the three young masters lowered their heads, pretending to be quail, but their trembling shoulders gave them away.

The Deputy Minister of Justice, looking at Lin Mo, who was so drunk she didn’t even know where she was, picked up a bottle of wine, eyeing it closely. Normally, a regular drink shouldn’t make someone this drunk… She was seeing people as animals and trying to fly.

After inspecting the bottle, he finally understood. He kicked his son.

“You stole my wine again! This jar has been buried under a tree for ten years! And it’s strong liquor—most people can’t handle it! Look what you’ve done to her!”

No wonder she was this drunk—it was the wine that did it!

The system was speechless. It had told the host before that even when drunk, she should still recognize people. Last time, she was so drunk she could still recognize her father and brother on the rooftop.

Lin Mo, seeing the Deputy Magistrate kick Peacock, immediately became agitated. “Why did you kick my mount? Don’t you have your own mount?!”

Deputy Minister of Justice: …

Peacock: …

The Deputy Minister of Justice, exasperated, said, “This isn’t your mount! It’s clearly my mount!”

His son was his family, wasn’t he?!

Peacock muttered, “Can I please just be a person?”

He swore never to wear such colorful clothes again! It was too damaging to his self-esteem!

Why should everyone else be treated like people while he was the mount? And he even got an additional nickname, Peacock! His real name was Wei Zheng’an—wasn’t that a nice name? He wasn’t some peacock, and definitely not a mount!

Lin Mo, hearing the Deputy Magistrate’s words, started to seriously think about it. [System, is this mount really not mine?]

The system replied helplessly: [It’s not yours, it really belongs to him. It’s his own son!]

Lin Mo’s eyes widened at the system’s response, and she stared intensely at the Deputy Minister of Justice.

Everyone around her was stunned by her actions. The wife of the Deputy Magistrate asked curiously, “Why are you staring at him like that?”

Lin Mo staggered back two steps, looking wary, and said, “How could you have given birth to a peacock? So, you’re a demon, aren’t you?”

“Pfft hahaha!” The three young masters watching couldn’t hold it in anymore. They had lived so many years, but this was the first time they’d encountered such a bizarre situation. It was incredible!

This meal was really worth it—no wonder their fathers and brothers loved going to court so much. If they were in their shoes, they’d love it too!

This little Lin Mo was so entertaining.

The Deputy Minister of Justice didn’t want to talk to Lin Mo anymore. This was pure nonsense, and he was about to lose his mind with frustration.

“Quick, get someone to send her back.”

In the end, Lin Mo was helped out, still muttering with reluctance, “Just leave my mount here for you to take care of! I’ll come back to pick it up when I have time!”

Peacock shouted in exasperation, “You’re the mount! I’m a person! Do you understand that?!”

When this fiasco reached the palace, the Emperor nearly laughed himself off the dragon throne.

“Hahahaha, I never expected this Lin girl would be so entertaining when she’s drunk. Next time, let her have a little wine when she comes to the palace, and I’ll see who she’ll mistake for her mount!”

Gonggong Li: “…Your Majesty, please don’t think like that. Drunk people have no reason. What if she mistakes you for her mount?”

At Gonggong Li’s words, the Emperor’s smile instantly disappeared.

Never mind. He preferred to stay a person. Let the Deputy Magistrate’s son be the mount.