This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 19 I'm afraid there really is a monster

When Zhuang Lin and others entered the city with Yu Jingxuan, a team of officers had already found the bodies of the bandits under the mound where they had just taken action against the injustice.

The young man who was showing the way hid aside with his hand covering his mouth, while the officers were checking the corpse.

In addition to the three bodies on the roadside, the one in the bushes was also carried out and placed in a row on the ground.

"Boss, they're all here. That guy said they were robbers, but all four of them are dead!"

"Nonsense! I can't tell they're dead?"

The leading policeman was a middle-aged man with a short beard. After cursing, he stared at the corpse with a frown.

The deaths of these four were worse than anything I've ever seen before, with one of them having his face split open.
There were bursts of animal calls all around, the howling and wailing sounds were a bit creepy. The glow of the sunset was almost gone, and the visibility was rapidly decreasing.

The leading policeman shuddered and gave the order immediately.

"It's getting dark. It's not advisable to stay outside for long at night. Carry the body and go back first!"

"Okay!" "Yes!"
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Business in Zuifenglou was good at the moment, with many people dining on the second floor. Zhuang Lin and his group occupied a corner.

The column lamps, wall lamps and table lamps on each table in the building create a brightly lit scene.

The long flat tables were connected together to form a table that was more than ten feet long. Wine and food were placed on it, and eight people sat on both sides.

Zhuang Lin and Yu Jingxuan sat opposite each other, and at a distance from them sat their entourage.

Mr. Mu and the others mostly ate quietly, and even when they spoke, they spoke in a low voice, and only occasionally said a few words to the servant.

The six people in Yinxian Valley were full of curiosity and looked around from time to time. Sometimes when they saw the lively scene in this ancient building, they felt it was a little unreal and a little dazed.

I felt like I was really in ancient times.

Of course, Zhuang Lin had to be more restrained than others.

The so-called good wine and good food here, in the eyes of the people in Yinxian Valley, the food is not bad, but it is not a delicacy either. However, the advantage is that the original taste of the ingredients is also delicious.

As for the wine, there is nothing special about it.

Yu Jingxuan is a very easy-to-understand person. At least for Zhuang Lin, he can easily make the other party feel very comfortable communicating with him.

Yu Jingxuan asked Zhuang Lin about the various beautiful sights he had seen during his study tour. For him, that was easy to come up with. He just selectively talked about the scenery he had visited before or seen on the Internet, which was enough to make Yu Jingxuan yearn for it.

On the table, Yu Jingxuan's servant and others just ate without disturbing the two people's conversation. After all, in name, these two were the masters and they were the servants.

Of course, the ears are all erect.

After the meal, the two had become familiar enough with each other. As Yu Jingxuan and Zhuang Lin got to know each other better, they even introduced themselves to each other by their courtesy names.

Zhuang Lin didn't need to talk about the outsider's words all the time. He could just ask whatever he wanted to ask and also mentioned the purpose of his visit. Of course, these words were all packaged.

"Tao Yuanming?"

Yu Jingxuan looked puzzled, and as soon as he saw his expression, Zhuang Lin knew that he definitely didn't know Tao Yuanming.

Sure enough, Yu Jingxuan’s subsequent words verified Zhuang Lin’s guess.

"Forgive me for my ignorance. I've never heard of this person. Brother Zhuang, you've come all the way here to look for him, but what's so special about him?"

"It's a long story. He once traveled to Zhuang's hometown. During his stay, we hit it off and had a wonderful conversation. However, when he was leaving, a young man in his hometown, envious of his travels, left a letter and secretly followed him."

Zhuang Lin couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. However, Liu Hongyu's pitiful letter flashed through his mind. Those few messy words made it seem like calling it a letter was really flattering.

"Alas! When that young man left, his elders in his hometown were extremely worried. Knowing that I also loved traveling, they asked me to help find him. A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Yuanliang had traveled to Wuling, so I rushed here!"

"Oh, I see. Let me go home and ask my father and my friends in the city. If I know where Tao Yuanming is, I will tell you!"

"Thank you very much!"

When Zhuang Lin expressed his gratitude, he also glanced at the people who came with him, and they exchanged glances with each other.

Is it possible that Tao Yuanming did not return to Wuling, or had already left? After all, he was just passing through.
At this moment, at a table not far away, a restaurant waiter was chatting animatedly with several guests. The exclamation from the other side also attracted the attention of Zhuang Lin and others.

"Oh, really?" "Absolutely true!"

"Is there really such a place?" "Look, sir, there are many strange things in the world. When I saw them talking, it didn't seem like they were pretending!"

Although Zhuang Lin and others could not be said to have outstanding hearing, they were still very sensitive to certain words and vaguely heard the words "Peach Blossom Spring".

The exclamations aroused Yu Jingxuan's curiosity, and he looked towards the shore.

The others looked at Zhuang Lin and winked at him. The latter nodded slightly and hurriedly called out to him when the waiter passed by.

"Hey, come here, little brother!"

The waiter hurried over and bent down to smile.

"Master Yu, and this guest, what do you want?"

Yu Jingxuan glanced at Zhuang Lin, not knowing what he meant, but Zhuang Lin had already put down his chopsticks and asked with a smile.

"Hey, you guys were chatting so animatedly just now, and I only understood a little bit of what you were talking about. I'm itching to ask more about that, so I figured, where's the beautiful scenery?"

The guy laughed.

"Sir, you've asked the right question. Mr. Zhao from the city dined here a while ago. While I was waiting on him, I heard his friend tell me how he accidentally wandered into the mountains while boating and stumbled upon a mysterious land inhabited by people from the pre-Qin period. It's called Peach Blossom Spring!"

Zhuang Lin and the others were all startled. Yu Jingxuan on the side was even more interested and hurriedly asked.

"Peach Blossom Spring? The people of the pre-Qin period? Tell us quickly, tell us quickly."

Zhuang Lin was getting a little anxious at this point. He raised his hand to signal Yu Jingxuan, then pulled over the guy who was about to speak and asked him a question.

"Do you remember who you were talking about?"

"That seems to be the case."

"Is it Tao Yuanming?"

The guy shook his head.

“That’s not what it’s called,

Zhuang Lin's heart moved.

"Yuan Liang?"

The guy's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

"Ah, yes, yes, Mr. Zhao calls him Yuanliang, which should be his courtesy name!"

Zhuang Lin grabbed the waiter's arm, unconsciously using a little more strength.

"When did they come here to dine? But did they leave together?"

"It was, it was less than an hour ago. That drunk man was helped away by Mr. Zhao and another person. Sir, what are you doing..."

Zhuang Lin reacted immediately, quickly let go and bowed to apologize.

"This is about our family and friends, so I may have lost my composure a bit. I hope you won't blame me."

"Uh, it's okay, it's okay! Well, if you all have nothing else to do, I'll take my leave."

As the waiter said this, he grabbed the tray and left. Yu Jingxuan did not stop him. He was looking at Zhuang Lin at the moment. When he saw him looking at him, he knew what he was going to ask, so he answered first.

"The young man surnamed Zhao in the city should be Zhao Chenyu, and his uncle is the respected Lord of Wuling City County!"

"Oh? Do you know where Mr. Zhao lives?"

"Well, I know him, but I can't say we're familiar with each other."

Yu Jingxuan looked a bit embarrassed, but Zhuang Lin didn't give him any trouble. "Brother Yu, just give us the general direction, and we'll go there on our own!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jingxuan shook his head again.

"How about this? You guys stay at the inn next door for a while. Tomorrow morning, I'll go with you to visit Mr. Zhao."

Zhuang Lin frowned slightly.

"What if we go after dinner?"

Yu Jingxuan smiled.

"Alas, even if it's too late, things have been a bit turbulent lately, and curfew will be in a while!"

"Curfew? How long?"

"From 12:45 to dawn!"

Zhuang Lin frowned slightly and glanced at the people around him. It had only been a short while since the update was announced, so there really wasn't much time left.
"That's fine."

Yu Jingxuan couldn't help but say with a smile on his face.

"Maybe we can learn more about the Peach Blossom Spring by then. The people at the next table were really excited about it! Come on, Brother Zhuang, please!"

Zhuang Lin also raised his glass to signal the other party.

Zhuang Lin breathed a sigh of relief as the matter he was most concerned about was finally settled. The others who came with him also relaxed a lot.

However, as the first concern made progress, Zhuang Lin's second concern resurfaced.

After taking a sip of wine, he suddenly asked again.

"Brother Yu, do you think there are any monsters near Wuling City?"

"Ok?"

Yu Jingxuan looked at Zhuang Lin in surprise.

"Brother Zhuang, why are you saying such bizarre and superstitious things?"

Yu Jingxuan was saying this the moment before, but he added another sentence the next moment.

"But there are indeed a lot of strange things happening these days. If you feel like you've been possessed by evil spirits, you can go to the big temple in the city to pray. It's quite effective. I can take you there tomorrow!"

"Oh, thank you very much!"

After thanking him, Zhuang Lin didn't mention anything else. He just chatted and drank with Yu Jingxuan. As for the food, he had already eaten it.
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In the evening, Zhuang Lin and his six companions stayed at an inn called Yikeguan not far from the restaurant.

Yu Jingxuan had already said goodbye and gone home. The six people who came out of Yinxian Valley slept in a large guest room with a dormitory bed, and now they were all lying in a row.

All six of them were physically and mentally exhausted. The first day of excitement in ancient times was finally coming to an end.

However, the six of them were still not sleepy. Except for Zhuang Lin, the other five had deliberately kept silent during the meal, but now they were discussing together. Except for Young Master Liu and Tao Yuanming, they were mainly discussing the incident that happened at dusk.

This was the first time for several of them to kill someone, but after all, they were punishing evil and promoting good, so apart from being nervous, they didn't actually have any uncomfortable reactions.

But now, lying down and listening to Zhuang Lin and Fu Zeyang mention some details, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

"Master Zhuang is saying that the man was killed by that woman, and his death was extremely tragic?"

Before Zhuang Lin could say anything, Fu Zeyang couldn't help but speak. As a strong man who had practiced martial arts since childhood, he felt his scalp tingling just thinking about it.

"Yes, now that I think about it, that person's artery was open, but there was so little blood flowing out. There was also a faint animal odor around, which was very oppressive. Master Zhuang also smelled it! We both wanted to leave that place immediately."

The Li brothers also looked at each other. When they arrived at the scene before, they did smell that smell, but they didn't think too much about it at the time. However, when they were running away later, the atmosphere was tense and something was indeed wrong.

"This" "Master Zhuang, you said this is..."

Zhuang Lin lay on his side, tightened the quilt around his neck, looked at the five pairs of big eyes lined up in a row, and expressed the strong intuition in his heart.

"This ancient world is somewhat different from what we imagined. I'm afraid there are monsters."

"hiss"

Several people couldn't help but gasp. If this were said in Yinxian Valley, or in the cities and villages where they lived, which were just beginning to prosper after being dilapidated, anyone who said it would be accused of feudal superstition by everyone present.

But now it is the ancient Jin Dynasty, and the person who said this is still Master Zhuang, especially since it is something that everyone experienced together.

It's really creepy!
"And it's not just about the monsters. Some of the information seems off. When I was chatting with Master Yu just now, he mentioned wanting to visit Mount Tai, but he also said it's over 4,000 miles away and too far to go."

"Is there anything wrong with this?"

Several people looked at Zhuang Lin with puzzled expressions, and the latter nodded slightly.

"This is a big problem!"

Zhuang Lin did not count on his geographical knowledge before the time travel, after all, it was actually very different from what he knew after the time travel.

But precisely because of the huge differences, Zhuang Lin learned a lot during his initial adaptation period, geography being just one of them. Now, he just tried his best to recall everything and everything became clear to him.

There is a vague correspondence between some historical and geographical names before and after the time travel. They are similar but different. This provided him with a convenient way of understanding this world, so it is also convenient to deepen his memory.

After sorting out the information in his mind, Zhuang Lin connected the pieces of information and continued.

"I don't have much knowledge of geography, but I know that the ancient Wuling could have been located in two places: Jingzhou, where our Hidden Immortal Valley is located, and Xiangzhou."

"What's the problem?" "Shush, listen to Master Zhuang!"

Zhuang Lin nodded and continued.

"Jingzhou is about 2,300 to 2,400 miles from Mount Tai, while Xiangzhou is even closer, at most a few hundred miles."

Zhuang Lin didn't say anything for sure because he didn't remember it very clearly, but the general number was definitely correct.

"And Master Yu said this place is over 4,000 miles away from Mount Tai."

The others were stunned. It was not just a mismatch, the difference was simply too huge. Even if they started counting from Jingzhou, the distance was almost twice as much!

At this moment, Zhuang Lin couldn't help but wonder in his mind whether the Jin Dynasty he arrived at this time was not the ancient times after traveling through time, but another parallel time and space?

At this moment, Mr. Mu seemed to think of something.

"I remember now, Master Zhuang, maybe it's not what you think!"

"Oh?"

Zhuang Lin was startled and quickly looked at the old man, who was lying there stroking his beard and thinking for a while before speaking.

"I'm older and understand more. Thinking carefully, I seem to have read a textbook from my childhood that mentioned many errors in ancient measurement units at different times, which are very different from today. This might be the reason, right? But don't current textbooks mention this?"

"Is that so? I haven't seen any mention of that."

Zhuang Lin said this, but his face was still full of confusion. The textbooks he had seen did not mention what Grandpa Mu said, but they did mention other things.

I remember the textbook said that in addition to the internationally accepted units of measurement, China still uses the ancient system. Could it be that this ancient system is not the same as that ancient system?

Forget it, I’ll ask someone tomorrow!

Thinking of this, Zhuang Lin looked at the few people again.

"Okay, let's go to sleep. We have things to do tomorrow!" "But it's a monster."

"Don't think too much, everything should be fine in the city!" "Maybe we are overthinking it?"

"Hey, let's take a break, let's take a break. Today's ancient journey has made us exhausted."

(End of this chapter)