Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 26 Testing
I went to the kitchen, sorted out the ingredients briefly, cooked a bowl of braised pork and made a bowl of soup.

"It's time to eat." After preparing the meal, Ye Beixuan walked into her room carrying the dishes and chopsticks.

When Jiang Yunshang smelled the aroma of meat, her eyes lit up. She seemed to have never smelled such a fragrance before, which made her hungry.

"Thank you."

Jiang Yunshang walked slowly towards the table. She was no longer in as much pain as before. Because the clothes were too big, she slowly sat down and unconsciously clamped her legs together, trying to hold the clothes down.

"Someone came today, but I didn't buy anything. I'll pass by the village tomorrow and pick up a few pieces!" Ye Beixuan said when he saw that she was quite embarrassed.

"Yeah," she responded quietly.

Picking up a piece of meat, it melted in the mouth, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth, so delicious! Jiang Yunshang immediately felt an appetite.

When I go back in the future, I will definitely make him my personal chef.

After the meal, they were silent. Ye Beixuan cleaned up the dishes and turned to leave.

After eating and drinking her fill, Jiang Yunshang was lying on the bed, playing with the corner of her clothes out of boredom, sometimes loosening it and sometimes pinching it, as if she was pinching the owner of the clothes.

Under the setting sun, the sound of a flute seemed to come from thousands of years ago. Jiang Yunshang was unconsciously attracted and slowly walked into the door and opened it.

She sat quietly on the doorstep, watching him play the flute, and was involuntarily infected by the music.

The sound is lingering, like a clear spring flowing in the mountains, or like a lone goose circling in the sky, ethereal and melodious, making people intoxicated.

After the song ended, Ye Beixuan put down the jade flute. He didn't expect that the jade flute was so magical. He could play the song "Xuan Xiao Su Lian" so successfully for the first time.

"What's the name of this song?" Jiang Yunshang's voice came from behind him.

"Hmm? Xuan Xiao Su Lian."

"It's very nice, I've never heard it before, but I feel like there's another instrument missing from the ensemble."

"It's true that there's a lack of another instrument to complement it." Ye Beixuan said in surprise. He didn't expect that she was so proficient in music theory that she could actually feel that this was a piano and flute duet.

The sun sets and the sunlight gradually dims. Jiang Yunshang sits on the doorstep. Although her wide robe completely covers her figure, her beautiful face adds a sense of mystery to her, making people want to lift it up to find out.

The next few days were relatively peaceful. The female ghost and the woman never met each other. They lived their lives as ordinary as a young couple.

Jiang Yunshang would occasionally help him in the kitchen or wash dishes, and the female ghost would help him wash up at night and in the morning.

Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

But the strangers who appeared from time to time near the house made Ye Beixuan deeply alert. This was only calm on the surface, and undercurrents had already surged inside.

That day, Ye Beixuan had finished reading a book and was about to buy some vegetables to take home. As he lowered his head and was thinking about what to cook, he suddenly felt something soft on his face.

His body shook and he stepped back quickly, then he saw Li Xianglian with a red face. She was also distracted while walking and suddenly felt a pain in her chest. Then she realized that she had bumped into someone.

When she looked up and saw that it was Ye Beixuan, she felt relieved for some reason.

"Master Li, I am sorry for being rude. I apologize to you." Ye Beixuan hurriedly bowed and apologized.

In the past few days, Li Xianglian had not received a reply from the princess and was quite uneasy, but when she saw Ye Beixuan, her worries were unconsciously thrown behind her.

"Puff." Seeing Ye Beixuan's panicked apology, Li Xianglian suddenly felt amused, and then said in a rather teasing tone:
"So it's Mr. Ye! If you really want to make amends, why not today? How about playing Xuan Xiao and Su Lian together with Xiang Lian as an apology?"

"Okay then!" Ye Beixuan changed his mind and decided to give it a try. He didn't know the function of the jade flute anyway. Maybe it would play a big role in the future just like the magic pen!

"That's very good." Li Xianglian said softly, "Please follow me, sir."

Ye Beixuan only felt as if a soft feather was brushing his ears, and the soft and tender feeling came over him. If he had not looked at her hot body, he would have mistaken her for a little loli.

After a short while, I stepped into an exquisite and elegant room. Although the room was small, it was decorated in a fresh and elegant style, and the air was filled with the fragrance of books.

A unique pattern appears on the screen; around the desk, the subtle fragrance of sandalwood wafts in the air.

A guqin rests peacefully on a qin table. Calligraphy and paintings hang on the walls, creating a tranquil and serene artistic atmosphere. This room's layout clearly demonstrates Li Xianglian's deep love for music and poetry, a quality that is far from artificial.

"Sir, please sit down."

A clear, delicate voice suddenly rang out, and Li Xianglian, dressed in gorgeous attire, moved with graceful steps, swaying gracefully and exuding a unique charm. Compared to before, her cold and elegant demeanor was slightly reduced, replaced by a deliberately smudged enchantment.

She was wearing a long red dress, with long black hair cascading down to her waist. Her face was as red as a peach, and she was bowing to Ye Beixuan with a mixture of affection and resentment.

Although Ye Beixuan had seen her many times, now that he looked at her up close, he felt that this most talented woman in the Great Zhou was truly a beauty, with a jade-like face and skin as white as snow, and eyes as clear as autumn water, yet seemed to hide a wisp of melancholy.

Is she seducing me? This woman must be doing this on purpose. Why is she doing this? Is she testing me?

"Master Li, let's begin!" Ye Beixuan seemed to be oblivious to her charm and spoke calmly. He wanted to see what her purpose was.

Li Xianglian's eyes showed admiration! You know, most young men would have been so fascinated by her that they would have lost their way.

"Xianglian is sorry for being rude." Li Xianglian immediately sat down in front of the piano and began to prepare.

Ye Beixuan held the flute to his lips and started to play the first sound. The sound of the flute was gentle, like a wisp of deep thought in the dead of night, quietly spreading in the air.

Li Xianglian's delicate hands touched the qin, her jade fingers gently plucking the strings. The sound of the flute made her look shocked. She wondered, I didn't expect his musical attainments to be so high. What kind of person is he? He is a master of painting, proficient in music theory, and a wonderful storyteller.

As the music gradually rose, she was brought into a better mood. The sound of the piano was like a lively spring, intertwined with the sound of the flute, and the piano and flute blended together.

The song ends.

Both of them were silent for a long time.

The atmosphere seemed to be gradually becoming ambiguous. Ye Beixuan could no longer bear the awkward silence, so he stood up and said, "I have already promised the Pavilion Master that I will take my leave after I have finished my performance."

Li Xianglian, who was still immersed in the music, suddenly heard Ye Beixuan was about to leave, and immediately spoke out to stop him, saying, "Mr. Ye, Xianglian would like to ask you a question, is that possible?"

"Master, please speak."

"Sir, you have great talent, why don't you enter the government?"

Finally, I've hit the point. So they were testing me, just to get me into the officialdom? Could it be that the Red Sleeve Pavilion's purpose was to recruit officials? What a beauty trap!

However, becoming an official is of no use to him, his goal is to seek immortality.

"Pavilion Master, you are joking. I am only a humble person. Besides, the evils of the Great Zhou cannot be solved by one person alone."

"Besides, I am lazy by nature and have no desire for a career in government.

Compared to the high position in the government, I prefer to be an idle wanderer and enjoy storytelling."

No one can solve the current situation of the Great Zhou. Not only are there internal and external troubles, but there is also the intervention of immortal cultivators.

"Yes, there is one person who can." Li Xianglian called softly, and her eyes couldn't help but reveal a little admiration, as if she trusted her very much.

"Who?"

"Your Highness the Princess."

Ye Beixuan responded, "Forgive me for being blunt, but if that person was truly capable, he wouldn't have let the Pavilion Master resort to the honey trap."

Li Xianglian looked shocked. He had actually discovered that Mr. Ye was indeed different from ordinary people.

"Farewell!"

Li Xianglian looked at his back, her face blushing. She had never treated anyone like this before. Would he think she was an indecent woman?

After Ye Beixuan and Li Xianglian finished playing, they went straight to the vegetable market. After buying vegetables, they just returned to the door with a slightly stunned expression.

Because he noticed that there was someone at the door, to be precise, a little old man, who actually turned into a physical body to visit him.

(End of this chapter)