Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 56 Exclusive Story
Returning to the backyard of the inn, Ye Beixuan walked with heavy steps and wanted to go back to the house to rest, but a woman in red tights was pacing back and forth at the door. He knew very well that he would not be able to rest at this moment.

Her expression was extremely anxious, her little pink fists kept hitting her palms, and her annoyance was evident in her expression.

"Miss Qin..." Ye Beixuan called softly.

He understood that this girl must be worried about him.

Qin Ruoxi was lowering her head, full of anxiety, when she suddenly heard the voice she had been thinking about. Her anxious expression just now was like dark clouds dispersed by the scorching sun, and in an instant she was filled with joy and smiles.

"Mr. Ye..." Qin Ruoxi's voice, as sweet and clear as an oriole, came, and the joy in it was not concealed at all.

"Mr. Ye, where did you go? I went to the academy to ask other teachers, and they said you left a book and disappeared. I thought..."

"Don't worry! I'm not that fragile." Ye Beixuan said helplessly. This girl is really too kind.

Then, he suddenly said solemnly, "Miss Qin, I'd like to tell a story in the inn tomorrow. Is that possible?"

Qin Ruoxi's eyes lit up when she heard this, and her face was filled with joy. She said, "Of course, I will arrange a storytelling stage for you today. Please wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

Before Ye Beixuan could respond, Qin Ruoxi, fearing that he would go back on his word, skipped out of the backyard and went to the inn to make preparations.

"Oh, oh, oh!" Ye Beixuan sighed helplessly. Looking at the yard full of food, a warm feeling welled up in his heart. This girl is really thoughtful. I hope you don't blush when I tell you a story tomorrow.

After having dinner in the yard, Ye Beixuan walked into the room, teased the little goldfish as usual, and then began to undress and take a bath. The little goldfish looked at him bathing with its eyes bulging.

After taking a bath, Ye Beixuan lay on the bed contentedly and closed his eyes. After a while, a light snoring sound was heard.

The little goldfish jumped out of the basin, observed the quiet environment around it, and thought to himself, I hope no one will come to disturb me this time!

I saw a ray of light flying out from the basin, covering the little goldfish from top to bottom. Then, the light transformed from bottom to top into a beautiful girl with dragon horns on her head.

She tiptoed to the bedside as if she was familiar with the place, took a deep breath to calm her racing heartbeat, then slowly leaned over and brought her red lips closer.

When she felt the warm touch and their lips touched, Xiaolongnu shuddered all over and felt depressed. She didn't know how many times this had happened, so why was she still so nervous?

Thinking of this, she suppressed the distracting thoughts in her mind, closed her eyes, and a glow began to appear on her lips, and the light was pulled upwards along the dragon ball.

[Defense thicker than pig skin trigger]

The dragon girl immediately felt that her dragon ball seemed to be imprisoned by something. She tried her best, but the dragon ball remained motionless.

Just as she was puzzled, a warm hand hugged her back, which startled her. When she wanted to break free, the hand was like an iron clamp, preventing her from moving.

The dragon girl was struggling desperately, her face flushed red, and in desperation, she had no choice but to open her mouth and bite.

Ye Beixuan closed his palm, touched his itchy lips, and continued to sleep.

Xiao Longnu quickly pulled away, took a deep breath, and transformed into a rosy glow before returning to the basin. She muttered to herself, "I'm afraid I'm the first dragon to be nearly suffocated. How could this guy automatically control my dragon ball?"

"Is it really true that he has no choice but to take the initiative?" Xiaolongnu wagged her tail "unhappily" in the basin.

The next day.

Yuelai Inn.

There have been an unusually large number of people in the inn recently, most of whom are martial artists. They heard that there were several cases of flower thieves and a family massacre here. Most of these people are from the Five Immortals Alliance and are enforcing justice.

Besides that, they all had a more important matter to attend to: the reappearance of the Heavenly Secret Order, which appeared only once every few decades, and they were here to inquire about its whereabouts. Ye Beixuan, dressed in a green robe, slowly walked onto the stage, holding a folding fan and a clapboard in his hands. The diners did not notice him.

"Pa! The crisp sound of a board slapping echoed throughout the inn. Everyone looked at the rugged bearded man curiously, their eyes full of doubt.

"Everyone, I am a poor scholar and a storyteller. Today I will bring you an exclusive story."

"Exclusive, what's exclusive? Is it the Eighteen Touches?" A bright and cheerful voice with a smile came out from the audience, making everyone in the audience burst into laughter.

Ye Beixuan was embarrassed when he heard this! How could these people be so accurate? Although it is not the Eighteen Touches, it is not much different.

He just shook his head and said, "You are all already familiar with the Eighteen Touches, so I won't show you off. I have another exclusive story called 'Jin Ping Mei', which tells the story of three women."

Snap! The sound of the clappers once again pierced the entire place, as if it had a magical power. The inn, which had just been bustling with noise, suddenly became quiet, leaving only the gentle clinking of dishes and chopsticks.

Ye Beixuan nodded with satisfaction and began to speak aloud: "So, tea is the matchmaker for romance, and wine is the matchmaker for sex. There's a village called Wujia Village above Qinghe County. In Wujia Village there's a dwarf who sells sesame cakes. His name is Wu Dalang. Dalang has a beautiful and virtuous wife named Pan Jinlian. One day, Jinlian opened the window on the second floor of her home..." (From "Water Margin" and "Jin Ping Mei")
He opened his lips slightly, and in a voice neither too high nor too low, he slowly began the story, while at the same time, he pointed his left hand to the sky.

He flicked his right hand and unfolded the folding fan, indicating that the story was about to begin.

The audience was immediately attracted by the opening, their eyes focused and they couldn't help whispering to each other.

"Just these few opening sentences, I really like them."

A young scholar nearby had his eyes light up: "This scholar did something I dare not do."

In the corner, some rough and tumble martial artists were also captivated by the story, thinking to themselves, "I'm delighted that he's describing the same romantic affairs as Shi Ba Mo."

As Ye Beixuan's storytelling became more and more sophisticated, his movements became more and more varied.

When talking about Ximen Qing's secret meeting with Pan Jinlian, his expression seemed to be imitating Ximen Qing, with a hint of playfulness and cunning in his eyes.

Suddenly, with a "swish" sound, the folding fan opened again, and the shy scenes of a man and a woman on the fan were exactly the same as the scene in the story.

The burly men were immediately immersed in it.

Qin Ruoxi, who was hiding not far away, blushed slightly and felt extremely shy. She muttered to herself, "This guy, how come I didn't realize he's still so frivolous?"

The diners all stopped eating and started discussing the characteristics of the characters in the story. Seeing this, Ye Beixuan hit the board again. With a look and a gesture, he pulled everyone back into the story and put them into it, as if they themselves were Ximen Qing who met Pan Jinlian that night.

In the inn, only Ye Beixuan's voice echoed. He glanced at everyone, checking to see if anyone looked unusual, as that might be the transformed fish monster.

It’s a pity that no one in the field showed any abnormality, but Ye Beixuan firmly believed that one must be patient when fishing and not be afraid of fish not coming. "Jin Ping Mei" is his bait.

Snap! After a clapping sound, Ye Beixuan waved his hand and said, "Today's story has ended. To know what happens next, please wait for tomorrow's explanation."

"Don't go, Grandpa, I'll give you more money..."

"Grandpa, I'm going to reward you, don't leave."

Ye Beixuan was already an old hand in the world, so he turned a deaf ear and left.

Qin Ruoxi blushed slightly and left as well.

(End of this chapter)