I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 106 You went to find the immortals earlier
Jiang She looked down at the mouse, which was pretending to be dead on the ground with its eyes tightly closed, and did not look at him.

The cat's eyes are round and bright.

"friend!"

The cat has now learned its lesson.

Jiang She looked at the unfortunate mouse, carefully considered his words, and said to the cat, "Do you like being picked up by someone?"

The cat released the mouse with its paw and remained silent.

Jiang She guessed that the words it could say wouldn't be enough to fully answer the question, after all, it was still just a very small kitten.

Jiang She hugged the cat to his arms.

Li Bai handed over a handkerchief and gently wiped the cat's dirty, cold little paws.

“Friends are… when you play together, not only do you feel happy, but the other person should also feel happy. But right now, this rat demon only feels fear and is not yet familiar with you.”

The cat stretched its neck and sniffed its friend.

If she weren't in Jiang She's arms, she would have wanted to reach out her claws and scratch at him.

It doesn't taste as good as roasted mutton, and it doesn't smell as good as mutton.

Jiang She wiped the cat's four paws clean, then let it scurry around the yard. "This rat demon can't speak. It will reveal itself at night, then you can ask it."

The cat's eyes stared at the mouse's eyes.

He called out.

That can be considered a response.

Jiang She returned the small gray mouse to its burrow and heard squeaking sounds coming from inside, as if they were comforting each other.

I had no idea I'd been so startled.

Will there be any more ghostly tales tonight?

The sunset glow stretches for miles.

It was getting late. Jiang She sat on the newly bought table and chair, and just as he was about to pick up a book to read, he remembered that he had not yet returned the oil lamp and candles he had borrowed yesterday.

They filled the porcelain oil lamp and picked up two new candles.

Carrying a string of cured meat, Jiang She went to visit the Du family.

The servant gasped in surprise.

"Oh dear, Mr. Jiang is here... Come in quickly!"

"Why are you carrying so many gifts? Such excessive formalities. The young master went to visit a friend this afternoon and hasn't returned yet..."

The servants welcomed Jiang She into the house.

The sound of reading could be heard coming from the Du family home. When Jiang She was invited into the courtyard by a servant, the young man was reciting, "The Wu were so powerful, yet Fuchai was defeated; Yue fled to Kuaiji, where Goujian..."

Jiang She smiled.

"Is the young master reading?"

Du Fu put down his book and saw that it was the teacher he had eaten lunch with at noon. His eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sir is here."

Du Fu got up. His uncle was not at home, but even though he was young, he should have gotten up to greet him.

He was very curious about the man before him, who was said to be an extraordinary traveler, and respectfully asked, "Sir, did you see a ghost last night?"

Jiang She said, "I didn't see any ghosts."

Du Fu found it strange. The noise was so loud last night that even he heard it. His uncle even sent a servant to check it out. Although they didn't see anything, the noise had been going on for so long that something must be causing the disturbance.

Jiang She noticed the boy's slight disappointment and smiled.

"But we did see a nest of rats."

"A mouse?"

"Yes."

"Is this the culprit?"

"Yes."

"I heard voices last night," Du Fu said softly, knowing he shouldn't argue with his guests and elders.

Jiang She said, "Maybe it was Haozi who said it."

Upon hearing this, the servant beside him put down the utensils he was wiping and said with a smile:

"Sir, you really love to joke."

Jiang She took a sip of the host's tea. The Du family's tea was quite good. They didn't put millet in it to fill their stomachs; they just added some fine salt for flavor.

Du Fu looked around at the gentleman in the blue robe.

Always felt……

The servant is not quite right, and this person may not be joking either.

Du Fu said, "Sir, your clothes are a bit thin."

Jiang She said, "I'm in better health and less afraid of the cold than most people."

Du Fu's eyes gleamed as he asked, "When I saw you yesterday, sir, there was someone carrying a sword behind you. Do you practice martial arts?" "Not really."

Jiang She sized up the thirteen-year-old boy before him. Though somewhat mature beyond his years, he was still quite childlike, restrained and well-mannered. Yet, it was clear that he was curious about the world and astonished by demons and ghosts.

Looking at the young man in front of me.

Jiang She felt a strange mix of emotions.

"That is Li Bai, who is traveling with me."

You'll meet him later.

Du Fu wasn't particularly interested in the Li Bai mentioned by his teacher, but being polite, he nodded nonetheless.

He asked again:
"Where have you been, sir?"

"I have only been to Xiangzhou and Luoyang so far, and I have only just arrived in Yanzhou."

As the two talked, Du Fu was increasingly amazed by the gentleman's extensive knowledge. Moreover, the gentleman's remarkable experience and broad knowledge gained along the way led them to engage in further conversation.

In the end, Du Fu was still somewhat reluctant to leave.

If the gentleman hadn't refused, he would have even invited people to dinner together.

Separated by a wall.

Li Bai ate and drank his fill in the alley when a gust of cold wind blew by, and he sneezed. It was just a cold wind, so he didn't pay it any mind. He sat down in his chair and watched the cat sitting upright in front of the mouse hole by the wall, seemingly waiting for something.

He, along with Yuan Danqiu and Lao Lushan Shenle, said:

"This cat is quite clever; it knows to guard the hole and catch mice."

Yuan Danqiu also looked at the little cat.

I remembered what the old deer mountain god had said.

He then looked at Li Bai, who seemed oblivious to everything, and Yuan Danqiu shook his head, sighing, "Taibai..."

Li Bai was baffled.

……

……

Under the same sunset.

Inside the imperial palace, imperial physicians came and went in haste. Princess Wan'an, the emperor's daughter, visited her uncle and saw Prince Qi lying on his bed. Throughout the journey, this uncle, who had a penchant for refined pursuits, had been suffering from severe shortness of breath and had remained seated in the carriage.

Outside, some officials and members of the royal family were having a banquet.

Inside the palace hall, however, one could only smell the bitter aroma of medicine being boiled.

Princess Wan'an entered, and the palace servants and eunuchs greeted her. She was still wearing a magnificent Taoist robe and knelt anxiously before Prince Qi.

"Fourth uncle."

When Prince Qi opened his eyes, his face was gleaming with silver light, all from the silver needles inserted by the imperial physician.

Looking towards the person who came, his gaze missed, and then he moved down a few inches before he saw a young, pampered girl.

"Wan'an is here..."

"Uncle shouldn't drink alcohol."

Prince Qi smiled wryly. He was used to drinking and couldn't always resist.

Just then, the imperial physician bowed, removed the needles from Prince Qi's body, and wrote out a prescription in duplicate, which was then sealed and kept. If Prince Qi developed any health problems from the medicine, or if his illness worsened, he could be located using the previous prescriptions and records.

The eunuch walked over quietly and helped the imperial physician.

"Is it curable?"

Even the imperial physicians, who held official rank, dared not answer this question and hesitated to speak, carefully considering their words.

The Prince of Qi found it amusing and waved his hand dismissively.

"Okay."

"Don't make things difficult for the imperial physician."

The eunuch helped Prince Qi sit up. This was one of many temporary palaces built by order of the emperor, and it was already close to Yanzhou. The eunuch reassured him:
"Your Majesty, we will arrive in Yanzhou in a day or two. Let's go to the Dai Temple and pay our respects properly."

"Mount Tai is evergreen and will surely protect Your Majesty."

As they were talking, an announcement came from outside, and a eunuch carrying a brocade box quickly came over and took out a medicine bottle from the box. Upon seeing this, Prince Qi seemed more alert and was helped by the eunuch to take the medicine.

Princess Wan'an watched for a while and noticed that her uncle's complexion had become rosier.

Unlike before, when it was deathly pale and even had a purplish tinge.

Princess Wan'an breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Father had brought many Taoist priests and monks with him, including some highly skilled individuals. The hall was in complete chaos as the attendants offered their congratulations, praising the alchemist as truly remarkable and saying that the King must have received the protection of Mount Tai.

Princess Wan'an went outside, beckoned to her uncle's palace official, and with a furrowed brow, asked the official:

“You went to seek the immortals earlier.”

"Is there any solution?"

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)