I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 303 Demons and Ghosts Mixing Among Humans

The blacksmith apprentice swallowed hard.

"I……"

He's only sixteen years old and works as an apprentice in a blacksmith's shop. His days are practically spent immersed in molten iron, and he has burns on his hands and arms. He has a bunch of younger siblings who are counting on him to grow up, become a blacksmith, and earn money.

A lifelong dream... is such a vague and ethereal thing.

The apprentice was replaced right away; all that happened was that he stopped having dreams at night.

just now.

The apprentice glanced at the candy in the master's hand, and hesitated. After an unknown amount of time, the apprentice steeled his heart.

"I... still want to buy it."

As he spoke, he felt somewhat apologetic to the master, and since he had bowed to the master, he had to apologize.

Jiang She stopped him and handed him the candy.

The apprentice blushed and stammered, "I'm sorry..."

Jiang She smiled.

"It's all for your own benefit, there's nothing wrong with that, just don't be so bold as to climb out next time."

The apprentice nodded vigorously.

He had lingering fears.

"I won't dare to do that again..."

He didn't ask the expert why he knew about him climbing over the wall to get out.

In his mind, a master is omnipotent, perhaps even with two eyes in the back of their head, able to see everything.

Watching the apprentice walk away.

Jiang She glanced at the stall owner who dared not look up.

"Don't scare people next time."

Many stall owners around nodded quickly.

They had all heard the thunder not long ago.

I wonder which unlucky person suffered divine retribution; probably not even a trace of their bones remained.

Jiang She turned and left.

The stall owners behind him all breathed a sigh of relief.

Some played music, some drank wine, and the laughter subsided considerably; it seemed that for quite some time now, they wouldn't dare to frighten people with their merriment.

The cat left, turning back every few steps.

"That's a bird..."

Jiang She corrected.

"Bird demon."

The cat tried to imitate it, but those two words were particularly difficult to pronounce. Even though the cat can now speak very clearly, it still sounds a bit awkward.

Jiang She laughed.

"It's probably a spirit or monster like the Burchi."

"The Burchi is an auspicious beast that eats dreams. The stall owner just now may have some Burchi blood, so he can boil sweet dreams into maltose."

"Maltose..."

Jiang She then told the cat the story of Boqi, which Li Bai had also heard and added to from the side.

The story goes that during the Zhou Dynasty, there was a son named Boqi who was framed and killed by his stepmother. Because he suffered from slander and evil thoughts during his life, he was transformed into a bird after death, which devoured nightmares and evil spirits that harmed people.

The cat seemed to understand, but not quite.

When was the Zhou Dynasty?

“The era of Birch was about 1,500 years ago.” Jiang She said in a calm tone.

!

"That will take a long time."

After the cat finished speaking, it tilted its head and asked in a daze, "Haven't you finished eating nightmares in 1,500 years?"

"Yes."

In the long night, Jiang She stroked the cat.

"We might have to eat this for many more years."

The cat was curious.

"How much longer will it take to eat?"

Jiang She thought for a moment, then said gently, "It might take several thousand or tens of thousands of years."

The cat's eyes widened.

She was small-minded and didn't understand much about the world, so she really didn't understand why it had to take so long.

Jiang She, however, gazed into the distance, wondering if there would still be anyone in the world millions of years from now.

They strolled around the market for a while longer, enjoying the lively atmosphere.

Adults like Wu Daozi and Li Bai were better off. Sanshui, though young, was already so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open. He was wandering around purely out of curiosity and enthusiasm, and his legs were exhausted.

Clutching the cloth, her little head bobbed up and down.

A wisp of cloud rose in the east.

The sound of morning drums could be heard in the distance.

"Boom-"

"Boom——"

Three hundred drumbeats sounded in succession.

Officials and clerks from the city government stood outside the East Market, while shop owners and their employees from various shops also waited outside.

When the time came, the official unlocked the door.

The shop owner and his staff filed in.

Wipe the counter, organize the goods, find the cloth banners and flags that were put away last night, and hang them outside again.

The finest silks and satins were taken out of heavy trunks, unfolded, and hung on poles, waiting for customers to choose.

The precious medicinal herbs were carefully counted by the shopkeeper and placed into the medicine box.

The livestock bleated softly as they nibbled at the leftover hay from last night.

The night was filled with revelry, and the streets were teeming with demons and ghosts.

I don't know when, but it disappeared completely.

The sky brightened completely.

Jiang She saw that in the tavern where they had drunk alcohol the day before, the waiter was wiping the tables deftly, carrying the vegetables bought early in the morning to the kitchen with the owner, and patting the thick hind legs of pigs.

"Wow—this pig is so fat, we can render some oil and eat it!"

"Phew...that's heavy. How much is it per pound?"

The East and West Markets of Chang'an are not open in the morning, but as soon as it was light, the shopkeepers began to prepare, busily looking after their businesses.

Some swept and cleaned, while others settled accounts.

Li Bai and Wu Daozi couldn't help but glance at the waiter a few more times.

They were dressed so well that the shopkeepers no longer remembered them as yesterday's customers, but assumed they were just bookstore owners from the same East Market.

Only after the waiter finished carrying the pork and mutton did he walk over here with a smile.

When he faced the group, he put on a cheerful expression.

"I hope you are all well."

"Did you eat well yesterday?"

Wu Daozi thought of the guest who had sat beside him not long ago, crunching away on chicken bones. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Jiang She raised his hand in a salute.

"Everything is fine, the wine is excellent, and I wish your beloved a harmonious and blessed life."

The waiter grinned from ear to ear, waving his hand with a smile.

“My lord, you are too polite. I know my daughter best. She has a very strong temper. As long as she doesn’t hit her husband and isn’t bullied by anyone, I think that’s better than anything else.”

He noticed that Li Bai and Wu Daozi both had dark circles under their eyes, especially the little girl, whose eyelids were almost closed.

I guess they stayed up all night last night.

The staff didn't keep them occupied any longer.

I took a handful of red dates from my pocket and gave them a share of the joy before seeing them off.

As Jiang She left, he could still hear the shopkeeper and his assistant talking.

"Hang the wine flags outside higher, it's a good omen. My old back can't climb up there anymore, you do it..."

The waiter was a little hunched over, but he nodded with a smile.

"Okay—"

Wu Daozi couldn't help but pull Li Bai, whom he had just met, aside and muttered to himself:

"I didn't realize it before, but now that I think about it, demons and ghosts are actually mingling among humans..."

Li Bai nodded in agreement, deeply moved.

The two sighed to each other for a while.

They went to where the carriages had been parked the day before, retrieved the horses, and explained the situation to the city officials.

Li Bai and Wu Daozi drove their carriage along the dirt road, gradually making their way back to Shengpingfang. Smoke rose from every household, indicating that breakfast had already been eaten.

The Wu family's servants came forward to greet them.

The gatekeeper helped the master down from the carriage, and was startled, wondering why the young master was driving himself. He quickly sent someone to fetch the servants from his household.

"Ah Lang didn't come home last night, where did he go?"

"Hey, why are you still holding a candle?"

Wu Daozi looked down and saw that the candle had gone out sometime earlier.

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)