The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Tangwu Mountain, Beiyan Mountain Hermit's Courtyard.

Lu Yao picked up the tea the boy had poured and took a small sip.

I felt a cool breeze rush into my heart, and my mind instantly became much clearer.

This tea is excellent!

This Beiyan Mountain Man is truly remarkable. He downed the tea in one gulp, and Lu Yao felt refreshed and indescribably comfortable.

Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao behaved similarly to Lu Yao, but their desire to go home was even stronger, so they didn't think much of it.

"You've finished your tea, can you call your master out now?"

Gao Yao raised his empty teacup to the boy and said.

"Master said you all came for a treasure?"

The boy put down the teapot in his hand and spoke to the three of them.

"Yes, yes, we were looking for a square box with the words 'Tang Wushan' engraved on it, so we came here."

Yi Xiaochuan quickly described the appearance of the treasure box to the boy.

"Please don't be in a hurry, Master will invite you to have another cup of calming tea."

The young man smiled slightly and poured another cup of tea for the three of them.

Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao exchanged a glance and had no choice but to drink the tea in their cups again.

After Lu Yao finished drinking, he coughed lightly, and the young man looked over in response.

"I'm quite thirsty after my journey. Would you mind having another cup?"

Lu Yao handed over his empty cup, saying apologetically.

This tea is definitely a great tonic; drinking more of it will definitely be worthwhile.

"Naturally."

The boy glanced at Lu Yao with curious eyes, then refilled the teacup.

"Now you can ask your master to come out, right?"

Gao Yao said somewhat impatiently.

"My master went on a journey a month ago."

Faced with Gao Yao's impatience, the boy calmly said...

Gao Yao's lips twitched, and he stared wide-eyed at the boy.

"You're lying to me? After drinking so much tea, you still managed to fool me."

Gao Yao angrily grabbed the boy's collar and questioned him.

Yi Xiaochuan quickly stepped forward and separated the two.

"Young man, we don't know when your master will be back. We'll wait for him."

Lu Yao put down his teacup, stood up, and asked.

"I don't know when my master will return, but he left behind a message."

The boy said with a serious expression.

"Please tell me, sir."

Lu Yao already knew what that sentence meant, so he remained calm.

"Master invites you all to meet again after sixty years."

The boy looked at the three of them without any change in expression.

Lu Yao looked at him strangely; this disciple of Beiyan Mountain Man was no ordinary person either.

This period of sixty years is considered a long life in the Qin Dynasty, and all three were adults, with Gao Yao already in his thirties.

Sixty years later, Yi Xiaochuan will be over eighty years old, and Gao Yao will be over ninety.

"What did you say? A full sixty years!"

Yi Xiaochuan stared at the boy in shock, wondering if he had misheard.

He immediately became very agitated and, just like Gao Yao had done earlier, grabbed the boy by the collar and questioned him.

"Hey, Xiaochuan, don't get excited. It's just a cycle of sixty years."

Gao Yao was a little confused when he saw Yi Xiaochuan so excited. He quickly stepped forward to separate the two. He thought it would only be a month or two at most.

"He made us wait for a full sixty years! A full sixty years! Sixty years!"

Looking at Gao Yao who had pulled him away, Yi Xiaochuan shouted at Gao Yao.

"What did you say?! Sixty years!"

Gao Yao stared at Yi Xiaochuan in disbelief, dumbfounded.

The boy was immediately overwhelmed by the two men's angry spittle and couldn't extricate himself.

Lu Yao shook his head, letting them vent their frustrations.

Looking at the stone table in front of him, he remembered that it was also a mechanism, containing the strange book "Tang Wu Ji" placed by the Northern Rock Hermit.

Although in the original work this strange book is just a medical book, it is certainly not that simple.

I just don't know if it's been put in yet.

I'll definitely take it out and look at it later if I have the chance, and study it.

......

The boy was merely relaying a message; no matter how much Yi Xiaochuan and Gao Yao pressed him for answers, they got nowhere.

The three of them had no choice but to descend the mountain dejectedly.

The three rested at a tea stall at the foot of the mountain.

Gao Yao was listless, his head buried in his hands, lacking his usual energy.

"Old Gao, don't be discouraged. Xiao Chuan, don't keep such a long face. What that young pageboy said may not be true."

Lu Yao patted Gao Yao on the shoulder and said to the two of them.

Yi Xiaochuan's emotions quickly subsided, and he turned around to comfort Gao Yao.

As time went by, the two lost their spirits and were rekindled in their fighting will.

"What are your plans now?"

Lu Yao asked the two of them.

"I've finally made it to the Qin Dynasty, so I need to see everything to make this trip worthwhile!"

Yi Xiaochuan laughed and said to the two of them.

Gao Yao looked bewildered; he didn't know what he could do.

Yi Xiaochuan had a sudden inspiration and suggested that Gao Yao could promote his culinary skills in the Qin state.

Gao Yao also realized that cooking was his forte, which suited him perfectly.

"Brother Yao, what about you?"

The two discussed it for a while, and seeing that only Lu Yao hadn't spoken yet, they both looked at him.

“When I was in Pei County, Lord Lü betrothed Su Su to me. I plan to return to Xianyang to make preparations.”

Lu Yao revealed his plan: he wanted to hold a grand wedding for Lü Su.

The two looked at Lu Yao in shock, especially Yi Xiaochuan, who had sensed that Lu Yao and Lü Su were somewhat ambiguous, but he hadn't expected it to have come to this.

"Brother Yao is doing something big without making a sound."

Yi Xiaochuan teased with a smile.

Gao Yao also gave a thumbs up.

"Haha, everyone come and have a drink at the wedding."

Lu Yao was in a good mood and extended an invitation to the two of them.

Both of them said they would definitely come.

"Let's go, it's quite close to Xianyang, let's go take a look together."

Lu Yao stood up and spoke to the two of them.

Yi Xiaochuan and the other person nodded and set off for Xianyang.

......

Liu Bang is now very troubled.

Just as he was about to arrive in Xianyang, two of his corvée laborers deserted.

This is a crime of dereliction of duty, and according to Qin law, it is punishable by collective punishment; all of them should die.

"Chief, think of something quickly, we're doomed if this continues."

The laborers standing nearby were also extremely anxious; they were all in the same boat now, and none of them could escape.

Liu Bang was also in a terrible predicament. If it were in Pei County, he could easily find two replacements, but this was in Xianyang!

Just as Liu Bang was in dire straits, Lu Yao and his entourage arrived in Xianyang.

"Come on, I'm practically a host. Let's go to my house first, and I'll treat you both to a welcome feast."

After entering the city, Lu Yao smiled and said to the two of them.

Lu Yao then led the two to his residence.

Lu Yao spent more than a year in Xianyang. Because he made a lot of glass art pieces, he was not short of money.

In addition, he was an advisor to Prince Fusu. Although Prince Fusu had many advisors and thus enjoyed some privileges, he spent a hundred gold coins to purchase a residence.

"Brother Yao, you're living a good life. I've decided to follow you."

Yi Xiaochuan looked at the large village with envy; the life of the landlord was so alluring.

Gao Yao nodded frantically, never expecting this guy to be so capable.

Lu Yao smiled nonchalantly and then instructed his servants to prepare a banquet to welcome the two of them tonight.