A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

The real person is getting married.

This news originated from Gui Da Sao, the cook at Zhenren's residence and the former owner of the winery. It then spread rapidly throughout Linbin Town like wild grass in spring.

Because of this news, Hu Yunying was unusually diligent last night, so much so that Guo Lanying couldn't even get in when she went to deliver the wash water, as the door was tightly shut.

They didn't open until midday.

Guo Lanying felt like a lowly maidservant. She entered the room fuming, slamming the washbasin onto the table, splashing water everywhere.

Then he stomped his feet hard and rushed out.

The matchmaker was hired from Daoxian County; she was an official matchmaker appointed by the county magistrate. She was a woman in her late thirties, dressed very simply, and looked like a highly educated intellectual.

All I know is that she's called Granny Money.

However, this image is indeed suitable for proposing marriage to Lu Tongsheng.

The Three Letters and Six Rites still need to be followed.

A woman!

Zhang Zhengdao understood perfectly well that the Three Letters and Six Rites were essentially the same as a grand wedding for a modern girl on Earth.

From the initial matchmaking, through the betrothal and name-asking ceremonies, followed by the signing of the betrothal letter, Lu Xiaohua could no longer appear in public. She was to remain at home awaiting marriage.

These days, Zhang Zhengdao has been preparing for this as well.

This courtyard has always been filled with joy and celebration.

Moreover, all these matters were handled by the eldest disciple, Qingyangzi. Despite his young age, he was very experienced in his work, giving off the feeling of "iron scepter, commanding with elegance, astonishing everyone present".

Fortunately, all the junior disciples were obedient, and almost everyone in the Taoist temple was busy with this matter.

Then at this time, countless horse-drawn carriages arrived in Linbin Town.

The three leaders, riding tall horses, slowly led the carriages into Linbin Town. The carriages stretched out in a continuous line, numbering forty or fifty, each piled high with large boxes and trunks.

Some of the carriages even had huge bronze sculptures with animal heads and human bodies.

Shu Baimei said that although these statues are not made of gold, they are all made of copper, and copper is money, so they must be moved away.

They even got the money from the underground palace and Xiangyun Temple.

Fortunately, the old Taoist's manor was large enough, and preparing these things was not too difficult, so they were all transported over together. A hundred guards and a group of drivers were sent to escort them all the way.

That's quite generous of them.

The key point is that the old Taoist priest felt this was a good opportunity to establish a relationship with the Peach Blossom Sword Sect, so he did everything he could to help Shu Baimei and the other two transport these treasures to Linbin Town.

There was a lot of treasure, but the old Taoist priest had no interest in it. He figured it was pointless to even think about it, because when you want money, you have to consider whether your life is truly your own.

Along the way, there were bandits and江湖人士 (jianghu figures) who saw the wealth and were tempted, but without exception, they all met a tragic end.

The woman's corpse's piercing scream alone was enough to tear apart the flesh and bones of those who tried to rob her, leaving only a skeleton holding a knife.

All the meat was blown away.

The female corpse became increasingly adept at using this sonic weapon.

This made the guards escorting the treasure tremble with fear, and they dared not overstep their bounds in the slightest.

He feared that this beautiful woman would scream at him, and he would be torn apart, his flesh leaving his bones but his soul departing while his body perished. That would be too tragic.

So the journey was peaceful and uneventful, with few incidents.

Such a large convoy immediately attracted the attention of everyone in Linbin Town.

So people, whether they had something to do or not, came out to watch.

"Aren't those the three from the Taoist priest's house? What are they doing out there? No wonder we haven't seen them for days..."

"There are only two, who is the third one?"

……

The little mouse had never appeared in Linbin Town wearing this human skin before.

The Third Prince was also watching from the crowd. When he saw one of the women, he was shocked and tugged at the Seventh Princess, who was also surprised.

"Consort Shun? How could there be someone so similar in the world!"

The third prince was stunned.

The Seventh Princess also found it unbelievable, but the facts were right before her eyes! She would have to go to the palace to ask in person.

The emperor did not tell them about Consort Shun being skinned alive and replaced, and there were many taboo things that happened that night, so it was normal that they did not know.

Zhang Zhengdao felt that he was a bit of a disappointment.

My heart, please don't beat so hard.

Dust, don't let it block your eyes.

Three lovely girls...

How can they be so cute!

Zhang Zhengdao parted the crowd and stepped forward personally. Seeing the three girls jumping down from their horses, he excitedly opened his arms for a big hug.

As soon as I opened my hand, I realized something was wrong; this was ancient times.

This is ancient times, you can't express your emotions too intensely. Even holding hands looks like you're a pervert. I quickly controlled my emotions and said, "You're back. Come inside."

"How many?"

While walking back to the courtyard side by side, Zhang Zhengdao quietly asked Shu Baimei.

Shu Baimei glanced around and whispered, "No less than two hundred thousand taels."

Zhang Zhengdao exclaimed in surprise, "So much? I'm rich!"

"Gold!"

Zhang Zhengdao was instantly petrified.

One by one, the carriages lined up outside the courtyard. There wasn't enough room inside, so they had the treasures unloaded from the carriages.

"Anyone who helps carry the chests will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

This time, Zhang Zhengdao is prepared to bleed big.

He felt he was incredibly wealthy, so what was the harm in spending a little money? His main goal was to quell the jealousy of the townspeople.

Having too much money breeds resentment.

But when there's too much of it, it inspires awe.

Right now, the people in town only think they have a lot of money, so some people are jealous. But once they move into the newly built, magnificent Taoist temple, sit in the solemn and dignified temple, and are also very rich, then their jealousy will turn into awe.

Zhang Zhengdao naturally understood this principle.

So they spent a little money to suppress their resentment a bit. As for the idea of ​​robbing their property, probably no one in Linbin Town would dare to even consider that.

After all, he was highly respected...

Zhang Zhengdao entertained the guards and drivers who came from the manor and gave them generous travel expenses. Everyone was satisfied. After the hospitality, the guards and drivers left in their carriages the next day.

After Qingyangzi carefully counted the boxes, he found that ten boxes were missing. However, after glancing at his master's purple gourd hanging from his waist, he remained silent.

It's not unreasonable to use ten large chests as the master's private stash of money.

The money was deposited into a special underground vault. The vault door was then solemnly sealed.

That evening, Hu Yunying secretly sneaked into Zhang Zhengdao's room again.

But as soon as she opened the door, she saw the female corpse standing in the corner, staring at her eerily, and she felt a little uneasy.

When it was time to play with Zhang Zhengdao, he felt two pairs of eyes following him constantly, making him feel uneasy. In the end, he finished hastily, without having a chance to use many of his special moves, and left in a sorry state.

Zhang Zhengdao looked at the female corpse, and the female corpse also looked at Zhang Zhengdao.

I have no feelings for you right now!

The female corpse remained silent.

So much gold was given away for nothing!

Zhang Zhengdao sighed: "Go to sleep!"

Unsatisfied, I could only go to sleep.

Then I felt something snuggling up to me. I reached out to hug it, but I couldn't reach its neck. Startled, I turned around and saw a headless female corpse lying next to me.

When I turned my head to look outside the bed, I was immediately stunned.

The head of the female corpse was placed on the desk beside the bed, looking at himself and the headless female corpse on the bed.

Back when she was a ghost, Shu Baimei had many strange thoughts. One of them was to place her head on a table and look at herself and Zhang Zhengdao on the bed.

Is this the final test to realize a dream?

Even sleeping has become boring.

Zhang Zhengdao tapped the head on the table with his hand, speechless, and then put on his coat and went out.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw a human skin spread out on the stone table in the courtyard. A small white mouse was jumping around on the stone table. When it saw Zhang Zhengdao come out, it immediately rolled over and rolled under the table.

When she fell to the ground, she transformed into the beautiful and charming Consort Shun.

She hurriedly lifted her skirt and ran into the garden with small, quick steps.

This is...

Zhang Zhengdao felt that this Taoist temple was almost turning into a monster's lair.

Sitting at the stone table, Qingyangzi, the eldest disciple, sneaked out and, seeing Zhang Zhengdao, couldn't help but ask, "Master... how about we go outside and get some dishes?"

"How many?"

Just as the master and apprentice were about to leave, they ran into Su Tang, who couldn't sleep. So the three of them went out, found a tavern, sat down, and ordered wine and dishes.

The boss recognized Master Zhang and his disciples at his temple, and immediately served them wine and food.

"Let's have a drink!" Zhang Zhengdao suggested.

The three of them drank a cup together, and then Zhang Zhengdao took Qingyangzi's wine cup and asked the owner to bring him a pot of tea.

"Master, have you been having some problems with your sex life lately?"

As soon as his eldest disciple said those words, Zhang Zhengdao felt an urge to strangle him.