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

It was clearly different from his own sword, yet it felt strangely familiar.

Take out the sword that the little tiger-headed demon had just sharpened.

The two swords were placed together.

Then the Golden Spider Princess's eyes widened.

Both swords shimmered with the same flowing light, their paths seemingly identical. Had it not been for the different hilts, one would have mistaken them for two identical swords.

"Who are you to Tiger-Headed Little Demon? A tigress?"

This was Golden Spider Princess's first reaction.

The woman in white said, "What tiger-headed little demon? That's all nonsense. My husband is a Taoist priest."

Jin Zhuji said, "Taoists? I hate Taoists the most. It was Taoists who came to pick a fight with me and almost caused me to suffer a great loss. From now on, I will fight every Taoist I see."

The woman in white scoffed, "If you saw him, you wouldn't even be able to touch him, let alone fight him. I only came because you're Bai Mudan's friend, but I didn't expect you to be so capable. You don't need my help."

Golden Spider Princess: "You and White Peony..."

“Friend, we get along well! I suppose you’re not bad either,” said Fairy Zixia. “I’ve wandered the world for over a hundred years, just to find the one I love who can pull out my Purple and Green Sword. And I firmly believe he is that peerless hero who will come to marry me riding on auspicious clouds.”

"found it?"

"found it!"

Jin Zhuji's eyes widened immediately: "Then... the Taoist priest you're looking for is your lover?"

Zixia Fairy retorted angrily, "What's wrong with your brain? That Taoist priest is my peerless hero."

Jin Zhuji said "Oh" and nodded: "In my impression, Taoists and peerless heroes have nothing to do with each other. Taoists are all lewd. Sister, it's not that I'm being blunt, but I think it's better not to look for a Taoist when you're looking for a man."

This is what I said...

Zixia Fairy snorted and turned to leave.

We didn't see eye to eye.

Making fun of her own man, haha, you can't be friends with a vixen like that.

Inside a meditation room at Jinguang Temple in Jiangning City.

The four of them looked dejected.

This is a classic case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead; they've suffered a huge loss.

This battle took a heavy toll on everyone, and it will take at least a hundred years to recover. Lü Dongbin, in particular, was so weak that he barely had the strength to speak.

Forcibly triggering a heavenly tribulation will result in a severe backlash.

Tieguai Li placed his hand on Lü Dongbin's hand, touched it, sighed, shook his head and said, "After this, you should go back to the mountain and cultivate in peace."

Lü Dongbin gritted his teeth: "I'm not reconciled!"

Tieguai Li angrily retorted, "What good is it if you're unwilling? You're almost falling into the demonic path. With such obsessions in your heart, how can you be an immortal? If your obsessions turn you into a demon, do you expect me to subdue you in the future?"

Lü Dongbin remained silent.

But then Samantabhadra asked, "What exactly was that sound that came from the sky at that time?"

Lu Dongbin frowned and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it's the sound of sharpening a sword."

Sharpening a sword?

All four of them fell silent.

This isn't the sound of sharpening a sword; it's the sound of something affecting one's Dao heart. It can also weaken the calamities summoned by Lü Dongbin, as well as the power of the three people's blessings.

If simply sharpening a sword can achieve this level of skill, then the sword sharpener is...

None of the four dared to imagine it.

Looking at each other.

After a long silence, no one was willing to speak, and the immense frustration left all four feeling exhausted. Finally, Tieguai Li remembered someone.

"Don't even think about it anymore, this matter is over."

Samantabhadra said, "I need to go back and ask the Buddha."

This means they want to call for reinforcements because they can't win.

Lü Dongbin also said, "I also want to go and ask the Taoist Ancestor."

The old monk remained silent, closing his eyes to rest. He had suffered a great loss in this battle; in all his years of cultivation, he had never suffered such a defeat.

"Whatever, I won't go with you to see the Dao Ancestor." Tieguai Li didn't care about Lü Dongbin anymore, and walked out of the meditation room. He was going to find someone.

Perhaps only by finding Zhang Zhengdao can his suspicions be confirmed.

Who exactly is sharpening the sword?

Inside Jiangning City.

A small winery.

In addition to selling alcohol, they also sell some snacks.

Because it wasn't a large restaurant, there was only one main hall with eight tables, one waiter, one head chef, and one manager. The manager was a woman who also kept the books.

While the waiters greet guests and serve food, they also clear the tables and wash the dishes.

The female manager would also help out in the kitchen.

The shop is small and doesn't get many customers. So even with just three people, they can manage everything very well.

"What happened next?"

Zhang Zhengdao drank a cup of wine, ate a broad bean with it, and asked the female shopkeeper curiously.

The female shopkeeper, sitting opposite Zhang Zhengdao, also drank a glass of wine and said enthusiastically, "What else could happen? It's said that the Bull Demon King was eventually beaten into submission and even gave that monkey a banana leaf fan for no reason to put out the fire. Heh... He even said that if you don't fight, you're not a true friend. Has his brain been damaged?"

This is the storyline of Flaming Mountain.

Unfortunately, we didn't see Princess Iron Fan; it's said she had a relationship with the Monkey King.

"Then... is the Jade-Faced Fox dead?"

The female shopkeeper shook her head and said, "I don't know either. It's said that he was killed by Pigsy. Anyway, that's what people from the Western Regions say. But some say that the Jade-Faced Fox escaped with its tail and was taken away by the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. I just don't understand, why would a celestial being take in a fox?"

Zhang Zhengdao: "Foxes are good-looking!"

The female shopkeeper rolled her eyes at Zhang Zhengdao: "Men are all the same."

The female innkeeper had come to Jiangnan from the Western Regions some time ago. She made a living by running this tavern, and the merchants from the Western Regions liked to drink at her little shop.

Thus, some rumors about the Western Regions reached the ears of the female shopkeeper.

"Actually, that's not quite right either. Later, someone said they saw the Jade-Faced Fox in the mountains... Hehe, who knows? By the way, Daoist, are you still going to the Western Regions?"

Zhang Zhengdao said, "I'm not going. Once is enough. Besides, Jiangnan is wonderful, with beautiful scenery and countless beauties. Just the Qinhuai River alone is enough to make one linger."

The female shopkeeper said, "Speaking of the painted boats on the Qinhuai River, the most famous one is Bai Mudan... This woman... tsk tsk tsk, even if she stands there motionless and doesn't smile, she still exudes a refined and elegant charm."

Zhang Zhengdao was secretly pleased.

I've already experienced this elegant and charming allure many times before.

But the female shopkeeper was right.

"What a pity. If I were younger, I would have rented a pleasure boat and become a singer on the Qinhuai River. It wasn't about the money; it was mainly because I love singing..."

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

At that moment, two people, a man and a woman, entered through the door.

"Shopkeeper, are you hiring?"

The voice sounded somewhat familiar.

The female shopkeeper and Zhang Zhengdao turned around together and saw a man and a woman, who turned out to be acquaintances, which surprised them quite a bit.

"The Sunset Warrior Qinling?" the female shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise.

"The Fairy of the Forest Flowers?" Zhang Zhengdao was also taken aback.

The female shopkeeper said, "Come in quickly."

The two men looked exhausted. The female shopkeeper pulled them in and made them sit at the table.

"Have you run into trouble?"

Qin Ling, the Sunset Warrior, nodded and said, "It wasn't really anything serious. We decided to retire from the martial world and live ordinary lives, so we returned to my hometown."

Fairy Lin Hua: "But we don't know how to farm, and we pay a lot of taxes, so in the end we can't even support ourselves and often go hungry."

Sunset Warrior: "I originally planned to take on some escort jobs, but there are only so many escort agencies, and they don't hire enough people." He sounded a little ashamed as he said this.

Neither of them were particularly famous or the best in the martial arts world.

If you lack competitiveness, you naturally won't find a high-paying job.

Therefore, it is inevitable that work will be decentralized to lower levels.

"As long as you two don't feel ashamed, it's fine. But you won't have any problem getting a full meal. And I have a single room in my backyard, which is perfect for you two to stay in."

The Sunset Warrior kept thanking him, saying, "Thank you so much!"

The fairy Lin Hua was also very moved.

The waiter led the two of them to the backyard to settle in.

Zhang Zhengdao sighed with emotion: "Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh. Back when I shouted that I was retiring from the martial world, I was so full of vigor and had the carefree spirit of turning my sleeves and leaving without a trace."

The female shopkeeper smacked her lips and said, "You put it very well. However... when the Sunset Warrior was wandering the martial world, he didn't have much money to begin with. His clothes were tattered and ragged. If these two really got together, their lives would only get poorer and poorer. So... this love affair turned a man who was single and had no family to worry about into a starving person who was always hungry."

That's what I said.

Zhang Zhengdao argued, "It's not all like that; there are still some relationships that can support a person."

Female shopkeeper: "For example?"

Zhang Zhengdao puffed out his chest: "Me!"

The female shopkeeper scoffed, "This isn't love, this is starting something and then abandoning it. Look at those two, no matter how poor they were, they always stayed together. You say you have love, but who are you actually with now?"

Zhang Zhengdao was stunned when the question was asked.

Yes, counting from Earth, I've been through four worlds, but now that I'm wandering the world, where are the people who have been with me?