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

From a young girl dreaming of being a chivalrous knight to now working as a waiter; from a beautiful fairy in the woods to a dishwasher, the person is still the same, only the identity has changed.

When Zhang Zhengdao came here for a drink again, he could see the Sunset Warrior coming over with a smile on his face.

He used his light-footed skills while serving customers, which is why he arrived so quickly.

The skills used for killing or escaping in the past are now being used as waiters, and surprisingly, they don't feel out of place at all. On the contrary, they seem novel.

The Fairy of the Forest Flowers, carrying two baskets of dishes from the dishwashing area behind the courtyard, also had a big smile on her face and hummed an unknown tune as she walked.

If you listen carefully, it's a song sung by Bai Mudan.

Zhang Zhengdao drank some wine and chatted casually with the female shopkeeper for a few minutes.

"Are they really willing to swallow their pride?"

Zhang Zhengdao couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

The female shopkeeper laughed and said, "Compared to making a living, face is really worthless."

Zhang Zhengdao: "They seem quite happy."

The female shopkeeper also said, "Compared to being hungry, being full is a great joy. Compared to just having a full meal, being able to save some copper coins is a great joy. Now they have both, how could they not be happy?"

That makes a lot of sense.

Zhang Zhengdao gave the female shopkeeper a thumbs up.

The female shopkeeper said, "I'm currently short of an accountant in the shop. Why don't you give it a try?"

Zhang Zhengdao said, "I don't lack money."

The female shopkeeper said, "But I'm short of an accountant."

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

"I feel like you're after my body."

The female shopkeeper laughed loudly: "I haven't had a man for so many years, shouldn't I be tempted by your body? So... do you want to stay and be the accountant or not?"

"Stay! We'll have company!"

The Sunset Warrior also offered his advice.

They're all such kind people!

Being an accountant is actually quite nice.

The sun shone brightly that day. As the sun set, the round, warm, orange-red sun fell on the surface of the Qinhuai River and then slowly sank.

It got dark.

Zhang Zhengdao sat on the roof of the female manager's wine shop, his legs dangling down and swinging.

The Sunset Warrior sat to one side, lying on the roof ridge with his head resting on his hands, looking at the moon in the sky. The full moon was so bright that it reflected the moon in his eyes.

Are you really willing to accept this?

Zhang Zhengdao asked.

"What's there to be unwilling about?" the Sunset Warrior laughed. "I've been wandering the martial world for so many years. I've seen too many life-and-death situations, so I feel settled and don't want to return to the martial world."

"The martial world!"

Zhang Zhengdao also lamented that he once longed for the martial arts world, but being invincible in the martial arts world seemed somewhat lonely, and everything he did seemed to be just to accumulate experience for himself.

Sunset Warrior: "The martial world is a pile of shit."

At that moment, a figure leaped up and landed lightly next to the Sunset Warrior, sat down, and rested his head on his shoulder.

Fairy Lin Hua pouted, "It stinks!"

The Sunset Warrior sniffed around, then looked at Fairy Lin Hua with a puzzled expression: "It doesn't smell bad?"

Fairy Lin smiled like a flower: "What you said is awful. Don't say that again. The martial world isn't actually awful. The most wonderful thing about the martial world is that I met you."

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

When the man and woman looked at each other with loving eyes, Zhang Zhengdao had already disappeared.

Why on earth do I have to sit with these two people?

The Qinhuai River is bustling with activity every day.

On the painted boat, Bai Mudan and Zixia leaned together, tipsy, their shoulders bare and their slightly disheveled hair making the breeze that passed by them smell fragrant.

"I gotta go!"

Zixia gently touched Bai Mudan's face and said.

Bai Mudan, her breath sweet as orchids, reached out her hand, her fingers tracing Zixia's cheek, and said, "Shall we go find the Taoist priest?"

Zixia: "Yes, go find a man."

Bai Mudan chuckled, the alcohol in her head controlling her tongue, and said, "I know the Taoist you're talking about, I even slept with him."

Zixia glanced at her sideways and sneered.

"I knew it a long time ago. You're really patient, only telling me now!"

Bai Mudan laughed again: "Aren't you angry?"

Zixia pinched her chin with one hand, lifted it up, and laughed, "Why would I be angry?"

Bai Mudan was somewhat surprised. Although the alcohol had made her a little dizzy, something about what she was saying seemed off. Logically, Zixia should have been furious after she said it.

"Why? I slept with your man!"

If Zhang Zhengdao heard this, he would probably spit out a mouthful of blood.

I thought I got the better deal, sleeping with Bai Mudan, whom even Lü Dongbin longed for but couldn't have. But listen to what Bai Mudan is saying.

She's the one who got the better deal.

Not only did she sleep with Zhang Zhengdao, but she also obtained a considerable amount of his gold.

This is a huge bargain.

And yet, Zixia wasn't angry about any of this?

what's the situation?

Zixia couldn't help but laugh: "You slept with the Taoist priest, but... I slept with you too, so you took advantage of the Taoist priest, but I took advantage of you. All things considered, I actually made a profit."

White Peony: ...

The night, filled with decadent music, on the Qinhuai River gradually faded away as the stars faded from the sky.

As the first rays of morning light shone through the paper window, the weary body on the embroidered couch turned over, and one hand reached out to grasp empty air.

When Bai Mudan opened her eyes, sunlight entered them, making her star-like eyes both bright and deep.

What about people?

It seems the temperature inside the blankets is still warm.

A long hair lay on the pillow, still carrying a lingering fragrance.

Bai Mudan held her long hair in her hand, then wrapped it around her fingers a few times. She pushed open the window, looked outside, and couldn't help but sigh: "Such beautiful sunshine, such a wonderful life, why does she have to go looking for a man?"

Yes, why do you have to go find a man?

Zixia also thought about this question last night.

Then she gave herself an answer.

That is, men are yang and women are yin. Only when yin and yang are in harmony can one find inner balance.

In the past, my sister Brigitte Lin and I were like intertwined wicks.

They seemed entangled, yet neither would yield to the other. One was determined to escape, the other to hunt them down; this entanglement lasted for many years.

It's because I am Yin, and my sister is Yin too.

Therefore, there is no possibility of harmonious coexistence.

However, once she started spending time with Zhang Zhengdao, not only did her cultivation level increase, but she also lived a very comfortable life, and even felt that her skin had become very delicate.

This is the benefit of yin and yang complementing each other.

Unfortunately, Bai Mudan didn't understand, even though she said she slept with the Taoist priest...

Thinking about this, Zixia felt that she was still the victor and was somewhat smug.

However, while riding the donkey along the mountain path, he suddenly realized what was happening and couldn't help but curse, "You damn White Peony, are you trying to seduce me?"

He deliberately brought this up in front of me, wasn't he just trying to make me angry so he could dump Zhang Zhengdao?

Then she had it all to herself?

I've been treating her like a best friend.

According to Zhang Zhengdao, this woman is a tea master!

Thinking of this, he wished he could turn the donkey around and go back to settle accounts with that woman.

But in the end, he didn't go back. After all, the other person hadn't explicitly stated their thoughts; it was all just speculation. Besides, if this got out, he'd become a laughingstock.

Forget it, I'll keep looking for that jerk.

He walked and cursed.

At that very moment, a female Taoist priest in white was gazing at the starry sky on a mountain.

This mountain is called Peach Blossom Mountain.

This name doesn't seem to be a recent invention; it's been around for a long time.

There is also a town at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain, but this town is not called Linbin Town, nor does it have a Linbin River. There is only a relatively wide stream that flows through the middle of the town.

Shu Baimei has been staying in the dilapidated Taoist temple on Peach Blossom Mountain for many days.

This name robbed her of the courage to take another step forward.

The original name of the Taoist temple was Xuanquan Temple.

But then Shu Baimei arrived and gave the three Taoist priests in the old temple one hundred taels of silver. The three priests readily handed over the dilapidated temple to Shu Baimei.

After the three men went down the mountain, they got into a fight over the spoils. One of them died on the spot, and the other two Taoist priests became crippled and blind.

Then the silver was stolen by Chen Mazi, a local ruffian, and the two Taoist priests disappeared without a trace.

Their bodies were later found beside the stream.

The news reached Shu Baimei's ears.

So she took some time to go out, and then killed Chen Mazi with a single sword stroke, avenging the two Taoist priests. She retrieved the one hundred taels of silver and also found twenty-one taels of loose silver in Chen Mazi's house.

The journey was straightforward, but Shu Baimei gained a Taoist temple and earned twenty-one taels of silver. She also avenged the two Taoist priests, and each of them found their own way home.