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

People love to be captivated by those beautiful, dreamlike illusions.

This is just like drinking alcohol.

Every alcoholic is actually fascinated by the state of being numb and numbed by alcohol, a state of being both real and illusory, unrestrained, and feeling like they're the best.

Zhang Zhengdao used to go drinking too.

After drinking too much, I went to Shuiyun Pavilion and met Manman. As a result, my whole body slowed down, and even my heartbeat slowed down a few beats.

As a result, some people may think they have found true love.

Thus, those who linger there often find themselves repeatedly verifying a certain statement amidst the unrestrained pursuit of true love and the submissive reality.

Love arises from affection, and when affection ceases, the heart remains unsettled.

On Earth, Zhang Zhengdao, being a Taoist priest, even with a government-affiliated job and excellent benefits, still found it difficult to find a girlfriend.

So sometimes I would try to verify the correctness of those two sentences in entertainment venues.

"Manman!"

His mind was now telling him that this woman was Manman, the No. 88 who had made him slow down, the No. 88 who he loved and couldn't forget, yet couldn't let go of.

"Taoist priest, don't forget the way home!"

Fairy Manman jumped down from the table, hooked Zhang Zhengdao's chin with one hand, raised her eyebrows, smiled, and breathed out a fragrant breath. Her skin, as white as snow, was as white as jade in the moonlight.

"Can we still go back?"

Zhang Zhengdao asked.

Don't you want to go back?

Manman's smiling eyes were fixed on Zhang Zhengdao.

"Why don't you want to go back?" Zhang Zhengdao retorted angrily.

"Your mother doesn't want to go back. Going back would be so much better. The job in the library at the Taoist temple is so easy, with six insurances and one fund, and she can work there until retirement. She even gets tens of thousands in retirement pay and can travel all over the country... What kind of life am I living here? I've exhausted myself for a lousy Taoist temple, and I even had to come all the way to Lingzhou City to look for opportunities... Do you think it's easy for me? There are also a few useless women in the temple who are only good for eating..."

Fairy Manman continued to lift his chin, looking at him from left to right, and couldn't help but laugh.

"Then what are you waiting for? If you want to go back, the way is very simple!"

Zhang Zhengdao quickly asked, "What method?"

"How did you travel through time?" Manman asked with a grin, turning around to show off her figure, further enhanced by the pure and alluring aura of her white Hanfu.

Zhang Zhengdao's heartbeat indeed slowed down by half a beat again.

"Don't people only travel through time when they die? If you die again in this world, you can definitely travel back to Earth, right?"

That voice is so sweet it makes the air swirl.

"Then should I die now?"

Zhang Zhengdao tentatively asked a question.

Fairy Manman chuckled lightly: "Isn't dying easy?"

Zhang Zhengdao: "I'm really going to die!"

Fairy Manman: "Then hurry up and die!"

Zhang Zhengdao: "If I die, will I really be able to travel back in time? What if I travel to a post-apocalyptic world?"

Fairy Manman: "Impossible, I'll only travel back in time. Don't worry, once you die, I'll immediately commit suicide to go back with you, and then we'll... hehe..."

"Okay, I'll trust you this time!"

Zhang Zhengdao nodded seriously.

"I'm really going to die, but I have one more question..."

Fairy Manman grew impatient: "Why don't you just die already!"

"Haha, you're getting impatient!"

"I'm in a hurry!"

Suddenly, Zhang Zhengdao raised his head from his desk and looked at a certain spot in the air.

Suddenly, all the illusions vanished.

Fairy Manman has disappeared.

The night breeze was gentle.

The fragrance in the air had faded considerably. The moon was still round, but it was far away, no longer resembling a large silver platter like before, as if it were hanging by the window.

Zhang Zhengdao suddenly blew a breath towards the distance and flicked his finger.

The breath he exhaled, as he flicked his fingers, transformed into a wisp of breeze, drifting silently towards the place he was looking at.

Suddenly, a figure soared into the sky, leaping frantically towards the city gate of Lingzhou. The figure took off, landed, and took off again...

With a few leaps, it had already crossed the city wall and landed outside Lingzhou City, then drifted away into the woods on the outskirts.

Breathing heavily.

The black mask was removed, revealing a face with skin as smooth as jade.

"Is it done?"

At that moment, an old voice came from the woods, but it was strong and deep.

As soon as the masked man in black turned around, he saw an old man not far away, also dressed in black night clothes, tall and strong, with a powerful appearance.

"no!"

The masked woman answered honestly.

"Hmph, I didn't expect you to make a mistake. You held back?" the old man asked rudely.

"Don't dare!"

The woman in black quickly lowered her head and answered cautiously.

"I'm sorry you don't dare either."

The old man said sternly, "You're no longer in charge of this matter. I have my own plans, and no one can ruin our important undertaking. Understand?"

"Yes!"

The woman in black bowed her head and clasped her hands, not daring to look up at the old man.

After waiting for a long time without the old man making a sound, she slowly raised her head to look, but the old man had already disappeared. Just as she tried to move, she suddenly realized that she couldn't move her body.

"Girl, here."

Following the sound, the woman in black looked towards the other side of the woods.

A Taoist priest in a blue robe stood in the woods and waved to her.

"what--"

The woman in black cried out in alarm, struggling even more fiercely, but she couldn't move at all. Her blood rushed to her head, and her face turned red.

"you you……"

"How did I get here?"

Zhang Zhengdao walked past with a grin.

"It smells so good! The pollen from the datura flower smells amazing!"

The woman in black was deathly pale.

This person did nothing, yet I am completely unable to move; this person smelled only a hint of fragrance and was able to identify it as a datura flower.

"If I didn't pretend to be under the influence of your datura flower hallucinogen, how would I know there was someone else behind you?"

The woman in black breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

Fortunately, the old man who went online had already left.

"Do you think that once that old man is gone, I won't be able to find him anymore?" Zhang Zhengdao looked at the girl and sighed. "A perfectly good young lady like you, why are you getting involved in this kind of thing? Don't do this kind of thing again."

"Whether I do it or not is none of your business!"

Although this person seemed formidable, her inner arrogance resurfaced. Besides, she had a powerful organization backing her; she wasn't afraid, absolutely not afraid…

Zhang Zhengdao leisurely took out a talisman from his hand and read aloud, "Imperial decree!"

The talisman suddenly fluttered up, transforming into a bird that soared from Zhang Zhengdao's palm, flapped once, and disappeared into the night sky.

The woman in black had just wanted to say something tough like "Kill me or torture me..." but the words caught in her throat and she swallowed them back down.

"Just a petty trick."

Zhang Zhengdao laughed.

That laugh is so creepy!

The woman in black had already started to imagine what was going on in her mind.

"You...you heretic..."

Zhang Zhengdao: ? ? ?

It seems like you guys are the ones who are doing the crooked and evil things.

“Since I am a heretic, you know what to say, right?” Zhang Zhengdao said. “If you don’t, I will torture you, humiliate you, and then kill you. Killing you isn’t enough; I will also banish your soul to the deepest hell, fry you in oil, saw you in pieces, and make you suffer tormented alive… unable to live, unable to die…”

"I'm not afraid!"

The woman in black remained defiant, but her voice was much weaker, sounding somewhat unsure of herself.

"Fine, that's your choice. I'll bring that old man here later, and once he tells me, I'll kill you!"

The woman in black simply shut up.

She's quite stubborn.

Zhang Zhengdao gestured with his finger towards the night sky.

With a few flapping sounds, a huge bird suddenly swooped down from the sky, its sharp, hooked beak carrying a person in its mouth.

When the bird flew over Zhang Zhengdao, it casually dropped the person it was carrying down.

With a loud "bang," dust flew everywhere.

"Ouch!"

The person who fell made a sound; it was an old man. The same old man who had frightened the woman in black and then vanished.

Oh no! I got caught going online!

It was carried back by a bird and carelessly tossed on the ground.

The key is that after being thrown on the ground, it has to lie face down and can't move.

My back is almost broken.