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

Zhang Zhengdao asked Sister Gui to pinch him to see if he was a real person.

Sister-in-law Gui was embarrassed, but she still chose to believe Zhang Zhengdao.

He asked curiously, "If you weren't killed by the bandits, how did you escape?"

The matter of bandits robbing people can't be left unresolved, right?

Zhang Zhengdao said, "Sister-in-law Gui, I went to the Huashan martial arts competition this time. The scene was... a sea of ​​people, with gongs and drums beating everywhere. It was so lively! The number of flags planted on Huashan alone was more than the population of Linbin Town... If you go there to sell wine, you could make a fortune just this once..."

Aunt Gui scoffed, "You're going to participate in the Mount Hua martial arts competition? What kind of mountain is Mount Hua? Is it as big as our Peach Blossom Mountain? Besides, you're not going to be a Taoist anymore? Why don't you learn to be good? You're a perfectly good Taoist, why do you have to be so wicked? There aren't many normal people among those martial artists in this town. I told you before, those two women from the martial arts world weren't good women. You were bewitched by them, weren't you..."

He said this in front of two women.

Isn't this like pointing at a monk and calling him a bald monk?

The two women's faces immediately darkened.

Aunt Gui wouldn't tolerate them.

What a wonderful Taoist priest! Back in Linbin Town, he was a little shy, with a clean and tidy appearance, and he always smiled kindly at everyone he met.

How did I become like this after hanging out with people from the underworld?

There still needs to be a woman in charge at home.

"Taoist Master, I told you about Lu Xiaohua last time..."

"I'm leaving now. I'll tell you about the Mount Hua martial arts competition another day!"

Zhang Zhengdao immediately made his escape.

I had originally planned to show off in Linbin Town, pretending to be someone who'd seen the world. But now it seems that in the eyes of many people in Linbin Town, I'm probably long gone, my bones practically rattling. Besides, how many people in Linbin Town have ever traveled far? They probably haven't even heard of Mount Hua.

On the way back to Peach Blossom Temple, I indeed saw several people from the town. When they saw me, they were so frightened that they scrambled to their feet.

By the time we returned to the Taoist temple, it was already dark.

The three pushed open the door of the Taoist temple, only to find it completely dark and deserted. There was no sign of incense or candles burning in the main hall.

Could it be that Shu Baimei hasn't opened her shop for business while I've been gone for so long?

What a waste!

Upon arriving at the backyard, they were surprised to find no trace of the female ghost, Shu Baimei.

"Hmph, what an ungrateful devil!"

Hu Yunying would naturally have to make a sarcastic remark.

Zhang Zhengdao counted on his fingers and then walked towards the peach grove.

Hu Yunying and Guo Lanying followed.

In the peach grove, a woman in white, with disheveled hair, was digging a grave.

"what are you doing?"

Zhang Zhengdao's shout startled the female ghost so much that she almost fell to the ground.

Well, the female ghost has dug up her own corpse again.

"Master, at night this body can absorb the spiritual energy of the sun and moon in the peach grove. I can feel it, really. Look... this body, the skin is even better than mine..."

As he spoke, he even started to pull off the corpse's clothes.

Zhang Zhengdao was startled. "Holy crap..."

Do I have some kind of bad habit? Or did this female ghost know all about me...?

Before Zhang Zhengdao could speak, Hu Yunying couldn't help but sneer, "Shameless..."

Zhang Zhengdao glared at Hu Yunying and coughed lightly.

"What about during the day?"

Shu Baimei gets excited again when this is mentioned.

“Burial underground during the day, the spiritual energy absorbed by the peach tree roots can also nourish the body, so this body…” Shu Baimei said, and suddenly with a wave of her hand, the long sword in Hu Yunying’s hand was drawn and fell into Shu Baimei’s hand.

Damn it!

Hu Yunying was shocked and subconsciously reached out to press the button, but pressed nothing.

He was capable of going toe-to-toe with a Grandmaster, and although it seemed like someone else was letting him win, he was still at least at the Grandmaster level, yet he missed.

hiss--

Hu Yunying gasped.

This female ghost...

Has he reached the level of a grandmaster?

Or is he even more powerful than a Grandmaster?

"Pfft!"

Shu Baimei stabbed her own corpse with a sword.

Zhang Zhengdao, Hu Yunying, and Guo Lanying all stared wide-eyed.

The sword failed to penetrate.

The two women were slightly disappointed!

The sword tip pushed the corpse's skin inward slightly, but as soon as the sword was withdrawn, the skin bounced back, leaving only a white dot on the skin.

This sword can be considered a sharp sword.

"I come!"

Hu Yunying volunteered to poke it.

Shu Baimei did not give her the sword, but instead handed it to Guo Lanying.

"You come!"

Guo Lanying was determined to get revenge for her master, so she took the knife and poked it hard.

"Pfft!"

He pointed the sword tip at the ground and then drew it.

There was still only one small white dot on my skin.

Damn it!

Zhang Zhengdao was shocked. He suddenly remembered a possibility mentioned in the Taoist scriptures... If that were the case, it would be too outrageous.

Shu Baimei smiled smugly.

Hu Yunying looked somber.

He felt a pang of sadness and resentment at having tried so hard, only to be outdone by a ghost. He turned to look at Zhang Zhengdao, then at Guo Lanying.

You stabbed me with a sword!

Guo Lanying was dumbfounded!

You stabbed me with a sword!

Hu Yunying repeated the sentence again.

Guo Lanying finally heard clearly and turned to look at Zhang Zhengdao: "Master, my master has gone mad!"

Zhang Zhengdao looked away, no longer glancing at the corpse.

"If I die, will I be able to become like Shu Baimei, one of the Five Eccentrics?" Hu Yunying wanted to take a shortcut; she didn't want to work hard anymore.

Shu Baimei angrily said, "You are not allowed to mention the names of the Five Eccentrics."

"Aren't you one of the Five Eccentrics? Everyone in the martial arts world knows that..."

"One of the Five Oddities is the one on the ground... not me!"

Zhang Zhengdao was stunned: What he said makes so much sense, I can't refute it at all.

"Stab me!"

Hu Yunying is still persisting.

Guo Lanying looked at Hu Yunying and Zhang Zhengdao.

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhang Zhengdao said to Guo Lanying. "Why don't you go get a basin?"

Guo Lanying: "Why are you taking the basin?"

Zhang Zhengdao: "Use your brain! Instead of being a decent person, you want to be a ghost. It's almost New Year's, and you're still stabbing me and me. People will think our Taoist temple can't afford meat for the New Year."

Hu Yunying pursed her lips, glared at Shu Baimei, turned around, and left.

Guo Lanying smiled at Shu Baimei: "The Taoist temple can't afford meat anymore, why don't you dig this up and contribute it... Look how well it's preserved, so fresh..."

After saying that, he stuck out his tongue and ran away in a flash before Shu Baimei could reply.

Who says this girl is naive? She's only naive towards Zhang Zhengdao.

In addition, she even shared a pair of pants with her master.

Shu Baimei snorted, then slowly squatted down and wiped the corpse on the ground until it was white and tender.

Zhang Zhengdao stormed off for a while, then turned back and said to Shu Baimei, "The New Year is almost here, so don't move out during this time, it's bad luck!"

"Yes, sir!"

Shu Baimei was very obedient and readily agreed.

Back in the backyard, Zhang Zhengdao felt very relaxed.

That evening, Hu Yunying even cooked a whole table of food.

Of course, she didn't stab herself in the back and turn into the ghost of Shu Baimei.

The next morning, Zhang Zhengdao went to Linbin Town to buy some things for the New Year. Although the Peach Blossom Sword Sect was shining brightly in the Huashan martial arts competition, its reputation needed time to spread.

Especially those little-known sects.

The Peach Blossom Sword Sect was considered a minor sect by martial arts practitioners, even though its banner was quite impressive.

Upon arriving in town, I noticed that it was becoming more lively than usual.

People are preparing for the Lunar New Year.

Farmers from the surrounding area brought their produce to the town market to sell. From various kinds of winter radishes to handmade bamboo baskets and all sorts of trinkets.

Zhang Zhengdao originally wanted to buy a few New Year pictures, but after thinking about it, he realized that it was a bit inappropriate to put up a New Year picture of a chubby baby holding a carp in a Taoist temple, so he held back.

Then I went to Sister Gui's place to buy twenty catties of wine.

As Sister-in-law Gui poured him some wine, she kept rambling on and on about crude things.

What about Widow Xing from the east end having an affair and almost getting beaten to death by her neighbors? What about the simple-minded Zhu from the town supervisor's family finding a pretty widow with three children? What about Lu Xiaohua waiting for Zhang Zhengdao at the town entrance every day, just so he can offer her three bowls of homecoming wine...?

"Go every day?"

Zhang Zhengdao asked in surprise.

"Is that even a question? You Taoist priest, are you blind?"

So it turns out that meeting Lu Xiaohua that day wasn't a coincidence after all!