Penglai delusion

Jiang Tan rode Lu Shu into Qishan City.

At this time, he was already very hungry, so the others consciously stepped aside in advance and found a place to have a meal is the most important thing.

Walking on the road, I was attracted by a magnificent restaurant.

Jiang Tan handed Lu Shu, who was munching and chewing fruit, to the waiter at the door, and went into the shop with a waiter.

The waiter was very attentive and cute, his eyes rolled back and forth, as if he could see his rumbling stomach, and immediately recommended the store's signature yokan.

"Fresh and thick, enough to warm the stomach and keep you full." Four fingers gestured out one after another, like a cattail fan, swaying confidently and ostentatiously.

Jiangtan was already a little dizzy from being soaked in the mellow fragrance, so he just nodded and said, "Okay, let's go as you said."

After a while, the steaming yokan, served with a few dishes of side dishes and a piece of vegetarian cake, was placed in front of him on a wooden table.

"Okay! Guest officer take it easy!"

Jiang Tan watched the people around him tear up the pancakes and throw them into the soup bowls, serving them with mutton vermicelli.This is how I followed suit. I took out the shadow and wiped it clean, cut the pancake neatly, put it into a bowl, and ate it silently.

He felt that Xiaoer's four words were not wrong at all.

When the bowl was bottomed out, Jiang Tan shivered slightly on the back of his neck, and felt that his whole body was steaming.

He got up together, and Xiao Er greeted him with a smile.

"Is this yokan satisfying to the guest? Do you want some other snacks to take away? The crispy dumplings in Qishan City are so crispy and sweet that they stick to your teeth. They are famous snacks from other places. The guests are newcomers, and everyone has to carry a box back to the Wu Zang Temple."

This should have been seen.Jiang Tan thought, it would be good to take it with you to eat on the way.

He nodded as he said, "Well, I want a box of crispy dumplings."

Xiao Er smiled, "Guest officer, drink this pot of tea first, wait a moment, and the crispy dumplings will be ready soon."

Jiang Tan began to drink tea, only to feel that the taste of the tea was as strong as soup.

It was another pot of belly, and the crispy dumplings were served as promised.The bamboo box is wrapped in good fabric, and when it falls heavily in the hand, one can imagine the rich ripe fragrance in it.

Jiang Tan took the box, thought about it again, and said "Thank you".

Seeing the man turn around like this, Xiao Er flung off his clothes in a grandiose manner, so he quit.

"Guest officer, did you forget to pay the bill?"

As soon as he heard that the bill was paid, Jiang Tan stopped and looked around the lobby thoughtfully.

Then say, "Wait a minute."

Xiao Er never expected things to go this way.

Seeing that this person was in a state of desperation, with dirty marks and smudges all over his body, he murmured in his heart, wondering if he was a free-spirited master.But look at that whole body demeanor, but it is really like a fairy, thinking that people who walk in the rivers and lakes always have these and other weird problems, maybe they are noble people who have just rolled in the beggar's den and haven't had time to change their clothes.

I didn't want to, but I still looked away.

This is obviously going to be a loss, Xiaoer's face suddenly turned into bitter cauliflower, but he just refused to show it, and said politely first, "Could it be that the money bag was left in the stable?"

Jiang Tan hasn't come up with a countermeasure yet, so he thinks it's right, he can go and talk to Lu Shu.

Immediately nodded, "Please lead the way."

Xiao Er hurriedly led the way.It was only when he and the strange horse chattered together that he couldn't back up, until the whole person was hidden deep in the shadow of the haystack, and then he stopped completely.

Although Lu Shu didn't take shape, he was very familiar with the rules of the human world, so he spoke very speechlessly.

After listening to his nagging, Jiang Tan really remembered it.In a certain book I read when I was young, it seems to have said such a thing.So I humbly ask, "How to get money?"

Lu Shu smiled dryly, "If you don't have money, it's not a problem to steal, rob, or cheat."

Jiang Tan thought about it, but he didn't feel very good.

Lu Shu said, "Your clothes are very nice, let's exchange them for money."

Jiang Tan thought it was feasible, and was about to ask where the pawn shop was, when Cao Du fell from the tung tree next to the stable, and just in time for a face-to-face meeting, it was a big gift right from the start.

"Subordinate..."

Jiangtan: ...

Cao Du bit the bullet and continued, "This subordinate deserves death. I forgot to prepare a bag for... my lord."

As he spoke, he handed over both hands, and lowered his head to hold a simple package.

Seeing Jiang Tan raise his sleeves, Lu Shu's big eyes couldn't move.

— Just to listen to the sound, there is at least a handful of golden millet wrapped in this bag.

Cao Du stood up, met it's face that had never seen the world before, and couldn't help saying earnestly, "Brother, take good care of our lord, it's your blessing to see you."

Lu Shu pouted his hooves, "Who is his grandma's?! Master was originally an unrestrained and free mountain elf, but he was forcibly tied up as a mount and he just endured it. Blessings or something, stop talking nonsense ah!"

As he spoke, he began to twist, looking as if he was about to start dancing.

"Stop for a while, jump out of the city again." Jiang Tan felt the shadow, and was instantly frightened by Lu Shu.

The man didn't look at it at all, and only said to the other side, "Cao Du, have you seen the same knife?"

He saw beads of sweat rolling down the young man's forehead.

"Hicch! It's the subordinate's fault. The subordinate didn't understand what the lord meant, and thought that the knife was a reward from you. Moreover, the child was holding onto his hand for life and death, so...he stayed in the hospital together."

Jiangtan: ...

"Subordinate, hiccup! This subordinate will take the knife back!" Cao Du's ears turned red, and the tears were about to roll out of their eye sockets, falling three thousand feet straight down with cold sweat.

"Forget it, we will meet again if we are destined." Jiang Tan said, "So, are you going to follow me forever?"

Cao Du was almost submerged in sweat, and he swallowed a "burp" before he whispered, "If my lord doesn't want to see my subordinates, naturally my subordinates won't appear in front of my lord again."

"Yeah." Jiang Tan said, "Go back."

He watched Cao Dufei disappear into the streets and alleys, walked into the back of the haystack, asked a few words with the almost frozen Xiao Er, went back to the shop to pay the bill, and then led Lu Shu away.

Lu Shu was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "Hey! What kind of young master are you? Why don't you have any common sense! Ask that person to stay! Are you afraid of being kidnapped when you walk alone on the road?"

Jiang Tan said lightly, "Stop making noise, everyone is watching you."

Obviously looking at you.Lu Shu didn't want to be coerced again, so he shut up obediently.

When passing by a bronze mirror shop, Jiang Tan paused, then backed away.

He looked at the gray plain robe on his body, "You're right, it's time to change."

This body is the lining of the crown robe he wears when he enters the valley.After calling out the white dragon, he removed the outer cloak, tunic, embroidered clothes and crown, and put them on the back of the dragon, leaving only the outfit inside, and turned to the east without hesitation. up.

Now blood, dust and mud are everywhere on it, and the last bit of dark lines that can recognize the identity are also completely covered.

Don't wear white anymore.The secret road in Jiangtan has been mostly white since childhood, and it's time to change the color.

He suddenly thought of Ming Ji.

Jiangtan was forbidden to live in the Buxue Palace since he was a child, and he has always seen everything.When he was eight years old, it was the first time he saw someone wearing a green shirt.

It is as vivid as emerald green, rustling with the sound of the wind.

The very vivid blue color is reflected in the brilliance of piles of pearls and jade, like a piece of spring in the field blown by the wind by chance.

And Kunlun's spring has indeed come.

At that time, Jiangtan stood indifferently outside the curtain of Luoxiao Palace, watching her smile, there was light and shadow of Jiangnan water waves.

That should be a very warm place.

Wherever she goes, there is the shadow of spring.The father, who usually doesn't even bother to give a smile to others, always looks at her and makes an inexplicable smile.Even the second and third children who fight as soon as they meet will surround her to please her, as good as a winter horse tamed by a tactful spring.

It's amazing.

Thinking of this, Jiang Tan knew what color to change.

After he made his appeal in the cloth village, the store owner was very embarrassed. After a while, he said bluntly, "Don't blame the guests, but the green color is probably not worthy of your worth. How about..."

Jiang Tan said, "It doesn't matter."

The shopkeeper frowned, reluctantly chose a few materials, and placed them in front of him one by one.

Jiang Tan looked it over a bit, and chose the piece of cloth called Misty Rain.

"Dongfu, come." The store called out a waiter next to him, "Take the customer to the back hall to measure the size."

"No need." Jiang Tan withdrew his gaze and said lightly, "There are ready-made clothes in this color, just take it directly."

The shopkeeper lowered his brows in surprise, guessing that this person must be in an emergency, so he shut his mouth, compared the size of the man himself, and brought three pieces of clothes.

Jiang Tan picked out one to replace, and packed the remaining two as well.On the recommendation of the boss, I went to the shop next door to change a pair of boots.

With such an appearance of lush forests and bamboos, it looks quite elegant.

In short, it's not like fleeing from famine.

The completely new Jiangtan took Lu Shu to the old restaurant of Dengying Opera.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard a series of angry shouts of "Aiya Yaya".

It turns out that this theater always compiles recent anecdotes and anecdotes into playbooks.

It has been a while since Jiangtan came out of the mountain, and the story of the fairy family teaming up to attack the Demon Sect a while ago is regarded as the opening drama of this Spring Festival special.

Jiang Tan looked at the white-haired lunatic with teeth and claws in the curtain, and realized that the sound just now should be made by himself, the suzerain.

On the stage, Yu Lingjun was riding a white dragon, dressed in plain clothes, holding a thunderbolt, and wantonly slaughtered the Kunlun Seven Palaces.

Jiang Tan was taken aback, thinking that in the eyes of outsiders, I was like this.

I thought again, I was wrong, before Long Zhao came out, those blood relatives were all dead.

But he still finds it novel.Just sit down and watch in peace.

It seems that the bitter demon sect in the world has been around for a long time, and Deng Yingren is no exception.After Yu Lingjun led a group of monsters to hide in the fog and lock up the country, the Kunlun people no longer had a role to play.

And the last scene is called the Alliance of Heaven and Earth.

The masters of the nine families and the masters of the five peaks held a farewell ceremony on the bank of Qinghai Lake.

One promises that the red stars will not shine in the night, two promises that the black moon will not cover the field, and three promises that we will never meet each other in this life.

After hearing this, everyone in the audience burst into tears, applauded and applauded.

Jiang Tan didn't quite understand.Although he had never heard of the Penglai prophecy that was said to have been circulated for many years, he thought that since it was said to be a certainty, why would reasonable people try to prevent it from happening.

Generally speaking, insisting on reversing the fortune will speed up the fulfillment of the prophecy.

This kind of oath is really strange, I am afraid it is just a fabrication.

But his own image is quite majestic.Jiang Tan thought again, if I was really that powerful, I probably wouldn't be imprisoned for so long.

When he went out, Lu Shu was dozing off in the stable.

"Hey, hey? What are you doing? You're out of town so late? Don't you even need to sleep?!"

"You, you probably can't fly."

"Hey, aren't you talking nonsense, which eye of yours has seen the wings on the body?" Lu Shu rolled his eyes and wondered, "Why did you go in and watch a scene and become a fool?"

Jiang Tan pondered for a moment, "That's right, those who can fly are too ostentatious, and they will be discovered."

"It's a joke, I can fly or I can't fly." Lu Shu stomped his hoof, "That's how down-to-earth."

"Okay, let's go." Jiang Tan said, "Go to Penglai."

"What? You still have to rest if you don't rest!" Lu Shu exclaimed, "The free coolie still wants to build without sleep, you are not dreaming!"

Jiang Tan asked, "How long do you want to rest?"

Lu Shu's ears twitched, and he was very proud, "Sleep for three days and three nights first."

Jiangtan was still thinking about its conditions, only to hear the other end of the conversation change, and said again, "But, seeing that you are so anxious, you can barely go now. But let's talk first, what will you give me?" Benefits? After all, there is no benefit not to get up early."

Jiang Tan thought, he wants to gain something again, so it really means that the thief does not go empty-handed.

He tried to hand out the snack box.

Lu Shu leaned over and sniffed, his eyes lit up, he bit off the cloth head three times, five times out of two times, pushed open the lid of the box, and started eating.

Such a big box, three days' worth, was eaten up in such a blink of an eye.

Lu Shu's lips were covered with scum, and he complained inarticulately, "It's greasy, it's so unpalatable."

But Jiang Tan felt that it was very happy to eat.

"If you find it unpalatable, you can leave it to me."

Lu Shu was stunned, "Why don't you even let the Lord's rations go? Do you still have the demeanor of a wealthy family?"

Jiang Tan was also taken aback, "The aristocratic family also wants to eat."

Lu Shu showed a choked expression.

"Come on, I don't care about fools. Being entangled by fools will be bad luck for eight lifetimes. You will give me some delicious food in the future. Don't really treat me like a horse that eats grass. I will just follow you." one trip."

As expected, Lu Shu was once the king of the mountain, with a tricky vision, unique taste, and good at choosing restaurants.

So both of them ate to their heart's content along the way.

When we arrived at the border of the three states, we had already spent a liter of golden millet.

At noon that day, the two passed through the city side by side.This small city is located in the Huashan Valley, and there is only one road in the city, which is the only way to go to Yuzhou.

"Hey, you're actually a good meal companion." Lu Shu yawned, "But I'm surprised, sir, why do you eat everything so delicious?"

"Yes." Jiang Tan replied, "You too."

Lu Shu laughed, "No, I eat a lot, and half of it is for filling my stomach. Whether it's good or not, the priority is not to be hungry."

Jiang Tan deeply agreed, "Yes, you will die if you are hungry."

Lu Shu frowned, "What are you talking about?"

Jiang Tan said, "Today we will eat Yuanxiao."

He had already looked at the lanterns hanging on the roadside all the way, and when he was about to leave the city, he remembered that the Lantern Festival was just now.He remembered very clearly that this festival was as important as the Flower Festival of the Yaozu.At this time, people want to eat Yuanxiao.

Lu Shu refused to eat the sticky and watery stuff, and went to bask in the sun by himself.Jiangtan turned into a small restaurant next to the city gate.

Just thinking about the dishes on the shop board, he placed a bowl of noodle soup under his nose.

"Brother, let's eat." The proprietress wiped her hands on the apron, with smile lines spreading, "Today is my youngest son's birthday, and every guest who comes to eat will give a bowl of Yangchun noodles."

Jiang Tan nodded.

I ate the noodles and soup together.In return, a grain of golden grain was left beside the bowl.

Although it is not Yuanxiao, it is also delicious noodles.He thought, the human race originally wanted to eat Yangchun noodles during the Chinese New Year.