My timeless tavern

Chapter 509 Du Fu's magical powers

The sky was dim, with only the afterglow of the setting sun remaining.

The wind had stopped long ago, and the drizzling rain also drifted away with the clouds.

Yang and the children were calling Du Fu's name everywhere.

There is also Du Fu's younger brother Du Zhan.

Among Du Fu's four brothers, Du Zhan was the youngest, about the same age as his eldest son, and had always lived with his eldest brother.

A strong wind caused Du Fu to disappear, and everyone was very worried.

They didn't see Du Fu for a long time and thought he had an accident.

Yang was so anxious that tears were about to come out.

No matter how difficult the days are, they can rely on each other.

If something really happened to Du Fu, she couldn't imagine how she would survive.

She tried hard to hold back the tears in her eyes and walked out of the bamboo forest in a daze. Suddenly, she saw a figure standing by the stream.

The afterglow of the setting sun enveloped the man, making his body glow with a faint light, like a god coming to the world.

He is his own God!

Yang cheered, wanting to rush over immediately, but after taking a few steps, she calmed down and just said with a smile on her face: "Husband!"

Du Fu turned around and saw that it was his wife. He smiled and said, "Madam, are you all right?"

"Everything was fine, but you left suddenly and everyone was scared." Yang's tone was slightly complaining.

She called out a few times and others came over.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Du Fu was fine.

The calls of "Daddy" and "Big Brother" made Du Fu's expression more relaxed.

Seeing that they were all staring at the things in their hands, his younger brother Du Zhan couldn't stop swallowing his saliva, and his youngest son's eyes were sparkling. Du Fu smiled at Yang and said, "I got some food from my friends. You should share it with the children."

Yang naturally noticed the full things in Du Fu's hands.

Especially those steaming buns and rice cakes in the big basket, which made her very envious.

As she got closer, she suddenly noticed something was wrong.

"How did you become younger?" Yang asked with a look of doubt.

It was a little dark, and because she was far away, she couldn't see clearly.

When she got closer, she found that Du Fu's face was ruddy and his wrinkles were much lighter. Except for the gray hair on his temples, he looked radiant, as if he was a dozen years younger.

Du Zhan also noticed it and asked in surprise: "Brother, did you steal the elixir?"

Du Fu nodded: "Of course."

Few people didn't believe it.

Yang took the buns from Du Fu, sniffed the rich aroma, and then couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

Du Zhan took the food box eagerly. He had a keen nose and could smell an even stronger aroma from it.

The two sons held together the basket full of pancakes.

The basket was so heavy that the two half-grown boys were bent over by it.

Their mood became more and more excited.

There are so many pancakes, I wonder how long it will take to finish them!

They overlooked why Du Fu held these things in his arms so lightly.

When his arms felt loosened, Du Fu suddenly had an idea and looked at the stream in front of him.

Across the stream, about ten meters away, was his thatched hut.

There is a fence around the house and some fruits and vegetables planted there, but the vines have dried up.

Feeling the surging power in his body that seemed to be able to tear tigers and leopards apart with bare hands, he suddenly wanted to give it a try.

Thinking of this, he did not hesitate, exerted force with both feet, and leaped towards the opposite side.

When he felt the sharp breeze, he realized it was done.

When he saw the thatched hut in front of him, he could no longer control himself and could only exclaim "Oh no!"

boom!
There was a loud noise.

Yang, Du Zhan and others stared at the opposite side in amazement, thinking they were hallucinating.

They watched Du Fu suddenly fly high up like a giant grasshopper, then crash into the thatched hut, creating a big hole in the already flimsy wall.

Hearing the sound of ping-pong coming from inside, Du Fu appeared in a dusty state, and they all looked at each other in bewilderment.

"My father turned into a monster?"

After hearing what her eldest son said, even though Yang's head was still buzzing with shock, she still scolded him, "Stop talking nonsense!"

"That's your father!" she said again.

"Brother, I think you have been blessed by the gods!" Du Zhan said.

He thought of the rumors about sword immortals in the mountains of Shu.

Considering that my brother suddenly became younger and there was so much food, the more I thought about it, the more possible it seemed.

My brother is extremely talented, maybe he will even be favored by gods.

But the more he thought about it, the more outrageous it seemed.

He was really uneasy and subconsciously grabbed a bun from the plate his sister-in-law was holding and stuffed it into his mouth.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Du Zhan was stunned. He was about to explain that he did not mean it, but unexpectedly there was a loud bang. It turned out that Du Fu jumped over from the other side of the river and landed next to him.

The ground was shaking.

"Brother, you..." Du Zhan asked hurriedly.

Du Fu laughed loudly and said, "Don't panic, I have found a way to be an immortal. I will go eat something first and I will tell you more in detail later!"

It is true that the existence of the pub is a secret, but these people in front of him are his most trusted family members.

He planned to share the good news with them.

Yang was full of doubts, but she didn't say anything in the end.

"Okay." She nodded.

Several children were swallowing their saliva, and she also felt hungry, so it would be better for her to eat first.

They walked across the stacked stones in the middle of the stream toward the other side.

Du Fu jumped left and right, leaping back and forth on both sides of the river bank, having a lot of fun.

He has more and more control over his body.

Looking at him, Du Zhan and the other children had more envy in their eyes besides surprise.

Soon, the whole family gathered around the table.

The sumptuous food filled a small table, which was out of place with the simple surroundings.

Du Fu turned his head and looked at the hole he had knocked in the wall, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It would be nice if I could fill this hole," he thought to himself.

Looking at the broken pieces of earth piled on the ground, he inexplicably developed a strange feeling.

It's as if my hands can extend infinitely and control them at will.

He stared at the clods of earth, imagining them blocking the hole...

An incredible scene suddenly appeared!
Under his gaze, the clods of earth really began to move like flowing water.

They rolled and climbed along the wall, and actually filled the gap bit by bit!
Du Zhan accidentally saw this scene and his eyes almost popped out.

He turned to look at his brother and saw that Du Fu's eyes were serious and he was staring at the clods of earth. He immediately realized what had happened.

Seeing that his nephew wanted to speak, he quickly waved his hand to stop him.

Yang also saw this scene. She was stunned for a moment, and soon became shocked.

The room gradually became quiet.

Even the most noisy youngest son felt this strange atmosphere and dared not make a sound.

Under the gaze of everyone, sweat gradually seeped out of Du Fu's forehead.

More and more sweat flowed down his forehead, temples, eyebrows and nose.

As time went by, Du Fu's face turned pale.

His head was already covered with sweat.

But whether it was his wife Yang, his younger brother Du Zhan, or his children, they all remained silent and looked at him with awe and admiration.

In everyone's sight, the hole in the wall had already been blocked.

Not only that, the soil on the wall changed from yellowish brown to dark blue at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After a long while, Du Fu finally stopped.

The thatched house was still quiet.

Du Zhan, who was closest to the wall, couldn't suppress his curiosity and reached out and knocked on the wall.

Hearing the crisp thumping sounds, he said in disbelief: "This... has it turned into stone?"

"Yes." Du Fu said.

As he spoke, others began to speak.

Several children asked what happened.

Yang took out a simple and clean handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off his face.

Her heart was also filled with surprise and doubt, but more of it was heartache.

Although I don't know how my husband turned an entire earth wall into a rock-like material, he was obviously very tired.

Du Fu reached out and held his wife's hand, smiling and saying, "Don't worry, ma'am. I was just about to tell you something."

He said to the people in front of him, "Eat first and listen to me while you eat."

"I've already eaten," he added.

After hearing his words, the children, who had been impatient for a long time, took action first.

Although they are descendants of a famous family, the Du family has been short of food and clothing in recent years, and has long forgotten such etiquette as "don't talk while eating and don't talk while sleeping".

If you can’t even afford to eat, why bother with all those little things?

Seeing that Yang was still worried, Du Fu picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat for his wife, put it on the plate in front of her, and said with a smile: "Eat quickly, the food will get cold later."

Seeing that everyone was moving, and his youngest son was eating a bun with big mouthfuls, even picking up the remaining crumbs with his fingers and putting them into his mouth, Du Fu suddenly felt sad.

He took a deep breath and recounted his experience.

"A tavern where the guests are from different worlds, and there are even immortals?" Du Zhan said in astonishment.

If his brother's behavior hadn't been so bizarre, he would have almost thought he was dreaming.

"Yes, I also met two Li Bais," Du Fu said with a smile, "and two Qin Shi Huangs..."

He recounted his conversations with the crowd in detail and mentioned another Tang Dynasty.

"In that world, An Lushan and Shi Siming had just rebelled, and Brother Dafu led the troops to quell the rebellion..." Du Fu said.

Except for a few young children, everyone else knew that the "Dafu" he mentioned was Gao Shi, the grandson of Gao Kan, the Protector General of Andong, whose courtesy name was Dafu and who was a good friend of Du Fu.

"He really has the ability to govern a country!" Yang commented.

She comes from a wealthy family and has a lot of experience.

"But my husband is even more capable, he just hasn't met his mentor yet," she continued.

She didn't mean that as a compliment.

When she was still in the boudoir, she had listened to Du Fu's poems.

If she had not admired his talent for poetry, she would not have agreed to marry this man who was ten years older than her.

In terms of family background, the Hongnong Yang family is better off than the Jingzhao Du family.

Among those who introduced marriage partners to him at that time, there were many talented people from other prominent families, and some of them even held official positions, not a commoner like Du Fu.

Du Fu laughed out loud.

In the past, he might have thought it was due to his wife's favoritism.

But after entering the tavern and learning what the man of the future said about him, he accepted his wife's compliment with peace of mind.

After all, he is a poet who is as famous as his idol, the Immortal Poet Li Bai!
This honor made him feel a little complacent.

He smiled and said, "Madam, isn't she my mentor?"

Du Zhan curled his lips.

A few children also laughed out loud.

"The children are watching!" Yang was a little embarrassed.

Looking at his wife's shy appearance, Du Fu suddenly felt a burning sensation in his lower abdomen.

He lowered his head and found that a large part of his clothes were lifted up.

He coughed dryly, quietly stretched out his hand to suppress his ugly appearance, and continued: "I have never seen Brother Dafu in the tavern. I heard that he has been in the tavern for a long time. Not only did he quell the rebellion, but he also forced the emperor to abdicate."

"Uncle Gao wants to rebel?" Du Zhan was surprised.

He has met this good friend of his brother.

Because the age difference between the two parties was too big, he treated him as uncle and nephew, and discussed things with his brother separately.

Du Fu first nodded, then shook his head, and explained Gao Shi's philosophy of governing the country.

Although the Du family lived in poverty, they were all well-educated.

Even in the most difficult times, Du Fu did not relax his academic testing of his younger brother and children.

So after listening to him, the eldest son was the first to exclaim: "He wants to restore the rule of Yao and Shun?"

Du Fu nodded: "That's right, there are no kings or nobles, everyone is equal..."

Now even Yang's face showed a look of longing.

"Dad, your body is as flexible as a monkey?" the eldest son couldn't help asking.

"What do you mean by like a monkey?" Du Zhan retorted to his nephew, who was about the same age as him, "Have you ever seen such a powerful monkey?"

Yang held back her laughter.

"What monkey?" Du Fu frowned and said, "This is called Superman!"

"What superman?" the eldest son asked, "Can Daddy beat ten people by himself?"

Du Fu stroked his beard and smiled: "Let alone ten, even if there were a hundred fierce soldiers in front of me, I would beat them to a pulp!"

Du Zhan nodded in agreement.

He pointed at the wall and asked, "Brother, have you learned the magic?"

The smile on Du Fu's face became more intense, and he shook his head and said, "That's not the case. I think it should be caused by what I eat."

"Eat?" Yang was surprised.

Du Fu smiled and told them how the swordsman Li Bai had invited them to dinner.

He did not mention the special effects of the dragon-scale loach, but rather its ability to control and transform earth and stone.

When they heard that eating food could give them a chance to gain the power of the food itself, their eyes lit up and they looked at the food in front of them.

Guessing their thoughts, Du Fu smiled and said nothing more.

Compared to dragon-scale loach, the ingredients in these steamed bun dishes are much more ordinary.

According to what Li Xunhuan said, at most it can increase one's strength a little.

As everyone chatted and ate, the atmosphere in the small thatched house became warmer and more harmonious than ever before.

After resting for a while, Du Fu stubbornly used the ability he gained from the dragon-scale loach to strengthen the remaining three walls.

After turning the earth walls into solid stone, he manipulated the soil to cover the roof and turned the top into stone as well.

After dealing with these things, it was already late at night.

He became more and more proficient in the application of this magical ability.

Seeing him exhausted again and again, Yang's face was full of heartache and she blamed him for being so anxious.

If you want to renovate the house, you can do it later.

Only after the children went next door did she understand why Du Fu wanted to reinforce the house.

Du Fu waited for the chicken to come out and was busy until dawn.

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(End of this chapter)