Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 158 How the Beloved Was Dragged Down
[Storytelling Level: LV5 (50000/200000)]

[Today's Storytelling Chapter 10: Increasing Lifespan by Ten Days, Strengthening the Chaos Art to the Second Level (Twelve Levels Total)]

The effect of the fifth-level storyteller seems to be not very obvious, so it needs to be upgraded quickly. Ye Beixuan feels that the Investiture of the Gods is about to end, but the upgrade seems to be very slow. This is still due to the credit of his disciple Zhou Boran. The fragments of Warning to the World have been almost collected, so should he start preparing for Message to the World next?

Back in the house, Ye Xiaobei was concentrating on practicing sword skills. At this moment, his sword moves were already quite good, and the effect of his hard training was very obvious.

"Xiaobei." Ye Beixuan snorted softly, drawing Ye Xiaobei's attention and saying, "Take this move from me."

After saying that, Ye Beixuan attacked with his sword, and Ye Xiaobei stabbed straight at him with his wooden sword. The two swords faced each other, and Ye Beixuan nodded with satisfaction.

"That's right." Then he said, "Today I will start teaching you how to tell stories. Let me tell you an interesting story."

"What a story! Master!" Ye Xiaobei put down the wooden sword and said with blinking eyes.

Ye Beixuan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Move the table out and prepare the three-piece set."

"okay!"

Ye Xiaobei swiftly brought out the table and the three-piece set he had prepared last time.

"Stand beside me and learn my tone of voice."

"First, look straight ahead and let your eyes influence your audience."

Ye Xiaobei learned it in an instant, and he really looked like a storyteller.

"Follow me and learn."

Ye Beixuan slammed the gavel.
Bang! Ye Xiaobei also slammed the gavel.

Ye Beixuan looked into the air in front of him and began to speak slowly, "Listen as an audience."

As soon as he finished speaking, two figures appeared on the mountain path in front of the yard. They were Li Xianglian and Ao Qin.

The two of them watched with a smile as Ye Beixuan was teaching Ye Xiaobei to tell a story. They did not say anything, but sat aside attentively, holding their cheeks, looking at him with affectionate eyes.

"Ahem." Ye Beixuan coughed, bringing back the serious atmosphere that had just disappeared.

Ye Xiaobei also immediately stopped making faces and became serious.

"Ladies and gentlemen."

"Listed as a spectator."

"Today, we are telling a story of reconciliation, a story called Jiang Xingge's Reunion with the Pearl Shirt. It is also the story of three men and two women."

"There was a loving couple, Wang Sanqiao and Jiang Xingge. Sanqiao was virtuous, while her husband was away on business all year round and rarely came home."

One day, Wang Sanqiao was out and about when she happened to meet Chen Dalang. Dalang fell in love with Sanqiao at first sight. (From "Jiang Xingge Reunites with the Pearl Shirt" in "Stories to Enlighten the World")
Ye Xiaobei also followed Ye Beixuan and learned from him in the same way. Ao Qin and Li Xianglian listened very attentively and did not dare to breathe to disturb them. Only they two knew how serious Ye Beixuan was when he was telling stories.

Seeing that Ye Xiaobei had learned well, Ye Beixuan immediately began to talk incessantly about how Wang Sanqiao was framed by Xue Po and became her best friend.

The story then begins to unfold how Xue Po became Sanqiao's best friend. Xue Po deliberately told Sanqiao, a lonely woman whose husband was away from home all year round, about her romantic affairs with other men, deliberately arousing her desires, and the two of them almost became friends regardless of age.

This series of actions fully illustrates the process of how decent women fall into depravity, and also fully explains one of the two major hobbies of men - the process of dragging decent women into sex.

Li Xianglian and Ao Qin looked at each other with a strange look on their faces. Would they just give in so easily?

"This is the end! Xue Po took advantage of the Qixi Festival to prepare wine and food at home. When she was drunk, Xue Po brought Chen Dalang, who had been hiding beforehand, to Wang Sanqiao's room. Under the influence of alcohol, Sanqiao, alone with a man and a woman, lost control and something happened that shouldn't have happened. The details are omitted in 100,000 words."

Then he went on to talk about Wang Sanqiao's affair with Chen Dalang, which lasted nearly a year.

"Before leaving, Chen Dalang was about to return home, and Wang Sanqiao wanted to follow him."

"But Dalang said that he was not ready yet and would take her away next time he came back."

"Sanqiao learned about this and gave the pearl shirt to Chen Dalang as a token of love, waiting for his arrival."

Then it tells the story of how Jiang Xingge was furious when he accidentally learned through the pearl shirt that Wang Sanqiao had betrayed him.

Jiang Xingge was an upright man. He and his wife were originally in love. Considering their marital relationship, he tricked Wang Sanqiao back to her parents' home and wrote a letter of divorce to divorce her.

"When Wang Sanqiao learned her affair had been exposed and that her husband had divorced her, she immediately felt remorseful. Thinking back to their past love, she felt even more regretful."

"What kind of love between husband and wife is this? It's obvious that she has lost her support. If Chen Dalang had taken her away, do you think she would still be like this?" Ao Qin muttered in a low voice with disdain, as if the voice was spoken to Li Xianglian.

Ye Beixuan had sharp ears and heard what she said. He nodded in agreement in his heart, but he also knew that mortal women in ancient times were like accessories, which was something that women of noble status like Ao Qin and Li Xianglian could not understand at all.

But he ignored Ao Qin and continued to teach Ye Xiaobei, saying, "It just so happened that a Jinshi named Wu Jie saw Sanqiao was so haggard and felt pity for her. He couldn't bear to see her like this, so he took her back as a concubine."

Then he asked Wang Sanqiao's father to go to Jiang Xingge's house several times to ask him whether he would take back the divorce letter. Although Jiang Xingge was in great pain, he could not accept Wang Sanqiao's betrayal and refused.

At this point, Wang Sanqiao had no other thoughts in her mind and could only passively accept marrying Wu Jie as a concubine.

On the wedding day, Jiang Xingge returned all of Wang Sanqiao's belongings to her as a dowry.

At this point, Li Xianglian said, "I didn't expect that Jiang Xingge is such a loyal and righteous person."

Ao Qin nodded in agreement, a rare gesture. "It's just that Wang Sanqiao betrayed me first, yet he's still so magnanimous. If it were me, I would definitely cut her into pieces."

Ye Beixuan then continued, "It is said that after Chen Dalang returned home, he sighed at his pearl shirt and his mind was completely on Wang Sanqiao. He wished he could go back and run away with her."

Then, Ye Beixuan began to say that Chen Dalang missed Wang Sanqiao and wanted to rush back quickly, but he encountered bandits on the way, his money was robbed, and his servant was killed.

After returning with great difficulty, he found that Wang Sanqiao was gone. After some inquiries, he discovered that she had remarried the county magistrate as a concubine and had gone to report on her work with the county magistrate. When Chen Dalang learned about it, he fell ill and could not get up.

"Before his death, Chen Dalang asked his wife, Ping, to bring him some money. However, by the time she arrived, he had already been dead for ten days."

"Taishi was betrayed by his servants and ended up on the streets, having no choice but to pawn his belongings to survive."

He then went on to say that Ping's neighbor, Seventh Sister-in-law, suggested that she sell herself to bury her husband. Coincidentally, Jiang Xingge had also entrusted Seventh Sister-in-law to find a marriage for him, so Ping married Jiang Xingge.

"There really are such coincidences in the world." Ao Qin sighed, but then she thought of the coincidence between herself and Ye Beixuan, and her face suddenly turned red. How could her coincidence compare to mine?
Li Xianglian said with disdain, "There's no such thing as a coincidence. There are so many coincidences!"

She also remembered the coincidence between herself and Ye Beixuan, which was even more bizarre than this one.

When the two women finished their chatter, Ye Beixuan continued to teach Ye Xiaobei, "On their wedding night, Jiang Xingge accidentally discovered the pearl shirt that Ping had hidden. He immediately flew into a rage and cursed Chen Dalang for being a beast and marrying a beast's wife."

"Brother Jiang Xing is really pitiful. He was labeled a hat for no reason and even married the wife of his enemy." Li Xianglian sighed.

"This is just a chance for revenge!" Ao Qin said.

"makes sense."

Then Ye Beixuan began to narrate, and Ping also burst into tears, cursing Chen Dalang for being heartless and disloyal, saying that all this had nothing to do with her.

"When Jiang Xingge saw Pingshi, she was all alone and helpless, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't have treated her like that. Chen Dalang was a beast, what was his connection to his wife? The two of them began to cry and hugged each other. From then on, they were inseparable and their love grew stronger and stronger."

"This is a good ending." Ao Qin nodded.

Li Xianglian pondered for a moment and then said contemptuously, "Isn't this your first time listening to his storytelling? I wonder how many twists and turns his endings have?"

Ao Qin was choked and said angrily: "I even heard him talk about the Legend of Sword and Fairy specifically for me!"

Li Xianglian was stunned when she heard this. She had never been told a story by him alone. No, I want it too in the future. No, not in the future. I want it tonight. I want him to tell it to me all night long without sleeping.

Sure enough, just as the two women finished arguing, Ye Beixuan murmured again, "But one day, Jiang Xingge came to another place to do the pearl business."

"I didn't want to get into a fight with an old man. After a scuffle, the old man fell to the ground and died. Jiang Xingge was involved in a murder lawsuit."

"See, I was right!" Li Xianglian snorted and looked at Ao Qin with contempt, as if she was the winner.

Ao Qin turned her head away angrily and didn't look at her.

Ye Beixuan looked at the two bickering women and suddenly felt that their relationship seemed to be getting better.

Thinking of this, he chuckled and continued, "The county magistrate who took the case happened to be Sanqiao's current husband, County Magistrate Wu Jie."

"Wu Jie returned home from a meeting and happened to talk about a case. The mastermind's surname was Jiang. Sanqiao was beside him and asked if it was Jiang Xingge?" "The county magistrate was stunned when he heard this and said it was Jiang Xingge."

Then he began to narrate. When Wang Sanqiao saw that it was really Jiang Xingge, she burst into tears and said that the man was her ex-husband. She begged the county magistrate to save his life and told him in detail the love story between her and Jiang Xingge.

"After hearing this, Wu Jie casually told Wang Sanqiao to write a letter asking Jiang Xingge to come out, and he knew how to deal with it."

He continued to talk about how Sanqiaoer wrote a letter as instructed and sent someone to deliver it to the prison.

When Jiang Xingge saw the book, he felt both bitter and happy.

"The letter was all about past favors, and told him not to worry, as he would be out soon."

"Soon, Wu Jie leniently sentenced Jiang Xingge to death for accidentally injuring the old man. Jiang Xingge had originally thought it was a serious crime punishable by death and exile, but he never expected it to be so easy. He was overjoyed and immediately turned and left."

"It's because of his connection with the county magistrate. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so simple to cause accidental death." Li Xianglian sighed. Although she knew that Jiang Xingge had no intention, the sentence was still too light, even painless. Coming from the mortal world, she was very familiar with the laws. It turned out that it was easier to get things done if you had connections.

Seeing that Ye Xiaobei had learned well, Ye Beixuan paused and continued, "Then County Magistrate Wu Jie knew that Wang Sanqiao still had feelings for Jiang Xingge, so he immediately called Jiang Xingge and asked Wang Sanqiao to come out. He wanted to question her."

"Soon after, Sanqiao came out and met Jiang Xingge. The two recalled their past love and couldn't help but hug each other and cry."

At this moment, Ye Beixuan paused for a moment and looked at Ye Xiaobei.

Ye Xiaobei was confused and asked, "Master, am I not learning well?"

No? You're just like me, a born storyteller.

"You will learn deduction from me next."

Changing the subject, Ye Beixuan immediately imitated Magistrate Wu Jie and said, "Don't be sad, both of you. Listen to me. I see that you two still have feelings for each other. Now that Jiang Xingge has a wife, you should behave yourself. I will make the decision today so that you two can reconcile. What do you think?"

"Jiang Xingge and Wang Sanqiao both knelt down to express their gratitude for the magistrate's grace and expressed their willingness to accompany him."

Ye Beixuan then acted like Wu Jie and said, "Since that's the case, you should return to your homes immediately without delay."

"Why? Brother Jiang Xing is sick! The man Wang Sanqiao married is a high-ranking official, why doesn't she follow him?" Ao Qin said angrily.

"Wang Sanqiao is just a concubine, she has no status. The magistrate has a wife at home. If she stays here, she might be sent away at any time." Li Xianglian said disdainfully, "Hmph! Ao Qin, you should just be your concubine in the future, otherwise...
"This isn't love at all; it's clearly an exchange of interests." Ao Qin said angrily, "Only you humans are like this. We demons are loyal until death."

"You also have those shameless vixens who flirt with men all day long." Li Xianglian immediately retorted.

Just as Ao Qin was about to explode, a roar was heard, causing the two of them to lower their heads like cats that had done something wrong.

"Enough. Do you still want to hear stories?" Ye Beixuan shouted angrily, scaring the two of them so much that they lowered their heads and dared not speak, for fear of angering him. They also knew that they should not be jealous of each other while he was telling stories.

Seeing the two of them being so well-behaved, Ye Beixuan nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his arrogance was indeed useful.

"It is said that Jiang Xingge took Wang Qiao'er back home. Mrs. Ping saw that her husband had brought someone back with him and asked why."

Then he began to speak aloud, Jiang Xingge explained the whole cause and effect in detail.

Ping was virtuous and had no complaints. She even let Sanqiao and Jiang Xingge live together as the main wife, and she was willing to be the concubine.

And Sanqiaoer knew she was ashamed, that she had been an unvirtuous person and had no face to be in the same league with him? She was willing to worship Pingshi as her sister and to obey her orders.

Ao Qin and Li Xianglian looked at each other at the same time. The moment their eyes met, violent sparks of lightning were produced. The meaning of both of them was very clear: you are the younger one.

"Hmm!" Ye Beixuan coughed lightly, signaling Li Xianglian and Ao Qin not to go too far. Receiving their lover's warning, the two immediately stopped their fighting. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "And Ping sighed, saying that she and she were the same, and there was no need to distinguish between them."

"After the two of them pushed each other back and forth for a while, Wang Sanqiao finally agreed to Ping's decision."

"From then on, one man and two wives lived in harmony for the rest of their lives."

"What an ending! I'm speechless." Ao Qin turned his head away, not understanding the ending.

Li Xianglian was born in the mortal world and had heard of many habits among nobles. She heard that they all thought other people's wives were fragrant.

Maybe after going through this circle, this might be the interpretation.

Bang! Ye Beixuan slammed the gavel.

Bang! Ye Xiaobei followed suit.

"The story ends here. To know the rest of the story, please listen to me next time."

"The story ends here. To know the rest of the story, please listen to me next time." Ye Xiaobei followed and learned a sentence.

Ye Beixuan looked at Ye Xiaobei and saw that he had imitated her expressions perfectly, and said, "Not bad."

"Not bad." Ye Xiaobei continued to learn.

“You don’t need to learn this.”

“You don’t need to learn this.”

It’s not over yet! This silly disciple.

Seeing Ye Xiaobei's honest look, the two women next to him immediately walked up to him and touched his head.

"Okay, the study period is over." Ye Beixuan said expressionlessly.

"Huh..." Ye Xiaobei took a deep breath and said aggrievedly: "Master, you should tell me how to stop imitating."

Seeing his serious look, Ye Beixuan sighed and said, "Xiao Bei, remember, you learn from me in order to surpass me, not to become me. Don't learn some of my bad habits."

"I understand, master."

"Go down!"

"Yes, Master." Ye Xiaobei glanced at the two women and said respectfully, "Masters, I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, he ran away without looking back, leaving the two women stunned. This little guy is quite smart.

After seeing Ye Xiaobei leave, Ye Beixuan said softly, "What's the matter?"

Li Xianglian's face flashed with displeasure, but she immediately revealed a gentle expression and said, "Oh! I missed you! Can't I come to see you if I have nothing to do?"

Miss me? I left the door open every day but you didn't come. Women's mouths are deceitful. They made me wait for seven days.

Ao Qin immediately said beside her: "She only came to keep an eye on me, she didn't miss you at all. I came because I missed you."

"You're talking nonsense." Li Xianglian remembered that she had been busy dealing with Ao Qin these days and had stood Ye Beixuan up. She felt guilty. She came here today to apologize to him and serve him well in the evening, but she didn't expect this sneaky dragon to also come.

Ao Qin's eyes rolled, and he suddenly felt that his goal had been achieved. Li Xianglian thought that everything would be fine as long as she kept an eye on Ao Qin, but she didn't know that Ao Qin was also watching her.

"Enough." Ye Beixuan spoke to stop the two, and they immediately stopped attacking each other.

If you don't punish him for three days, he will tear off the tiles on the roof.

Then he said slowly: "If you have anything to say, let's talk inside."

The two of them followed Ye Beixuan into the house silently. Ye Beixuan gestured for them to sit down, then said, "Tell me! What's the matter?"

With a sigh, Ao Qin said reluctantly, "I will return to Dragon Palace tomorrow."

So fast? Ye Beixuan immediately understood that an agreement must have been reached between the Dragon Palace and the various immortal palaces.

"I'll see you off tomorrow." Ye Beixuan said slowly. He was afraid that he would not be able to rest tonight.

"Xiaobei, prepare tea."

Li Xianglian gritted her teeth, her expression showing that she couldn't help but speak out. Her silver teeth bit her lips several times until they were deformed.

Seeing this, Ye Beixuan asked, "What do you want?"

Li Xianglian replied, "Beiliang is attacking Zhou. Great Zhou is in imminent danger. Master has asked me to prepare to assist Great Zhou in its fight against Beiliang."

(End of this chapter)