Notes on Longevity

Chapter 136 The sunlight warmed the green clothes, and the even-toned clothes looked disgusting.
It's sleepy. It's so sleepy.

It was already early morning, and Yingchun had been staring at Daoyisheng all night. She was so sleepy that she couldn't stay awake any longer.

Its petals drooped, its branches bent, and it inwardly grumbled at Dao Yisheng. Wasn't this guy sleepy? He'd been standing there all night, why wasn't he leaving? What was he trying to do?

It was so sleepy it was almost falling over.

Little did it know that Yi Sheng was a tree spirit, and that standing for long periods without sleeping was perfectly normal for him.

The year's plan starts in spring, and this is the time when trees are flourishing and sprouting new branches. How could he be sleepy?

For him, sleep was only necessary in autumn and winter, but not at all in spring and summer. So it was normal that he couldn't survive. But for his sister's safety, he persevered, when suddenly a hand quietly landed on his head.

"You silly little thing, didn't you sleep all night?"

Hearing the voice, it turned around in surprise and looked at her, who had loose hair and wore a lazy green dress, and called out, "Sister Linglong."

The sunlight shone on her profile, bathing her fair skin in a soft, yellowish glow. Her already languid appearance was further enhanced by a subtle, ethereal quality, making her seem almost indistinct, as if she were in a dream, in a fairyland, a vision of a celestial being.

She smiled gently and continued to stroke its little flower head. "Go to sleep now, or the petals will fall off and it won't look pretty anymore."

"But Sister Linglong, that person has been standing there all night, I'm scared."

Before it could finish speaking, it was gently interrupted by the woman in green. She looked at it and said, "Alright, silly, go to sleep. If he really wanted to do something, he wouldn't have waited until now."

Yingchun lowered her head slightly, still saying with concern, "Alright then. Be careful, sister."

"Don't worry, everyone's here, aren't they?" Green-clad gently touched its petals with her finger. "Go to sleep."

"Oh"

Seeing that "Welcoming Spring" had stopped making a sound, Green Clothes slowly stood up and stretched towards the sun.

The spring sun possesses an indescribable warmth. Hanging high in the sky, it surveys all things on earth. It radiates a gentle light that caresses all things, invigorating the spirit, bringing clarity, and making one forget yesterday.
After stretching, the woman in green held out one hand and smiled at the sun. The slight upturn of her lips accentuated her irresistible charm.

"The warm sunlight shines on the world; this is the time for spiritual practice."

She said this playfully, then turned and went back under the eaves. Looking at the dried, pasty patterns, she smiled faintly at them, "I'll work on you later."

After saying that, she sat under the eaves, cross-legged on the edge of the wooden platform, facing the sea of ​​flowers and Dao Yisheng who was watching her day and night. She slowly closed her eyes, her hands began to form a mudra below her abdomen, slowly moved to her chest, and then released her hands, which landed on her knees respectively.

As heaven and earth are reborn, yin and yang intertwine. After a night's rest, the essence, qi, and spirit are at their most vulnerable and have the greatest need for external things. They gather the spirit of heaven and earth, absorbing the essence of day and night. For plants and trees, the time between sunrise and mid-morning is crucial for spiritual cultivation.

Taihua is well aware of this.

He sat at the square table in the room, shrunk his large gourd to its normal size, lifted the lid, and saw the green-clad figure and Dao Yisheng standing in the woods through the white smoke rising from the gourd and the mirror formed by the white smoke.

He looked at Dao Yisheng, who seemed deep in thought, raised an eyebrow, and smiled slightly: "Could this guy have fallen for this flower fairy?"

He didn't know either, but there were some signs of it at the moment. But soon he frowned again, looking at a scene flashing in his smoky glasses, thinking to himself, something unexpected, he never expected it to end like this. He put away his cigarette, picked up the empty gourd, took a sip of water, the strong taste of alcohol filling his throat, a slight intoxication creeping into his heart, and he suddenly regretted bringing him here.

He originally only wanted to broaden Dao Yisheng's horizons and let him learn more about human affairs, which was also the purpose of his journey. Although he acted so naturally and didn't let Dao Yisheng see anything, things were now getting a little complicated.

What he needs to do now is wait for Wei Shengming to come to him and cooperate with him, hoping to change things.

Knowing the past, understanding the present, and knowing the future. This was a wondrous technique he learned from the immortal of Kunlun. He also blamed himself, because although he had tried his best after receiving some opportunities from the immortal, he had not been able to master this technique, which led to the current blunder.

Now all he has to do is salvage the situation and prevent the worst from happening.

-

Wei Shengming was also in a daze in the main hall early in the morning. He looked at the Wei brothers, Wei Jiazhi and Wei Mingqing, and at the boxes of gifts prepared on the ground, and was very worried.

He wondered if Taihua would accept the gold and silver jewelry he brought there. If they did, that would be fine, but what if they didn't?
Seeing his anxious expression, Wei Mingqing said, "Father, why don't my brother and I go?"

"No way!" Wei Shengming refused without even thinking. "Do you think the Immortal Master will see you? I'll go myself. As for these things..."

He gritted his teeth and finally decided not to bring it. He went empty-handed.
As he was thinking this, he started to walk outside, but he quickly turned back and said to Wei Jiazhi, "Have someone go to the wine cellar and fetch a few jars of good wine, then come with me."

Wei Jiazhi was somewhat stunned by his father's unpredictable behavior, but he quickly nodded and did as he was told.

After Wei Jiazhi left, Wei Qingming looked at his father with some confusion and asked, "Father, aren't you taking these with you?"

“He probably won’t accept it,” Wei Shengming said. “I remember he always carries a gourd with him, which can be big or small. I thought I’d bring him some wine instead, so it wouldn’t be impolite or reckless.”

"He was carrying a big gourd on his back, but it looked very light to me. I doubt there was anything inside."

Wei Mingqing said, frowning slightly. "If such a large gourd is full of wine, how could it possibly move?"
"How can we understand the abilities of immortals? They are no longer mortals. Even if they are carrying a mountain on their backs, they can still move with incredible speed."

Wei Mingqing was dumbfounded. Carrying a mountain on his back? He originally thought that so-called immortals were just people who lived longer than ordinary people and had some strange abilities, but what his father said had exceeded his understanding of immortals. So he pleaded with Wei Shengming, "Father, can you take me with you? I also want to go and apologize."

The apology was genuine, but what I really wanted was to meet this immortal. If I could learn even a single move from him, that would be ideal.

Furthermore, if the Qin family can build a good relationship with him, why can't the Wei family do the same?

“Alright,” Wei Shengming thought for a moment and felt that this was a good idea. Since both of his sons had gone, he could explain what happened yesterday to Taihua.

If we could get his help, that would be the best outcome.

-

In the Wei family's house, in Yun Gong's room.

He looked at the father and his two sons and the servant carrying the wine jar in the main hall through a water mirror and sneered, "This flower demon is mine. None of you can stop me from ascending to immortality."

(End of this chapter)