I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 145 "Right"

The City God asked, "How long do you intend to stay in Yanzhou, sir? Where are you going?"

Jiang She couldn't say for sure either.

He always traveled freely. For example, in Xiangyang, he explored the entire city and joined in the local deities' banquet before leaving.

However, due to the time spent traveling in Luoyang, we didn't get to visit many places. After staying for more than half a month, we went to visit Yunmeng Mountain with our two children, Sanshui and Chuyi.

I took a stroll around Yunmeng Mountain, and also visited the county town at the foot of the mountain, and listened to the stories of a few disciples of Master Jiwei.

Afterwards... we had a drink on the mountain and met Yuanfa from the ancient city of Chaoge.

I listened to the sighs of history all night.

They also encountered some harmful demons and evil spirits on the road.

He said:

"I will probably stay for another two or three months. I haven't visited Puzhao Temple on Mount Tai yet, nor have I been to Sishui. I also want to hear the rest of this story."

And let Deer Mountain God listen along as well.

The City God laughed.

"This is indeed a good story."

"I was unaware of these things at Lumen Mountain in Xiangzhou before; today I have witnessed them alongside you, sir."

Judge Wu nodded, eating mutton and drinking the most wine.

Jiang She picked up his cup and took a sip.

He came to Yanzhou, admired Mount Tai, met the Stone Goddess who loved matchmaking, and encountered Zhang Guolao riding a donkey backwards, with whom he became friends. At night, he listened to the spirits and scholars hosting a banquet and exchanged poems under the moonlight.

He also attended the banquet and encountered Lady Gongsun performing a sword dance during this prosperous time.

Coincidentally.

Then I met Du Fu, when I was young.

"As for where to go next..." Jiang She said slowly, "I suppose it's to Jiangnan."

"Jiangnan?"

Jiang She nodded.

"I once made a promise to someone that when I travel to Jiangnan in the future, I must go to Kuaiji and have a good drink together."

"Some friends also said that the fish and crab roe in Yuezhou are delicious and worth trying."

The City God drank wine and said with a smile:
"To be able to make an appointment with you, sir, you must be a rare and extraordinary person in this world."

"They were two scholars."

"He must be a man of extraordinary talent, and a longtime friend," said Judge Wen from the side.

Jiang She smiled.

He hadn't inquired about that much. He only knew that the two of them had left Luoyang, were somewhat frustrated, and hadn't made any connections with any powerful figures.

"But we only met once."

The City God found this strange, "Only met once?"

Jiang She agreed.

"We traveled together on the Luo River that day, and drank together."

They made an agreement after only traveling a short distance by boat, and even went to Jiangnan to visit each other because of this trip?

At this time, the furthest a person in the Tang Dynasty could travel in their entire life was a neighboring village. Even in the more prosperous city of Yanzhou, there were too many people who, from birth to death, never left the city.

A few dozen miles is the place where one spends one's entire life.

The City God felt a pang of envy.

He loved mountains and rivers during his lifetime, but unfortunately he was too busy with official duties to travel to many places. After his death, he became a ghost in Yanzhou, protecting the prefecture.

Those who become ghosts of local officials must protect the town. If they are local earth gods and goddesses, they must also protect the people of the village.

After death.

However, one cannot live like this, carefree and able to go wherever one pleases.

The City God remained silent for a long time.

He listened to the storyteller recount the tale of Mount Lumen for a long time before finally speaking.

"Sir, you are a wonderful person."

"No wonder he casually left a note, writing a predestined connection for the Pei family."

So it turns out they were asking about that piece of paper.

Jiang She said with a smile.

"Without the Pei family, there wouldn't be all this fine wine and food on the table."

The City God laughed heartily, "Sir, you are right. These pastries are indeed delicious, the chef's skills are superb, and the wine is excellent too!"

talking.

The three ghosts continued drinking and listening to stories, exchanging a few words with Jiang She from time to time.

Jiang She then asked, "Does the City God only patrol the city?"

The City God nodded.

He asked, "That's probably true, but did you see any demons or monsters outside the city?"

Jiang She shook his head.

"It was just a casual inquiry. I met an interesting stone spirit outside the city. He was a benevolent deity who had never done evil. City God need not worry about it."

The City God breathed a sigh of relief.

He held his wine cup, chatting and laughing with this wise man.

As if casually asking:

"What is the meaning of the words you left at the Pei family's residence, sir?"

The civil judge paused, his hand holding the wine cup still. The military judge, who was eating mutton beside him, also moved much more gently, putting down his chopsticks, and both of them listened intently.

Jiang She dipped his fingertip in wine and casually wrote something down.

"just."

"So that's how it is," the City God said. "No wonder it can exorcise evil spirits."

Judge Wen knew many common ways to write this character, and also knew how to write it in talismans, but he had never seen the Pei family's version.

He asked respectfully:

"I wonder what kind of French you wrote, sir? It looks so exquisite."

"I didn't have pen and ink at the time, so I just wrote it down."

Judge Wen glared.

Judge Wen instinctively wanted to ask more questions. However, his questioning earlier had already been somewhat presumptuous, but fortunately, the judge was of good temperament.

In the end, he simply raised his hand in a gesture of respect.

"Thank you for telling me, sir."

The three of them sat there with Jiang She for a long time, chatting idly. It was already afternoon when Jiang She mentioned the evil cultivators and demons they had encountered along the way, as well as the matter of Mirror Dust Mountain, saying that he had discovered a successor in Yanzhou.

Upon hearing this, the City God instantly sobered up.

"Who is it?"

The day-roaming god and the night-roaming god are always patrolling the prefecture.

How come this wasn't reported?
Jiang She appeased the City God.

He said calmly and indifferently, "I found that the woman had not harmed anyone, nor did she know any of the harmful magic techniques, so I let it go."

The City God looked ashamed.

"I had no idea about this. How did you find out, sir?"

Jiang She smiled.

“They copy all day long, surely I can’t be so clueless as to not recognize people.”

The City God didn't understand much, but nodded calmly.

Together with the civil and military judges, they bid farewell to Jiang She.

They also have other matters to attend to. Now that the emperor is in Yanzhou, he has to make several rounds of inspections every day, and there are many trivial matters to attend to.

"Let's have a good drink another day, sir!"

Jiang She also bid them farewell.

"We should certainly welcome you!"

The three of them left.

Inside the tavern.

The diners had changed. The gossip overheard had also changed; it was about a wealthy merchant who had taken a new concubine, and the lively discussion about it, as well as the affairs of the emperor and his officials, was as if they had witnessed it firsthand.

After finishing his abacus work and organizing the accounts, the accountant was chatting and laughing with the waiter. The waiter wasn't busy either; he had a towel draped over his shoulder and only responded when a customer called out to him. After leisurely finishing his work, he continued to relax and chat.

Mr. Liu stopped his storytelling when he got to the part about what happened after Lu Sheng had a son.

We'll talk about it next time.

They're chatting and laughing now. Mostly, they're just idly chatting with diners and taking a break from their work.

The cat had already fallen asleep on the stool.

Jiang She patted the cat's head and asked the waiter for the bill.

The waiter wiped his hands on a napkin, lazily got up, walked to the front, and suddenly noticed some loose silver on the table. He picked it up and asked:
"Is this yours, young master?"

Jiang She recalled that it seemed as if the City God's sleeve had brushed across the table.

People are so particular...

The waiter glanced at the loose silver, weighed it on a small scale, then looked at the food on the table and quickly calculated the amount.

"Three plates of mutton, a dish of snacks, two side dishes, two jugs of wine... a total of one hundred and twenty-five coins. This is a bit too much. I'll go and get the change for you, sir."

He stared at the two untouched plates of mutton.

He weighed the wine jugs again; one was almost empty, and the other was still in a cup, and it didn't look like it had been touched.

"Young master, would you like to take these two plates of meat, this wine, and these snacks with you?"

Jiang She said:
"No need."

They're really rich and powerful...

The waiter pondered for a moment, then quickly brought over the change and piled it into a small mountain on the table.

“My lord, count them.”

He wiped the table clean, then took the remaining plates and dishes and left.

The waiter was secretly pleased. There was so much good wine and meat left over, yet Jiang Langjun didn't want it. He was letting Jiang Langjun have a good meal instead.

How beautiful!

He stopped chatting with the accountant and hid in the kitchen to eat a couple of bites.

The waiter was taken aback and almost became suspicious.

The waiter picked up two more pieces of mutton from another plate and put them in his mouth. The mutton was roasted by the chef, cut into two plates, glistening with oil, and looked delicious.

It tasted completely when I put it in my mouth.

Was it because the cook's skills were lacking today, or because he forgot to add salt?
The man was puzzled.

……

……

The front room of the tavern.

Jiang She was counting the money, a total of more than seventy Kaiyuan Tongbao coins.

Mr. Liu, who was sitting at the door, strolled over.

Laughing and saying:

"I saw that you had someone with you just now, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)