I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 209 Suicune Appears Again
They left Li Xuan and the city gods and local deities in the cave, while Jiang She and Zhang Guolao went through the area and sat on another hilltop.

Looking at the faint signs of thunder in the sky, he stroked the cat.

He smiled and said to Zhang Guolao.

"An old friend has arrived. Would you like to meet him, Master Guo?"

Zhang Guolao looked around. It was getting dark, and the surrounding area was all mountains with no one around. He didn't sense anything unusual, so it probably wasn't a spirit or demon.

"Where are the old friends you speak of, sir?"

Jiang She sat atop the mountain, raised his finger to the sky, and smiled.

“Then it came down from heaven.”

Zhang Guolao raised his head and looked up at the sky, wondering what was going on. Just then, he heard the man surnamed Jiang finish speaking.

The roar of dragons filled the sky.

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Since their parting at Yunmeng Mountain, the other party has flown away on the clouds.

Ao Bai never saw Jiang She again.

He then returned to the Wei River, regulated its waterways, brought several rains, and fulfilled his duties as the water god. Only then did he enter a meditative state to comprehend the things he had seen and heard in his dream.

Even though he was a dragon with a long lifespan, he had never seen the Shang Dynasty 1,700 years ago. It seemed as if he had dreamt of history from a thousand years ago.

The rituals, rain-praying ceremonies, and fishing in my dream were ancient and magnificent, as if they had actually happened.

It brought him many benefits.

By the time Ao Bai came to his senses from his meditation, the Fengshan ceremony had already passed, and it was already spring of the following year.

He hurriedly arrived in Yanzhou.

Finding traces of the gentleman is harder than finding a needle in a haystack.

He thought he would never see it again, but suddenly he felt a pure and righteous aura in the world, even more powerful than the one he had seen before. Unfortunately, it only lasted for a dozen breaths. If he hadn't drunk the wine made from the green liquid, he wouldn't have noticed it.

Ao Bai chased after him immediately.

The clouds in the sky fell, and a third person appeared on the mountaintop.

Ao Bai was dressed in a white robe, which shimmered silver in the moonlight, and the rain patterns rippled as he walked.

He cupped his hands and smiled.

"Hello again, sir."

"Since I drank that bowl of fish soup, three years have passed. It's so difficult to find you, sir."

As Ao Bai spoke, he looked down at the kitten, which was about the same size as before, fluffy, and several sizes smaller than a typical house cat.

He chuckled, his voice tinged with a hint of mockery.

"You haven't grown up."

The cat looked up at him, and it took it a while to remember who he was.

A child asked in a childish voice.

How many fish did you catch?

Ao Bai was stunned for a moment; this cat could actually talk. He then remembered that back in the thirteenth year of the Kaiyuan era, he had promised a junior disciple of Yunmeng Mountain that he would give her one.

After all this time, does the cat still remember?
“This means you have embarked on the path of enlightenment.”

Ao Bai reached out to pet the cat's head, but missed.

He wasn't annoyed; instead, he lowered his hand.

Now that they've gained intelligence, they can speak. Although the cats don't understand, they are actually kindred spirits. It's disrespectful to touch their heads casually.

The cat nuzzled closer, and Jiang She laughed.

"I saw Suicune again."

He introduced him to Zhang Guolao: "This is the water deity of the Wei River, named Ao Bai."

Then he looked at the gluttonous dragon and introduced the old man beside him.

"This is Zhang Guo, and Master Guo has a wonderful and interesting personality."

The two glanced at each other and exchanged greetings.

Guo Lao looked at Ao Bai with a smile. It was the first time he had seen a dragon. He said meaningfully, "I have long admired your name."

Ao Bai was taken aback.

"Mr. Jiang mentioned me?"

Naturally, he mentioned that some people told him that the dragon was extremely gluttonous, and that one meal could feed twenty or thirty people for a whole day, and that was with the food stored away.

Zhang Guolao didn't say that. He smiled and said:
"Mr. Jiang and I are currently traveling in spirit, but our physical bodies are still on a ship a thousand miles away. Would you like to come with us, Water Lord?"

Ao Bai was surprised.

"Are you two now in the form of ghosts?"

"Yes!"

Zhang Guolao stroked his beard and smiled; it was finally his turn to show off. This would save him from spending all his time with Mr. Jiang, seeing this and that, everything new and exciting, making him seem like he was making a fuss over nothing.

Now a dragon that knows absolutely nothing has arrived. How wonderful!

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Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu went on a shopping spree at the stalls outside. This was a ferry crossing, where all sorts of things were sold: sugarcane and tea from the south would be transported north along the canals, while furs and medicinal herbs from the north would be transported to Jiangnan.

They returned carrying large and small bags, making their way back to the cabin.

Yuan Danqiu rejoiced in the Dao:
"Sir, there's an official's family outside. It's strange that they personally went to greet you at the bow of the boat. Why didn't they take the official boat?"

Li Bai said.

"They look like they've gone back to observe mourning for their father."

The two guessed for a while but still couldn't get an answer, so they became curious. Just as they looked up, they saw Zhang Guolao and the gentleman sitting there with their eyes closed.

When did Guo Lao arrive?
Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu exchanged a glance.

Call out softly.

"gentlemen."

"gentlemen……"

"Guo Lao?"

Yuan Danqiu reached out and nudged Li Bai. Thinking of his past experiences and Li Xuan, who had just left, he asked Taibai:
"Could it be that he went off on a daydream?"

Li Bai had no idea.

The two lit an oil lamp, gathered up all the things they had bought, and opened the cabin window, thus silencing the clamor that filled the room.

Outside, the river shimmered under the moonlight. Vendors hawked fresh fish, shrimp, crabs, eggs, and grains... Oil lamps were lit one by one, and the river rippled with the flickering light.

As the two were resting, a laugh came from beside them.

"Taibai is back."

Jiang She woke up at some point. Standing beside him was someone who was both a stranger and somewhat familiar.

Ao Bai glanced at it.

These two are not as clever as the cat; even the cat remembers him.

"So it's the Water Lord." Yuan Danqiu and Li Bai raised their hands in a gesture of respect and said with a smile, "It's been three years since we last saw the Water Lord."

Ao Bai sighed.

"It is truly difficult to find the gentleman's whereabouts. I searched around several times, but I could not find any trace of him. I really don't know where he has been for the past three years."

"If I hadn't sensed something amiss just now, I'd probably still be searching desperately."

There was a slight fishy smell in the cabin.

Ao Bai frowned and sniffed.

He reached out and grabbed the fish that had just died. Suijun, standing in the cabin, naturally heard the shouts and calls of vendors.

"These are the fish you bought?"

Yuan Danqiu nodded.

“I bought them with Taibai. I originally bought a few, planning to have the cook steam some shrimp and make a bowl of fish soup for us to eat together tonight.”

Ao Bai glanced at the dead fish.

Fishmongers and shrimp and crab vendors, how dare they put out these old, dead goods that have been sitting for a day?

Such inferior goods were actually given to the gentleman to eat.

Ao Bai casually tossed it out the window.

The dead fish were tossed overboard and into the river, where they were swallowed by larger fish. His hands remained completely free of any fishy smell.

Ao Bai said:
"It seems you two have been deceived."

"Since you haven't had dinner yet, sir, I have some good fish. Why don't you have the cook prepare it for you to try?"

A moment later.

The cook was dozing off when a pearl hit him.

(End of this chapter)