I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 227 Resurrection from the Dead

The servants of the Zeng family were about to step forward and drive the man away when they suddenly heard a cry of surprise behind them.

"The coffin moved!"

Zeng Wulang gripped his uncle's sleeve tightly. He saw the coffin suddenly tremble, as if the person inside had come to life. He quickly looked at his uncle.

The Zeng family members were speechless, staring dumbfounded at the trembling coffin.

Zeng Wulang opened his mouth, then stammered:
"Dad seems to have come back to life..."

One sentence jolted everyone awake.

They personally watched as the coffin was nailed in, fearing that if it wasn't sturdy enough, Zeng Yuze would suffer in the afterlife. Now, if he were to come back to life, he would suffocate inside in the long run!
Uncle Zeng immediately gave instructions to the servants.

"Quick! Lift the coffin lid!"

"Pull out the coffin nails, lest someone suffocate inside!"

The Zeng family and servants all sprang into action. They had come to attend the funeral, but they hadn't brought any tools. They could only find something to remove the few coffin nails that were firmly in place, and then use brute force to pull it open, completely disregarding how valuable the coffin was.

Zeng Wulang didn't dare to breathe, and he dug his nails into himself to confirm that this was real.

His father is really coming back to life!

Uncle Zeng's heart was also in turmoil. He stared at the man in blue for a long time, and all sorts of thoughts arose in his mind, vaguely deducing in a certain direction.

He calmed himself down for a moment, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and walked up to Jiang She.

He bowed deeply and gave a solemn salute.

"Thank you so much, sir, for saving my brother!"

He looked ashamed and apologetic. He hadn't believed such a thing before and had even ordered his servants to drive the two children away. Uncle Zeng hesitated for a moment before raising his hand to greet the two young men.

"I have offended you greatly in the past..."

Jiang She smiled.

The Zeng family's attitude changed abruptly. But he remained the same as before, neither disrespectful nor affectionate.

"You're too kind, my lord. I never expected they would get drunk for so long after we parted at Luoshui. Please don't mind that I'm late."

Uncle Zeng paused for a moment.

This person turned out to be someone my own elder brother had met in Luoyang.

Judging from the meaning of those words...

He couldn't believe it and asked rudely, "My brother has been drunk for the past four years?"

What kind of alcohol can keep someone drunk for four years?

Moreover, if we follow what this expert said...

If he hadn't come, his brother probably wouldn't have woken up yet. And if it had been any later, they would have buried him in the ground, and he would have been completely dead, beyond any hope of recovery.

Uncle Zeng felt a wave of fear wash over him.

"It must be a drunken bar."

Jiang She recalled that he had met Zeng Yuze and Yan Xuelin on the boat. They chatted and, finding themselves thirsty, invited the two to have a drink together.

I didn't expect to be drunk for so long.

It seems I'll have to be more careful when inviting people for drinks in the future.

Thinking this, Jiang She didn't say much about the wine to the Zeng family. Instead, he glanced at the coffin where everyone was gathered, where a person was sitting up in a daze.

"Xue Lin?"

Zeng Yuze groggily sat up in the coffin. He hadn't yet realized what had happened; all he could see was darkness, and he could hear voices all around him...

Could it be that someone is playing a prank on us?
He subconsciously called out his companion's name.

The servant wept with joy.

"Ah Lang is awake!"

The Zeng family was both shocked and overjoyed. Tears streamed down their faces. The women tightly grasped Zeng Yuze's hand, looked him over carefully, and choked out:

"It's good to wake up, it's good to wake up..."

His children squeezed in from behind his wives and concubines.

Zeng Wulang looked at his father with unfamiliar eyes. Not long after he and his younger sister were born, his father went to Luoyang to study and died in bed for four years. He was more familiar with his father's appearance lying down.

He couldn't open his mouth for a long time. Zeng Yuze was helped to sit up, feeling dizzy and disoriented.

He was surprised to find that he was surrounded by his family. His wife looked a few years older, and his children had suddenly grown up. They were somewhat unfamiliar to him after many years.

"Wasn't I on the ship? What are you doing here?"

What about Yan Xuelin?

Zeng Yuze stood up and was helped out of the strange place. Looking down, he was terrified.

He was actually in the coffin just now!
He stumbled and nearly fell.

In an instant, seven or eight hands reached out to help him up, as if afraid that he might have another problem.

Zeng Yuze was completely bewildered when he heard a servant say:
"My lord, you are unaware that you were asleep for four years before, and we thought you were..."

The servant did not continue speaking.

"Four years?"

Zeng Yuze was greatly surprised.

He scratched his head, feeling refreshed and relaxed after having a few drinks and a chat with someone. He fell asleep with Yan Xuelin that night.

Before going to bed, the two agreed that they would go to the nearby ferry the next day, disembark, and buy some things.

Did he sleep for four years?
"What time is it now?"

His wife kept wiping away her tears with the back of her hand, and said happily, "The seventeenth year of Kaiyuan, May."

Zeng Yuze opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

The people around him chattered, asking why the young master had been asleep for four years, and saying that the old lady in the family would be overjoyed to learn that the young master had come back to life.

The events of four years ago are as clear in Zeng Yuze's mind as if they just happened yesterday.

He doesn't even need to think back.

"I left the city with Xue Lin, intending to travel home by water. The boat was small, and we hadn't gone far when we met someone else who was also on board, and we traveled together for a short distance."

"That man was refined and elegant, traveling with a cat, living a carefree life. I saw him reading a Taoist scripture, so I told him about my hometown."

"We got along very well and started drinking together."

When the topic of alcohol came up, Zeng Yuze's throat bobbed up and down, as if the sweet and refreshing taste was still lingering in his mouth.

"That wine was truly excellent; I had never smelled such a unique aroma in my life. Drinking it didn't make me feel heavy at all; it made me feel completely relaxed..."

Everyone listened attentively.

Zeng Yuze then recounted what happened next, saying that after seeing off the person he had met by chance, it was nothing really. That night, the two of them fell asleep.

After saying this, Zeng Yuze sighed.

"It's a pity that we only had the chance to travel together for a short while. I don't know if we will ever meet again in this life."

"I still owe him a drink!"

The Zeng family members looked at each other in bewilderment. They heard their young master talk about the person he had met by chance—the one in blue, the cat, the young man—and it seemed to correspond to the wise man who had just awakened their young master.

My heart suddenly tightened.

They also scolded the two children, and even when the wise man advised against opening the coffin, they did not move.

Won't I offend a master?
Some people quickly looked into the distance, trying to find the figure in blue.

Zeng Yuze didn't notice that someone was distracted.

"I never imagined that I would sleep for four years before waking up. When I opened my eyes again, I had traveled from Luoyang to Kuaiji. It's quite a sad story."

Four years passed quickly in his dreams, and he still didn't quite feel that it was real.

Tell me your story.

Zeng Yuze suddenly remembered his fellow villager who had been drinking with him.

He expressed his concern.

"By the way, how's Xue Lin doing?"

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)