I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 270 Dragon's Roar, Pearl, Fisherman

Ao Bai leaned forward involuntarily.

"It's you, sir?!"

Ao Bai hadn't expected to ask his master. The commotion was far from ordinary. Recalling what the yaksha had just reported, he asked in surprise:

"Could it be that there is a great demon in Chang'an?"

Jiang She shook his head.

"They're just some lingering, resentful spirits. They have indeed harmed a few people, but they're not considered major evil spirits."

Ao Bai found it strange.

"They're just some vengeful spirits. Why would such powerful lightning magic be needed?"

Jiang She met his intense gaze.

“Last night I was explaining thunder magic to someone, and there happened to be a nest of malevolent spirits in my house, so I used that as an example to perform the spell a few times.”

"Preaching the law to others?!"

Such a massive amount of thunder was used for teaching?

Even Ao Bai, the Water God and a righteous deity of the river, hadn't done anything evil, yet he was still terrified upon hearing about it from afar. Not to mention the various demons and monsters in Chang'an, they were probably all trembling in fear, and wouldn't dare to cause trouble for at least a while.

Zhang Guolao stood to the side, stroking his beard and glancing sideways.

Jiang She had come to Chang'an with him on a donkey, so how could he not know that this Jiang fellow had so quickly made the acquaintance of someone who could impart knowledge and teachings?

Even though Xing Hepu was a genius strategist, he didn't seem to have the talent to practice thunder magic.

Could it be that she secretly met someone behind his back?

Zhang Guolao stroked his beard.

He asked with a smile:

"May I ask who you are preaching to?"

"Is he a high-ranking monk or a Taoist master from Chang'an?"

Ao Bai, standing to the side, had come to accept the idea somewhat. He joined Zhang Guolao in guessing, "Or perhaps the two people beside you, sir?"

Ao Bai laughed, "If that's really the case, then they're truly lucky."

Even he felt a pang of envy; what a blessing!

Ao Bai thought he had guessed the result, but to his surprise, he saw Mr. Jiang shake his head. The next moment, he almost doubted his ears.

"It's a cat."

Cat...cat?
How old is that kitten? Can it even understand such profound thunder magic?

Ao Bai's heart surged with emotion, and he couldn't help but make a sound.

"hold head high----"

The water palace shook all around, and the Wei River surged with waves.

The palace shook, precious coral broke and fell all over the ground, and pearls and pebbles, which are rarely seen in the mortal world, were also thrown up and floated with the waves and the sound of dragons roaring.

The fish were all startled.

In the distance, the old tortoise bent over.

The crab shrank into the sand. The fish didn't dare move an inch, and the mermaid rehearsing the music broke a string.

The Yakshas were terrified.

"Suicune is angry!"

"What happened...? Who could have angered Suicune?"

After an unknown amount of time, the underwater swaying gradually subsided, and the old turtle poked its head out of its shell. It pulled the crab that was lying in the sand to its aid.

"Stop hiding!"

Crab will crawl out of the sand in a disheveled state, and he shares the same question as the other yakshas.

"Who dared to offend our Suicune?"

The old tortoise had watched Suicune grow up since he was a child, and knew him better than Yasha and Kani. He said meaningfully:
“These dragon roars don’t sound like they’re angry.”

The crab shook the sand off its body.

"what is that?"

The old tortoise remained silent, craning his neck to look towards the garden. He could only vaguely make out a few figures. He stroked his whiskers, still feeling a lingering sense of unease about the sound the Water Lord had just uttered…

It implies a sense of envy.

"Maybe I misheard."

The old tortoise shook his head, picked up the invitation he had dropped, and continued delivering the mail.

The crab general also had a smooth, round pearl in its pincers. Such a fine pearl could not be found anywhere else; it was probably blown away from the garden by the splashing water earlier. The crab general glanced at it twice, then casually tossed it aside. It continued preparing the spiritual fruits, fine wine, and coral for the banquet.

The coral has to be borrowed from other people's seas, which will require a lot of persuasion... Suicune attaches great importance to this banquet and absolutely cannot allow any mistakes to happen.

The crab transformed into human form and quickly swam away.

The pearl gradually floated to the surface, carried by the eddies in the water.

It was then caught in a fishing net.

……

night.

The fisherman, refusing to believe in superstition, followed his grandson and made one last catch, waiting for the city gates to open at dawn so he could sell the fish inside the city.

His grandson yawned.

"Grandpa, we finally sold all the fish, don't make things worse."

"Didn't they say there were evil spirits in the water these past few days, and we couldn't catch them? Let's go to sleep early."

The old fisherman didn't believe in superstitions.

After casting the net, he and his grandson retrieved it a while later. The grandson immediately sensed something was wrong; it was still incredibly light. They had spent the entire night for nothing.

Under the moonlight, a glimmer of light appeared in the fishing net.

"What is this?"

The grandson was startled. He dragged the fishing net onto the boat and, together with his grandfather, shook out the fine net, touching the smooth, shiny thing.

By the bright moonlight, I took a closer look.

The grandson was greatly alarmed.

He and the old fisherman looked at each other, clutching the large, lustrous pearl tightly. After a long while, the grandson stammered:

"Grandpa, we've found a pearl!"

"Our family is rich!"

……

……

News of the fisherman catching a pearl spread like wildfire throughout Chang'an.

It first circulated among the owners of jewelry shops in the East and West Markets. These shop owners were all amazed.

"It's common for fishing nets to catch clams, but that grandfather and grandson caught a pearl. Pearls are so small and slippery in the water, how could they be caught by a fishing net?"

"Only pearls that big can do it."

"That family is so rich! Why am I not so lucky!"

Some people are also pondering this.

"Was it that woman who fell into the Wei River and was pulled out by that grandfather and grandson?"

Before he could finish speaking, someone next to him shook his head.

"Those were all East Asian or South Asian pearls, but this pearl was fished out of the East Wei River. It is huge and beautiful, reflecting light throughout the room. If it were worn by a lady in the capital, would you and I not know?"

Some people say:

"Could it be mermaid tears?"

It was just a joke, and the shop owners all laughed it off; nobody took it seriously.

"I wonder who bought that pearl. Oh, how extravagant! Just this one pearl, only an inch in diameter, could buy an entire shop in the East Market of Chang'an!"

"I think it's more than that."

Shortly after.

Some influential people heard about this and sent someone to investigate. After receiving a confirmed answer, they immediately had someone buy it.

The nobleman examined the lustrous, round pearl, which was three-tenths larger than the pearls in the palace.

It's truly an auspicious omen.

A palace attendant nearby marveled at the beauty of the pearls.

The eunuch smiled and said:
"Sanlang originally intended to present the Longevity Painting to the Emperor, but now it's time to change it."

"If this treasure were presented, it would probably be inferior to the birthday gift given by the young master, even to the Crown Prince."

The nobleman carefully put the pearl back into the box, closed the lid, and concealed its lustrous and precious luster.

The prince remarked with emotion:
"This item is precious and should belong to the Emperor."

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)