I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 272 Entering the Well, Water Palace Song and Dance (+18)

Fortunately, the next moment, Yuan Danqiu, who was fast asleep beside him, also suddenly woke up. The yaksha turned to the Taoist and repeated what he had said before.

Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu looked at each other, both seeing surprise on each other's faces.

"you……"

"The same to you……"

As the two were whispering about their dreams, Yaksha went out.

A short while later, he brought two junior disciples from the next room.

The four of them looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Li Bai looked at the Yaksha and couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him: "What was that dream just now...?"

Yaksha was surprised.

"What dream?"

Li Bai: "You don't know?"

Yaksha shook his head.

He was still troubled, calling out to these people several times without waking them up, wondering why there were so many. Now the sun was already high in the sky, and he wondered if the banquet at the Water Mansion had already begun.

Yaksha said, "So that's why you guys were sleeping so soundly, you were dreaming."

"It's getting late, we should get going."

After catching their breath, Li Bai and Yuan Danqiu put on their clothes and dressed neatly.

Yuan Danqiu proposed:
"It's a long way, and I don't know when we'll get there. I'll go feed the horses, and we can get there faster by carriage."

Yaksha shook his head.

"Please follow me along the shortcut."

"shortcut?"

Yaksha nodded and asked, "Do any of you know where the well is?"

It's the place where the neighbors gather to fetch water in the morning.

When the group arrived, the mortals could not see the yaksha. It was broad daylight, and everyone had finished drawing water from the well. Upon seeing the group, the neighbors were discussing the sage's birthday celebration, and the official robes could be seen in the distance.

The vendors called out to them a couple of times.

"Have you all had breakfast yet? Would you like a flatbread?"

……

The Yaksha bowed.

"Please invite our guests to enter the well."

Yuan Danqiu was shocked. All around were the neighbors. Although he had finished fetching water, many people were still gathered around talking.

he whispered.

"There are too many people here, how about we go to another well..."

Beside him, Li Bai laughed, showing great interest in the passage through the well water: "If you change the location of the well, wouldn't people still be surrounded by it?"

He gave Yuan Danqiu a push.

"Let's go."

……

The neighbors were talking about it.

"I heard that the palace banquet is piled high with fine wines and delicacies, and the officials are all offering rare and precious treasures. My goodness, isn't this a mountain of gold?"

"Don't even mention it, there are still a lot of auspicious omens in Chang'an on the Emperor's birthday. Zhang Er, the fishmonger, said that he often sees five-colored light by the Wei River these days."

"Perhaps even the Dragon King in the water is celebrating the sage's birthday!"

The excitement wasn't over yet.

Then they saw four people walking towards the well from not far away, and they hadn't even had a chance to exchange pleasantries.

"thump!"

Four sounds followed in quick succession; these new neighbors had jumped into the well.

Everyone was shocked.

"Someone has jumped into the well!"

"Come quick, lend a hand and pull him back!"

"Why would someone who was perfectly healthy suddenly jump into a well?"

"I told you that house was unlucky!"

The neighbors were terrified. Some peered into the well, while others tried to reach it with long poles. After searching for a long time, they found no one in sight.

It's as if those people died at the bottom of the well after jumping down.

Another half hour passed.

The group waited, but the body did not surface.

"Could it be that he jumped down with a stone tied to him?"

Some people began to suspect something and whispered among themselves.

“I don’t think we should move into that haunted house. Every family that moves there dies, every family goes insane. They would have burned the whole house down long ago.”

"This family was one of the fastest to die..."

"I wonder what those ghosts inside did, why did they all suddenly jump into the well?" "They've really gone mad!"

Another hour or two passed.

Unable to find anyone, the neighbors dispersed in twos and threes.

They avoided that house like the plague, and even if a child accidentally passed by the open space in front of the house, the family would give him a few slaps on the back to ward off bad luck.

……

Down in the well.

Li Bai felt as if someone had tapped him twice with a stick. Before he could look closely, they were led by the Yaksha and headed towards the Water Palace.

They were still breathing freely underwater and did not drown.

Li Bai was greatly surprised.

Why can we still breathe underwater?

“You are guests of Suijun, so you can naturally travel freely.” Yasha said, then suddenly remembered something and reminded, “Under normal circumstances, you should not jump down.”

Li Bai abandoned the idea.

He said, "I see."

Yuan Danqiu, who was standing nearby, asked, "If we jump into the well, won't we pollute the water?"

"Rest assured, Daoist Master."

Yaksha said, "Quite a few things have fallen into the well, so a few more won't make a difference. Besides, you're avoiding water now, so even the dust on your bodies probably won't get on the well water. You can rest assured about that."

They gradually walked away.

The underwater world was not dark; on the contrary, it was brightly lit.

Li Bai saw the palace in the distance, surrounded by schools of colorful fish, with coral and pearls everywhere, and he could hear faint music in the distance.

All four of them were amazed.

Sanshui was holding onto his junior brother so tightly that he couldn't keep up with the sight.

"So beautiful!"

Yuan Danqiu also sighed, saying to Taibai, "Could this be the underwater dragon palace?"

……

……

Ao Bai and Jiang She drank together at the same table.

Jiang She sat on the east side, and even the old tortoise and the crab general, as well as several other distinguished guests, were seated below him.

The banquet was enjoyable.

The fish dispersed, and a mermaid played the konghou (a type of harp) and sang along, her voice melodious and graceful.

The dancers, dressed in gorgeous costumes, danced gracefully.

The music continued, and seeing that Jiang She had glanced at him a few more times, Ao Bai raised his cup and asked, "Sir, are you interested in this piece?"

Jiang She nodded.

"It is indeed good, with excellent singing and dancing."

Especially dancers.

The snowflakes swirl and turn lightly, and the dragon leaps gracefully in a breathtaking display.

At the table, many people were already glancing sideways, wondering why the Water Lord would treat a mortal like this, and just who this person was. As the old tortoise toasted, many people pulled him aside and whispered to him.

The old tortoise didn't know either, but they all treated him with great respect.

With everyone's attention focused on him, Jiang She was looking outside.

Ao Bai smiled.

"I must thank you for your illusion magic, sir. Otherwise, if I were to create the dream, those people wouldn't have been able to dream it at all."

As Ao Bai spoke, he also commented on the four people's performance in the dream.

"The one who wrote the poem wanted to reject the Dragon Girl, but for some reason, he seemed to be familiar with the dream and still had some memories of it. It took me a lot of effort to come up with the poem."

"The Taoist priest even said in his dream that he had met you, sir, and that he avoided you like the plague, hahaha..."

"Those two boys ate a meal and asked all sorts of questions; they were the most talkative."

Ao Bai took a sip of wine.

Looking at Jiang She:

“This time, my husband and I are accomplices.”

"When they come over later, sir, please don't mention the dream. Otherwise, where would I find a dragon maiden to marry you off to?"

Jiang She smiled faintly.

He naturally wouldn't expose the two of them conspiring to play tricks on people behind their backs.

"Don't worry, Lord Shui."

Ao Bai also laughed. It was a rare opportunity to experience such an illusion firsthand. He put down his wine cup and picked up a piece of shrimp with his chopsticks.

The sound of a Yaksha reporting came from afar:
"Guests have arrived!"

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)