I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 6 The World Through the Eyes of Immortals
"It's a good thing that Taibai didn't come this time; he went to seek immortality with that Jiang Langjun."

Yuan Danqiu and Meng Haoran stood inconspicuously at the back, listening to the guests' discussions and then composed themselves.

The two exchanged some teasing remarks.

Yuan Danqiu looked up and surveyed the house.

The Lu family's old house has fallen into disrepair. Many of the decorative screens and utensils have been sold off, and the flower hall is empty, as if it had been ransacked by bandits. However, you can still tell that the feng shui was very good, and the family had a pure and upright tradition in the past.

There is a locust tree in the yard. Over the years, its branches and leaves are still lush and green, and its roots and trunk are somewhat withered, but it still provides shade for people.

“This tree is dead, yet its branches and leaves are still lush,” Meng Haoran said.

Yuan Danqiu has sharp eyes.

"There's an ant hole down there."

Meng Haoran also looked down and said, "Ant holes are quite ordinary. Let's go and wish the old lady a happy birthday. Taibai didn't come this time, so we need to give him a gift."

Yuan Danqiu asked, "What have you prepared?"

Meng Haoran was three times more worldly-wise than the Taoist Yuan Danqiu and the eccentric Li Bai.

He said, "These are some gold and silver items, offered as a token of my appreciation."

Yuan Danqiu nodded.

"Alright."

After registering their gifts, seeing that the servants were busy attending to the guests, they walked through the flower hall and went to the place where the matriarch was receiving guests to offer their greetings.

"When we came last time, there were still four servants here. Were the other three sold?"

Meng Haoran looked at it and couldn't help but shake his head.

"The family business has declined, and the descendants are unworthy."

"Despicable and lamentable."

Today is the Grand Madam's birthday banquet. Although it is not yet time for the banquet, she has already dressed up neatly, wearing a dark blue brocade robe with gold embroidery, and a hairpin in her hair that is neither gold nor silver, but a kind of white jade with a slightly aged color. It should be an old item that has been stored away at the bottom of her trunk.

Although the Lu family was in decline, the old lady refused to show weakness in front of her guests.

The old lady was very happy to see the two of them and spoke to them affectionately.

"Haoran has arrived."

Meng Haoran, whose given name was Hao and courtesy name was Haoran, smiled and nodded, bowing to the old lady.

"May the old lady be well. May she live a long and healthy life, as bright as the moon and as steadfast as a mountain."

The old lady greeted them with a smile, saying there was no need for such humility, but she was secretly pleased. She looked behind the two of them, but her gaze fell on nothing.

"Has that kid Taibai arrived? Where is he?"

He met the old lady's expectant gaze.

Yuan Danqiu inwardly blamed Taibai for slipping away, leaving them to deal with the old lady, but outwardly smiled and said:
"Taibai originally wanted to visit the old lady with us, but he slipped and fell on the wet road and got injured. I sent him to see a doctor."

"Another day, I will have him come in person to congratulate the Madam."

The old lady asked with concern, "Was the fall serious?"

She said, "I still have some medicinal oil. It's made using a prescription from the immortal Sun, and it's most effective for treating bruises and sprains. Xiuxiang, go and get a bottle for the two guests."

The "Immortal Sun" refers to Sun Simiao, who passed away forty years ago, yet still has disciples and followers practicing medicine in Tang China. Many prescriptions have been passed down or falsely attributed to him in this way.

It was true that Madam Lu was eager to find a match for Li Bai and save her family.

The concern shown at this moment is genuine.

"True feelings are the most complex."

As Jiang She spoke, he glanced at Li Bai.

They stood in the hall, among the guests, watching as Meng Haoran paused for two breaths in response to the Grand Madam's question, deliberately exposing Yuan Danqiu. They also noticed that before Yuan Danqiu answered, she secretly glared at Meng Haoran.

There were six or seven guests in the room, along with two or three servants. Meng Haoran and Yuan Danqiu stood in front of the guests, while the old lady sat in a chair to greet them and offer congratulations.

There were twelve people, yet none of them noticed the presence of Jiang She and Li Bai.

Unknown to others.

Undetectable.

Li Bai looked around in surprise and found that their conversation was not heard by the people inside the house, wondering what kind of profound magic they were using.

He even reached out and touched the fruit plate on the table next to him, and found that he could reach it.

He was even more surprised.

Li Bai came to his senses: "Madam Lu is a kind person, but she is stubborn."

Jiang She asked an interesting question.

"If it were you, Li Bai, what would you do?"

Li Bai said, "Lu Sheng has an eldest son who can be raised to adulthood and his descendants will be taken care of. The old lady is in charge of managing the household affairs and then handing them over to her granddaughter, so that Lu Sheng will not be able to touch the family's money."

"As for Lu Sheng himself..."

"It's hysteria, it's possession by evil spirits, it's life or death."

"What's it to me?" He said indifferently, clearly disliking the Lu family's behavior and even more so the actions of the Lu family's eldest son, which he openly displayed in front of Jiang She.

After speaking, Li Bai stared intently at Jiang She, waiting for his reaction.

Although he was arrogant and aloof, regarding ordinary people as fools, he cared a great deal about Jiang She's opinion.

After all, I saw it with my own eyes.

This is an immortal.

Just then, a sound was heard coming from inside the room, from the doorway.

A servant who looked like a young servant came over and whispered something in the old lady's ear.

Jiang She slightly raised his finger.

The servant's whispers, following the gestures, grew louder in the small space, making them clear to both of them.

"Madam, the eldest son requests your presence..." The servant stammered, hesitated for a moment, and then reminded him, "The eldest son wants to sell the last eighty acres of land."

The old lady's face suddenly turned deathly pale, then flushed red with anger.

Thinking of the guests in the room, she did not immediately lash out. Instead, she grabbed the maid's sleeve and was helped to sit up.

The moment she stood up, Madam Lu was overcome with rage and fainted, collapsing to the ground.

Everyone gasped in surprise, wondering what the servant had said that caused Madam Lu to fall. They quickly helped her up.

"Madam!"

"careful!"

"What happened?"

Jiang She and Li Bai stood to the side, and compared to the other guests, they knew the whole story best; they had already heard what the servant had said.

“Let’s go, let’s go see that Mr. Lu,” Jiang She said.

Li Bai helped carry the bamboo basket given by the Old Deer Mountain God and then left.

As he walked down the street, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

The Lu family's situation is not uncommon in the world; it's nothing more than their descendants being unworthy and failing to live up to the family's expectations. He himself had heard of many such cases.

But they managed to contact the mountain gods and earth spirits.

Lu Sheng, who made a pact with the Deer Mountain God, died eight hundred years ago. At that time, the world was still Han territory.

Ordinary people cannot see the causes and conditions of the past; they only see the decline of their family business today.

This is a hindrance.

This strange feeling made Li Bai keep looking at Jiang She as he traveled.

The human world as seen through the eyes of the gods...

What is it like?

……

……

Small courtyard.

"I want to become an immortal!"

"I have already met the immortal master!"

"Call your grandmother over! That immortal master has already promised to accept me as his disciple if I give him another 150 strings of cash! Don't ruin my chance and jeopardize my destiny in the immortal realm!"

A scholar-like man in his early thirties, wearing a gauze hat and a white robe, was being tightly restrained by his servant. Cries and pleas echoed around him.

"My lord, don't be foolish!"

The servant knelt and pleaded, "I've never seen any divine destiny, and I don't know where the immortal master is. I've already wasted so much money... My lord! Those eighty acres of land are the last of our Lu family's land. We'll still need these eighty acres for farming and studying in the future."

"Absolutely not to be sold."

"Absolutely must not be sold..."

Lu Sheng shouted at him.

"Once I become a disciple of the Immortal Master, what wealth can't I acquire? Don't be stingy with these material possessions! By then, not only will I become a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), but I'll likely also become an official, marry a princess, and that will be just as I should!"

Hearing what he said, the servant kept wiping away tears and wiping his face with the back of his hand.

Lu Sheng finally broke free, threw him hard to the ground, and then stood up by leaning against the table.

"You all must not block my path to immortality!"

"Quickly, go and fetch Grandma!"

"I have important matters to discuss with my grandmother!"

Looking at the servant wiping away tears and crying on the ground, Lu Sheng tilted his head slightly and murmured something.

"Wait until I've saved enough money, wait until I've saved enough money..."

(End of this chapter)