I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 7 "The Immortal Master"

"My lord, what kind of immortal master is there?"

Another servant nearby couldn't help but cry out, "My lord, you've been chanting for half a year, asking us to go and see, but we've never seen that immortal master."

"Doctor Wang said you've been affected by an evil wind, which has caused a drastic change in your temperament..."

He choked back tears: "My lord, please take your medicine!"

Lu Sheng ignored him and did not reply. He shifted his gaze to the road outside the courtyard.

……

……

Under the locust tree.

Upon seeing this, Li Bai exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Lu Sheng has truly encountered a celestial master?"

"What do you think?" Jiang She asked.

The servants' sobs and pleas rang in his ears, and his eyes were fixed on Lu Sheng standing in the garden, his figure thin and his gaze unyielding.

Li Bai thought about it.

"It's better not to have it."

Jiang She nodded.

"If one wishes to enter fire without being burned, ride the wind, play the sheng (a type of reed pipe), ride a crane, and not eat grains, that is impossible."

This means possessing the ability to be burned by fire without being harmed, and to travel through the air as if walking on flat ground using the power of the wind.

Or perhaps, one could leisurely play the sheng and xiao (traditional Chinese wind instruments) or ride a crane in the wild, achieving a state of carefree ease.

Or perhaps, it's the habit and foundation of not eating the five grains of the human world, such as rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans, which contain impurities, and being able to survive by cultivating qi.

Lu Sheng had never met such a person.

That is to say.

Such a person could barely be described as Li Bai had just called him.

He was known as the "Immortal Master" by the public.

He can be considered among the immortal scholars.

When Li Bai heard this young man talking about "immortal masters" and mentioning the immortals and Taoist practices recorded in "Biographies of Immortals" and "Biographies of Immortals," and heard him speak in such an ordinary tone, Li Bai felt that this man was unfathomable.

"Then he would be more than just a celestial master; he would probably be a true immortal."

Jiang She neither confirmed nor denied the matter.

He was somewhat interested in the immortal master that Lu Sheng had mentioned. He had previously lived for several years in Shuzhou, the very place where Li Bai later wrote about the difficulty of the Shu Road, where he had secluded himself for a long time, hoping to find a way back. After several years of fruitless searching, he decided to set out and travel, hoping to visit some immortal traces and fellow practitioners along the way.

No need to look through museum glass; swallows, goldfish, and figures from thousands of years ago are right in front of you.

Although Pang Degong did not actually attain immortality as described in ancient books, he did encounter the mountain god of Lumen Mountain, who had been alive since the Han Dynasty.

Perhaps we can take a look at the immortals of this era.

Take a walk in this world.

This journey with no return date was not in vain.

The "immortal master" that Lu Sheng mentioned only fooled the wealthy households and gentry in the county; he didn't even bother the county magistrate.

He probably doesn't have much real skill, but he might have some tricks up his sleeve.

It's worth watching.

He was somewhat expectant. The courtyard was noisy and bustling. Jiang She and Li Bai stood to one side, and also bought two fruits from the plate, one for each of them to quench their thirst.

The courtyard was crowded and noisy, filled with pleas and cries. Only the eldest son of the Lu family stood silently by a table in the courtyard, seemingly unaware that he was the one who had caused all the pleas and pleas.

A series of light footsteps approached, mixed with the murmurs of the guests.

Lu Sheng subconsciously looked up.

Jiang She took the last bite of the fruit and looked up.

"The Dowager Lady has opened her eyes and wishes to see the Master—"

"Be careful, the old lady has just fainted, don't crowd around her!"

“Go, go!”

"Grandma, Grandma—"

"Why did you faint again?"

The guests chattered amongst themselves, while the Lu family servants paced anxiously, unsure of what to do.

"Dangdang!"

Lu Sheng was lost in thought and knocked over a porcelain cup on the table, which shattered on the ground.

One of them stepped forward and gave instructions:

"Hurry and fetch a doctor. Doctor Luo is a grand-disciple of Sun Simiao and is most skilled at treating chest tightness and heart disease."

"Hurry up and go quickly." Meng Haoran, dressed in a green robe, stepped forward, calming the anxious servants of the Lu family.

"I'll go right away..."

Li Bai breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, Brother Meng is here, otherwise these people wouldn't even know to call a doctor. In the past, the Lu family had two or three clever servants, but I haven't seen them today. They must have been sold."

He learned from the mountain god's words that the Lu family had such a connection with the deity of Lumen Mountain.

Li Bai sighed:

"My family business is in decline. Today, a single leaf falls, and I know that the year is drawing to a close."

The eldest son of the Lu family was ashen-faced. When he saw his grandmother being helped over by the crowd, he took a few quick steps and saw the guests and servants rushing over to help the old lady, pressing her head and feeding her pills. They were all busy and flustered.

He stood still.

After a few breaths, Lu Sheng regained his composure and called out.

"Butler, come here."

The butler was a short, stout middle-aged man dressed in a light green outfit. Because it was the birthday of the matriarch of the family and a birthday banquet was to be held, he wore a dark red cloth belt around his waist and a headscarf, which made him look very energetic.

"What brings you here, my lord?"

He hurriedly said, "I have already sent someone to fetch the doctors. Doctor Luo and Doctor Song will be here shortly. The old lady just had a sudden rush of blood to her head. She has always been in good health, so there won't be any problems this time. Don't worry, sir..."

The last sentence already carried a sense of reassurance.

Lu Sheng responded.

He beckoned: "Go and bring over the family account books and property list."

"Remember to bring the land deeds for those eighty acres of land. I remember they were all top-quality land, right?"

The butler's smile vanished instantly, his face turning pale, then red, and finally flushed crimson. After holding it in for a long time, he finally roared:
"Nonsense! Nonsense!"

"The old lady fainted because of the young master's anger, and now the young master is still thinking of selling the land?"

"That so-called 'Master Immortal'? He's using some underhanded tricks to swindle our family's money, and he won't even let us keep our last bit of land! What kind of scoundrel is he? He's even more despicable than a beggar on the street. Don't let such a scoundrel deceive you, sir!"

The steward utterly loathed the unknown immortal master that the young master had encountered.

The guests inside all looked over.

Lu Sheng's face changed, filled with both shock and fear.

He scolded, "Butler, watch your words!"

“The immortal master’s Taoist magic is so profound that he can hear our every move. It’s one thing for you to have been negligent towards them, but how can you be so disrespectful?”

After the housekeeper finished hurling those words, he wiped away his tears.

"That so-called immortal master is just trying to coax you into buying books. We can sell some of our harvest and cut back on expenses to make ends meet."

"I never thought that after selling the farmland and harvest, then the shops, then the estate in the north of the city, they would now try to sell the last of our Lu family's fields. Where did such a wicked person come from, trying to trick us into selling our fields? They are worse than pigs and dogs."

When these sad things came up, the butler simply sat down on the ground, sobbing and choking back tears.

The steward, who was in charge of the accounts, felt very bad watching the family business decline.

I absolutely hate those two "immortal masters".

I don't know what kind of scum or scoundrels have ruined the Lu family like this.

The guests were all surprised by the eldest son of the Lu family's unfilial behavior. When they heard the steward say that the old lady Lu had fainted because she was angered by her grandson, and connected this with what Lu Pei had said earlier, they suddenly understood the situation.

The guests pointed and whispered amongst themselves.

"That makes sense!"

"This scoundrel cheated people out of their money; it's outrageous!"

"I don't know where this scoundrel came from, trying to swindle us people of Xiangzhou. This Lu Pei is no better; he can believe any one or two people who claim to know magic. I'd say I do too!"

Meng Haoran glanced sideways at Yuan Danqiu, who was speaking.

"What are your skills, Taoist priest?"

"How about the art of flight?"

Yuan Danqiu leaped up, about a foot off the ground, before landing back down. He stormed up to the people.

He himself was a Taoist priest and detested such foolish things as using the Taoist sect to cheat and swindle.

“Lu Pei, you invite that ‘immortal master’ over. I’ll accept the Shangqing Dharma Decree. Perfect, I can have a good look at that ‘immortal master’!”

Just two hours ago, he witnessed firsthand the power of the senior who could bring withered trees back to life without getting wet in the rain. Yuan Danqiu thought coldly to himself, "Even if he's a celestial master, can he be as powerful as that Jiang Langjun?"

The voice just fell.

Then a leisurely voice came from outside the courtyard gate.

Who is it that wants to see me?

　During the Tang Dynasty, there were "large feet" and "small feet". The large foot was about 30cm and the small foot was about 25cm.

　　So Yuan Danqiu's jump was about 30 centimeters high.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)