I became an immortal in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 89 A Dragon in the Wei River
Jiang She and Li Bai traveled a long way.

The massive deer platform left over from the Shang Dynasty has vanished without a trace. All that remains is a dilapidated, overgrown mound, bearing no resemblance to its former glory.

Li Bai was momentarily lost in thought and asked a passerby for directions.

"This is……"

The middle-aged man looked at the two men with a puzzled expression. He glanced at the mound and wondered how someone could be so well-dressed and not even recognize a dirt mound. He thought, "Scholars are just ignorant."

The man scratched his head, then asked, "..."
"This is just a mound of earth, what are you looking at, young master?"

Li Bai asked a few more people.

They kept asking a scholar in a long gown, and received an affirmative answer.

Only then did I realize that this place was indeed the Deer Terrace from the Shang Dynasty.

Seventeen hundred years ago, King Zhou levied heavy taxes to fill the Deer Terrace, and all the wealth in the world gathered there, piling up with gold and silver. The palace walls were decorated with paintings, and the pavilions and towers resembled a scene from heaven.

At its most extravagant, the Shang king had a huge pool dug in the royal garden, filled it with fine wine, hung meat on the trees, and indulged in lavish pleasures, singing wildly day and night.

The sounds of the xun (a type of ancient Chinese wind instrument) and pottery bells from the Shang Dynasty can no longer be heard today.

There is no gold or silver, no towering trees, and no legendary luxurious palace thousands of feet high. Only a huge and empty mound stands here.

It was covered with weeds, which had been growing for who knows when.

The cat lowered its head, watching the insects crawling across the mound, its paws poised to strike.

The man stared at the two men from a distance for a long time, making sure they were just looking around and didn't have any weapons, so they weren't sneaking off to cut down the trees.

Only then did I feel at ease enough to walk away.

His uncle's family had their eye on that tree, planning to build a large cabinet for it when his cousin got married. They couldn't let those two scholars cut it down.

As the man left, Li Bai kept turning his head to look back.

He smiled and said, "Sir, it seems we are really hard to reassure people."

Jiang She also laughed.

Suddenly, he spoke to Li Bai.

"A visitor is coming."

"Alas?"

Li Bai looked around and could only see this mound, with sparse trees and weeds growing on it. Nearby, vendors were hawking syrups, some with osmanthus flavor and others with honey apricot slices.

Not far away, there were taverns, fruit and vegetable shops, pharmacies, and silk shops, as well as some pedestrians, but most of them were in a hurry and did not rush in their direction.

Where are the guests?

As Li Bai was wondering, a small cloud drifted in from afar behind him.

There was not a sound of footsteps behind them. A young man in white robes looked at the two people and the cat, then smiled and cupped his hands in greeting to Jiang She.

"My name is Ao Bai, and I greet you, esteemed scholar."

"A sudden downpour occurred, and the noble scholar possessed extraordinary abilities."

Upon hearing the sound, Li Bai looked over, but he hadn't seen the person on the road earlier, so there must be something extraordinary about him.

Jiang She heard the surname.

He couldn't help but raise his eyes slightly.

The person before me was refined and elegant, quite tall, dressed as a scholar in a white robe embroidered with rain patterns in silver thread, the stitches invisible. In the sunlight, with each movement of his hand, the silver on his robe shimmered subtly, exuding a noble air.

Jiang She asked:
"Are you the Water Lord of Chang'an?"

There was indeed a sudden and heavy rain in Chang'an just now, mainly falling near Daming Palace. It started in an instant, the rain was as big as a basin, and then it dissipated in a moment.

At this time, Chang'an was surrounded by eight rivers, with a rich water system. Jiang She was unsure which water system this man belonged to when they first met.

The other person smiled.

"It seems I've been recognized. You're a man of great knowledge and experience."

Jiang She returned the greeting and said:
"My name is Jiang She."

When Li Bai heard "Water Lord" and "heavy rain," he was astonished and greeted them.

"My name is Li Bai."

He has been with his husband for the past two days, either at Yunmeng Mountain or sneaking off to play together. He can count on one hand what he ate for lunch today. Where did this heavy rain in Chang'an come from?

Moreover, the surname Ao...

Ao Bai laughed and said, "This isn't a place for casual conversation. How about I treat you both to some drinks?"

Looking down again, she saw the kitten happily catching insects and smiled. "And this kitten too."

Jiang She patted his belly.

Ao Bai said, "I know that you two have just had a wedding banquet, but we were just drinking and chatting."

Jiang She smiled and agreed, "Then it would be impolite of me to refuse."

……

……

At the Weixian Restaurant, Ao Bai casually handed over gold, his generosity earning him a string of courteous greetings. He said to the tea and wine merchant:
"Bring the finest wine."

The tea and wine expert brought out Lanling wine, a world-renowned fine wine transported via the Yongji Canal. It is brewed with turmeric, and its color is golden, like amber.

Please invite the lady downstairs to play the pipa.

With a flick of her delicate hand, a powerful and resolute spirit emerged.

The tea and wine expert listened to the man order a lot of dishes and looked at the three of them; they all seemed to be scholars.

He subtly hinted, "This is quite a large portion; the three of you probably won't be able to finish it. It's enough for ten people."

Ao Bai glanced at him and smiled.

"What's so much? I'm afraid we'll have to add more later."

"Let's just come up like this for now."

The tea and wine expert looked at them with curiosity.

The young man's face showed no sign of joking, so the tea and wine expert simply stopped trying to persuade him and took the wine tray downstairs. He wanted to see how these three could eat so much.

Jiang She found it amusing.

The person at the table is not human, so naturally they have a big appetite.

Before long, the waiters came over with dishes one after another, making several trips in total, loudly calling out the names of the dishes, all of which were main dishes and meat dishes.

There's almost no room left on the table.

Jiang She and Li Bai had just finished the Lin family's wedding banquet, and barely touched their food, only drinking wine, appreciating the pipa, and chatting idly.

Li Bai couldn't eat, but the smell of wine stirred his thirst for alcohol.

"Good wine!"

Jiang She asked, "May I ask which waterline you belong to?"

There were already three or five empty porcelain plates in front of Ao Bai.

He didn't eat by picking up food with chopsticks; it was more like he poured it into his mouth. He ate extremely fast, barely chewing. Half a leg of lamb was gone in the blink of an eye, like he was just shaving his teeth.

Hearing the question from the person on the other end.

Ao Bai became much more formal, putting down his chopsticks and taking out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth.

He said:

"Just a dragon in the Wei River!"

The Wei River originates from Niaoshu Mountain, flows through Longdong and the Guanzhong Plain, and joins the Yellow River at Tongguan. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River. The Wei River and its many tributaries together created the prosperity of Guanzhong, supporting the ancient city of Chang'an and a population of millions.

Ao Bai spoke calmly, but Li Bai was astonished.

The young man in white robes sitting next to me was actually a dragon from the Wei River; no wonder his surname was Ao.

only……

Why did we find Mr.?
Li Bai asked, "What did you mean by the heavy rain that you mentioned earlier, Water Lord?"

Ao Bai raised his head.

Watching the people raising their glasses to drink.

"You do not know?"

He pondered for a moment, but refused to answer: "It's not appropriate for me to say this; please let Mr. Jiang speak!"

After exchanging names, Ao Bai's title changed.

Seeing Li Bai's curious gaze, Jiang She put down his wine cup and said tactfully:

"It was just a rain shower."

【Ask for monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)