Strange Stories

Chapter 605 Already a Memory

A few days later, a grand banquet was held in Yishan.

The one sitting at the top was naturally the host of this place, the God of Yishan Mountain, accompanied by his concubine, Lady Peacock. A little below was the eldest brother of Fuqiu Temple.

In addition, there are not only several Taoists from Fuqiu Temple, Xuanming Zhenren, Bailuan Taoist Priest and Moyu Zhenren, the mountain god's green lion, white elephant, crocodile and black bear protectors, several protectors of Fengshan Lin Jue, several new disciples accepted by Ji Yang after he became the abbot, as well as the abbots of several Taoist temples in the mountains, but also Lin Jue's three disciples who came back from the extremely cold northeast, and Ziyun and Ziyun's little disciple whom she called back from Fengshan.

Lord Yili and Taoist Master Jiang were also invited to attend. They also brought Taoist Master Qingxuan, who had also become a god. The Old Ancestor of Tianshan and several gods from the Western Regions also came from afar to attend the banquet.

There is also Luo Gong, the fourth aunt of Jiandao Peak.

The mountain god's palace was big enough, with many tables and desks.

On the table were the original Dan fruit, Yuanqiu fairy fruit, as well as turtledove tofu, mountain loquat jelly, fried magnolia flowers, and thousand-day wine brewed with fairy fruit.

The fox and the cat both stood up and fought with their weak fists.

"Thank you for your help."

The God of Yishan was still a middle-aged man in a gorgeous robe, obviously weak. He raised his glass and spoke to everyone.

"Thank you for your help."

Lin Jue also raised his glass and spoke to the guests.

But the other party's response was the same:
"Thank you..."

This battle is to help Lin Jue and Fu Yao, to help the mountain god of Yishan, to help the ancestor of Tianshan and the natural gods of the Western Regions, and to help the three predecessors. It is hard to say who helps whom and who should thank whom, it is just mutual help.

As for those who purely helped, it was the brothers from Fuqiu Temple who had nothing to do with demons, and were Taoists living in Yishan. They could have been unrelated to this, and Jiutian would not have made things difficult for them, but although Taoists usually practiced in seclusion, seemed to be far away from the secular world, and did not talk about many great principles, they were actually very stubborn under their indifferent and floating appearance.

Just like what the senior brother said -

We are blessed and cared for by the mountain god. Now that a catastrophe is about to come, how can we retreat just because we are afraid of death?
So everyone raised their glasses and drank.

"Good wine!"

"This is the Thousand Days Immortal Wine brewed by the God of Hammer Mountain. Even gods can get drunk. Fellow Taoists who have not yet become immortals should not drink too much." Lin Jue explained and reminded, "There is also ordinary Thousand Days Wine available."

“This thing is good!”

Third brother’s eyes were already bright.

Sitting next to him was Princess Hua.

Lin Jue smiled and raised his glass one by one, toasting the Tianshan Patriarch whom he had not seen for many years, as well as Taoist Jiang and Lord Yili.

The hall was also filled with noise.

Everyone was drinking and chatting with each other.

The little sister is very simple——

She picked up the fried magnolia flowers on the table with chopsticks, took a closer look, put them to her mouth and took a bite, then while chewing, she brought them up to her eyes to examine them carefully.

You can see a petal vaguely sandwiched between the two layers of golden fried batter. It is about half the size of a palm and has a certain thickness. It has become crystal clear under the high temperature, so it can be distinguished from the batter. It also has a slightly soft texture and you need to taste it carefully to taste the petal.

This was something she had been curious about many years ago.

"Master, is it delicious?"

A little girl sat obediently and asked her carefully.

"Try a piece."

The junior sister reached out and pinched a piece and handed it to her, then took out an original Dan fruit: "Put it in your arms and eat it before going to bed at night."

"Thank you, Master."

The little girl is very well-behaved.

Another woman next to him spoke up:
"Master, it's really strange. Some time ago, I was taking care of the fairy fruit in the mountains. The Yuanqiu tree you planted was ripe and could be picked in a few days, but it suddenly died for no apparent reason, and then came back to life after a while! But there was no fairy fruit on the mountain top where you were!"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Yeah! Isn't that strange?"

"It's good to be alive, no matter what."

"But even though it's alive, all the fruits have fallen off. Master, please find out what happened. Whoever did this, I have to ask him to pay for it!"

"How would I know……"

The junior sister was eating fried magnolia flowers and scratching her head.

With a glance, she saw several senior brothers expressing their gratitude to Tianshan Patriarch for the thousand-year-old snow lotus. She also hurriedly raised her glass and respectfully toasted Tianshan Patriarch. Tianshan Patriarch thanked several senior brothers for their help. Both sides said that they would be friends for the rest of their lives and keep in touch with each other.

Just as he put down his wine glass, the new abbot of Xianyuan Temple came to meet several seniors.

Upon seeing this, the masters of several other hidden Taoist temples in the mountains also came forward and paid their respects to these immortal elders.

For example, when they were practicing in the mountains, apart from the mountain god of Yishan, they had never seen any immortals. It was expected that these Taoists were the same, but they never thought that one day the Nine Heavens soldiers would descend on Yishan, and not only would they see the immortals, but they would also drink and feast with them.

The junior sister was in a trance for a moment and couldn't help but think of the past.

At that time, the abbot of Xianyuan Temple was Taoist Master Wangjizi, whom I and my senior brother respected. I and my senior brother were just two young Taoists who knew a few people in Xianyuan Temple. Unexpectedly, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, I and my senior brother became the immortals whom I had heard of when I was practicing in the mountains and had gone to Tiandu Peak to pursue their traces, while the abbot of Xianyuan Temple had long become a junior whom I didn't recognize.

The Five Elements Immortal who is skilled in fighting actually has a simple brain. He felt sad for a moment, but couldn't describe it, so he was stuck there and felt very uncomfortable.

Zhenren Xuanming, Taoist Bailuan and Zhenren Moyu were discussing what would happen to Jiutian after the Purple Emperor was trapped. One said that Emperor Yujian might take over Jiutian, one said that Lord Fuchi had just returned, so Jiutian might still keep the position of Purple Emperor, and another said that Emperor Jiantian Fumo was respected by the people on earth and recognized by the gods of Jiutian, and might compete with Emperor Yujian.

Taoist Priest Jiang, Taoist Priest Qingxuan and Lord Yili were sitting and drinking, tasting the fairy fruit and snacks. Taoist Priest Jiang raised his cup slightly, and then he clinked glasses with Lin Jue in the air. The fox and cat came over to them, touched her knees, and chased them to the other side.

Suddenly, music and singing started in the hall, and moonlight was cast down.

It turned out that the immortal who was good at performing arts stood up after getting drunk, summoned the bright moon in the hall, and from the bright moon, he shone out the dancers of the immortal orchestra, who danced in the air.

After a banquet, many people were drunk.

Especially those who are not very skilled in Taoism and those who are greedy for wine.

The third brother was drunk as a mud.

Lin Jueze, his junior sister, and Taoist Jiang left the Lotus Peak Mountain God Palace and strolled in Yishan.

On this road under our feet are the people who built it.

The ancient pine tree on the right side of the cliff was like a pavilion, with orange-red pine flowers growing on it. On the left side of the mountain, a few azaleas and peach trees were also in full bloom. There were also many unknown mountain trees, thorns, magical plants and exotic grasses, all of which bloomed under the Taoist's magic power. A crow flew by chasing a sparrow, and the wind from its wings alone made a few petals leave the branches and flutter in the air in a line.

"When we first met in Yi County, I never thought that you two Taoist friends would have such abilities in the future." Taoist Master Jiang said as he walked slowly.

"Back then, I didn't know that You was a god."

"Talking about those days, it's too far away."

"yes……"

There were elves and monsters in the mountains, and they were still very terrified. When they saw them, they asked:
"May I ask the immortal, have the heavenly soldiers retreated?"

"It has retreated."

"Will you come again?"

"Probably not."

The three of them also answered gently.

The road soon came to an end.

That was the Fuqiu Peak they were familiar with.

Behind Fuqiu Peak, peach, apricot and azalea trees were planted. At this time, the flowers were more stunning than those in the depths of Yishan Mountain, almost covering the entire mountain. Several people stopped to look, and the first thing they recalled was almost all the young Taoists who sat under the peach trees in the mountains to enjoy the flowers and drink wine, and of course there was an old Taoist.

"After a while, the emperor will send someone to visit you and talk to you." Taoist Jiang suddenly said.

"will you come?"

"..."

Daoist Master Jiang pondered for a moment before shaking his head:

"I'm not coming."

"it is good."

Lin Jue nodded.

Generally speaking, Taoist Jiang is both his good friend and the Yuanjun under the command of Emperor Yujian. Whenever Emperor Yujian wants to communicate with him, she acts as the middleman.

This actually illustrates her attitude.

If Emperor Yujian wanted to test his attitude, persuade him to support him, and ask him to help him, the best candidate would naturally be Taoist Jiang. He would definitely invite Taoist Jiang to come.

But Master Jiang refused him.

It was obvious that she knew that this matter was of great importance, so she did not use her friendship with Lin Jue and the junior sister as a bargaining chip to make things difficult for them.

If a conflict arises between two parties, if the person close to you chooses not to care, he or she is actually choosing the other party's side. If the person close to the other party chooses not to care, he or she is actually choosing your side.

And this will obviously affect her status with Emperor Yujian.

"I'm going back."

"Fellow Daoist, walk slowly."

Lin Jue and his junior sister both saw her off.

The crows and sparrows also flapped their wings and stopped, maintaining their original chasing distance, and turned their heads to look at her.

With a flash of divine light, Daoist Master Jiang left.

Lin Jue and the other man stood there without moving, looking forward.

Amid the flowers all over the mountain, there were hidden human voices.

Ziyun took her little disciples to play in the mountains, making the little disciples laugh.

Two young Taoist priests came along the path among the mountain flowers, carrying food boxes. When they saw them, they immediately bowed respectfully:
"Meet the two great-grandmasters."

"There are some fairy fruits left over from today's banquet. Master told us that some fairy fruits are useless if we eat too much, so he asked us to send the remaining ones to Xianyuan Temple for the Taoist friends there to taste, so as to avoid waste."

The two little Taoist priests quickly continued to move forward, and after turning a corner, they disappeared among the blooming peach blossoms.

Lin Jue couldn't help but look at his junior sister again.

I think the two of them are thinking the same thing at this moment——

This Yishan Mountain, this mountain road, this flower forest and the Xianyuan Temple that this mountain road leads to have become memories for both of them, but at this moment, a younger Taoist is experiencing it.

(End of this chapter)