Chapter 22 From now on, these are all mine

"Miss Su, do you have anything else to say?"

"Brother Taibai, I know you're a wine lover, but you should be more moderate in your drinking. Especially the wine you brought back, don't drink too much."

Su Jiahe read from some legends that due to Li Bai's alcoholism, most of his children were mentally retarded. In the end, Li Bai jumped into the water to catch the moon while drunk and drowned at the age of sixty.

If this hadn't happened, with Li Bai's physique, he would have had no problem living to be old.

"Oh, you're talking about this," Li Bai said with a smile, "Please rest assured, Miss Su, I will take care of myself."

"That's good," Su Jiahe continued, "but there is one more very important thing."

"What is it? Miss Su, please give me some advice."

"Brother Taibai, I don't know if the fate of the Tang Dynasty will change after you return," Su Jiahe said, his expression becoming serious. "But no matter what happens, don't just turn to any force."

After the An-Shi Rebellion, Prince Yong Li Lin established his own regime and launched a rebellion. Li Bai, eager to gain merit, defected to Prince Yong without realizing it, and was consequently exiled to Yelang.

After hearing this, Li Bai was stunned at first, then he sighed.

"Alas, Miss Su is right. I was too eager to seek an official position before, which easily brought disaster upon myself. After traveling through the afterlife, I have become more open-minded. I will just let fame and fortune be as they come."

After hearing what Li Bai said, Su Jiahe felt relieved.

【ding dong】

[Congratulations to the host for completing this reception mission. You will be rewarded with a teleportation card.]

[Give the teleportation card to the visitor. After the visitor returns to the original plane, he or she will have the opportunity to teleport an item to the host once.]

[Reward: One Summoning Card]

[Summoning Card can summon any person from the past]

[Reward: One Permanent Residence Card]

[Permanent Residence Card allows current tourists to stay in modern times forever]

[System prompt: There are still fifteen minutes before the tourists leave. Please prepare yourself, host and tourists.]

After the system prompts were broadcast, Su Jiahe had three more cards in his hand.

"System, why is there an extra permanent residence card this time?" Su Jiahe asked.

【This is a new reward unlocked by the system】

Su Jiahe's eyes lit up when she looked at the permanent residence card.

"Brother Taibai, you don't want to go back, right? I have a way to make you stay forever."

"Oh? Can I really stay here?" Li Bai looked incredulous.

"Sure." Su Jiahe was very sure. She believed that the system would not lie to her.

"After I stay here, can I still go back to the Tang Dynasty?"

System system, can tourists go back after staying here? Su Jiahe asked in his heart quickly.

[No, after the visitor leaves, the original self will be completely wiped out]

For example, if Li Bai stayed, the timeline of his original plane would change, and Li Bai would never exist, right?
【Yes】

Why is this necessary? Isn't there a way to have the best of both worlds?
[This is the law of conservation and cannot be changed]

"Miss Su, what are you thinking about?" Li Bai was a little surprised to see that Su Jiahe had not spoken for a long time.

"Brother Taibai," Su Jiahe said with an embarrassed look, "If you stay, you won't be able to go back, and the you of the Tang Dynasty will disappear."

"Ah? No, no!" Li Bai waved his hand and refused immediately after hearing that.

"I can live without the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty cannot live without me, Li Bai!"

Li Bai's reaction was actually within Su Jiahe's expectations.

In the Tang Dynasty, he may have been unappreciated and lived a life of hardship, but without him, the glorious Tang Dynasty would have been much less vibrant. He still wanted to go back to see his devoted admirer Du Fu, to seek immortality with Master Cen and Master Danqiu, and to continue writing his legend.

"Brother Taibai, in that case, please take care of yourself when you return. Here's the card for you. You can send me letters in the future." Su Jiahe handed the transmission card to Li Bai.

"Okay, I'll definitely write you a letter. Take care too, Miss Su. We'll meet again someday."

In the blink of an eye, Li Bai turned into a green shadow and disappeared in the apartment.

After seeing Li Bai off, Su Jiahe immediately collapsed on the sofa.

These days, Su Jiahe ran into a city almost every day, and his legs were almost broken.

I hope the next tourist won’t be as energetic as Li Bai.

Li Bai opened his eyes and found himself still sitting in the imperial garden. The melodious music of stringed instruments filled the garden, hundreds of flowers were in bloom, and rows of palace maids stood in formation. Everything was as it had been before.

"Did I have a dream?"

"Taibai, write a poem quickly."

When Xuanzong's loud voice came, Li Bai sobered up immediately, picked up the pen and began to write quickly on the paper.

The clouds are like clothes and the flowers are like faces; the spring breeze blows through the threshold and the dew is gorgeous...

After a while, the three Qingping tunes were completed. Gao Lishi took Li Bai's inscribed poem and respectfully presented it to Xuanzong and Concubine Yang.

"Well, it's really good." Xuanzong smiled, got up from his seat and came to Li Bai.

"Your Majesty." Li Bai quickly stood up.

"Taibai, where is the thing that Miss Su brought you?" Xuanzong asked in a low voice next to Li Bai's ear.

After hearing what Xuanzong said, Li Bai was stunned.

Could it be that this wasn't a dream, and His Majesty really traveled to the afterlife with me?

But Li Bai searched everywhere and didn't find the thing Su Jiahe gave him.

"Your Majesty, Miss Su did bring me a lot of luggage before I came back, but it disappeared as soon as I came back." Li Bai looked innocent.

"Okay, you can go back first." Xuanzong said, then turned to the crowd and said, "Today's flower viewing banquet ends here, let's disperse."

Li Bai immediately left the palace and headed straight for his residence. However, upon entering his bedroom, he discovered that the small room was so filled with various packaged wines that there was no room to even step.

"Ah? So all the gifts Miss Su gave me are here."

Li Bai was overjoyed when he heard a voice behind him.

"Taibai, what's in your room?"

When Li Bai turned around, he was suddenly frightened.

"Your Majesty, why did you come to my house?"

"Haha, you brought back a lot of good things." Xuanzong looked at Li Bai with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I just discovered these things in my house. I definitely didn't hide them on purpose." Li Bai hurriedly explained.

"It doesn't matter. From now on, all these belong to me." After Xuanzong said this, he winked and several young eunuchs came forward and began to move things in the room.

"No, no, no!" Li Bai stepped over the packages, walked into the bedroom, picked up two large cardboard boxes from the bed, and brought them to Xuanzong.

"Your Majesty, these are the seeds and books that Miss Su sent. As for the other boxes, they are just some wine and drinks. Your Majesty, it's useless for you to take them."

"Oh? The wine is good! I've tried some wine from later times, and it's indeed better than that from the Tang Dynasty. Give it to me, and I won't treat you unfairly."

Xuanzong patted Li Bai on the shoulder and gave him a amiable smile.

Li Bai stood aside, watching boxes of Moutai, Shuijingfang, Remy Martin, and dry red wine being loaded into Xuanzong's car, and he almost broke down.

After Xuanzong left, Li Bai threw himself on the bed, about to burst into tears, when he discovered a book left in the crack.

(End of this chapter)

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