Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 116: Warning to the World: White Snake

The next day.

Several people got up early in the morning, and after washing up, they went to the ferry to gather according to the original plan.

The shy ghost indeed appeared in this inn, and was subdued by the boss who helped the monk quit smoking.

Seeing the boss being so respectful to the Flower Monk, Ye Beixuan looked around until he walked out of the door. Suddenly, he saw Zhang Piaopiao chasing a handsome young man out of the Red Mansion and shouting, "No money? Why are you visiting a brothel if you don't have money? Get as far away from me as you can."

The man covered his slightly red and swollen cheeks and whispered angrily to the inside: "Humph! If you don't let me sleep, I'll go sleep in another Overlord's house."

Ye Beixuan looked at what Zhang Piaopiao did and nodded affirmatively. Once a person wakes up, he will indeed become extremely powerful.

When they arrived at the ferry, the others soon followed. Jin Quan said, "This place is still far from Luoxian Island. Why don't we rent a large ship to cross the sea so that everyone can take care of each other during the journey?"

Originally, everyone was planning to go in groups of three or five and buy a small boat to cross the sea, but when everyone thought about it carefully, they realized that crossing the sea was already difficult, and it would be a good thing to stay together for warmth.

So they all agreed, and Ye Beixuan also said that there was no problem. Then Jin Quan went to discuss with the boat rental boss at the ferry. It would be better to say that it was buying a boat rather than renting it. The entire deposit could buy a boat. If the boat was damaged, he would have to pay compensation, but it didn't matter. Jin Quan had money anyway, and this amount of money was a drop in the bucket for him.

After renting the boat, Jin Quan said like a gentleman, "Please come aboard, Junior Sister Li."

Li Xianglian walked gracefully and was the first to get on the boat. She looked out at the boundless sea from a high place, as if she was looking at the beautiful scenery in the sea. In fact, she was always looking at the bearded man out of the corner of her eyes. She always felt that there would be a loser coming to snatch her away. This was probably what a girl in love was like, she was protected all the time.

As the host, Jin Quan was naturally the second one, followed by Jie Yan and Ye Beixuan. The disciples behind him boarded the boat happily one by one in batches. Why not get on the boat if they can?
After everyone was seated, the boatman began to set sail. The journey was very smooth without any disturbances. It was so smooth that everyone thought they were just here for fun.

Just as everyone was enjoying the scene, the monk who had quit smoking suddenly sighed with emotion and said, "Amitabha, Mr. Ye, I have been unable to sleep these past few nights because of what you said about Du Shiniang. Could you please tell me the story again to help me resolve the problem?"

"Master is compassionate and hopes that Du Shiniang will die a violent death. Naturally, she has a knot in her heart. Master, are you dissatisfied with Li Jia's ending? Or with Sun Fu's ending?" asked one of the young disciples.

I saw that Jieyan's face was serious, and he clasped his hands together and said, "No, I am quite interested in the 100,000 words that Mr. Ye omitted yesterday about the details of Du Shiniang and Li Jia's married life, so..."

"Pah, you're just a playboy." Before the disciple could finish his words, the other disciple spat at him and turned away, ignoring him.

"Tell us something?" Li Xianglian whispered beside Ye Beixuan. She could see that Ye Beixuan really wanted to tell her, after all, this was his hobby.

"Okay!" Seeing that Li Xianglian had come out to ask, it would be difficult for him to refuse. It was a good opportunity to tell her the story in "Jingshi Tongyan".

So he walked slowly towards the bow. The sea breeze blew, making his clothes flutter and his hair messy, but he did not lose his grace at all. If you didn't look at his face, everyone would have thought that he was a banished immortal.

He held a folding fan in his hand, coughed lightly, and said, "Everyone, listen carefully. There was a herbal medicine shop manager named Xu Xuan in Lin'an Prefecture. One day, he was on his way home when it rained heavily and he was on a boat. Suddenly, (from "Jingshi Tongyan. White Snake is imprisoned in Leifeng Pagoda forever")
When Ye Beixuan said this, his tone immediately aroused everyone's interest, and he continued: "Suddenly, I saw a woman in white, so beautiful that she could topple a country. Her little face was so beautiful."

After saying that, he deliberately threw a malicious wink at Jieyan, which made the little monk exclaim "Amitabha" and made Li Xianglian look murderous.

Then he began to narrate how White Snake created many chance encounters and talked with Xu Xuan many times. The two fell in love at first sight and soon got married.

Although these people who came out of the mountains are considered "experts" in the eyes of ordinary people, they are all novices. They are most interested in these love affairs, and their eyes are shining.

"Why don't I meet any fairies who actively approach me to talk?"

"Amitabha, I think it's because you are too ugly." Quitting Smoking suddenly interrupted.

"Flower Monk, you're talking nonsense! Ever since I was little, everyone has praised me for being handsome. How could I not be handsome?" The disciple blushed and pointed at Jieyan angrily, saying, "Even my late grandmother praised me for being handsome in a dream."

Jieyan looked nonchalant and said sincerely, "Monks don't tell lies. I'm just telling the truth. Please don't get angry, otherwise I won't mind helping you to pass away."

"you"

"Hmm! Okay, let's all maintain peace." Ye Beixuan was interrupted by their quarrel and then spoke out to remind them.

"Amitabha, I am so sinful, I have broken the precepts again." After saying this, Jieyan put his hands together and recited scriptures silently.

"Mr. Ye, please continue."

"Yeah! Ignore them, we want to listen."

"Okay, everyone, please continue listening." Ye Beixuan, swung his folding fan, and began to speak loudly: "It's a pity that the good times didn't last long."

"Xu Xuan was involved in several lawsuits over the gifts given by White Lady, all because they were taken from the government treasury."

Then he told the story of how Bai Niangzi stayed with Xu Xuan when he was exiled.

"As long as Xu Xuan goes to a new place, she will never leave him and will always follow him. Her love is incomparable."

"Unfortunately"

Everyone was sweating with anxiety at his "what a pity" words, and Li Xianglian's glare was murderous. Ye Beixuan was tortured by the gazes and could only quickly say, "What a pity! Xu Xuan was in Zhenjiang, offering incense to the Dragon King, when he happened to meet a master named Fahai."

"Zhenjiang? It is said that the Mao family of Nanmao and Beima seems to be from there." One of them said.

"My Mao family is indeed."

Ye Beixuan continued, "Then Fahai said: I can tell at a glance that your wife is not a human being."

"It's not a human?" a disciple asked, "What is it?"

"Ah! Listen to me, Fahai told Xu Xuan that his wife was a demon and told him to return home quickly." Ye Beixuan motioned for him not to interrupt and continued, "Xu Xuan was scared and had no choice but to flee back to his brother-in-law's home in his hometown."

"What's so scary about monsters? When I find the monster, I will release the mighty heavenly dragon and kill it directly." It seemed that after quitting smoking, he also came to listen to the book after reciting the scriptures.

"Don't interrupt the gentleman, bald donkey, go away."

Ye Beixuan smiled slightly and continued, "Sister Bai was so infatuated that she even chased him to the home of Xu Xuan's brother-in-law."

"But Xu Xuan kept begging for mercy, asking his former wife to spare his life."

Then he told the story of Xu Xuan's brother-in-law who was so scared when he encountered a giant python at home that he called his friends to catch the snake. In the end, everyone was scared out of their wits by the monster.

"This is the end! Xu Xuan had no choice but to go to the temple again and ask Master Fahai to take the white snake and the maid Qingyu and suppress them under the Leifeng Pagoda, never to leave. Xu Xuan also became a monk."

After the ending was told, everyone fell silent. They had not expected the ending to be so tragic.

After listening to the story, everyone started discussing it.

"What kind of person is this? A demon? What does it matter? Love should transcend racial boundaries."

"That's right, humans are born from human mothers, monsters are born from monster mothers, they are all born from mothers, what's so scary about it, and she's so beautiful."

"Go to hell, are you as good as Xu Xuan? When I was a kid, I saw two snakes entangled for twelve hours. How can you do that?"

"If you ask me, it's all that bald donkey's fault, don't you agree?" The disciple who was about to be saved by the monk who quit smoking suddenly turned his hatred towards Quitting Smoking. Suddenly, everyone's eyes were looking at the monk like sharp swords.

The monk said innocently, "I assure you that I have never killed a good-looking monster. After all, I also hope..."

"Tsk, it's really a flower monk."

Seeing that everyone was getting angry, Ye Beixuan had no choice but to speak out, "Everyone, this story isn't that good. It's just a warning to you that love should come from a genuine heart, not simply be taken or taken."

"What do you mean, sir?"

"Everyone, think about it, if you knew that a beautiful woman took the initiative to love you, but later you suddenly discovered that she was a big man who used the four evil spells to transform her, how would you feel?" Ye Beixuan explained.

"This"

Ye Beixuan began to explain again, "And I think that's what Xu Xuan felt at the time."

"Besides, Xu Xuan only wanted what he wanted from Bai Niangzi, coveting her beauty and money. Once he discovered she was a demon, he ran away. Is this love?"

"And why did Lady White choose Xu Xuan? It was simply because of his handsome appearance. It was like she was keeping him as her lover."

Upon hearing this, Li Xianglian thought to herself, "Is this why you disguised yourself as a bearded man? Am I that superficial? Am I your mistress? I'll ask you this when I get back."

[Storytelling Level: LV4 (40000/100000)]

[Today's storytelling chapter eight, life extension: two days, strengthening the Dragon Slaying Sword into the Immortal Slaying Sword]

[Immortal Slaying Sword: Possesses the power to slay immortals, a peerless and fierce sword. Those with insufficient strength risk becoming possessed by demons if used for too long.]

[White Snake Completion Reward: Warning Fragment x1]

After the story, everyone was bored and went about their own business. Only Jin Quan kept looking at Li Xianglian with a sad face as she stayed close to Ye Beixuan.

He was troubled by why he couldn't grow a long beard, and racked his brains to think of a spell to grow a beard.

As for quitting smoking, it was an indirect way for Ye Beixuan to understand the omitted 100,000 words about the married life of Du Shiniang and Li Jia.

More than ten days later, everyone soon saw a high mountain vaguely visible through the sea fog in the vast ocean. It would be more appropriate to call it a mountain in the sea rather than an island.

(End of this chapter)