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Chapter 379 Yuandan Meeting
Early the next morning, Lu Shan came in person to invite everyone to go to the City Lord's Mansion to attend the "Yuan Dan Meeting". No one refused, but they were afraid that if they didn't agree at this moment, they would be exposed. So they pretended not to know what was strange, and went together, and followed Lu Shan's arrangements.

This City Lord's Mansion is indeed magnificent. I was only attending the "Yuan Dan Meeting" when I was led directly to the back garden by Lu Shan. Although it is a garden, there are longevity deer and fairy foxes strolling in it, spiritual birds and black cranes spreading their wings, rare grasses and flowers never fade, and green pines and cypresses are evergreen. A clear stream meanders in the courtyard, scattering water vapor like clouds and mist. Under the sunlight, it has an immortal atmosphere, which actually cuts off all worldly ties with the front yard.

Everyone couldn't help but praise the extraordinary scenery of the Lu family's fairyland.

Lu Shan just smiled and said, "Our ancestors laid the foundation back then, and our descendants have been running it ever since, all for the sake of protecting the people. Otherwise, wouldn't it be much easier to just hide away and practice cultivation in the courtyard? My father often lamented that if it weren't for our ancestors' last wish, he would have only wanted to be a carefree immortal. Now, he has no time to spare, and he refines elixirs to train his descendants to take over."

Zangshan pretended to be friendly with him, and Li Ming continued to look at the magic circle around him and was secretly on guard. For some reason, he felt a palpitation since he stepped into this courtyard, which made him feel very uneasy.

Afterwards, Lu Shan led everyone forward and finally arrived at the destination of this trip. The most eye-catching thing was undoubtedly a gourd vine in the middle that looked like a jade carving. Perhaps it was because of the gourd vine that nourished the surrounding vegetation and made it full of fairy air. The gourd vine was lush and leafy, with a green-skinned gourd hanging on the vine, emitting a bright and precious light, but the aura was still in the gestation stage and obviously had not yet taken shape.

The essence of heaven and earth, the brilliance of the sun and the moon, are absorbed by it all the time, and then swallowed up and exhaled in another form, turning into a more mysterious aura hidden in the park.

Li Ming felt that practicing here might be at least twice as efficient as in the outside world. No wonder Hulu Xianfu has so many talented people, and only one family can have such a reputation and own such a large territory.

When I got closer to take a look, I saw that a circle of people were sitting around the gourd vine. They were all dressed as Taoist priests. There was fine wine and delicious food in front of each table, and they were accompanied by beautiful maids.

At this moment, an old Taoist wearing a golden crown was clapping his hands and singing. Seeing Lu Shan coming, he laughed and said, "Xiaoshan, is this the friend of Miao Qingshan you mentioned?"

Lu Shan bowed and said, "Greetings to my great uncle, my third uncle, and all the seniors. These people behind me are fellow Daoists from the Yinming Sect of Miaoqing Mountain. This one is Daoist Cangshan, this one is Daoist Lei Dongzi, this one is Daoist Niu, and these two are Zhang An and Zeng Yushu, disciples of Daoist Lei and Daoist Cangshan respectively."

Lu Shan stepped forward to greet them, then introduced everyone one by one before lowering his voice and saying, "These are all seniors from my Lu family. Today is a family dinner."

"I'm happy." The old man with the golden crown laughed and leaned against the beautiful girl behind him and said, "I'm very happy to meet the top disciple of Yinming Sect today. It will be clear!"

After saying that, he ignored everyone else and drank a large cup by himself, looking quite unrestrained.

Then Lu Shan led everyone to the guest seats and had them sit down one by one.

Afterwards, everyone in the Lu family drank and had fun, discussing philosophical matters.

Although the form was a bit unrestrained, these old seniors were indeed teaching real things, talking about techniques and methods, and explaining the difficulties in practicing Taoism. They also actively answered questions from the younger generation, but when answering, they often had to make jokes or make people drink for fun.

Seeing this, Li Ming couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Such an atmosphere showed that although his Lu family did not forget to practice cultivation, they had already become a noble family. There must be many conflicts within the family. This was because there were outsiders here today. If it were only their own family members, I wonder what the scene would be like.

The elders of the Lu family not only don't care, but also enjoy it, and can even be said to be adding fuel to the fire. From the bottom up, we can see a glimpse of the whole situation.

At this time, someone suddenly came to Zangshan to ask for advice on a difficult issue in his Taoism.

After all, Zangshan was from a big sect and his cultivation was profound, not inferior to the elders of the Lu family. Therefore, his speech was clear and logical, which surprised others.

Gradually, people began to ask Lei Dongzi about his situation. Although he was slightly inferior to Cangshan, the younger generation's questions were no problem for him, and for a time, the Lu family began to look upon him with new eyes. Initially, Lei Dongzi had been using Cangshan's name to cause trouble in brothels. While this had created a good story, the fact that he was hanging around in the brothels had simply made people look down on them.

Naturally, Lu Shan did not tell anyone about his plan. He only discussed it with a few elders, and also secretly instructed a few brothers who were not on good terms with him, intending to embarrass them and make Lu Shan lose face.

But who could have known this would happen? Zhang An and Zeng Yushu were both juniors and were left alone. However, seeing that Cangshan Lei Dongzi seemed to have some abilities, the idea turned to Li Ming.

Suddenly, a man stepped forward and said in a loud voice, "Today, all the wise men have gathered here, young and old. Discussing profound theories is a refined activity. I am willing to play the zither for you all."

Lu Xi laughed heartily and said, "If you want to play the qin, then play the qin. I've never heard you enjoy playing stringed instruments before, so why are you showing off today?"

The man just smiled, and then a servant brought a seven-stringed harp.

But he was seen playing the piano randomly in front of Li Ming. Just as Lu Xi said, he was not good at playing musical instruments. He was just playing randomly. The song was not a song and the music could not be called music.

This action caused everyone to laugh.

Lu Xi laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. He just scolded with a smile: "You are so good, Lu Lingyue, do you call this playing the piano? This is just playing the piano randomly."

Lu Lingyue stood up with a smile, shaking his head and said, "No, no, that's like talking to a cow, it's a waste of words!"

As he spoke, he looked straight at Li Ming. All the Lu family members in the room burst into laughter, thinking it was a joke.

Lu Xi slammed the table and laughed, "How dare you, little devil, joke like that? It's a relief that Daoist Brother Niu was so magnanimous and didn't take it to heart!"

The reason for this "playing the lute to a cow" is not that Li Ming does not understand the sound of stringed instruments. Thinking about the previous discussion on the mysteries of Taoism, it is obvious that he is implying that Li Ming, a beast from the demon clan, does not understand the profoundness of Taoism and is only here to listen to the lecture, which is a waste of time for him to discuss Taoism.

Then Lu Lingyue imitated the weird appearance of a calf, spoke in a hoarse tone, and rolled around on the ground like a clown, causing everyone to laugh.

Lu Shan originally thought that he could see Li Ming's shame and anger and be able to mobilize his emotions for the follow-up, but he saw Li Ming just sitting upright, with a natural and solemn demeanor, not caring at all, as if he really regarded this as a game and had no idea that he was being mocked.

Lei Dongzi looked indifferently at the people from the Lu family and shook his head slightly, while Zangshan was even more indifferent.

Zhang An, on the other hand, couldn't hold himself back any longer and seemed to want to rush forward, but was held back by Zeng Yushu who was standing beside him.

Li Ming chuckled and said, "This friend's piano skills are not good, but he imitates animals like a beast. It's a pity for him to be a human being."

(End of this chapter)