Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

Hua Runsheng immediately sat down obediently, because he knew that these three poems would soon become famous throughout the Tang Dynasty.

While people around were excited, they once again turned their attention to Bai Shan.

"Hmph! Miss Bai, what else do you have to say? Could it be that both of these poems are plagiarized?" the people around questioned, their attitudes rather unfriendly.

Such behavior of falsely accusing others is unacceptable in any era.

"Me? Me." Bai Shan was so anxious that she almost cried.

She's sending herself step by step into a dead end.

Seeing that Bai Shan remained silent, Liu Moli stood up again.

"Bai Shan, you've framed a guest. According to the rules of the Hall of Beauties, I don't need to tell you what to do," Liu Moli said in a deep voice.

Bai Shan's face was ashen. All she could say was that no matter what you gamble on, you can't get carried away and you can't rely on luck.

"I...I understand." Bai Shan said weakly, preparing to leave the room.

But Ye Liuyun spoke up at this moment.

"Wait a minute."

These words stunned Liu Moli.

“Young Master Liuyun, do you have any requests? According to the rules, you have the right to decide everything for her, and she will prepare to receive you,” Liu Moli said.

Ye Liuyun gave a wry smile upon hearing this.

"Hospitality? Miss Liu, what can I, a woman, possibly do for her to entertain? I don't intend to pursue this young lady's false accusation. I understand the difficulties and hardships faced by the women of your Qunfang Palace. I came here to relax and have fun, not to humiliate anyone, so I will not take a single penny of the money I earn," Ye Liuyun said calmly.

Bai Shan was stunned when she heard this. She thought she was going to hell, but she didn't expect that the other party would let her go on his own initiative.

"This? Young Master Liuyun, are you sure you want to give up the pursuit? And the profits you've already made?" Liu Moli asked again to confirm.

Ye Liuyun nodded solemnly.

After receiving confirmation, Liu Moli's eyes gleamed with immense approval; this was repaying evil with kindness.

"Bai Shan, since Young Master Liuyun has forgiven your disrespect and doesn't want your money, why don't you apologize to Young Master Liuyun and thank him?" Liu Moli said sternly.

Bai Shan was almost beheaded, but someone shouted for her life to be spared, pulling her back from the brink of death.

"Thank you, young master. Thank you for not pursuing my disrespect." Bai Shan immediately knelt down before Ye Liuyun.

This is no small matter; it concerns her fate.

"Please rise, Miss Bai. Remember, never do evil because it is insignificant, and never neglect good because it is insignificant. Remember today and do not take chances," Ye Liuyun admonished.

This was another famous quote. Bai Shan nodded seriously and then sat down again.

Ye Liuyun's actions were recognized and appreciated by all the audience members around him.

Chapter 245 What a coincidence? (Bonus chapter for 4000 words, 650+700 monthly votes)

Ye Liuyun's victory brought everyone's attention to her.

However, some people find these three poems somewhat strange. To put it simply, they are all good poems, but some of the words in them are confusing.

The reason they were confused was that they had never heard of some of the names and places mentioned in the poem. It was one thing to not have heard of the people's names, but why had they never heard of the places mentioned either?

"The Yellow River? Young Master Liuyun, I am very curious. Don't you know that the Yellow River in the poem 'The Yellow River's waters come from the sky and flow to the sea never to return' is the Yellow River within the territory of the Tang Kingdom? It should be very famous, right? But why have I never heard of it?" Liu Moli asked, looking at the note in his hand.

She wasn't the only one who felt puzzled; everyone around her found it strange as well.

Of course, this strangeness is normal, after all, there are too many places they haven't been to, they can't possibly know everything, right?

"Ahem, oh, the meaning of this poem is that the rain from the sky washed the soil from the mountains into the river, turning the river into a muddy yellow. That's what the Yellow River in my poem means. It's that simple, nothing more," Ye Liuyun said calmly.

It's not just this one problem; there's another one.

"Then these Master Cen and Master Danqiu must be two great literary figures, right? But why have I never heard of these two people in the Tang Kingdom? And Prince Chen, could this Prince Chen be the current Prince Chen, Li Mingzhi?" someone asked.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback by the questions these people asked.

"No, no, no, he's not a celebrity. He's just someone I drink and write poetry with. He's not worth mentioning," Ye Liuyun said without changing his expression.

But after she said that, Lin Aoxue, who was sitting next to her, wanted to laugh. Others might not know what was going on, but she knew it perfectly well. The poems contained allusions and place names that did not exist in this world.

But it doesn't really matter. There are no Li Bai or Su Shi in this world, so no one will come out to prove that the poem wasn't written by Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun answered all of everyone's questions. She didn't really need to explain anything, since this thing had no origin in this world. Ye Liuyun's explanation was the only origin, and she didn't need to interpret it according to the original meaning of the poem.

Let's talk about Wu Yingxiong and the others who were taken back to the yamen by the city defense battalion.

These people are being questioned one by one.

"Sun Gan, are you looking for death? How dare you drag me here? You wait, I think you don't want to be the guard of the Hall of Beauties anymore." Wu Yingxiong was furious.

Song Qian, standing to the side, also rebuked them angrily.

"That's right, even if Wu Yingxiong doesn't cause you any trouble, I will."

However, Sun Gan was now as if he were protected by Bao Zheng, and he remained unmoved no matter what they said. Moreover, this matter quickly alarmed the commander of the city defense battalion, who was Sun Gan's superior.

"This? Young Master Wu, Miss Song? What's going on?" The city defense battalion commander asked in confusion upon seeing so many familiar faces.

"Hey? Uncle Wang, you, you have to stand up for us! This Sun Gan is incredibly audacious; he actually arrested us all. Isn't this making my father lose face?" Wu Yingxiong said.

Song Qian quickly added a sentence.

“That’s right. So many people saw us being brought back by the city defense battalion on the street. Just watch, tomorrow the whole of Jianglin City will be talking about us.”

The commander of the city defense battalion's face twitched, and then he quickly called Sun Gan over.

"Sun Gan, what's going on? Are you out of your mind to provoke them?" the city defense battalion commander asked in a low voice.

Sun Gan could hide it from others, but he certainly wouldn't dare to hide it from his direct superior. He quickly told him about his encounter with the royal family.

After hearing this, the commander of the city defense battalion's expression changed. He had originally intended to release the man, but this guy also seemed to be possessed by Bao Zheng (a famous judge in Chinese history).

"Come on, take all those who are causing trouble and fighting into custody, and at the same time, notify their families to come and pick them up," the city defense battalion commander announced loudly.

Originally, Wu Yingxiong and the others thought that General Wang would release them, but unfortunately, General Wang actually imprisoned them directly. They had never suffered like this before.

"This? Uncle Wang, why is it like this? Why is it like this?" Wu Yingxiong and the others were anxious and wanted to explain, but General Wang wouldn't listen at all.

Before long, the city defense camp's prison was packed with people. It was probably the first time so many people had been housed there. These young masters and ladies were cursing and swearing.

"Damn it, what's wrong with this Wang Han? Why doesn't he give me any face at all? Hey, Wu, don't you find this strange?" Song Qian and the other people who had turned into women were locked together, and they could only talk while standing in the cell.

Wu Yingxiong gradually calmed down.

“There’s definitely something wrong. Normally, if they knew who we were, they would release us immediately. Just now at the Hall of Beauties, Sun Gan had already decided to release us, but he suddenly changed his mind. Oh… I get it, those two must be people with very powerful backgrounds.” Wu Yingxiong was the first to realize this.

However, everyone was puzzled by another question: what kind of background did they have that would make Sun Gan and General Wang disregard their fathers' status and imprison and punish them?

After much thought, they came to only one conclusion: the identities of those two individuals might pose a greater threat and be more difficult to contend with than their father's.

"Could they be someone from the imperial court?" said the young master Wang in another cell, stroking his chin.

The mention of the imperial court immediately put everyone on edge.

"That's not right. Even if they're from the imperial court, so what? They can't just ignore the regional officials the moment they arrive, can they? Wait, no, could it be someone from the royal family?" The young master Wang suddenly narrowed his eyes and voiced his opinion.

This guy is pretty smart; he figured it out quickly.

"Royal family? No way, could it be that one of the princes has come to our Jiangzhou Prefecture? Impossible, how could there be no news at all?" Wu Yingxiong was stunned.

These men were all sons of powerful and influential families in Jiangzhou Prefecture. If the imperial court found out that they had fought over a prostitute in a brothel, the Tang emperor would surely question their upbringing.

"It's over, it's over, it must be it. Damn it, Wu Yingxiong, it's all your fault. If it weren't for you, how could our shameful affair have been discovered by the royal family?" Song Qian's face was very ugly.

"Shut up! You started it! You're a woman now, but you're still as rude as ever!" Wu Yingxiong retorted, and soon the argument broke out again in the cell.

The news of this matter quickly reached the ears of their families through the city defense department.

Meanwhile, at the Jiangzhou Prefectural Governor's Office.

"Oh!"

"What? They got into a brawl at the Hall of Beauties? And they've been arrested and taken to the city defense office?" A middle-aged man, upon hearing the news from a servant, angrily slammed his teacup to the ground.

Even a wealthy woman looked embarrassed.

"Hmph! What's wrong with Wang Han? Doesn't he even understand the basics?" the middle-aged noblewoman sneered.

These two men were Wu Yingwen, the governor of Jiangzhou, and his wife.

“Your Excellency, things have come to this point. You should hurry and bring the young master back. The messenger sent by General Wang said that only you can personally retrieve him according to the rules; otherwise, he will not release him,” said a servant of the Wu household, somewhat fearfully.

Wu Yingwen became even angrier upon hearing this.

"What? You want me to go and get him myself? You bastard! He's a fifth-rank general, and he wants me, a third-rank prefect, to go and get him personally? Who does he think he is?" Wu Yingwen glared and blew his beard.

Of course, he wasn't the only one who lost his temper at the same time, because among those arrested by Sun Gan, there were more than two officials with higher ranks than Wang Han.

"However, General Wang's men said that if we don't go to pick them up tonight, it will be even more embarrassing to go tomorrow. They hope you won't make things difficult for them. Today, you must personally pick them up according to the rules and follow the normal procedures. You will also need to pay a fine," the servant reminded him.

Wu Yingwen was completely furious; this time, he had no choice but to go.

"He dares to threaten me? He's gone too far! Prepare the sedan chair, I'm going to see what this guy is up to and how he'll explain himself!" Wu Yingwen roared.

And so, late at night, many high-ranking officials in the city would have their fathers personally pick them up if they were present, but if their fathers were not present, then only their mothers could pick them up.

As soon as Wu Yingwen's sedan chair reached a road, it encountered many official sedan chairs, all of which he recognized.

"Hey? Lord Zhao, what brings you out so late at night?" Wu Yingwen called out as he opened the curtains.

A middle-aged man's head popped out of another sedan chair.

"Eh? This humble official greets Your Excellency the Prefect. You've come out too. It seems Wang Han has gone mad; he actually sent you to personally pick up the person." The slightly plump middle-aged man said with a frown.

Wu Yingwen suddenly felt that something was wrong with this matter, so he decided to go and check it out first.

As for Ye Liuyun, after he used his silver tongue to rationalize all the strange things, he decided to leave. It was too annoying; these people kept asking too many questions.

Moreover, he was trying to get close to her intentionally or unintentionally, so it's better to leave.

"Gentlemen, it's getting late, we must be leaving now. See you another day." Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue stood up, preparing to leave.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun was about to leave, everyone tried to persuade him to stay.

"Oh? Gentlemen, it's still early. Won't you stay a little longer? We have many questions to ask you." Some people tried to persuade them to stay.

But Ye Liuyun shook his head.

"No, that's enough. Goodbye." Ye Liuyun smiled and then left with Lin Aoxue.

Everyone could only stand up and watch Ye Liuyun leave. Although there were a few controversial lines in Ye Liuyun's poems, they were insignificant and did not affect the overall flavor of the poems.

And so the two left openly and honestly.

As soon as he stepped out of the area, Ye Liuyun let out a sigh of relief.

"These people ask so many questions," Ye Liuyun said with a wry smile.

“Nonsense, you wrote three masterpieces in one go. Even if they don’t have evidence to prove that you plagiarized, they will still be suspicious. So they can only ask you questions about some strange things in the poems,” Lin Aoxue replied.

Ye Liuyun sighed heavily, and the two went downstairs. However, just as they were leaving the Qunfang Palace to return, another unexpected event occurred.

Suddenly, the guards of the Hall of Beauties dragged a handsome young man in white out of the hall and threw him out heavily, landing him right in front of Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue.

"Ouch!" the young man cried out in pain after landing.

"You brat, do you think our Hall of Beauties is a place for doing good deeds? Take your broken sword and get out of here!" the guard shouted angrily from his superior position.

After finishing his tirade, he also threw out an ordinary sword, which landed in front of the young man in white.

The young man got up from the ground, drunk, and it seemed he had drunk quite a bit.

"Ugh! How rude! It's just that we stayed a little longer, is it really necessary to act like this?" The young man dusted himself off, then picked up his sword and hung it at his waist.

Seeing this, Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue smiled speechlessly and prepared to leave. But at this moment, the young man suddenly turned around and launched into a tirade against the Hall of Beauties.

"Hmph! A bunch of mortals who don't recognize a sword immortal. I, Li Taibai, will not bother with you. You will regret it later," the young man shouted.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, who had already taken a few steps, stopped after hearing the young man's words behind them, and then turned around at the same time with incredulous expressions.

"Li Bai, Li Bai? No way?" Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun were stunned, and they could see the utter astonishment in each other's eyes.

Indeed, the person who was thrown out was named Li Bai.

He had just gambled on the first floor, spent all his money, and refused to leave, so he was thrown out.

However, his name was quite a coincidence. Ye Liuyun had just used Li Bai's poem on the third floor, and as soon as he stepped out, he ran into a person named Li Bai.