Chapter 8: The Three Young Masters of the Tang Family (Part 2)

  Xiao Si asked Chu Lie: "Why haven't we seen Wan'er all day?"

  Chu Lie sighed and said: "Wan Er's mother was bitten by the purple cloud poisonous spider twice, she is still unconscious until now, Wan Er is taking care of her in front of her bed."

  Xiao Si looked at Chu Lie's worried expression and intentionally tried to cheer him up, saying: "Old master, I've been racking my brains all day and have finally figured out a way to crack the Hundred Tigers Thousand Spears Formation!"

  Chu Lie was indeed full of surprises, grabbing Xiao Si's shoulder and asking: "Really?"

  Thinking about it, I mistakenly thought he was sleeping all day without a care in the world, and couldn't help but feel ashamed and apologetic.

  Three people came to the conference hall, where everyone was gathered in twos and threes around the tea tables, simply having some tea and snacks, resting and chatting in a low voice.

  Chu Lie looked around the hall and didn't see Geng Nan Yi and Long Zai Tian, so he said: "Old Geng and Old Dragon must have gone to visit Yuanyuan's mother. You all wait here for a moment, I'll go in to find them." After speaking, he turned around and left.

  But he didn't come back for a long time, and Xiao Si's heart grew anxious, so she also went to the inner house.

  That fat Taoist had already finished eating a roasted goose, and seeing Xiao Si walking inside, he also didn't see outside, following closely behind him.

  Two people passed through a small courtyard behind the hall and came to the back house. Suddenly, Long Chuo-yuan stood under the eaves of the east wing and shouted at them: "Halt! Who allowed you to enter?"

  Xiao Si's face turned ugly, she glared at him and said even more rudely: "What kind of watchdog are you, barking randomly whenever someone shows up?"

  Long Chouyuan was furious, but considering the people in the house and his aunt's precarious situation, he deliberately lowered his voice and said: "Xiao Si, you'd better not be too arrogant, we'll settle yesterday's account sooner or later!"

  He now most dreaded others mentioning his own overestimation of wanting to single-handedly capture Yu Hongjiao at Tiger's Den. But after spending a night in the mountains, Long Zhaoyuan was not without gains either. At least he had figured out that he must have been deceived by Xiao Si. In this way, the shame in his heart greatly reduced, and this bad account was instead recorded on Xiao Si's head.

  Xiao Si pretended to be stupid and said: "What account? Isn't it just two bowls of spicy noodles? Does Long Gongzi also collect interest?"

  "You know it in your heart!" Long Chuyuan's eyes turned and he pointed at the fat Taoist priest, saying coldly: "Who is he? Do you think this is a tea house, where all sorts of people can be brought in to disturb my aunt? Can you afford to take responsibility for this?"

  That fat Taoist priest had a very good temper, he smiled and didn't retort when Long Chao-yuan cursed at him, instead he continued to deal with his second roasted goose.

  "Really a thief shouting to catch a thief, could it be that Dragon Young Master is intentionally forgetful and doesn't remember who Madame Wan'er was injured for? If I were you, I would have gone to the kitchen to find a block of tofu to knock myself dead... Hmm, almost forgot that your face skin is thicker than the city wall, and your forgetfulness is better than your memory."

  Long Chuyuan's face turned purple with rage, but just then the door outside opened and Geng Nanxing, Long Zaitian and Chu Lie walked out, asking: "Chuyuan, what happened?"

  Long Chouyuan saw his grandfather come out and immediately became fearless, indignantly accusing: "That... Fourth Uncle brought a dirty old Taoist in without any reason, I was afraid of disturbing Aunt so I advised him kindly, but he actually spoke ill of me!"

  The dragon looked up at the fat Taoist priest, seeing that his attire was even more miserable than a beggar's. He couldn't help but frown slightly and asked in a gentle tone: "May I ask how this Taoist master is called, and which sacred mountain he is from?"

  Fat Daoist spat out a root bone with a "puff" and smiled: "My surname is Ye, from Zhongnan Mountain. I am a friend of this little fourth brother."

  Long Chouyuan snorted and sneered, "Nowadays, as long as one is a Taoist, they dare to say they are from Zhongnan Mountain. Why don't you say you're one of the Five True Ones of Zhongnan or Zhang Tianshi from Dragon Tiger Mountain? I am actually Sun Simiao, the number one medical immortal in the world!"

  But before he could finish speaking, Long in Heaven suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air and said: "Could it be that you are Ye Fashan, the Leaf Immortal of Zhongnan Mountain's Chunyang Temple?"

  The fat Taoist's mouth was stuffed with goose meat again, and he choked and hiccuped: "Wu Liang... uh, Tian Zun - it's really... uh, poor Tao... uh..." Before he could finish speaking, he hastily picked up the wine gourd and gulped down a big mouthful. After catching his breath, he exclaimed: "This roasted goose is fragrant and tender, much better than what I had at Lao Ban Zhai in Chang'an."

  He ate quickly and happily there, but shocked Geng Nan Yi, Long Zaitian and Chu Lie in the courtyard.

  Mount Zhongnan is one of the three major sacred places of Taoism in the world. The master of the sect, Dragon Law True Man, has been cultivating for more than 200 years, with high virtues and prestige, and great divine powers, and has not set foot in the mortal world for many years.

  Ye Fashan was the youngest of Longwang Zhenren's four disciples, collectively known as the "Five True Ones of Zhongnan". In terms of seniority, even Chi Xian had to respectfully address him as "Shu Shu".

  Such a person who is almost equal to Zhang Tian Shi of Longhu Mountain was just scolded by Long Chao Yuan, isn't it shocking?

  Xiao Si listened to the side, feeling very clear and delighted in her heart. She deliberately glanced at Long Chao Yuan with a slanted eye and said: "Just now, who was it that righteously pointed at Ye Xian Zhang and scolded him for being unreasonable, not even allowing him to enter the door? Was it you?"

  Long Chouyuan was as stunned as a wooden chicken, with cold sweat dripping from his nose. He couldn't have imagined in his dreams that this slovenly Taoist priest would be of such high status. Wanting to apologize and make amends, he moved his Adam's apple several times but couldn't utter any sound, only thinking to himself with shame, anger, and jealousy: "This little demon has a despicable character and rough cultivation, yet why do some influential people always help him?"

  Geng Nan Yi, who was standing beside him, was the first to come back to his senses and hastily saluted: "I didn't know that the immortal had arrived, please forgive my slow response."

  Ye Fashan waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I just like to joke with young people."

  The dragon in the sky secretly let out a sigh of relief and hastily said: "Immortal elder, please enter the house!"

  Several people welcomed Ye Fashan into the house like a crowd of stars surrounding the moon, while Xiao Si lagged behind at the end. In his heart, he secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I didn't really teach this old Taoist to perform the 'Chest Splitting Boulder' earlier, or else he might have taken my head as the boulder and split it first."

  At this time, Ye Fashan came to the bedside, and Geng Shaohua and Wanyu hastily got up to greet him.

  Xiao Si stole a glance, and saw that Wan Er's face was pale and her eyes were red-rimmed, clearly her mother's poisoning was not optimistic.

  The dragon in the sky asked: "Immortal elder, can the young girl be saved?"

  Ye Fashan carefully examined the bedridden Wanyu, seeing her face swollen, with a web of purple blood vessels on her skin, black lips and tightly clenched teeth, relying solely on a mouthful of true qi to hang on.

  He hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sprang up with his left hand's two fingers pointing at the air, making a "whooshing" sound as the aura burst forth like a thousand arrows shooting out simultaneously, starting from Yuanniang's Yongquan acupoint on her feet and going straight up to her brow.

  When everyone was attracted by Ye Fashan's dazzling finger movements, his right hand shook the black feather duster and slapped it on Yu'e Niang's chest with a "slap" sound. He growled in a low voice: "Open your eyes!"

  As if responding to the voice, Wan Er's mother suddenly sat up with a jerk, her eyes wide open, and spat out a large mouthful of thick, dark purple-black toxic blood.

  Ye Fashan's left palm lightly patted, and with a "whoosh" sound, he spat out a cluster of golden red flames, instantly incinerating the poisonous blood.

  Everyone was shocked and no longer had any doubts about Ye Fashan's identity. Geng Shaohua was overjoyed, bowed down to the ground and said: "Thank you, immortal, for saving my life!"

  Ye Fashan waved his large sleeve, releasing a formless aura that lifted Geng Shaohua's body, and chuckled: "A wine-and-meat Daoist like you can't even withstand Young Master Geng's grand gift."

  Wan'er gently laid her mother down, seeing that she had fallen asleep again, but her breathing was calm and the toxic gas on her skin had dissipated. A heart that had been hanging in suspense for a long time finally put down its guard, and with tears of gratitude, she said: "The kindness of the immortal is as heavy as a mountain, I don't know how to repay it?"

  Xiao Si Qing cleared his throat and pointed to the side, saying: "Two roast geese for each meal, two packs of sauce for each goose, and two jars of good wine. Is that enough?"

  Ye Fashan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he licked his lips, swallowing a mouthful of saliva before smiling and saying, "Excellent, excellent."

  He slightly composed himself and continued, "Just now I used my pure yang energy to forcibly expel the toxic air from her body, but there will still be some residual toxins left in her five organs and six viscera that need to be slowly nursed and detoxified." He then went on to instruct a few methods for nourishing life and eliminating toxins.

  Geng Shaohua and Wanyi both took note of it carefully, Geng Nanyi asked: "Xian Chang, apart from forcing out the poison through internal energy, is there any other way to get rid of this purple cloud poisonous spider?"

  Everyone heard the words, and their expectant eyes were fixed on Ye Fashan's dark, shiny round face. After all, there were still thirty or forty people poisoned by the purple cloud spider, including those who were seriously injured and in critical condition.

  Ye Fashan plopped down on his buttocks, his massive body causing the chair to creak and groan in agony.

  He raised his hand to wipe the oily and smooth black beard, and replied: "The Purple Cloud Poisonous Spider is a highly toxic creature that is exclusively bred by the Tang Sect in Shu, and only the Tang Sect can cure it."

  Geng Nan's expression sank as he said, "I've long heard that the Tang Sect of Shu is one of the four great sects in the world. The disciples under its gate never interact with outsiders. Yet, you're telling me to get the antidote from the Tongtai Bureau, which has no connection with it?"

  Ye Fashan smiled slightly and said, "General Geng, you don't have to worry. According to my knowledge, Miss Wan'er has a good relationship with the third daughter of the Tang family. If she takes the lead, it will likely be a successful outcome."

  "Me?" Wan'er shook her head in surprise: "Immortal Elder, you must be mistaken. I have never seen any member of the Tang family."

  Ye Fashan calmly said, "You and Xiao Si brothers as well as Chu Lao Biao Tou and Yu Zong Biao Tou, didn't you once save a young couple in Yunyang Town? That Tang Jia San and Chai Fu Ren were close friends, they could be considered sworn siblings."

  Xiao Si interrupted: "That's the friendship between Mrs. Chai and Tang Xiaosan, they may not necessarily pay attention to us."

  Ye Fashan said slowly and reasonably: "It's reasonable or not, try it out and you'll know. Even if Tang San doesn't want to bother with you, he can't afford to lose face in front of Lady Chai."

  Xiao Si suddenly remembered the jade pendant that Li Xiuning had given to Wan'er before she left, and guessed: "Could this be the legendary 'Heroes can't pass through the beauty pass'?"

  Ye Fashan smiled slightly and said: "Those who pass are heroes, those who can't pass are good-for-nothing."

  Wan'er said: "But I don't even know where the Tang Gate is in Shu, so please tell me, immortal elder."

  Ye Fashan said, "Tang Jia San was driven out of the house by his family's old master two years ago. Recently, he has been using the alias Li Jing and has been lingering in various brothels in Chang'an City, indulging in debauchery. You can go there and ask around to find out."

  Wan'er's face flushed with a red glow as she said: "The Chang'an brothel? How could I possibly go to such a place?"

  Ye Fashan smiled and said with confidence: "Never mind, let Xiao Si accompany you, he's the most suitable person for this matter."

  Xiao Si felt discontented, wondering why he was so suitable for this job. Why did the old thief get to enjoy good food and drink here while he had to run around? But then he thought about having a chance to be alone with Wan'er and also having a chance to visit brothels on public expense, his heart's little paw started itching again.

  He smiled and said: "Old Dao, you have a discerning eye for heroes, knowing that I am knowledgeable and eloquent, and most fond of helping others."

  Ye Fashan smiled but did not speak. Long in the sky hesitated and said, "The road to Chang'an is far away, can we make it back and forth in time?"

  Ye Fashan said with enthusiasm: "I have raised a large eagle in the Zhongnan Mountains, and it can fly three thousand miles at night. I'll lend it to Miss Wan'er and Fourth Brother."

  Geng Nan Yi was overjoyed and said: "The immortal elder is so kind and generous, tonight we must get drunk to repay your kindness!"

  Xiao Si hastily said: "That's great, I must get drunk before I can hit the road."

  "Fourth brother, what's going on now?" Chu Lie asked in surprise.

  Xiao Si said calmly: "I'm afraid of heights and afraid of dizziness."

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