The water vapor is strong in spring. Although the Taihu Water God no longer interferes with the wind and rain in Gusu, the water vapor already present in the lake will not disappear out of thin air.
As soon as the spring breeze comes, it starts to rain in Gusu.
Yang Dongwei spent half a day repairing in Qionglong Mountain before arriving in Gusu City. The spring rain was continuous, the willow branches were growing like crazy, and the peach blossoms were swaying in the wind.
The people of Gusu City are preparing for the new year with the spring as in the past, as if the past cold winter left no pain.
Yang Dongwei walked and walked, crossing small rivers and small bridges. Restaurants and tea shops are full of guests and business is booming.
In the restaurant to the east, a white-faced man in white clothes and a white crown was admiring the view from the street, but suddenly he closed the window.
His move alarmed the guests at the table. He was a young man wearing gold and jade, with a powdered face, luxurious clothes, high-spirited posture, and extraordinary appearance.
The young man asked: "Why did you close the window?"
Bai Xianglong said: "I saw a nosy little Niuzi, and I don't want to be entangled with him."
The young man smiled and said, "Now that you have been given a high position by Fangshan Mountain, what kind of Taoist priest are you still afraid of?"
Bai Xianglong had mixed feelings in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "After all, he works in the Chongming Palace, and he is also a disciple of King Wu. It is not easy to argue with him. On the contrary, His Highness Du Heng is truly fearless and has no scruples."
Du Heng's face showed pride and he said: "You asked me out today and said you had something new. It couldn't be these fodder, right?"
Du Heng pointed to the clean spring plate on the table, which contained spring delicacies such as radish, spring pancakes, spring rolls, and lettuce, but he didn't use any chopsticks.
His Royal Highness is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and drinking jade dew and fine wine, but he is not used to eating wild vegetables.
Bai Xianglong glanced down, laughed loudly, and said: "This is not an ordinary person who bites the spring and eats the spring to celebrate. Today, I invite your highness to play, of course, not for the spring dishes, but for the spring love of the children of Gusu." "
As he spoke, his eyebrows twitched and he squinted his eyes, revealing his complexion.
Du Heng said "Oh", and his interest was really high. He even picked up a handful of wild vegetables that he didn't want to eat, and said, "Then you can see the love of spring in Gusu."
Bai Xianglong pushed the wine on the table away and said: "This kind of crude wine is not worthy of being presented to Your Highness. I have fine wine, which was given as a gift from Fangshan Mountain, and I share it with Your Highness."
Bai Xianglong took a wine bottle and poured out the jade-milk-like wine. Just by sniffing it gently, it made people feel all kinds of dreamy and carefree tastes.
Du Heng was surprised and asked, "What kind of wine is this?"
Bai Xianglong said: "This is brewed by the incense of the human world, which is called drunkenness in the world of mortals. This kind of fine wine was only rewarded by several kings during the New Year. This small bottle. Although it is small, it benefits Taoism, enhances magical powers, and finally It’s rare.”
Du Heng stroked his palm and said, "Okay, you have such sincerity, it's really not in vain for me to be friends with you."
Bai Xianglong handed the wine glass to Du Heng and said, "It's done, it's all in the wine."
Du Heng drank the cup to the full.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the wine touched his lips, it seemed to come alive, and he immediately got into his mouth. In just a moment, the majestic incense and distracting thoughts burst out, impacting Du Heng's dragon soul to the point of trembling, and endless dreams breed, and in the blink of an eye, Suddenly he fell into a drunken dream in the world of mortals.
The wine glass in Du Heng's hand fell down, and Bai Xianglong reached out to catch it. Others also fell forward and were about to fall on the table full of food and wine, but Bai Xianglong reached out to hold him up.
Bai Xianglong placed the wine glass in his hand on the table, held Du Heng's shoulders, shook it gently, and said: "Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Du Heng lowered his head and fell unconscious.
Bai Xianglong whispered in his ear: "Your Highness, you are drunk."
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he quickly couldn't hold it back, showing his white teeth, "I'll take you to rest."
Bai Xianglong helped Du Heng stand up and secretly opened the crack of the window. Seeing that Yang Dongwei was gone, he took Du Heng and disappeared from the crack of the window into a white shadow.
Yang Dongwei had already arrived at the palace and reported to King Wu: "Your Majesty, I have asked the family teacher about the prince's affairs. The family teacher worked hard and finally solved the disaster for the prince."
King Wu was overjoyed, patted his chair and stood up, saying, "How is my son?"
Yang Dongwei said: "The prince's soul was trapped by a traitor, so he has been unable to wake up, and summoning the soul does not work."
King Wu asked: "Who detained him and where is he now?"
Yang Dongwei lowered his eyes and said: "The other party is also a master, and the prince has the energy to hide it. The master reluctantly calculated that he has been hurt and can't find the prince's whereabouts. However, the prince is not in danger now, so please rest assured, Your Majesty."
"Don't worry?" King Wu paced back and forth and said, "How can I rest assured that my son's life and death are unknown? I also ask the great mage to come out. As long as my son can be found, I can give him any reward he wants!"
Yang Dongwei was unmoved, looking at his nose and heart, and said: "My master has injured his soul and has gone into seclusion for cultivation... Your Majesty, don't worry, my master has already concluded that the son's life is still alive and is still tied to the Great City God, Your Majesty" If we ask the Great City God to take action, we will definitely be able to save the prince’s life.”
King Wu was stunned and said: "The Archmage really said that?"
Yang Dongwei said: "It's absolutely true."
King Wu paced, unable to think of Master Shi's intention. It was he who went to the Great City God first, so Master Shi was dissatisfied? Or did Master Shi really calculate that the prince's life was tied to the Great City God?
Seeing this, Yang Dongwei immediately urged: "Please make a decision early, Your Majesty. If it is too late, I may miss the opportunity for the prince to survive."
After hearing that Yang Dongwei's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, King Wu calmed down his anxiety and said: "Thank you, Archmage, for your guidance. I will give you my generous thanks once the prince's soul is found."
Yang Dongwei repeatedly declined, urging King Wu to see the Great City God as soon as possible, and he withdrew from the palace.
After leaving the palace, Yang Dongwei was also confused. He really didn't understand what medicine Master Shi was selling in his gourd. Fortunately, he was very clever and managed to get it right.
After Yang Dongwei left the palace, he followed Master Shi's instructions and settled in Yuanmiao Temple.
Soon, monk Yujin also came. Not only did he come, he also brought the fat-headed and big-eared Jishan.
Zen Master Jishan had just walked all the way, but he was sweating profusely. He didn't know that he thought he was caught in the rain.
Ji Shan said with a smile: "Junior Brother Pobi went on a long trip. As soon as I heard what Junior Nephew Yujin said about the Crown Prince, I came over personally. I will burn incense to offer to Buddha and pray for the Crown Prince."
"Your Majesty, this lucky person has his own destiny. If I continue to accumulate merits for him in front of the Buddha, he will definitely be able to survive."
King Wu's face was twitching, Zen Master Pobi was not here, what was the use of this greedy fat pig?
He forced out a smile and said: "Zen Master Jishan, the house is in a panic now. Please follow Master Yujin to the Chongming Pavilion to stay. After I clean up, I will ask the Zen Master to do some meritorious deeds."
Zen Master Jishan chuckled and said, "That's good. I will wait for the prince to summon you."
When Zen Master Jishan went out, he didn't step firmly on the steps and stumbled a bit, his whole body trembling with fat. Thanks to the support of the little monk Yujin, he didn't fall down.
King Wu's face also trembled, feeling extremely disgusted in his heart.
(End of chapter)
