Chapter 473: Beauty is full of drama, silk stockings are covered with dust
The next day, early morning.
A auspicious cloud floated slowly over the thatched cottage deep in Mount Zhongnan.
Li Daoxuan sat upright on the cloud, drinking the wine in the gourd while quietly observing the movements in the thatched cottage.
As soon as the sun rose, Cha Cha got up. She tied her hair into a bun, carried a small basket, skipped out of the door, rode on the back of the tigress Qiangwei, and set out to pick mushrooms in the mountains.
Li Daoxuan waited quietly for a while, and made sure that Zhuge Qing was not in the house and the yard was empty before he floated down.
He wanted to look for evidence that Zhuge Qing was Senior Sister Taizhen.
Pushing open Miss Zhuge's door, I saw that the room was a bit messy, with items placed randomly, mostly books and pens.
Li Daoxuan picked up a piece of paper and saw a few large, scribbled characters on it. Most of the characters had been erased, and only the words "Chapter 3" could be vaguely seen.
Among the messy books, Li Daoxuan successfully found a familiar book - "The Legend of Yagyū".
His eyes moved, he opened the book, and quickly flipped through it, and found that the story in the book was basically the same. The only difference was that this "The Tale of Yagyu" did not have the plot of the Seven Fairies, nor the so-called illustrations.
The story ends with Yagyu and the mountain god living happily together.
Li Daoxuan put the book down and had an idea. It seemed that there were two versions of "The Tale of Yagyū".
At this moment, his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Miss Zhuge's boudoir. On the brocade quilt embroidered with mandarin ducks, a piece of clothing was casually thrown, which made Li Daoxuan look embarrassed.
It turned out to be a pair of moon-white silk stockings.
A scene that he had once seen accidentally emerged in his mind: Miss Zhuge, with her hair loose and barefoot, her white clothes as white as snow, was leaning against the mountains and rivers with a lazy posture and an otherworldly temperament like an angel.
The pair of jade feet gently stepped on the pure stream water, crystal clear like ice and snow, slender and petite, delicate like a lotus.
The Tang Dynasty was an open-minded society. Women could not only go out on the streets normally, but also wear low-cut clothes. They liked to tie their waists to slim down their bodies and show off their proud figures. But even so, most women were still very secretive about their feet.
Miss Zhuge is an exception. She has an innate confidence and unrestrained attitude, like the wise men in the Bamboo Grove and the elegant men of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. In front of Li Daoxuan, she never hesitates to show off her beauty.
Elegant, relaxed and calm.
This also made Li Daoxuan more and more suspicious that she was Senior Sister Taizhen, because appearance can change, but that kind of innate temperament is difficult to change, and flaws will be revealed in every gesture.
Li Daoxuan's gaze did not rest on the pair of silk stockings, but on the strand of hair next to the stockings.
There is no doubt that this should be Miss Zhuge's hair.
Li Daoxuan stretched out his hand towards the hair, ready to use it to determine Miss Zhuge's identity.
But at this moment, a voice sounded outside the door.
"Eh? Master...Uncle, why are you here?"
Li Daoxuan's expression froze, he turned around and found that Cha Cha had come back without him noticing. She was riding on the tiger's back, staring at him with big eyes, looking at him in confusion and surprise.
The tigress Qiangwei roared softly, as a greeting to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan's face turned dark and he wished he could beat up this tigress. The reason why he didn't notice Cha Cha just now was, firstly, because his attention was distracted, and secondly, this tiger was quite magical and seemed to have the ability to conceal its breath.
Chacha's gaze first fell on him, and then she saw his hand reaching for the stockings.
From her perspective, Li Daoxuan was reaching out to grab the silk stockings that his master was wearing...
Li Daoxuan coughed, quietly held the hair in his palm, and then smiled at Cha Cha, "Good morning, I wanted to ask your master something, but when I got there, I found no one there."
Cha Cha nodded without thinking too much, smiled and raised the basket in her hand, saying: "I was originally going to pick mushrooms, but halfway through I realized that I took the wrong basket. This is the basket that I used to hold chicken manure."
“A basket for chicken shit?”
Li Daoxuan sniffed and found that the smell was a bit special. It was not smelly at all. Instead, it gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had smelled it somewhere more than once.
But when he thought about it carefully, he had no impression.
Cha Cha put the basket in the corner and said, "Yes, Master liked to raise spiritual chickens in the past. The meat of those spiritual chickens was very fragrant, but they liked to poop everywhere. I used to have a big box to hold the chicken poop, but later, for some reason, Master suddenly left, so I could only use this basket to hold it..."
The big box, filled with chicken shit, is leaving suddenly...
Li Daoxuan felt as if struck by lightning, his whole body disheveled in the wind. He finally remembered where he had smelled this scent before.
Dragon Roar Sword Box!
When he obtained the Golden Box Sword-Raising Technique, he asked the Green-Robed Lady for a sword box. The Lady gave him the Dragon Roar Sword Box and said it was a gift from her good friend.
Later, Li Daoxuan found out that her good friend was his senior sister Taizhen, and he was grateful for this. After all, the Dragon Roar Sword Box was a top-grade magic weapon and was very valuable...
Li Daoxuan gave a bitter smile.
No wonder he always smelled a faint stench when he first obtained the Dragon Roar Sword Box. No wonder when he first met his senior sister, he wanted to step forward to talk, but his senior sister told him to stop.
At that time, he thought that his senior sister looked down on him, but now it seems that she was disgusted with the Longyin Sword Box, and... him who was carrying the sword box at that time.
"La la la, I'm Xiao Cha Cha who picks mushrooms..."
Chacha changed the basket, rode on Qiangwei and prepared to set off again, but was stopped by Li Daoxuan.
"Cha Cha, look at this sword box, does it look familiar to you?"
Li Daoxuan summoned out the Dragon Roar Sword Box, which was only the size of a palm and vermilion in color. There was a lifelike dragon carved on it, and it seemed to contain an earth-shaking ocean of sword energy.
The three swords, Chixiao, Bailong and Juque, have absorbed a lot of Wuzhiqi's heart essence and blood. Now they are all in a deep sleep, but their sharpness is getting stronger and stronger. Once they wake up, they will surely be earth-shattering!
If it were in the past, Li Daoxuan would definitely be full of pride in his precious sword box , but now... he always feels a little uncomfortable.
Cha Cha saw the sword box, blinked, and said, "Hey, this looks like the big box for chicken shit, but it's a little smaller."
After that, she patted the tigress's butt and said, "Qiangwei, go!"
"Uncle, wait for Chacha to come back and I'll make you some mushroom stew!"
Li Daoxuan hurriedly asked, "Where is your master?"
"She went to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise..."
Chacha's figure has gone far away, but her childish and clear voice is still echoing in the wind.
After she left, Li Daoxuan looked at the Longyin Sword Box in his hand, sighed softly, and said, "I'm sorry for putting you through this."
The sword case trembled slightly, as if responding to Li Daoxuan's sigh.
Li Daoxuan put the sword box into the Three Realms Gourd, hesitated for a moment, then cast a spell to summon some water droplets and washed his hands.
At this moment, he could already be sure that Miss Zhuge was Senior Sister Taizhen!
Li Daoxuan looked at the hair again, and after taking a closer look, he found that it was just an ordinary hair, without any abnormality, which seemed to overturn the judgment he had just made.
But Li Daoxuan shook his head and smiled. If he guessed correctly, the hair did not belong to his senior sister, but to an ordinary woman she found at random, and then she deliberately left it on the bed, with the purpose of attracting his discovery and thus dispelling his suspicion.
It's just that Cha Cha accidentally let the cat out of the bag and exposed the matter of the Dragon Roar Sword Box.
"Dragon Roar Sword Box, Chicken Shit Sword Box..."
"Sister, sister, I want to see what tricks you are playing."
…
A moment later, Li Daoxuan reached the top of Mount Zhongnan.
At this moment, the morning light is dim, the red sun is rising, dyeing the vast clouds red, everything between heaven and earth is renewed, and its way is bright.
Taizhen was dressed in white and still barefoot. She stood on the top of the mountain with her arms open, letting the mountain breeze blow through her. Her long black hair fluttered in the wind, as if she was going to fly away.
"I want to ride the wind and go back, but I am afraid that the jade buildings are too cold up there. Dancing with my shadow doesn't seem like being in the human world."
A clear male voice sounded, causing Taizhen to slowly open her eyes. As she savored these meaningful words, her eyes seemed to light up and glow with a strange brilliance.
"Is this... a word?"
She turned around with a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Li Daoxuan nodded and said with a smile: "It's a poem, Water Melody Song."
The name "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" has already existed in the Sui Dynasty, but it was just called "Shui Tiao Ge". It was first composed by Emperor Yang of Sui when he dug the Bian Canal. Later, it was changed to "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" in the Song Dynasty.
“Can you write lyrics?”
Taizhen looked at Li Daoxuan as if she was looking at a treasure.
“A little bit.”
Li Daoxuan thought to himself, Mr. Dongpo, please don't blame me for plagiarism. At most, I can wait until I live to the Song Dynasty and help you when you are demoted. This will be considered as repaying my karma.
"Water Melody Song... Although I only heard a few words from you, the profound artistic conception and beautiful words are like jade from a high mountain, which makes me fascinated!"
She stared at Li Daoxuan intently and said with a smile: "Brother Li, to be honest, I am actually quite optimistic about ci. It is more free and easy, more free, and easier to understand. Perhaps one day, it can be on par with poetry and prose, or even surpass it!"
Li Daoxuan was secretly amazed that his senior sister was not only extremely talented in spiritual practice, but he also didn't expect that she also had such a long-term vision in literature.
Poetry was highly respected in the Tang Dynasty, and although there were also ci, their status was not high.
It was not until the Song Dynasty that the status of Ci rose rapidly and quickly became popular throughout the country, becoming the most influential literary art.
He has memories of the future, but his senior sister relies purely on her literary attainments and artistic vision, and the difference is obvious.
"As expected of a famous talented lady, Miss Zhuge's vision is really great. I admire her."
Taizhen smiled slightly and said, "I am just a low-level cultivator who likes to write stories to earn some money. Compared with the Grand Master, I am not worth mentioning at all."
Li Daoxuan put away his smile, sighed, and said, "Senior Sister, how long are you going to keep this secret from me?"
Taizhen's acting skills are perfect and there is no flaw at all.
She was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "What did you call me? Senior Sister?"
Seeing Li Daoxuan's noncommittal look, she suddenly realized: "I understand, so you think I am the Fairy Taizhen..."
She shook her head and smiled, saying, "Fairy Taizhen is extremely beautiful. How could I be considered her by you?"
"I am just an ordinary cultivator, but I have a special relationship with your senior sister, so I was taught some strange secrets. I also read a lot of books and like to write all kinds of interesting stories. Brother Li, you think too highly of me."
Li Daoxuan took a step forward, stared into her eyes, and said, "What is the special relationship between you and my senior sister?"
Taizhen looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Li Daoxuan continued to approach, looking down at her, acting very domineering.
Taizhen looked panicked and stepped back, but she almost missed a step and the rubble rolled down the cliff, which was bottomless.
"you……"
"Master Li, at least I helped you before. Even if I'm not your senior sister, are you so rude?"
Li Daoxuan suddenly asked a strange question.
"Miss Zhuge, with your level of cultivation, you probably can't fly yet."
"What...what do you want to do?"
Li Daoxuan had a blank expression on his face. He suddenly stretched out his hand, pressed it on her shoulder, and pushed gently.
Taizhen's face showed a look of fear, and she fell off the cliff, making a panicked sound, like a white butterfly with broken wings, falling down sadly.
In addition to fear, her eyes were mixed with shock and sadness, as if she couldn't believe that Li Daoxuan would treat her like this. Her beautiful eyes seemed to be able to speak, and anyone who saw them would feel guilty.
But Li Daoxuan stood on the cliff, looking directly into her eyes, his Taoist robe fluttering, quietly watching the beautiful figure fall into the clouds...
After a moment.
Below the thousand-foot cliff, a auspicious cloud slowly descended.
Li Daoxuan hugged Taizhen, who was trembling and still in shock, and jumped to the ground.
Taizhen's originally flowing and smooth black hair became extremely messy. She hung on Li Daoxuan with her head lowered, looking like a frightened young animal, extremely pitiful.
"Master Li... I regard you as a friend, but you tease me like this. I... Even though my cultivation is low, I am not afraid of death..."
Her voice was choked with sobs and full of grievance, and her gentle and soft voice made people feel pity for her.
Li Daoxuan sighed deeply in his heart. If he had not been absolutely sure that Zhuge Qing was Senior Sister Taizhen, he would probably have been shaken. It can only be said that women are born to be movie stars.
This acting skill is truly the pinnacle.
He finally discovered that his senior sister seemed to enjoy this role-playing game, so she tried every means to conceal it. In this case, as a junior brother, he could only cooperate with her performance.
After all, she is my senior sister. She likes to play, so I just play with her.
Li Daoxuan hugged her soft body and said softly, "Miss Zhuge, I wronged you. I apologize to you."
Taizhen buried her head in his arms, unwilling to look up.
"You are right, I am wrong. Who told me that I am not the Senior Sister Taizhen that you have been thinking about day and night? How could a person like Zhuge Qing, who is so plain and graceful, catch the eye of Master Li?"
"Just throw me under this cliff and let me fend for myself..."
Li Daoxuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, saying: "It's all my fault. I apologize to you. How about this, as compensation, I will teach you how to practice in the future?"
It's really funny in Taizhen's heart. This silly boy, no matter how cunning you are, you are still easily controlled by me, your senior sister.
He also taught me how to practice. It was really interesting...
Li Daoxuan also found it funny. He found that when his senior sister turned into Zhuge Qing, her personality became more lively and interesting. It seemed that Taizhen's identity was a shackle for her.
"Since Master Li is so willing to be a teacher, I will reluctantly agree to it."
"Are you still angry?"
"There's still a little bit left, unless you tell me the whole poem you just wrote."
"make a deal."
