The song "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" made the listeners appreciate the beauty of music and the dance of the phoenix. After the flute sound ended, the sound seemed to still linger in everyone's ears. Ji Yuan had put away the flute, but except for the real dragons, old dragons and ancient demon birds, the other listeners were still intoxicated.
After the song was finished, Ji Yuan felt very happy. At this moment, he held the flute and bowed to Dan Ye. The real body of the phoenix landed on the branch and also bowed to Ji Yuan in return.
Dan Ye didn't say anything to praise him, but Ji Yuan still understood the feeling of finding a soulmate.
The light of the phoenix at this moment was much brighter than usual. The entire sea sycamore tree was shrouded in a layer of colorful rays of light, illuminating the night sky above the sea. The water below also reflected the rays of light, appearing colorful and beautiful.
It was also at this moment that Ji Yuan, holding a flute, said goodbye to Zhenfeng Dan Ye who had landed on a branch. Maintaining the dream in the book also consumes energy. Carrying thousands of guests with extraordinary cultivation, the consumption of mana is secondary. The main consumption is the mental energy.
When the song "Feng Qiu Huang" ended, Ji Yuan felt as if he had just fought another magic battle and was a little tired.
No one heard what Ji Yuan and Fenghuang said on the branch, or perhaps they said nothing at all. The only people who saw this scene were the few people who had awakened from the heavenly melody.
As Ji Yuan slowly stood up and waved his sleeves in the direction of the guests, the hazy light of black and white energy intertwined swept in all directions. The colors of the surrounding scenery began to fade, and the light began to become brighter and brighter, so bright that it was a little dazzling. Some people closed their eyes, while others forced themselves to keep their eyes open but could only see the black and white energy running around.
The next moment, the light gradually faded away, and the many guests of Tongtian River Dragon Palace woke up. When they looked around again, it was still the palace, and the tables were still filled with wine and food. The difference was that the expressions of all the guests were similar, they were all looking around and at each other, and some of the guests even had the intoxication on their faces still not faded.
However, not long after, all the guests woke up. The time difference was only a breath or two. Looking at the wine and food on the table, some dishes were still steaming hot. Either by telepathy or counting with fingers, they knew that only a brief moment had passed.
It was fine for the people in the side hall, but most of the guests in the main hall subconsciously cast their eyes towards the seat where Ji Yuan was sitting. They could see that Ji Yuan was still holding the dark purple bamboo flute in his hand, and the stack of books was still on the table. Now all the guests knew that the stack of books formed a book called "On Birds".
"Mr. Ji, are we really in the book? Is this really not a dream?"
Yin Zhaoxian, who was sitting next to Ji Yuan, was the first to speak. What he said was what all the guests were thinking. Ji Yuan's answer was similar to what he had given to Yang Hao. He looked around at all the guests, just smiled, and put the flute in his hand into his sleeve.
"What is a dream and what is reality?"
It’s not that Ji Yuan really wanted to say such ambiguous words, but this is also what he felt at the moment, especially after seeing Fenghuang Dan Ye again, the situation was difficult to tell with a single word of true or false.
"Thank you, Mr. Ji, for showing me Yin Zhaoxian the world in this book!"
Yin Zhaoxian expressed his thanks and bowed to Ji Yuan. Many of the guests outside also did the same.
The old dragon above nodded to Ji Yuan, and then the message spread throughout the Dragon Palace.
"The singing and dancing will resume, and the banquet will continue. Please enjoy yourselves!"
As the Dragon King's voice fell, fish girls and other water creatures entered the main hall and several side halls, with musical instruments playing and dances swaying.
However, having just listened to "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" and seen the phoenix dancing in the sky, the vocal music and dance in the Dragon Palace were really hard to attract too much attention. No one glanced at the dance floor. Instead, many people closed their eyes and concentrated, recalling the previous fights and music with their own artistic conception.
There were even some more enthusiastic people who could not control themselves at this moment, but on the one hand they did not dare to ask for accountant's favor casually, and on the other hand they felt that it was not appropriate to make loud noises in the Dragon Palace. So they simply left in the middle of the banquet and went to the riverside banquet outside the Dragon Palace to tell the aquatic creatures outside what had happened in the Dragon Palace in the short time after the banquet started.
After that, Ji Yuan brought thousands of guests from the Dragon Palace, including a real dragon, to tour a world in the book. The news that he even fought with Empress Ying and played harmonious music with the Phoenix spread and caused an uproar in the entire banquet along the river. Some were unbelievable, some were fascinated, and countless people were curious about how dreamy and magical that brief moment that lasted for a whole night in the book was.
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Above Dazhen and Dayun Mansions, Lian Ping'er slowly descended from the sky, looking at a golden compass in his hand from time to time. The needle on it would tremble and rotate chaotically from time to time, and would occasionally point to this direction.
Logically speaking, after leaving Tongtian River, Lian Ping'er should have escaped from Dazhen directly. After all, there were not many people who dared to hang around under the noses of a true immortal and more than one true dragon after committing a crime in Dazhen.
But Lian Ping'er was also bold, and as she had unfinished tasks entrusted to her, she did not leave. Instead, she moved further into the heart of Dazhen, crossing half of Dazhen and arriving at the location of Dayun Mansion in Tongzhou.
But when he got here, the golden compass in Lian Ping'er's hand became more and more chaotic. The needle inside kept spinning in circles, and sometimes it stopped. Before the happy Lian Ping'er could quickly find the right direction to fly, it would immediately change direction.
"Oh my, where is it? It's so annoying!"
Lian Ping'er simply put away the golden compass. It seemed that it would be useless at the moment anyway, so she decided to use her own thoughts and feelings to find it. The first direction she aimed at was Dayun City, the most lively city in Dayun Prefecture.
It was still night. Apart from the lanterns on the streets and in front of some wealthy families' homes, only a few places such as casinos and brothels were relatively lively in the entire Dayun City.
Lian Ping'er instinctively landed on a street in the city. Looking to one side, she saw a very upscale restaurant. Looking to the other side a little further away, she saw two brothels lined up in between. There were still girls standing at the door in the cold wind soliciting customers. Whenever a man passed by, the madams inside would urge them to wave their hands to solicit customers.
Not long after Lian Ping'er landed, three men came out of a nearby restaurant drunkenly. They walked crookedly and after a few steps they saw Lian Ping'er standing on the empty street.
"Well, look, there was a girl there? Am I seeing things?"
"You're not, hiccup~~~you're not dazzled, you're a girl."
"Hehehe, my two brothers, this girl has such a curvy figure and is wearing such thin clothes, hehe... She must be a girl from a brothel. I think we should not go home tonight, hehe..."
"Hehehe, that's just what I want!" "Great, great!"
Originally, the brothel was quite far away, and it was quite expensive, so the three of them might have just gone home directly. But now, as they walked out of the restaurant door, they saw a woman like Lian Ping'er, who was wearing a thin, tight-fitting singlet, and lustful thoughts suddenly arose in their hearts.
"Hey girl, which family are you from? It's cold and windy, how about letting the three of us warm you up?"
"Yes, hahaha..."
The three men staggered, and under the influence of alcohol, they walked towards Lian Ping'er impatiently. The latter just glanced at them with a smile.
"Am I good-looking?"
"It looks good!" "Of course it looks good!"
The three drunks approached Lian Ping'er with a smile. The first one was about to hug Lian Ping'er, but when he looked up, he saw that the woman in front of him had suddenly turned into a horrible corpse covered with maggots, mosquitoes and flies.
"Am I good looking?"
“Ahh, ghost—” “Oh my god, ghost!”
"Run, run, damn it, damn it—"
The three men got goosebumps and sobered up a lot. They ran back to the restaurant and told the people inside in a panic that there was a ghost outside. A waiter stuck his head out to look, but saw only a woman walking in the street a little distance away. She didn't look like a ghost at all.
Lian Ping'er glanced in the direction of the restaurant and walked towards the other direction of the street with a smile. It looked empty now, but after dawn, it would be the location of one of the busiest markets in Dayun City.
About four hours later, a golden glow appeared on the horizon, and soon the morning sun pierced through the darkness, bringing light to Dayun City.
Although the sky was still gray, early risers had already begun to appear on the streets, especially those who needed to work early.
Following her heart's feeling, Lian Ping'er just stood in a corner of the street, but this time she was wearing a white velvet cloak. Although the lining was still thin, it was at least not so abrupt.
At this moment, a slightly hunched figure came slowly towards them, carrying a stick and two wooden boxes.
After finding a suitable open space, the old man put down his stick and wooden box, put them together to use as a table, and opened the drawer from the inside, taking out a folding stool and some cloth banners. The text on the banners roughly meant writing some words, such as Spring Festival couplets, characters for blessing and the like.
Since many people were illiterate, the old man sat down and rubbed his hands while shouting towards the street where there were not many pedestrians.
"Write letters, Spring Festival couplets, and blessing characters for me. The price is reasonable... ahem..."
Lian Ping'er stared blankly in the direction where the old man was. She had thought of countless possibilities, but she had never expected it to be what she saw before her. The mockery in her heart also disappeared.
Lian Ping'er took a step and slowly walked to the old man's stall. The old man slowly raised his head and looked at the well-dressed woman with a humble and respectful smile on his face. He did not dare to look directly at the woman's face. He stood up and bowed his head slightly to salute her.
"Miss, you want to write, but I... my handwriting is not bad!"
Lian Ping'er was a little dazed at first, but slowly came back to his senses after hearing the old man's words. Whether it was his aura or his soul, or his old and weak body, or the dry meridians in his body, they were all so natural, as if an ordinary person was slowly aging. Everything proved one thing.
"Min Xian, have you really become a mortal!?"
The old man's heart trembled and he looked up at the woman.
"You, who are you?"
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PS: Today I went out to celebrate my child's birthday, so it took a little longer than expected. I am also a little tired. I will be lazy tonight and continue writing tomorrow, ^_^!