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Dressed in luxurious clothing, a beautiful woman stood before the entrance of the back courtyard. She pointed to a couple that were around seventeen or eighteen years old and shouted, "Bastards, stop joking around and enjoy yourself. Hurry up and go out to receive our distinguished guests."

"If you don't make it in time, based on your current idle ways, you would have been eaten by the demons in the lake back then or starved to death! "Let me tell you, Sun gongzi has already said that those who came today are all esteemed guests. All of you should hurry up and do your work. If you neglect your duty, don't blame this old lady …"

The woman lifted her right hand that was around her waist and fanned the air.

The woman was the typical type with a sharp tongue and a perverted heart. When she saw these bastards lower their heads and not utter a single word, she did not say a single word. She waved her hand to signal the waiters to hurry out to receive them.

After the group of waiters had left the inn, Xu Yu sighed. This time, his voice was much softer as he spoke to the tree.

Bag, don't stay idle either. Hurry and go to your father; when all the guests arrive, we'll be starting the show. Today, we have to talk to your father, and we have to put in all our effort to talk about this; it's not just those distinguished officials and dignitaries, other than those upstairs, perhaps other immortal masters will come over tonight to listen in.

A youth who was slightly older than the employees of the restaurant earlier leaned against the tree, smiling, "Don't worry, Aunt Xu. I'll go find my Dad right away. Nothing can go wrong."

After the woman left, the youth under the tree yawned. Just now, those kids were just talking nonsense, even sticking out their front and back. They really were vulgar, giving such a beautiful girl the same description as a woman from a flower garden.

The young man twisted his neck, stood up, and looked towards the sky. The sun had set, so he had to find his father.

In the twilight, unlike the bustling scene at the front door, which was filled with people, the Lady Boss Xu Yu and the young man in embroidered white robes stood by the side of the back door of the bookstore.

The two men who came just now were really strange. The burly man with the stubble on his face and the short man with rat eyes were both carrying a big knife that didn't fit his figure. That knife was even taller than the short man!

Xu Yu retracted his thoughts. The world of cultivators was not like mortals.

What was it that interested the people who came to this town? Of course it was the Immortal!

Who wouldn't want to personally go to the place where the immortals exterminated demons and exterminated them? This was especially the case since the storytelling teacher of the library was the one who personally saw the immortals exterminated the demons.

Ever since the country's number one individual, the current Imperial Advisor, personally came to the town of Li Nan, this place had become a hot topic in both the south and the south. Everyone came to worship immortals.

At the suggestion of this Young Master Sun, it was said that the front door of the library was used to receive ordinary people, while the side door made of precious scented wood was specially made to receive cultivators.

The Aromatic Scented Wood looked no different from ordinary wood to ordinary people. However, it emitted a unique fragrance that could only be felt by cultivators. Therefore, using this wood as a door could be said to be a unique style of the library.

Pulling up her hair that had been blown loose by the wind, Xu Yu said to Master Sun, "I wonder if there will be any other immortal masters besides the two sets of immortal masters upstairs. The third floor can only be converted into three to four rooms."

Young Master Sun smiled, "Sis Xu, don't worry. Although our restaurant's third floor is specially prepared for immortal masters, I think that there might be some immortal masters who would be different and like playing games. Perhaps they might even be sitting on the first floor right now."

The young man continued to laugh, "As expected of Sister Xu. The people on the first floor, the officials on the second floor and the immortal masters on the third." As he gazed at the restaurant on the third floor behind him, he could not help but sigh with emotion when he recalled that Old Tang, the storyteller who had read books for more than ten years, would still be lecturing on the second floor.

"How do fish and prawn swim together with a flood dragon?"

"There's nothing we can do." Xu Yu sighed: "After all, we're talking about the Immortal."

Young Master Sun mocked himself, "Yes, cultivators are like a giant mountain, towering in the sky. We are all looking up from the bottom of the mountain. But if there's a chance, who doesn't want to go up the mountain and have a look at the scenery? "

Xu Yu had been in business for many years and had been used to changing his attitude. Seeing that Young Master Sun was not in a good mood, he comforted him, "Young Master Sun, don't worry. With so many immortal masters here, Young Master Sun will definitely be able to become an immortal."

"May I borrow Elder Sister Xu's blessing?" This explained how many sects and immortal masters there were in the past ten years, but who would think so highly of him? He hoped that this time someone else would look at him in a different light, so Mister Sun clenched his fists and sighed in his heart, "Even if it's just an outer sect disciple, that's fine!"

Xu Yu sighed. The Li Nan was no longer the same barren little village as before, but had started to interact with the outside world. The reason why both Nan Xin and Xin Nan managed this place together was related to this Young Master Sun in front of them.

When the country of Xin Nan was divided into two factions, the Sun family was also divided into two factions, each of which was dependent on the other. However, unlike those families that considered each other as enemies, the Sun family still supported each other, making the Sun family more and more prestigious in the country of Xin Nan.

Although he was not a direct descendant, he was still a legitimate descendant of the Sun family. After hearing the legend of the immortals in the town of Li Nan, he had actually traveled a thousand miles from the capital of Xin Nan Country to a small village, and had even used his connections to spread the word. It could be said that for the town to have today's scene, Young Master Sun could not fail.

The descendants of the officials in the town who had been dejected and exiled, and the commoners of the town now all felt that Young Master Sun was very friendly and friendly.

He remembered that at one of the tables, the tavern's storyteller, Tang Shu, once used his alcohol powers to ask Young Master Sun, "What are you trying to do? Why are you leaving the capital city's Sun family behind? Are you busy here?" What's there to be concerned about in the village for your Young Master Sun to bring water for those old ladies and also help the kids in the village to cow? You must be getting used to Young Master's life, to experience it? "

Beneath the table, Xu Yu gave Tang Shu a good kick.

But Tang Shu was indeed drunk. He asked in astonishment, "Why did you kick me?"

Xu Yu was furious, but Young Master Sun didn't mind. He waved his hand and smiled at Xu Yu, then took a sip of his wine, "Big Brother Tang, the Tang Clan was also one of the most powerful families in Nanjing City. Have you forgotten all the trifling matters?"

Tang Shu, who drank too much, slapped his head and shook his head. "You know, after staying in this place for so many years, I was lucky to have a full meal and a warm sleep. How could I have the time to think about those trivial things?"

"But I can't! The Sun family is still alive, and all the good resources in the family are given to the direct descendants. I am just a concubine, so I don't have to worry about anything, but do you want me to live like this for the rest of my life?"

Then, Young Master Sun said bluntly, "A few years ago, the family hired an immortal master to teach the eldest grandson. Every year, just to pay tribute to the eldest grandson, half of the Sun family's expenses were spent on nurturing that so-called good seed, but am I really not as good as him? What am I worse than him? Both of them have the blood of the Sun family, why is it that he is not me? "

Xu Yu would always remember that night when Young Master Sun wore a lonely, unwilling, and powerless expression.

While Xu Yu was still in a daze, an old man and a young man walked towards the side door. The old man was wearing a brown robe and looked kind.

Young Master Sun, who was a few steps ahead of Xu Yu, stepped forward and greeted the old man. He bowed towards the old man and said, "Welcome, Immortal Master. I hope you can forgive me for not being very hospitable."

Xu Yu also hurried forward and bowed, "Welcome, Immortal Master. Please forgive us, Immortal Master, for fear that everyone will inconvenience you."

Playing with her beard, the woman in front of him lowered her head. Her stature was pretty good, and the old man laughed. "I presume you're the owner of this restaurant. Not bad, not bad."

Xu Yu still didn't look up as he said in a low voice, "Thank you for understanding, Immortal Master."

The old man smiled. "Enough. If you keep going on like this, will I still listen to books?"

Only then did Xu Yu raise his head. "Listen, I'll lead you up the stairs and listen to your books." He gestured for them to go ahead, and Xu Yu brought the two of them up slowly.

In the corridor, the charming lady looked at the woman's voluptuous figure with a playful smile.

From start to finish, both the kind-looking old man and the charming woman didn't even look at the white-robed young man who was bowing and bowing.

The setting sun was about to set. In the afterglow, no one could see the stooped youth's expression.

On the path outside the restaurant, the young man called Sack was walking alongside a middle-aged man that was around forty to fifty years old. The man looked tired and his lips were moving, but no sound came out.

Tang Xiu put his hands behind his head and kicked rocks along the way. "Father, I'm not talking about you. This immortal has already told the story for more than ten years, why are you still so nervous? Don't go back on your words."

The man laughed, shook his head, and stepped on the stone. "I heard that there's someone sitting on the third floor, so you shouldn't be sloppy."

Tang Xiu shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly. Sigh, I'm done for.

As the father and son walked into the restaurant, shouts and cheers immediately came from inside the restaurant. Mr. Tang raised his sleeves and cupped his hands in greeting to the family members and the guests.

His son was different. Tang Xiu rolled his eyes and looked around, waving at his close friends to greet them.

"Ouch!"

As soon as he accidentally turned around, he bumped into someone and almost knocked that person to the ground.

The man steadied his body and covered the plate of peanuts on his chest as he complained, "Brother Tang, please take care of this. Don't cause trouble for this little brother. You can't even carry the dishes. Please take pity on me."

"Aiya, little unexpected." Tang Xiu wrapped his arms around Little Zhao's neck and asked, "Has Miss Qi come to the second floor today?"

"Ai, Brother Tang, it's not like you don't know what day it is today. These brothers are so busy that they can't even straighten their backs. How could they have the time to look after Miss Qi for you?"

"Alright then, it's hard work." Tang Shu picked up a peanut from his plate and threw it into his mouth, "Is it that blacksmith from the former street who came to listen to books again?"

"Isn't that so? This person is really in the business of making money, but doing this is too …" "You're too stingy," Little Zhao snappily said.

This man, on the other hand, only ordered a pot of liquor and a plate of peanuts each time. This man, on the other hand, only ordered a pot of liquor and a plate of peanuts each time, only a few coins each time.

"What do you know? This is called a concept. When you understand it, you can open a store." Tang Xiu laughed out loud as he clapped his hands, "I'm going up with my dad."

In the restaurant, Tang Shu slowly walked up to the second floor. The man shook his sleeves and slightly bent down. He smiled and saluted the guests on the second floor, then walked up to the storytelling platform in the middle.

"I say, Mister Tang Shu, the sun has already set. Let's hurry up and start!"

From the direction of the voice, he could see that the person sitting to the left was the Emissary of Li Nan Town, Senior Emissary Wu. Tang Shu bent his body and smiled at the table. "Emissary Wu, there's no need to rush. I'll begin right away."

"Don't listen to him, Tang Shu. You should tell him whenever you want. Have you never seen such a big official county magistrate before? What? Is there something that County Governor Wu is busy with?" "If you're in a hurry, don't listen!" On the right table, Huang Song, who also carried the town's magistrate, mocked.

Wu Dai slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily at Huang Song, "You little b * stard. I won't care about the day of your lecture today. Don't give me a hard time."

For a moment, the atmosphere was a bit tense. Regarding this, Tang Shu and the other guests on the second floor could only look at their eyes and noses, not daring to get involved.

Fortunately, Young Master Sun had already reached the second floor. He pulled out a chair and sat down at an empty table. He said to Tang Shu, "Everyone is here. Brother Tang, you can begin."

Tang Shu nodded.

Huang Song and Wu Dai, who were about to get up and respond, simultaneously clasped their hands towards Young Master Sun. After seeing the man nod his head, they then glared at him and sat down.

Sitting on a yellow chair on the storyline, Tang Shu reached his hands out of his sleeves, picked up the wood that had shocked him, and slapped it.

Bang!

The force of the attack was so strong and the sound was so clear that it didn't sound like it could be produced by this thin, middle-aged man.

The restaurant began to quiet down. Below, people stretched their heads out and raised their heads to look at the upper floors. Outside the restaurant, the townspeople who were unwilling to part with their money also gathered around. The children rode their elders' necks as they listened under the wall.

On the second floor, the officials and nobles all looked at Mr. Tang, who was still recounting his story. Even though some had heard it many times, they were still filled with anticipation.

When Xu Yu heard the voice, he said softly to the rooms: "Fellow immortal masters, we are starting to talk."

There were no shop assistants on the third floor, because Xu Yu was one of them.

Tang Shu let out a breath, cleared his throat, and said in a clear voice: "Many thanks to everyone for attending. Today, let's tell the story of the Immortal taking down the South, slaying demons and exterminating devils."

"I believe that everyone here should know where I came from, so I won't explain everything that happened in the past. Today, I'll give everyone a detailed account of how the Immortal killed the Demons and exterminated the Devil!"

At that time, my son and I were really hungry to the point that our chests were pressed against our backs. In the end, we decided to go to the Lifestyle Lake and try our luck there, thinking that if we were lucky enough to not meet that demon beast, we might be able to catch two fish and live for a while longer. "If we are unlucky, just the father and son would die together in the belly of the demon. We can be considered a family of three."

As he said this, Tang Shu's voice became more sorrowful, and Tang Shu at the side was unexpectedly not as lazy as he usually was. Instead, he turned his head to look out the window, and even though he was still young, he could never forget the woman who had coaxed him to sleep and fed him fish soup.

He remembered the first day that the woman had disappeared. He asked his father, "Where did his mother go?" Knowing from the villagers that the woman might never come back, he sobbed and asked his father, "Why do you only know how to write? Why can't you fish?"

He did not remember how many days it had been since he could wait for the woman to come back, he only remembered that it had been raining heavily, very heavily, and that his father had said that he would go to the lake to catch him some fish, so he waited at home. He grabbed his father's pants and wailed that he would go with him.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and by the time they reached the shore, the muddy twists and turns had already exhausted the weak scholar and a young child, talking about fishing.

At that time, Tang Xiu remembered clearly that his father was holding him, crying, and was about to throw himself into the lake. Now that he thought about it, he really wasn't afraid at all, thinking that he might be able to see his mother once he entered the lake.

"Just when father and son were at their end, in the pouring rain, there was suddenly a loud sound. Something smashed from the sky to the other side, and then a golden light fell from the sky, landing on the lake!"

At that time, I was carrying my son, and it was pitch black. It was raining heavily, so I couldn't see anything clearly at first, but the surface of the lake was emitting a golden light, and the dark night was as bright as day. When I looked over, there was an immortal's body emitting a golden light.

"It rained heavily like a pillar, but when the rain fell on the immortal's body, it automatically gathered into streams of water that circulated around the immortal. It was really a divine technique. The immortal was walking on the lake and shouting at the opposite bank."

"Unrepentant!"

"That sound is like a great bell and great rune. With a loud roar, it caused the curtain of rain above the Lake of Life to recede dozens of feet! While the rain was falling backwards, I looked to the other side. Someone had stood up where something had smashed down from the sky. Black gas was swirling around his body, so thick that it seemed to be able to cover the golden light. "

"When the immortal saw the devil sit up, he stepped onto the lake and walked toward the opposite bank. With every step, the lake water behind him surged into a monstrous wave. The rainwater around him mixed with the waves and turned into nine water dragons. They roared and roared behind the immortal!"

"Just as the immortal is about to step out of the lake to exterminate the devil, a fishy wind rises up from the lake. It's a gigantic water serpent the size of a restaurant! Its vertical eyes were as big as lanterns, and its tongue was longer than a small boat. That's it! Let me leave the people of South Village for so many years as if I was in hell, that's it! Separate our family. "

"That demonic beast overestimated its strength and brought about its own destruction. It opened its bloody mouth and pounced towards the immortal. Even though I was on the other side, I could feel the wind generated by the demonic beast's movement and almost dragged me and the child into the lake." "However, the Immortal did not even turn around. With a flash of golden light, the devilish beast turned to dust and landed on the surface of the lake."

Actually, Tang Xiu hadn't told anyone else. There was another version of this story. Once, when he was narrating this part of the story, he heard a voice in his heart that didn't belong to him.

The snake, he said, had been shaken out of the water by the waves, not out to die.

Tang Xiu thought for a moment. It seemed to match the scene from that day, but he only thought that it was because he was tired of storytelling. In order to tell the story, he did as he was told before.

When Tang Shu spoke of the immortal killing the demon, he clearly became excited. His tone was full of hatred, but also joy, as if he was the one who killed the snake demon.

Tang Shu laughed out loud. "That Snake Demon has died for twenty years. For a full twenty years, that immortal has been able to get rid of the demon and help the world. He is truly worthy of being called an immortal." I'm willing to continue to tell this story to the Immortal. The people here don't need to starve, and don't need to be frightened. The reason why we can live a good life is all because of the Immortal.

Other than the third floor of the storytelling restaurant, the entire restaurant was filled with applause.

Outside the building, the child was riding on the elder's neck and clapping his hands. The child did not know about the situation in the town of Li Nan, he only knew that the immortal was very powerful and had defeated the snake demon.

On a single table near the window on the first floor, a middle-aged man stuffed a peanut into his mouth and poured himself a glass of wine. After drinking it, he exhaled and exhaled.

"Twenty years!"

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