On the way to Dongshi, Princess Taiping suddenly opened the curtain and said to Wu Chengsi: "Second cousin, I heard that you will marry Li Zhiying next year. Is it true?"
"Of course it's true. She and I have been engaged for some time, and it's time to get married." Wu Chengsi replied while riding on his horse.
Princess Taiping said dissatisfied: "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"I only made the decision after discussing it with my aunt after returning to Chang'an."
Princess Taiping was silent for a while and said in a low voice: "Forget it, if you want to marry her, just marry her."
Wu Chengsi asked doubtfully: "Why do you look like you don't want me to marry her?"
Princess Taiping snorted and said, "I just don't think you need to get married so early."
Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "It is indeed a bit early for me to get married at my age in later generations. But this is ancient times, especially among princes and ministers. At his age, many people already have several children, so how can it be counted?
morning?"
Princess Taiping said again: "If you can't bear it anymore, you can marry a few concubines first."
The two came to Dongshi and followed the flow of people through two streets. The front suddenly became crowded.
On the left side of the street, someone had set up a wooden platform. There was something covered with red silk in the middle of the wooden platform. It was about three feet high. Wu Chengsi secretly guessed that it should be the Immortal Stone.
The entire street was so packed with people that it was difficult for even people, let alone carriages, to pass through.
Wu Chengsi and Princess Taiping asked for a private room in the restaurant opposite. Through the window, they could see everything below.
After waiting for about half an hour, a tall and thin businessman came up to the wooden platform. Wu Chengsi's eyebrows jumped. The businessman looked familiar.
After thinking for a moment, he immediately remembered that it was Wang Shi, the vice president of the South Sioux City Tang Chamber of Commerce.
With a clatter, Wang Shi pulled open the red silk fabric, revealing a thumb-shaped stone.
Just as Zhili said, it is a white stone with a round shape without any corners. At first glance, it seems to be an ordinary stone.
The crowd of onlookers roared, and someone shouted: "Is this the Immortal Stone? It doesn't look like a big deal!"
"Idiot, since it is an immortal stone, how can it be seen with your naked eyes?"
"It's the Immortal Stone! It's the Immortal Stone! I've seen it before, I've seen it before." One person in the crowd seemed particularly excited. Wu Chengsi felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he glanced at it and was suddenly surprised.
The person who spoke turned out to be Wu Youxu.
Princess Taiping also noticed it and said with a smile: "Second cousin, why is the fifth cousin's brother there? He even said he had seen the Immortal Stone. It's really outrageous."
Although Wu Youxu is also her cousin, the two rarely move around, so she does not regard him as a cousin.
Zhili whispered: "Isn't it right? The Immortal Stone first appeared more than ten years ago, when he was still a child."
Wu Chengsi was startled and remembered that Wu Youji once said that Wu Youxu went out to play once when he was a child. When he came back, he said that he had seen an immortal and made a fuss about cultivating immortals.
Could it be that what he saw at that time was the Immortal Stone...
"Han Cheng, go and call him over." Wu Chengsi ordered.
Not long after, Wu Youxu entered the private room with his head lowered, just like a child surfing the Internet in an Internet cafe who was caught by his parents.
"...Second brother, Your Highness the Princess." Wu Youxu whispered.
Wu Chengsi said in a deep voice: "I heard that more than ten years ago in the Jiangnan area, someone borrowed the Immortal Stone and became an immortal in front of many people. Lao Liu, is this the immortal you saw when you were a child?
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Wu Youxu nodded and said solemnly: "Although I was still young at the time, I could clearly see that the immortal had really returned to his place, and there was no way it was fake!"
"How do you know he has returned? Is it because the stone glows?"
Wu Youxu showed a strange expression on his face and said: "Not only is the immortal stone glowing, but the immortal is also surrounded by immortal energy!"
Zhili was startled, and his two big eyes were as round as an owl.
"Is there still immortal energy? Why didn't my father tell me?"
Wu Youxu glanced at her and said proudly: "Only those who have the most immortality can see the immortal energy. Your father may not have the immortality."
"Speak humanly!" Wu Chengsi hit him on the head.
Wu Youxu touched his head and said aggrievedly: "Second brother, I originally planned to become an immortal and connect you to the immortal world. If you hit me again, I won't accept you!"
Wu Chengsi prepared to fight again, and Wu Youji hurriedly said: "The immortal energy is very magical. Only the people standing in front can see the immortal energy, but the people behind cannot see it."
What a miracle, Wu Chengsi snorted to himself, the other party must have used some trick to create some mist, because the mist was too thin, so people behind could not see it.
While they were talking, several people below, like Wu Youxu, testified that they had seen this stone. The onlookers all believed that the stone in front of them was the Immortal Stone.
Someone shouted: "Exceptor Wang, since this is the Immortal Stone, where is the Immortal?"
Wang Shi said calmly: "The immortal stone can help people become immortals. Maybe everyone below has the qualifications to become immortals. I am displaying this stone today to dedicate it to you."
"Wang Yuanwai, you are such a good person. I have been dreaming about flying in the sky recently. Maybe I am an immortal descending to earth. Please let me try it quickly, and I will repay you after I become an immortal!"
A man in linen clothes said and ran towards the wooden platform quickly, but was quickly blocked by Wang Shi's men.
Another young man in brocade glanced at the man in sackcloth and said coldly: "With your virtues, do you deserve to be associated with immortality?"
"Wang Yuan is a businessman, so there must be conditions for offering this Immortal Stone. Tell me your request!" said a Jianghu man holding a knife.
Wang Shi said loudly: "Yes, I do have a small request."
"If you have any requests, tell me quickly! Tell me quickly!"
A middle-aged Taoist priest spoke urgently. He had seen the Immortal Stone more than ten years ago and thought he had become a monk. Unfortunately, he had never found the Immortal Gate.
Wang Shi cupped his hands toward the north and said: "I have only one wish in my life, and that is to attend the royal banquet in the Daming Palace. As long as I can attend it once, I will be willing to die. I hope that everyone present can fulfill my wish."
The crowd suddenly fell silent.
After a while, a voice sounded: "If you give me this Immortal Stone, I can help you do some activities. But first, you must know how difficult it is to get into the royal banquet. The chance of success is very low. You can consider it.
one time."
The crowd followed the sound, and someone suddenly exclaimed: "Isn't this Doctor Yang?"
"Mr. Yang, why do you, a noble man like you, compete with us for the chance to become an immortal?" someone said dissatisfied.
"Haha, Mr. Yang, you did a lot of bad things when you were the minister. Are you qualified to become an immortal?" A man in green robe said sarcastically.
Wu Chengsi shook his head secretly. That doctor Yang was none other than Yang Deyi, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. He was implicated in Xu Jingzong's case and was demoted to the position of doctor of the Ministry of Industry.
Yang Deyi was pointed at by the crowd, his face turned red, and he turned around and ran away.
At this moment, another majestic voice sounded: "Uncle Wang, if you give me this stone, I am 50% sure to help you achieve your wish."
The speaker was a middle-aged man in ordinary clothes, but when the crowd saw him, no one dared to sneer.
There is no other reason. This middle-aged man is Zheng Yuanning, the head of the Zheng family among the seven and ten surnames in the capital. He is currently serving as the minister of Zhongshu. There are more than a dozen people in the Zheng family who are officials in the court, and no one is willing to offend him for nothing.
But after all, this place is at the feet of the emperor, and the most important thing is dignitaries. A clear voice sounded.
"I want the Ascension Stone."
Zheng Yuanning raised his eyebrows and looked towards the voice, only to see that the person who spoke was a handsome young man. Zheng Yuanning was silent for a moment, cupped his hands, and left with the person.
"Second cousin, it's Li Chong." Princess Taiping narrowed her eyes and said.
Wu Chengsi nodded, and the last person to speak out was Langya King Li Chong.
"Taiping, do you want that stone?" Wu Chengsi smiled.
"I don't want to be promoted to immortality. I don't have a father and a queen in the sky, and I don't have you to play with me. I'd better stay in our Tang Dynasty." Princess Taiping said with a smile.
"...Second brother, I want it." Wu Youxu muttered.
Wu Chengsi glared at him and said angrily: "Do you really think you can become an immortal? That's all a lie!"
Wu Youxu whispered: "Second brother, don't talk nonsense, be careful that the gods in the sky will punish you after hearing it!"
Wu Chengsi was too lazy to talk to him and asked, "You are about to get married to the Pei family's wife. Have you been to the Pei family recently?"
Wu Youxu shook his head and whispered: "Women will only affect the speed of my cultivation."