Journey to the East: Legend of Peony

Late at night, Peony sat alone in Yaoguangwan's yard, looking at the blooming peony flowers, lost in thought.In the April day of the world, all kinds of flowers are in full bloom, and the fragrance of the flowers is intoxicating, but the peony has no heart to appreciate the beautiful scenery.A little farther away in the yard, Mrs. Fang brought a thick cloak and wanted to put it on Peony. Peony grabbed it and threw it away in a irritated manner. Mrs. Fang was startled, "Little lady, what's the matter with you?" Peony was stunned, "Yes nanny?"

Mrs. Fang nodded with a smile, "Little lady, I didn't expect to see you in my life, even if I die." Mudan got up quickly, "Nurse, I didn't know it was you just now, I didn't mean to throw you away. of my cloak."

The nanny sat down holding Peony's hand, "Little lady, it doesn't matter, Madam has told me, how has Lu Shangxian treated you well in the past ten years?" Mudan was stunned, "Nanny, what are you talking about? That's it." The nanny cut off her words, very worried, "Then Shangxian treats you badly? It doesn't matter, it's fine when you come back, and don't be with the immortal anymore when you come back, just find someone to marry again."

Mudan gritted her teeth, "Nurse, that's really not the case, I'm not with Lu Shangxian, I just went to Guanyin Bodhisattva to cultivate immortality."

The nanny's eyes turned red, "Little lady, you have really grown up, and you know how to comfort me. Don't worry, we are mortals, and we won't trouble Lu Shangxian. Don't force yourself to smile."

Mudan opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, "I told the truth to the nanny, but the nanny didn't believe it, maybe I told the truth to the nanny, and the mother didn't believe it, so what should I do, I really can only ask Lu Shangxian to accompany me Am I acting?"

The point is, where is Lu Shangxian at this time?

It is said that ten years ago, after Lu Dongbin sent Peony to cultivate immortals, the Eight Immortals met Sun Yinglongsan at the Yellow Crane Tower as agreed, and after three days and three nights of drinking, they went on their own way.At this time, Lu Dongbin had nothing to worry about, and he wandered around, killing demons and demons, eliminating harm for the people, and accumulated a lot of merit.Ten years passed by, and on this day, he considered that Peony's ten-year cultivation period had expired, and he intended to visit Peony in the Purple Bamboo Forest.

Passing through Chang'an occasionally, at the gate of the city, he meets Bai Rui who hastily returned home after receiving news of Lin's serious illness. Dongbin is worried that Mudan will give up cultivating immortals because he calculated Lin's calamity, and his success will fall short, so he uses a shapeshifting technique and turns into a scholar. He made friends with Bai Rui and claimed to have excellent medical skills. Bai Rui went to the doctor in a hurry and asked Dong Bin to enter the Baifu together.

As soon as Bai Rui entered the mansion, he immediately asked the housekeeper, "Are my parents in the room?" The housekeeper replied respectfully, "Master and wife are here, who is this young master?"

Bai Rui said impatiently, "This is my good friend. He is very good at medicine. I specially invited him to see my mother's illness."

The housekeeper looked at Dong Bin calmly, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, handsome demeanor, light and dusty, he seemed to be a good young man indeed.Bai Rui was upset, thinking about Lin's body, he hurriedly took Dong Bin's hand and went straight to Lin's room.

Passing through the two doors of the front hall, I saw an elegant young girl standing at the door of Lin's courtyard talking, Bai Rui opened his eyes wide, "That is... Peony?" Bai Rui let go of Dong Bin's hand , and rushed forward, "Sister, sister, are you back?" The girl standing at the door is Mudan. She has changed back to her previous ladylike attire, and she looks exactly the same as ten years ago.

She looked at Bai Rui, and smiled slightly, "Brother, it's me, I'm back." The siblings embraced together.

After a long time, Bai Rui smiled and said to Mudan, "Peony, when you come back, mother will definitely get better." Mudan nodded vigorously, "Well, I will definitely cure mother."

Bai Rui glanced at Dong Bin standing aside from the corner of his eye, and felt embarrassed immediately, "Peony, this is a good friend I met. He is very skilled in medicine, and he is willing to help my mother take a look." Peony stared at Dong Bin. He didn't use his true face, but he had a feeling of being seen through. He took a step forward, "Miss Bai, I have been entrusted by Brother Ling to treat Lingtang. Is Lingtang in the room? Can you let me in?" have a look."

Mudan said coldly, "My lord, wait for a moment, I'll let my servants prepare." "Brother, you come back from a long journey, hurry up and wash up before going to see your mother. I will entertain this lord." Bai Rui nodded, "Sister, I'll leave it to you. I'll go back to my room first."

Mudan stared at Dongbin from head to toe again, "My lord, Mudan also knows some medical skills, can you please walk with me for a few steps, so that I can teach you your medical skills."

Dong Bin had a bad premonition, but at this moment he could not get off the tiger, so he had to follow Peony into the back garden.Peony walked unsteadily in front, and Dong Bin followed behind in great confusion.

Not long after, they arrived at the gate of Yaoguangwan, and Peony made a gesture of invitation, "This is my yard, my lord, please come in." Dongbin couldn't come up at a stretch, "Peony, even if you are a doctor, how can you let a man come in?" Come into your yard casually."

Dong Bin came to Peony’s small courtyard for the first time in this life. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw countless peonies in full bloom. Whether it was rare or common varieties, there were everything that one could expect. No affection.The two sat opposite each other in the Wanzhong Pavilion, the servant girl brought tea, Peony waved her hand, and the servant girl retreated ten steps away.

Mudan took a sip of tea and said quietly, "Lu Shangxian, what's going on with you? Are you here to ferry my mother?"

Dong Bin took a sip of tea and said, "Miss Bai, what are you talking about? Lu Shangxian?" Mudan was furious, "I mean, Lu Shangxian, what are you doing here?"

Dong Bin looked at himself attentively, and thought he had no flaws, so he gritted his teeth and refused to admit it. "Miss Bai, you've got the wrong person. I'm really just a friend of Brother Bai, not some Lu Shangxian."

Mudan snorted, "How can someone travel such a long distance without even a speck of dust on their clothes? Compared with my brother, your flaws are too obvious, and..."

Dong Bin then asked, "And what? Miss Bai, don't talk nonsense, you've wronged a good person."

Two blushes appeared on Peony's face, and she was so ashamed that Dong Bin couldn't help but stared blankly, "Besides, your face has changed, and you have a sachet on your clothes. I made this sachet during the Dragon Boat Festival." I specially learned it from the embroiderer in Fuzhong. I drew the pattern myself. This is the only one in the world. I remember that this sachet should have been inadvertently forgotten in your Hongyeju. I didn’t expect...you would put it Take it with you."

Now, it was Lu Dongbin's turn to be speechless.Now that he was recognized, he was embarrassed to use other appearances, and in a blink of an eye, he turned back into the elegant Mr. Zhuo Shijia in white clothes.

Mudan was really embarrassed, so she quickly changed the subject, "Shangxian, why did you come to my house? Is it because of my mother's illness?"

Dong Bin nodded, "This time it is indeed because of your mother's illness. The ten-year period has come. I originally wanted to go to Zizhu Forest to see you, but it turned out that your mother was seriously ill. I was afraid that your success would fall short. Unexpectedly, you is back.."

"Well, I asked the Bodhisattva for permission. I originally wanted to come and leave, but I didn't expect that I would be so ill because my mother missed me." Mudan covered her eyes with her hands and said in tears.

Dong Bin couldn't bear to see the peony pear blossoms with rain, he couldn't bear it, he pondered for a moment, "Miss Bai, I..." Peony stopped, "Lu Shangxian, can I ask you something?" Dong Bin's heart moved, "What is it?"

Peony Qiqi Ai Ai said, "In my house, can you call me Peony, and me, can I call you Dongbin?" Dongbin asked strangely, "Why?" Peony made up her mind and said regardless, "When I left with you, I told my mother that we eloped. Now my mother says that unless she sees us get married with her own eyes, she won't be able to rest in peace when she dies."

Dong Bin broke out in a cold sweat, "Get married?" Peony nodded, "Yes, but just show it to my mother, can you just act?" Dong Bin was troubled, "It's not impossible, just..." Peony chased Ask, "Just what? Tell me, as long as you can satisfy my mother's wish, I will do whatever you want me to do,"

Dong Bin remembered Mudan's despairing eyes when he was five years old, and his voice dropped, "It's just that I promised you that I would not be with you." Mudan smiled, "You promised me when I was five years old? Dong Bin thumped slightly, "How is it possible, you have already remembered?"

Peony smiled, "Then I beg you now to marry me, okay? Talking didn't count before, so it counts now, okay?" The cup in Lu Dongbin's hand accidentally fell to the ground, and the sound of shattering attracted the servant girl to ask for instructions, "Miss What's the matter?" Mudan raised her voice, "It's okay, don't come in, I have something important to discuss with this young master, you can step back."

Dong Bin calmed down, "Peony, do you really know what you're talking about?" Peony got up, half-kneeled gently on Dong Bin's knees, looked up at Dong Bin, "Dong Bin, I You know what I'm doing, so can you promise me?"

Dong Bin couldn't help stroking Peony's beautiful hair, the fragrant and silky hair was entwined around his fingertips, "Peony, you know, I owe you too much, I will never say no to you." , "Even if I will be demoted to the mortal world because of this, Peony, I will not refuse your request."

After the two talked openly and honestly, Peony said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Dongbin, do you like me?"

Dong Bin replied without hesitation, "Well, I like you, I like you so much." Peony was speechless for a while, "Do you like my previous life?" Dong Bin said sincerely, "Peony, you can't think so, the past life was also yours. Ah, if you hadn't begged me to seal your memory in this life, I would have taken you away when I first found you when you were ten years old."

"It turns out that I actually had past life memories before I was ten years old, so why? I would beg Dong Bin to seal my memory and beg him to stay away from me? Was it because we were too miserable in our previous life?" Mudan wanted to ask for details, but she didn't Dare to let Dong Bin realize that he didn't remember the previous events at all, so he changed the subject very tangled, "Dong Bin, are you sure about my mother's condition?",

Lu Dongbin shook his head, "I can only cure the disease, but not the life. If your mother's life is only so long, then there is nothing I can do."

Mudan was extremely disappointed, and Dong Bin added, "But I haven't seen your mother's condition yet, maybe there is still some way to save her, but if you drag on, it's hard to say." After the time was arranged, Mudan intentionally took Dong Bin's hand and went to Lin's room.

When Mrs. Lin went to the door, Bai Rui stood with a straight face. When the maid reported that Mudan had brought Dongbin to her yard for a discussion, Bai Rui had already frowned, but when he saw Dongbin Mudan coming hand in hand , Although unwilling, I still have to praise in my heart, a man with talent and a woman with good looks, what a pair of people.

Shaking his head and coming to his senses, Bai Rui took the lead in attacking, "Brother, may I ask who are you?" Dong Bin touched his nose and made a bow, a little embarrassed, "Dongbin Lu, I told Brother Bai earlier. I am deeply sorry for the concealment." Bai Rui opened his mouth wide, "Lu Shangxian? You kidnapped my sister? Then why didn't you come back with Mudan, instead came to look for me?"

Mudan was afraid that Bai Rui would get suspicious, so she hurriedly said, "We came back together, but something happened on the Dongbin Road, and I happened to meet you when I was passing by Chang'an. I was afraid that you would have an opinion on us, so I deliberately changed my appearance to come to Suzhou with you. "

Bai Rui did not doubt that he was there, stared at Dong Bin several times, and said carelessly, "Peony, isn't Lu Shangxian as handsome as I imagined, why did you recognize him, do you know? No wife." Hearing this, Mudan said desolately, "Brother Qin, I am sorry for him, but I hope he is well in this life, and in the next life I... I will pay him back this karma." Dong Bin's face darkened, he refused Yue, "Peony, what do you mean by that? Have you forgotten? Have we agreed that we will be husband and wife for life after life? What will you use to repay this karma?"

Mudan suddenly turned red, "Dong Bin, why are you saying this in front of my brother?" Bai Rui laughed and said, "It's all right, as long as you live well, brother doesn't mind." The three of them were discussing when the maid came out Invite Dongbin to go in, Bai Rui leads the way, and Mudan Dongbin walks in arm in arm.