Chapter 385: A Century of Humanity, Seeking Talents
The musician played a long tune, with the zither and flute playing together, creating a quiet atmosphere.
In the white smoke, Lady Late Autumn slowly appeared, like a fairy in the moon, with a bit of melancholy and desolation, stretching her arms and dancing happily.
The fairy in the moon is beautiful and graceful, but with a bit of melancholy, dancing alone in this lonely moon palace.
It seems as if she is missing the reunion in the human world and missing her lover in the human world.
Gong Mengbi praised in his heart: "What a great song, what a great dance."
The song is about yearning for the mortal world, and the dance is the feathered dance.
Regardless of whether they were practicing or not, everyone in the field was immersed in the charm of Lady Late Autumn.
Gong Mengbi didn't say much. Apart from secretly spying on Madam Chen and Prince Linchuan, he kept his voice down and integrated himself into the guests.
A feast.
Guests come with excitement and leave with satisfaction.
Gong Mengbi followed Liu Ben and his three fellow apprentices out of the stage.
But before he had walked far, a waiter in black hurried over and whispered something to Liu Ben.
When Liu Ben heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and sent the waiter away.
Gong Mengbi looked at him, and Liu Ben said softly, "Master, the King of Linchuan wants to see you."
Gong Mengbi's dead fish eyes narrowed slightly and asked, "Why does Prince Linchuan want to see me?"
Liu Ben didn't know either, so he guessed, "Maybe he wants to recruit you."
Liu Ben asked, "Do you want to go see him?"
Gong Mengbi said with a smile, "Prince Linchuan has invited me. If I don't go, won't it embarrass you?"
Liu Ben and the other two smiled awkwardly and said, "Master is our elder, so of course we respect you as our leader."
"That's all." Gong Mengbi waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go."
Prince Linchuan did not meet Gong Mengbi at the palace, but at the Owl Pavilion.
Gong Mengbi and his three companions went to the Owl Pavilion first. Liu Ben and his three companions were afraid that Gong Mengbi would get tired of waiting, so they waited on him, took out the treasures from the Owl Pavilion for Gong Mengbi to play with, and introduced him to the Owl Pavilion's achievements.
For example, in a certain year and month, someone was secretly controlled by Taoist magic, someone was framed by conspiracy, and someone was forced to surrender by threatening his wife and children.
Gong Mengbi just laughed and occasionally gave a compliment.
His dejected face, which was originally lifeless, also showed indifference and ruthlessness.
Prince Linchuan arrived late after seeing off the guests.
The young prince changed into casual clothes and entered the Owl Pavilion with Xiao Laogui.
Seeing this, Liu Ben and the others hurriedly saluted and said, "Greetings, Master."
Only Gong Mengbi nodded slightly and said with a bow, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Prince."
Gong Mengbi was not from the Chixiao Pavilion, so naturally he did not need to perform the etiquette of a subordinate.
Prince Linchuan smiled and said, "A few days ago, I heard that a great master had come to Xima Mountain. I wanted to meet him, but I was busy with government affairs and could not do so. Now that I have met him today, I find that he is indeed a Taoist master."
Gong Mengbi said, "I'm ashamed. I'm just a ghost guarding a corpse. How can I be called a Taoist immortal?"
The King of Linchuan asked him to sit down and said, "You are too modest."
Xiao Laogui placed the wooden box on the table. King Linchuan said, "It's just a small token of my respect."
Gong Mengbi opened the wooden box and saw a piece of warm black jade with a beautiful luster in the box.
Gong Mengbi was surprised and said, "Xuan Yin Jade, Your Highness is spending a lot of money."
King Linchuan said, "The several Immortals of Xima Mountain are my trusted ministers, and your sect leader is a close friend of mine. I am afraid that a mere Xuanyin Jade would be disgraceful to you."
Gong Mengbi said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
Prince Linchuan smiled and said, "This is the first time I've met the Immortal Master, and I don't even know his name."
Gong Mengbi said, "I, Ma Qingji, can barely be considered the master of these evildoers."
Prince Linchuan showed a curious look.
Gong Mengbi said, "I practiced the art of corpse transformation and hid in the underground academy for hundreds of years. I only returned to the mountain not long ago. The current sect leader is also my junior."
King Linchuan was surprised and said, "The Immortal has lived for hundreds of years. I wonder if it was the same hundreds of years ago as it is today?"
Gong Mengbi said: "A hundred years in the human world, it is different and the same."
Gong Mengbi told him about the customs and habits of the previous dynasty hundreds of years ago, and the life situation of the world at that time.
Gong Mengbi did not live that long, but the Skull God actually struggled and rolled around in the human world and survived. The giant ghost with ox horns, Fuxin, also accidentally entered the human world during the previous dynasty and was subdued by the Saint of Painting.
Although he had no experiences from the previous dynasty to talk about, he could still use the stories he heard.
King Linchuan sighed repeatedly, saying, "A hundred years in the human world is but a cycle of reincarnation."
Gong Mengbi said: "That's exactly it."
Prince Linchuan looked at Liu Ben and the others and said, "Everyone, could you allow me to have a private chat with Master Ma?"
Prince Linchuan looked at Gong Mengbi, and Gong Mengbi nodded.
Soon, Liu Ben and his companions retreated, leaving only Old Ghost Xiao standing aside, motionless.
Gong Mengbi's gaze did not fall on Xiao Laogui, but just from the actions of King Linchuan at this moment, he could already tell the closeness between them.
Ximashan prides himself on being the one who came to the palace early and is an old man in the palace, but now it is Xiao Laogui who is the King of Linchuan's own man.
Prince Linchuan poured Gong Mengbi a cup of tea and said, "Master Ma is a highly accomplished Taoist. To be honest, I've heard a little about the conflict between him and the head of Xima Mountain."
Gong Mengbi sighed and said, "These evil creatures."
King Linchuan said, "Master, please don't blame them. They are now serving in the palace. I sent people to question them, so they can't just ignore it."
Gong Mengbi looked at the Prince of Linchuan. The young prince had a bewitching look in his eyes and said, "Master, Xima Mountain is now dominated by the Ghost Immortal Sect. The Corpse Immortal Sect has disappeared. I'm afraid it won't be easy to rebuild the Corpse Immortal Sect."
Gong Mengbi looked at him and heard him say with a smile, "My prince is willing to support the Immortal to rebuild the Corpse Immortal Sect. Whether he continues to practice in Xima Mountain or finds another blessed place to establish a sect and become the ancestor, it is up to you."
Gong Mengbi was slightly moved and asked, "Your Highness, do you know how much food resources are needed to rebuild the sect?"
King Linchuan said: "I know a thing or two."
He stood up and said, "But Gusu is the capital of Jiangnan. The royal palace owns Gusu. 40% of the world's wealth is in Jiangnan. Are you still worried that you can't rebuild the Corpse Immortal Sect?"
Gong Mengbi's eyes flickered as he asked, "Then why did His Royal Highness help me?"
Prince Linchuan looked at Gong Mengbi, his eyes flashing with surging ambition and an imperceptible cunning. "Your Excellency already understands that I am eager to seek talented people. As long as Your Excellency is willing to serve me, rebuilding a whole Corpse Immortal Sect, even two or three, would be nothing to worry about."
The light in Prince Linchuan's eyes gave rise to an invisible strange force, which constantly tugged at Gong Mengbi's mind, making it difficult for Gong Mengbi to suppress his belief and recognition of the young prince.
Old Ghost Xiao stood not far away and gently moved his fingers. A spider that was invisible to the naked eye fell on Gong Mengbi's body like dust, and then quietly laid a spider egg, which parasitized on Gong Mengbi's breath.
As Gong Mengbi's breath circulated, the spider egg was absorbed into his body and continued to penetrate deeper into his magic power.
The spider, invisible to the naked eye, laid only one egg and then quickly died, truly becoming a speck of dust and disappearing.
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