Chapter 39: Sworn Sisters

At sunset. Yi Dan and the others followed Jiang Suyue to the "Dayun Temple" located on Dayun Mountain on the bank of the Miluo River, where the Donghu faction was located.

Jiang Suyue took the two of them to a side hall and said, "The two of you will drink tea here and rest for a while, and I will go and report to the master."

"Then there's Miss Lao Suyue," Yi Dan said politely.

Jiang Suyue came to the main hall of the Great Cloud Temple called the Meditation Hall, a woman in her fifties who looked like a Taoist aunt, who was talking about the scriptures and Taoism with a Taoist priest. She saw that Dao Gu and Daoist were chatting energetically, so she quietly withdrew. Unexpectedly, the Dao Gu had already discovered her, turned her head and asked, "Su Yue, why did you come here and not come in?"

"Oh, I see that Master is busy, so it's inconvenient to disturb"

It turned out that this aunt was Chang Peiyao, the head of the Donghu faction, and Jiang Suyue's master.

"You are so anxious to see me, is there a distinguished guest visiting?" Chang Peiyao asked.

"Yes, Master, how do you know?" Jiang Suyue asked curiously.

Chang Peiyao didn't answer Jiang Suyue's words, but just said to the Tongxian Daoist: "Senior Brother Tongxian, there are guests to welcome in the poor road, so I won't be with you for the time being, please take care of yourself."

"The poor road is also gone. Poor Dao wants to go to Yuelu Mountain to take a look at Changsun Dao Chang," Tongxian said.

"Senior Brother Tongxian, the second uncle of the eldest grandson, he claimed to the outside world that he had passed away, but he lived in seclusion in Yuelu Mountain, and he would not be a guest for many years, he just didn't want to be disturbed, you are only afraid..."

"Oh, that's okay. Poor Dao knew about this matter, and Poor Dao brought some flower and plant seeds from the south, and wanted to go to Yuelu Mountain to give them to the eldest grandson Daochang, I think he should like it. Poor Dao knows the rules of the eldest grandson and will not publicize his affairs, you can rest assured," said the chief of the Dao.

"Okay, then thank you Senior Brother Tongxian," Chang Peiyao said.

Bidding farewell to the Immortal Daoist, Chang Peiyao was just about to turn around and want Jiang Suyue to speak, when a shout came from outside the hall: "Senior Sister Pei Yao"

Chang Peiyao turned her head to look, only to see a tall and thin man in his forties walking in from outside the gate, Chang Peiyao said: "It turns out that it is the head of the Jingyu Sect, the senior brother of Youguang, what is the important matter if you don't know the senior brother of the Guangzhi Dynasty to come to my Dayun Temple?"

"Senior Sister Pei Yao, why do you knowingly ask? I've been here several times this year, just to discuss with you about the merger of our three factions in Dongting, so you can give a quick answer, right?" the man said.

"Senior Brother Youguang, the three factions of my Dongting were originally one faction, and it didn't matter if they merged or not, but after all, now that men and women are beginning to practice separately, I don't think the three factions should merge again, right?" Chang Peiyao said.

"Senior Sister Pei Yao, it's easy for men and women to practice separately, and after the merger, we can also rebuild the Taoist temple, but the three factions only need one head to give orders, isn't it?" the man said.

"Senior Brother Youguang, this matter is important, it's not for you and me to have the final say. After all, your master, eldest grandson, is still alive, can you ask him, does he agree with your approach?" Chang Peiyao asked.

"Senior Sister Pei Yao, I think you are afraid that after the merger of the three factions, you will not be able to be the head, right?

"I don't want to be the head of any family, although my three factions are passed down from one root, they each have their own directions. We are just cultivators, and we are not at the helm of the world, so why do we have to be unified?" Chang Peiyao said.

"I'm not here for our Dongting three factions, senior sister, you see, Senior Brother Weng is crazy alone, and if he doesn't accept disciples, the Chuyun faction is equivalent to nothing. Our three factions in Dongting were once famous in the rivers and lakes, but they can't disappear in the hands of our generation. If the three factions can be reunified, our strength will be greater, and our status and voice in the rivers and lakes will be greater. Isn't this for everyone's good, but not for myself. The man said.

"With the kindness of Senior Brother Guang, I have a poor Taoist heart. However, this matter of merging sects is not trivial, and it cannot be solved in a few words. Anyway, I don't approve of the merger, and if I want to merge, unless I die, or let the eldest grandson preside over this matter. If Senior Brother Youguang doesn't have anything else to do, I'll miss it first."

With that, Chang Peiyao turned around and left the hall. The man showed a sinister expression, held his breath, and reluctantly turned to leave.

After Chang Peiyao rejected the man, she walked out with Jiang Suyue, and said as she walked: "This Li Youguang is really getting more and more excessive, and he has to merge the three factions." Fortunately, the eldest grandson is still alive, otherwise he might have played some tricks."

"Master, why does Uncle Li have to merge our three factions in Dongting?" Jiang Suyue asked.

"Why? Hmph, it's not for power. He has always wanted to take the three factions into his own hands, sit on his own power, and compete for the ranking position on the "Zhige Famous Spectrum". Hey, I really can't figure it out, how could the eldest grandson have such an apprentice," Chang Peiyao said.

"So that's the case, I thought he was really for the good of our three factions in Dongting. But it doesn't matter, with Uncle Li, I believe Uncle Li won't be good," Jiang Suyue said.

"You are in such a hurry to find me, is there a distinguished guest from the Central Plains?" Chang Peiyao asked after a while.

"That's right, Master, they are all waiting to see you in the side hall," Jiang Suyue said.

"Well, that's good, I'll go say hello first," Chang Peiyao said.

chatting and chatting, they soon arrived in the side hall of the villa. Seeing that Yi Dan and Yuan Youming were waiting here, Chang Peiyao brushed the dust and said, "The two distinguished guests have been waiting for a long time, and they are rude."

Yi Dan turned around and saw a man in his fifties, dressed in a gray Taoist robe, with neat and generous hair, bowing in greeting. Jiang Su also stood behind this aunt.

Yi Dan immediately stood up and returned the salute: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, presumably the senior is the head of the Donghu faction, Chang senior, right?"

"Don't dare to be, the poor road is Chang Peiyao, the two are from Songshan, right?" Chang Peiyao said.

"Junior Yi Dan, this is my junior brother Youming, I have seen Chang senior. Dare to ask how Senior Chang knew that the two of us are from Songshan?" Yi Dan asked.

"A few days ago, I received a letter from the leader of the Knife Sharpening Gang Ouyang Gang, saying that there were two young distinguished guests who were about to visit, and Poor Dao guessed that it must be two," Chang Peiyao said.

"Hey, I didn't expect Brother Ouyang to post it, it's really embarrassing for him," Yi Dan said.

"Ouyang said that there is a woman and a man, two young friends, who want to come to worship the mountain to seek Taoism and make friends. I think the girl has beautiful eyebrows and extraordinary bearing, so she should be the two," Chang Peiyao said.

"How dare you, in front of the seniors, the juniors are just fledgling little girls, and the seniors have won the award," Yi Dan said again and again.

"Although it is a fledgling, it is already confident, just waiting for the east wind. It's really a respectable posterity," Chang Peiyao praised.

"Could it be that Senior Chang already knows the purpose of this trip?" Yi Dan asked.

Chang Peiyao nodded and said: "Things are man-made, and it is also a kind of going with the flow, your courage is commendable."

"Thank you, senior, for your advice," Yi Dan said with a slight nod.

"The two of you have been traveling all the way, please rest early, and talk about it tomorrow. Su Yue, arrange the diet and daily life of the two distinguished guests, and don't neglect it," Chang Peiyao said.

"Okay master, disciple obeys" Jiang Suyue said happily.

"The humble house is simple, and the two of them have been wronged," Chang Peiyao said humbly.

"Senior Chang is polite, the two of us have been disturbed a lot when we come to Guibaodi, and I hope you will forgive me" Yi Dan also humbled again and again.

"Where, then I won't disturb the two of you to rest, tomorrow morning, let's see you in the meditation hall" With that, Chang Peiyao turned around and left.

After Jiang Su respectfully watched the master leave, he turned around and jumped up wildly. She said happily: "Great, today is our world"

"Miss Suyue, why are you so happy?" asked Yi Dan.

Jiang Suyue took out a pot of wine from the cabinet and said happily to Yi Dan and Youming: "I'm so glad to meet the two of you today, especially you Miss Yi." I adore you so much, your martial arts are so high, you slapped that villain's face to shreds with one palm, you are amazing, what a heroine"

"Miss Suyue has won the award, it's just a small skill of carving insects, and your martial arts are also very powerful," Yi Dan said modestly.

"Eh, I'm far worse than you. Oh yes, I just heard my master say that you are a friend of the Knife Sharpening Gang leader. Then the palm you used today is not the blade palm?" Jiang Suyue asked curiously.

"That's right, that's exactly what Brother Ouyang, the leader of the Knife Sharpening Gang, taught me about the blade palm, my skill is still lacking, and I didn't show the power of the palm power, which makes you laugh" Yi Dan said modestly.

"No need to be modest, it's already great. I'll just say, how can other palm techniques be so powerful, it must be the blade palm, it seems that I really guessed correctly. But to be able to see the power of this blade palm with my own eyes today, I am fortunate to be Jiang Suyue's third life," Jiang Suyue said happily.

"Miss Suyue, you have won the award, my blade palm skills are still far behind, if you practice to the peak, you can cut down a big tree with your bare hands," Yi Dan said.

"Really? It's amazing. I have long heard of the Knife Grinding Gang, which was the former Tingfeng Tang, and now it is the number one gang in martial arts. They are chivalrous and righteous to eliminate violence and peace, you are a friend of their helper, and you must also be a hero who thinks he is iron-clad. And you are also a girl, you are so amazing, Miss Yi, you are really the person I admire" Jiang Suyue said again and again with a happy face.

"Miss Suyue, you have won the award, how can I be as good as you say," Yi Dan said.

"You're just good, you're just amazing. No, no, I must be sisters with you, how about it?" Jiang Suyue asked again and again.

"Miss Suyue is so proud, and she is also very admirable. Since Miss Suyue, you don't dislike it, of course you can't ask for it," Yi Dan said.

"Great, come, come, come. It's better to choose a day than to hit the sun, let's worship heaven and earth right now, right?" Jiang Suyue said happily.

"Worship heaven and earth?" Yi Dan wondered.

"Yes, it's not just about getting married to worship heaven and earth. As evidenced by the righteous knot Jinlan Heaven and Earth, I also want to worship Heaven and Earth," Jiang Suyue said solemnly.

"Okay, how do you bow then?" Yi Dan asked.

Jiang Suyue pulled Yi Dan, knelt down towards the door, and said: "Heaven and earth are witnesses, I, Jiang Suyue, am here today, and Miss Yi will marry Jinlan, and I will always be sisters, from now on, I will be blessed and enjoy the same hardships, if I violate this oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate it" After that, Jiang Suyue looked at Yi Dan and said: "You also say it again"

Yi Dan also said it again according to Jiang Suyue's words.

Jiang Suyue looked at Youming and said, "And you, Brother Youming, you also have to testify for us."

Youming smiled and said, "Okay, I'll testify for you."

The two of them kowtowed to heaven and earth three times, and Jiang Suyue hurriedly asked, "By the way, what year are you?"

"I don't know, it should be two years since Datang was released, right?"

"It's such a coincidence, I'm also a Datang Dynasty that hasn't been Guanghua for two years, so how many months are you?" Jiang Suyue asked happily.

"I don't know exactly what month it is, but I just know that it should be that year," Yi Dan said.

"Alright then, I'm from New Year's Day, I think I should be older than you. Otherwise, I'll be your sister, what do you think?" Jiang Suyue said.

"Okay, my sister is above, please accept my sister's worship" Yi Dan saluted Jiang Suyue.

"Great, Sister Dan'er, from today on, we will be good sisters. We must celebrate today," Jiang Suyue got up and picked up the wine jug and glass and said, "Come, Sister Dan'er, let's have a drink together."

"I just arrived at Guibao Land today, so I'm drinking, isn't that right? If Senior Chang finds out, he will be unhappy," Yi Dan said.

"It's okay, although Master doesn't usually let me drink, but it's okay to drink a little once in a while. Besides, let's just mean it, don't get drunk, we just got married, how about celebrating a little?

"Okay, just drink a small cup, can't you drink more?" Yi Dan said with a smile.

"Okay, just drink a small cup" After saying that, Jiang Suyue poured out another cup and handed it to Youming

"No, I'm not going to drink it," Youming said.

"Brother Youming, today is the day when I marry your senior sister and sister Dan'er, you are a witness, how can you not drink it?

The three of them drank it all. Jiang Suyue filled the three wine glasses again, and said: "The cup just now is for me and my sister to marry Jinlan, and this cup is for the two of you to catch the wind and wash the dust, come and I will do it first for respect" and drank it all.

The two saw that Jiang Suyue was so gracious, and said that this wine tasted good, so the two drank another glass, Jiang Suyue continued to fill the three glasses of wine, and said, "This glass of wine is for my sister." I, Jiang Suyue, have lived on the shore of Dongting Lake for twenty years, and except for my master, I have never seen such a powerful heroine as my sister you, my master is too serious on weekdays, and I can't talk much to her. When I saw my sister today, I couldn't say how happy I was. So this glass of wine is my salute to my sister, you, the heroine of the woman, and I will drink it all after speaking."

Yi Dan also said slightly drunk: "Sister Suyue, you are too humble, you are the heroine among women." Today you taught those villains a lesson in three or two, which made me admire, sister, you are righteous and straightforward, informal, I admire it very much, this glass of wine is my respect for my sister you" said Yi Dan also drank it all.

After three rounds of drinking, Yi Dan and Jiang Suyue were both drunk and blushing, but Youming was still relatively sober.

At this time, Youming looked down and saw a book at the foot of the table, so he asked, "Why is there a book at the foot of this table?"

Jiang Suyue said drunkenly: "Oh, the table is unstable, I'll take this broken book cushion."

Youming, who has always loved books as his life, saw that this book was pressed at the foot of the table, and he was distressed. So he bent down and took out the book, and looked at the cover of the book, "Peony Fugui" and the flowers depicted in ink and danqing. He turned to the first page, which read: "The branches of this flower can reach two feet, and each tree can bloom a hundred and ten in autumn." This book teaches the tips of potting hibiscus flowers"

Youming, who loves to read books on weekdays, naturally knows that this book describes hibiscus flowers, but the title of the book is marked as "Peony Wealth", which feels a little inappropriate. So he said to Yi Dan: "Senior sister, look, the name of this book is Peony Fugui, but what is described here, and the picture on this cover, is obviously a hibiscus flower."

Yi Dan and Jiang Suyue were already drunk and fell asleep on the table. Youming, who was strict and serious, still muttered to himself: "The peony is born in Luoyang, and it is not as low as the waist, and the hibiscus is born in the southern country, but it can be two zhang high, how can it be mixed up? Hey, I think the title of this book is misleading, so why don't I change it."

So Youming took pen and ink from the table next to him, and wrote on the cover: "Hibiscus Potted Plant Tips" six big characters. Completely covered the original title of the book, looked at it with drunken eyes, and said triumphantly: "That's right," and then carefully put the book aside, lay down on the table, and gradually fell asleep.