Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 523 Downstairs

Pei Ye was stunned for a few moments in front of this unbelievable scene, then he was suddenly startled and turned around. The small wooden door leading to the garden had disappeared.

He stared at the scene in a daze, the hallucination in his mind still continuing. He knew very well that all this started when he took the shiny fine powder.

"…Grind the shark pearl into powder and swallow it. Eating it can help you achieve immortality."

Is that the mermaid pearl powder? Is this the fairyland in the rumors? But why can one reach the fairyland after taking the mermaid pearl powder?

Pei Ye knew that there were some psychedelic drugs in the world. People who took them would become crazy and see strange visions, but he didn't feel drowsy at the time. What was more important was...how could so many people who took the drug see the same vision?

He clearly remembered that he had set foot in a deserted garden. There was certainly no possibility of red-colored buildings, winding streams, singing girls and dancers, not to mention those poets and swordsmen who were not from this dynasty at all.

These images had never existed in his memory, so what made him see them?
He tilted his head and looked. The black cat was also on his shoulder, its green eyes quietly looking at the red building.

"how?"

The black cat frowned slightly and shook its head as if somewhat uncomfortably. That was its reaction when faced with something familiar but difficult to remember. Pei Ye gently rubbed its head, signaling it not to think about it.

"To see something you have never seen or known before out of thin air must be the influence of external mental power." Black Cat continued softly, "This is the constant law of the mental realm."

"You said that there is a strong mental power here, enough for everyone to connect to it?" Pei Ye frowned slightly, "So that powder is a medium?"

"It's a reasonable guess." Black Cat lowered his head and looked. "Moreover, 'walking on the void with the void and stepping on the reality with the reality' is another rule. Do you remember that if Meng Li wanted to influence reality, he had to escape from the void first? And now that we can so realistically step on this white marble that appeared out of thin air, it probably means that we came here with the emptiness of our minds and spirits."

Pei Ye pursed his lips. The last time he experienced this kind of mental grand view... was in Long Xian's purple bamboo forest.

"You didn't see anything, did you?" Pei Ye originally regarded the black cat as his bystander.

"I only saw that you were very surprised after entering the park. I don't know what you saw."

"There's nothing in your perspective? No one else?"

"Nothing." Black Cat said, "I took Cui Zhaoye's powder because I was afraid of being separated from you."

"It seems they have some other plans. It really doesn't look good to lie in a wasteland in a mess." Pei Ye sighed and looked forward again. His five senses and spirit began to decline. The feeling of his body was so clear and real. "After two hours, we can leave when the effect of the medicine wears off. It sounds a bit weird."

He stepped forward.

"What are you transforming?" Cui Zhaoye asked curiously when he saw him come back to his senses, "Is it a mask from a play? I've never seen one before."

Pei Ye laughed loudly, and he only changed the style of his green clothes, becoming the one that Li Piaoqing gave him for the martial arts competition in Bowang. With the magic silk in his hand, he pinched out a simple and novel stage mask with a white background and green patterns.

He pinched the lower part with three fingers and pressed it against his face, saying with a smile: "These people must like to come to places like this... Enjoy the opera for a thousand years, and die a hero. I am the Shaolong Opera Master."

Cui Zhaoye tilted his head and smiled: "Okay, Master Opera Master, let's go in quickly."

Pei Ye smiled, then looked around - there were no carriages or horses here, and the black Buddha painting was naturally nowhere to be seen.

Pei Ye knew very well the purpose of coming here. In addition to meeting the real powerful royal relatives and romantic figures of the Tang Dynasty, he also wanted to find someone from here. He might be high above them, but he had been pouring power into them for two months and killed a fresh girl for fun.

"What are we going to do now?" Pei Ye collected his thoughts and smiled again. At this time, the two of them climbed onto the long bridge. Hu Ji's pipa sounded in their ears, and the stars and the moon were flowing in the water under the bridge. "You can do whatever you want." Cui Zhaoye smiled, "We are going to the center of the building from now on. You can visit freely along the way and meet other guests. The tenth floor upstairs is the banquet hall. When everyone arrives, we can recite poems, enjoy the scenery, and play chess and swords. It will be lively."

The two walked down the bridge, and Cui Zhaoye raised his hand to take the pipa from the dancer next to him, and said with a smile: "Lend it to me."

Pei Ye watched in amazement, only to see the dancer clasp her hands together in respect and retreat to the side. Pei Ye subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to pinch her to see if it was real or not, but luckily he pulled it back in time.

Cui Zhaoye seemed to like seeing him look like a naive person. He motioned him to look at him and asked the dancer with a smile, "What's your name? Where is the head of the family?"

"In answer to your question, my name is Xiaozhang. I am from Chang'an County and live in Xiuyefang." The dancer answered respectfully.

"What dance can you perform?" Cui Zhaoye plucked out a few beautiful notes.

"I can dance thirty-seven kinds of dances, including some Hu dances, Tang dances, and Southern dances."

"Okay, then I'll accompany you with music. You can dance to the music I play. Is that ok?"

The dancer smiled beautifully: "As you wish, sir."

After saying this, she performed a graceful dance and returned to the jade platform. Cui Zhaoye plucked the pipa twice, and the next moment both the pipa and the dance soared into the sky at the same time.

Pei Ye watched in amazement. The girl's superb pipa skills did not surprise him enough. The dancer in front of him was actually changing the style of dance according to the changes in the tune of the pipa music!
The flying skirts and swirling silk were all blended into the music.

After a while, Cui Zhaoye stopped playing the pipa, and a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on the dancer's exposed skin.

"Your Excellency plays the pipa so beautifully." The dancer smiled sweetly.

Pei Ye was stunned, and suddenly pointed out: "She also took medicine and came in!"

“Hahaha.” Cui Zhaoye laughed, turned around and asked, “Xiao Zhang, what is the reign title now?”

The dancer was stunned: "My dear... this year is the tenth year of the Royal Phoenix."

"Hahahahaha."

Pei Ye was completely stunned, and Cui Zhaoye grabbed his wrist again and pulled him forward.

Next, they visited almost the entire garden outside the building, watched the dancers singing and dancing, and recited poems with the poets. Pei Ye also watched Cui Zhaoye and the two swordsmen and the Taoist priest discuss sword books and Taoist scriptures for a long time.

"I was halfway through chatting with them last time, but this time they have completely forgotten it." Cui Zhaoye turned around and smiled.

Pei Ye examined all of this with the most critical eye, but could not find any loopholes. Soon they arrived at the bottom of the red building, where there were two servants in green clothes who seemed to have taken medicine and entered.

"The banquet will start in three quarters of an hour. The host is worshiping Buddha in the north of the building. Guests can go and watch, or wander around the building at will." They bowed and invited the two in.

Pei Ye narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately caught the word.

"I said I didn't see many other guests." Cui Zhaoye smiled, "There must be more people over there, shall we go over there too?"

(End of this chapter)