White tea legend

Chapter 261 Tea Chat Causes Trouble

"Jiao Ran, something happened to my wife."

In the Zen room, Lu Yu's tears rolled down.

Even though Jiaoran had been a monk for many years, he still sighed when he saw this scene.

Suddenly, Lu Yu knelt down in front of Jiao Ran and kowtowed, saying, "Please save my wife."

Jiaoran was so frightened that he stepped back.

Then Lu Yu did not bow to him, but kowtowed in the direction behind him, saying: "Save Bai Cha, save Bai Cha..."

Jiaoran turned his head in confusion and was immediately stunned.

There was a green snake hanging from the beam behind him.

What made Jiaoran even more stunned was that the green snake had transformed into a human form in a moment, turning into a young woman wearing a green dress, standing tall and graceful, and extremely beautiful.

"Madam Qing." Jiaoran has already recognized her. Isn't this the Madam Qing who used to accompany Madam Baicha?
She turned out to be a snake spirit.

This snake demon had actually been hiding beside him.

No wonder he had been practicing in a mountain temple by the West Lake for many years, and there was always a green snake swimming around him. He just thought that the snake was a lost snake in the mountains and stranded in the temple, so he didn't take it seriously.

"Thank you, my dear. I hope you are well."

The green snake looked at Jiaoran reluctantly. She had a bad feeling in her heart. She felt that this separation would be disastrous and she might never be able to return to Monk Jiaoran.

But, Sister Baicha, Xiaoqing must be rescued.

"Brother-in-law, Xiaoqing will go meet up with Xuanfeng and the others and rescue my sister together."

As Xiaoqing spoke, she turned on the spot and turned into a streak of green light and flew away.

Jiaoran stared with amazement.

"Hongjian, you wouldn't be the same..." Jiaoran asked in a trembling voice.

Lu Yu shook his head: "I am not, unfortunately I am not, if I were also a fairy like Xiaoqing, then I would have the magic power to save my wife, but unfortunately I am just a mortal."

"Then Lady Baicha is also a demon?"

"She is not. She is a fairy from the Ninth Heaven. She came to the human world to find me. Perhaps the fairy and the mortal are not meant to be together. Now, it is time for retribution."

Lu Yu felt a burning sensation in his heart, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell forward.

Jiaoran hurriedly supported him.

……

heaven.

When the two gods Shen Tu and Yu Lei were ordered by the Emperor to torture the fairy in the prison, they were trapped by her charm. The news spread quickly in the heaven. When the Emperor heard about it, his face was gloomy and he felt extremely aggrieved.

"The prisoner in the Heavenly Prison has become a figure in the Heavenly Palace. How ridiculous!" The Heavenly Monarch paced back and forth in the Lingxiao Palace, his voice full of displeasure, "Fairies, do you have any good ideas?"

For a while, the gods in the hall discussed a lot, but no one could come up with a good plan. On the contrary, many gods had gleams in their eyes, eager to try and find out for themselves.

Hence, wave after wave of gods went to the prison, trying to torture the fairy, but without exception, they all returned in failure. Even a few gods who usually boasted of their strong will became infatuated after returning, and their words were full of admiration for the fairy.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Lord was furious and decided to go to the Heavenly Prison and teach the fairy a lesson. Unexpectedly, Taibai Jinxing came hurriedly to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed! If you also fall for the fairy's charm, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?"

When the Heavenly Monarch heard this, he hesitated. He knew that his identity was very important. If it was really as Taibai Jinxing said, the consequences would be disastrous.

At this moment, the fairy Chang'e came slowly and bowed down before the emperor: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to the prison to punish that fairy."

The emperor was stunned, and then a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes. He knew that Fairy Chang'e was the master of the Moon Palace, pure-hearted and unconcerned, and never concerned about worldly affairs. Moreover, Fairy Chang'e was also a woman, and now that she took the initiative to volunteer, perhaps she could really solve this problem.

"Okay, since Fairy Chang'e is so confident, you will be allowed to go." The Emperor nodded in agreement, but he was secretly curious in his heart, wondering whether Fairy Chang'e could succeed.

All the gods and Buddhas in the sky are looking forward to good news from the fairy Chang'e.

When the fairy Chang'e came to the Heavenly Prison and saw the fairy girl, she couldn't help but be delighted, because it was indeed Bai Cha.

So he called softly, "Disciple!"

Unexpectedly, Bai Cha did not recognize her as her master at all, and even ridiculed the fairy Chang'e with words.

"Disciple? Fairy Chang'e, what are you doing? I don't know you."

When Fairy Chang'e heard this, she felt mixed emotions. She really didn't understand why Bai Cha treated her like this.

Fairy Chang'e looked at Baicha in front of her, and the scene of her and Houyi teaching Baicha on the Fusang tree emerged in her mind. She taught Baicha how to make arrows and crossbows, and Houyi taught Baicha how to shoot arrows.

Those warm memories formed a sharp contrast with the cold reality before her eyes, which made her feel confused: Bai Cha, what happened? Why didn't he recognize her?

Fairy Chang'e took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then tried to communicate with Bai Cha again: "Bai Cha, do you really not recognize me? I am your master Chang'e!"

However, Bai Cha just sneered, with a look of contempt in his eyes: "Chang'e? I don't have any master, so stop talking nonsense here!"

After hearing Bai Cha's words, Fairy Chang'e felt a sharp pain in her heart. She didn't understand why Bai Cha treated her like this. Could it be that there was some misunderstanding? Or did Bai Cha suffer some kind of misfortune that caused her to lose her memory?

Fairy Chang'e was full of doubts, but she couldn't get an answer. She looked at Bai Cha with helplessness and regret in her eyes.

The fairy Chang'e was withdrawn from the prison. She was unable to torture the fairies in the prison, but fortunately she was not harmed by the fairies' evil spells.

Chang'e returned to the Moon Palace holding the Jade Rabbit.

The osmanthus tree in the corner has dense branches and leaves, like a green ocean. The leaves are emerald green, crystal clear, and contain endless vitality and energy. When the breeze blows, the leaves sway gently, emitting bursts of fresh and pleasant osmanthus fragrance, refreshing the heart.

The osmanthus flowers are in full bloom, like stars, hanging on the branches. They are brilliant in golden color, elegant in silvery white, and gorgeous in color.

There was no one left cutting osmanthus trees.

Wu Gang has not cut down laurels for a long time. Since the new Heavenly Sovereign took office, he has made full use of his talents and let Wu Gang guard the South Gate of Heaven. Wu Gang's three children have grown up under the care of Chang'e. The Heavenly Sovereign let them go to the lower world to gain experience so that they can better serve the Heavenly Court in the future.

At this moment, Chang'e was standing in the bright moonlight holding the Jade Rabbit in her arms, looking at the world through the hazy clouds, and she actually saw Lu Yu offering sacrifices to the moon.

That was the backyard of the Gu Yu Lin tea shop, and three sticks of incense were burning in the incense burner. Lu Yu bowed deeply to the bright moon, praying for the protection of the moon god.

Although Lu Yu's voice could not reach the Moon Palace, his sincerity and emotion crossed the boundaries of time and space and touched Chang'e's heart. He did it not for himself, but for his wife Bai Cha.

Bai Cha disappeared, and Lu Yu didn't know where she went. As a mortal, he could only seek help from the gods.

Lu Yu was obviously sick. While worshiping the moon, he coughed and even coughed up blood.

Chang'e looked at Lu Yu's figure, and an inexplicable emotion surged in her heart. She remembered her time in the human world, when she also had a lover, and had the warmth of being loved and giving love. She understood Lu Yu's feelings, because in her heart, there also lived a desire for love and a cherishment of life.

So, Chang'e made a decision, she wanted to help Lu Yu and Bai Cha. She gently waved her sleeves, and sprinkled wisps of silver light, which turned into healing power and quietly descended on Lu Yu on earth.

Lu Yu felt a warm current flowing through his body, and his pain began to ease...

Although Lu Yu didn't know what happened in the Moon Palace, he felt an inexplicable comfort and strength. He knew that his prayers had been answered and his wife would be safe.

And Chang'e felt warm inside because of doing all these.

When she thought of Bai Cha in the sky prison, her heart tightened again.

Chang'e sat under the osmanthus tree holding the jade rabbit, waiting for Wu Gang to finish his shift and return to the Moon Palace from the South Gate of Heaven.

Chang'e fell asleep while waiting, and Wu Gang finally came back.

"Chang'e! Chang'e!" Wu Gang called Chang'e softly.

Chang'e woke up and found that the door to the Moon Palace had been closed by Wu Gang.

Wu Gang lowered his voice and said to Chang'e: "Guess who I met at the South Gate of Heaven today?"

"Who?"

Wu Gang pulled out a parrot with gorgeous feathers from his arms, and Chang'e exclaimed, "Xuan Feng."

Xuanfeng landed on the ground and transformed into a young man in gorgeous clothes, who respectfully bowed to Wu Gang and Chang'e.

"Fortunately, I am on duty at the South Heaven Gate today," Wu Gang said to Chang'e, "otherwise the bird would have been in trouble."

Chang'e asked Xuanfeng, "You were staying well in the human world, why did you return to heaven? In fact, there was one less bird fairy in heaven, and the new emperor didn't know about it at all, there are so many gods and Buddhas in the sky! But now that you are back, it will be difficult for you to return to the human world again."

"Brother Wu Gang, Fairy Chang'e, Xuanfeng must go back to heaven. Sister Baicha is missing. According to Ao Qian, the little dragon king of the East China Sea, Sister Baicha disappeared after fighting with the evil god Ruiyu..."

"Bai Cha is in heaven now." Chang'e said with a frown.

Xuan Feng was delighted: "Sister Bai Cha is really in Heaven, that's great. Zi Yao and I have been searching the six realms, but there is no trace of her. The only missing one is Heaven. The Compendium of Materia Medica has not reappeared in the six realms, and Zi Yao and the others cannot return to their positions. I have to take the risk and go to Heaven. My risk was not in vain, and I finally found her. Where is Sister Bai Cha now? I want to go to see her."

"I'm afraid you won't be able to see her. She is now in the Heavenly Prison and is already a prisoner of the Heavenly Court."

When Chang'e finished speaking, Xuanfeng was stunned: "How could it be? Is it because my sister secretly came down to earth and married a mortal, which violated the heavenly rules?"

Chang'e shook her head: "Not really. Her current identity in the Heavenly Prison is not Bai Cha. The new Heavenly Monarch doesn't know about Bai Cha and Lu Yu yet..."

"How could that happen?"

"The one imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison is known to the Heavenly Monarch as the Ruiyu Evil God."

"what?"

How is this going?

……

Chang'an City, inside Xingqing Palace.

The green curtains were rolled up high, and the auspicious air filled the house. The sage personally received the foreign envoys from afar on the throne. Today, in order to show the elegance of the Li Dynasty, the monk Jiaoran was specially transferred from Hangzhou to present the Chinese tea art.

Jiaoran was dressed in a gray patched robe and had a kind face. He put his hands together and bowed to everyone present, then began his tea art performance.

The first thing he showed was a pot of carefully selected Baihao Yinzhen tea leaves, the tea leaves were as delicate as needles, white as silver, and still retained some of the elegance of the mountains.

Then, Jiaoran took out an ancient purple clay teapot and an exquisite celadon teacup, and carefully used a bamboo scoop to draw spring water, the sound of water tinkling like falling on a jade plate. He poured the spring water into the pot, the water temperature was just right, which could make the tea leaves expand.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiaoran calmly placed the dry tea leaves into the pot. Then, he slowly poured water in, the water flowed like silk, meticulously, so as not to disturb the tranquility of the tea leaves. When the water met the tea leaves, the fragrance of the tea slowly spread, as if bringing the breath of early spring.

After a while, Jiaoran gently lifted the lid of the teapot, and a stream of steam carrying the aroma rose up. Then, with steady gestures, he accurately poured out the first brew of tea, which was a necessary ritual to wake up the tea leaves and wash away the dust.

During the second brew, Jiaoran's technique was gentler, and he carefully controlled the time and water temperature. The tea soup gradually turned light golden, clear and bright. He skillfully poured the tea soup into the celadon cup, and the cup flipped lightly in his hands without spilling a single drop of the tea soup.

The palace maids handed over the white-haired silver needle tea brewed by Jiaoran to the foreign envoys. The fragrance of the tea filled the entire Xingqing Palace. The envoys took the cups, tasted the tea carefully, and gave thumbs-up to the sage on the throne, praising him repeatedly.

The emperor was very pleased and wanted to reward Jiaoran and invite him to stay in Da Ci'en Temple as abbot. However, Jiaoran refused, saying that he dared not accept it. He said that this wonderful tea art was actually taught by someone else, Lu Yu.

The morning light breaks in the capital.

The door of the "Gu Yulin" tea house was suddenly kicked open, and Li Laosi led a team of Jinyiwei to step into the threshold. Their arrival did not bring good news, but to take away Lu Yu, who was bedridden.

Li Laosi had a solemn expression, his eyes were as sharp as lightning, and the Jinyiwei behind him were even more murderous, as if an invisible pressure instantly enveloped the entire tea shop.

When Miss Yao Si and Zhuo Lao San came out of their respective living rooms and saw the formation of the Jinyiwei, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their bodies began to tremble involuntarily.

"Lu Yu, enter the palace by imperial order!" Li Laosi's voice was cold, as if there was no room for doubt.

Although Lu Yu was seriously ill, he was still conscious. He knew that disobeying the imperial order was a great crime, so he struggled to stand up, with a look of helplessness and worry on his face. He didn't understand why he was suddenly invited into the palace by the Jinyiwei.

Miss Yao Si hurried forward to support Lu Yu, her voice choked with sobs: "Master, please take care of yourself!"

Zhuo Lao San begged Li Lao Si, "My master is ill. Please take care of him, Master Li."

Li Laosi and Zhuo Laosan had a history of buying and selling tea. Li Laosi nodded to Zhuo Laosan and urged him coldly, "Hurry up and leave! There must be no mistakes!"

Lu Yu was taken out of the tea shop by the Jinyiwei, who worried about his two apprentices. The people outside were watching and whispering, surprised and puzzled that Lu Yu was taken away by the Jinyiwei.

Along the way, Lu Yu was in a state of confusion. He was still worried about white tea and was wondering whether his invitation to the palace was related to the tea monopoly order against Changxi white tea.

Yao Si Niang and Zhuo Lao San, who stayed in the tea shop, looked at each other, their hearts filled with endless worry and panic. The white tea was gone, and Lu Yu was called into the palace again. They didn't know when he would be able to return, let alone what fate he would face. In addition, the tea monopoly order against Changxi white tea made the two people feel confused.

The sound of the Jinyiwei's iron hooves gradually faded away, but it seemed like it was knocking heavily on their hearts again and again, echoing endlessly.