90,000 Years of Longevity

Ming Dynasty, inside a house.

A handsome young man wearing a blouse and holding a paper fan stood under a peach tree.

Next to this young man, stood a teenager.

The teenager dressed in white.

His eyes were indifferent.

"Sir, do you really want to leave today?" The young man clutched the paper fan and looked at the falling peach blossoms, his voice was very low.

The teenager looked very uncaring. After he opened his mouth, he said softly, "En."

The young man's body trembled slightly, "Sir! Everything that this Lowly One has learned was priceless, and it was impossible without Sir's help. I don't know when I can see Sir again, but at this moment, I have something to ask for!"

"What's the matter?" The teenager was quiet for a second. He had an answer in his heart, but he still asked.

The young man opened the paper fan and fanned it gently, "One day, I will surely turn into a dust, but if one day you see my descendants, can you bring a word for them?"

"Yes." The teenager agreed.

The young man continued, "How many lives, how many springs, there are bumper harvests, there are poverty!" (T/N: This poem is quite plain. It was from Tang Bohu(Tang Yin). It means, in a person's life, he can experience many things, sorrow and joy, richness and poverty, a change of personality and a change of sceneries, etc, these are unavoidable.)

This was a poem.

The teenager understood its meaning.

Then young man also understood it.

Many years had passed...

The teenager left.

With the passage of time, the young man had become more famous and his family had become stronger.

So, after the family grew, he re-arranged the two lines of poems, wrote them into a poem, and spread them all over the world.

But what a pity…

Times were unpredictable.

Time could hide many things. 

That poem ended up being just one or two inconspicuous lines in the young man's countless classics.

Tang Family, it developed from the Ming Dynasty to modern times. But it had given up on the scholarly skills. 

The whole family had already switched to business related to cultural trade. They bought calligraphy and painting antiques at low prices through special means.

With some strength, an auction would be held. 

In this way, in this era, the Tang Family had gained a lot of fame in the entire China.

Whether it was Tang Anhe or Tang Nan, they were both from the Tang Family.

And regarding their appearances in front of the Soaring Cloud Temple, the reason was very simple. 

The head of the Tang Family found a calligraphy and painting during an antique purchase.

The calligraphy and painting were extremely mysterious.

The Tang Family looked for many experts, but they were unable to interpret its origins and decipher its mysteries. 

But because of some trivial things, he couldn't come here in person. Then he that since had been to Leshan, Lingshan Temple, and saw that magical existence, he wrote a letter of recommendation and let Tang Anhe do things for him.

Tang Nan...

His identity was not as simple as Tang Anhe's companion.

He was also one of the Tang Family's direct line.

Since childhood, he was spoiled and he loved to cause trouble.

Along the way, he was so bored because of praying for Buddha, until after seeing Ye Bei, he found that he was dressed in a special way, more temperamental than himself, and especially looked more handsome than himself, so he kept trying to find faults.

Most of the time…

The trouble he found, was because of such a simple reason.

...

In the temple, when Yi Deng saw Ye Bei opening his mouth, he quickly stepped aside and remained silent.

That Tang Nan glared at Ye Bei. But soon, his eyes became extremely proud again.

Opened his mouth, his voice was full of sarcasm and disdain, "Boy, looking at your dress, you won't be the remnants of the previous dynasty, or a reclusive family, right? Since you know the Tang Family, you should also know how powerful our family is. Today we came to visit Master Yi Deng at the order of the Patriarch. If you have nothing else, you'd better leave as soon as possible."

Tang Family?

After his words fell, many pilgrims and tourists in the temple courtyard were moved.

When looking at Tang Anhe and Tang Nan, there were surprised and afraid at the same time.

Even many people took a few steps back subconsciously. 

"They are actually from the Tang Family? Unbelievable. It is said that half of the entire economy around Leshan is controlled by the Tang Family. If they are from this family, it is indeed easy to see the Abbot."

"They are the people of the Tang Family who relied on reselling cultural relics and holding auctions, that wealthy and powerful family?"

"This is a truly big man. I'm afraid this temple can't be opened anymore. It doesn't matter if they refuse us, but even the people of the Tang Family are slapped away. This courage, tsk, I'm convinced!"

"Isn't it because those monks did not know just now? Now that they know their identities, they will definitely be more polite."

The pilgrims and tourists kept talking.

Speaking of this...

Even many pilgrims, who didn't know where the courage and arrogance came from, looked straight at Yi Deng with that gaze.

It seemed that they wanted to see fear or compromise from Yi Deng.

But Yi Deng just put his hands together and did not intend to respond anything.

Tang Family?

Perhaps before, if their people came here, he would treat them with courtesy. If there was a letter of introduction from the head of the family, Yi Deng would personally lead the way to Lingshan Temple.

But now, with the appearance of Ye Bei and the disappearance of Master Wood Spirit...

The entire Tang Family might be very strong, making countless people jealous and envious, but in Yi Deng's eyes, it was not worth mentioning. That entire family couldn't even match a piece of Ye Bei's hair.

Now, those words that Tang Nan said, and that arrogant, ignorant, and proud appearance, in Yi Deng's view, was simply naive and extremely ridiculous.

As for the reactions of the pilgrims and tourists around, it made Yi Deng feel something. The more ignorant people were, the more fearless they became.

"I, leaving or not, is not something for you to decide."

In the living room, Ye Bei's expression was still very indifferent. Looking at the descendants of the Tang Family, from the once humble appearance, with the development of the eras and the passage of time, they had become so acrimonious and liked to cause trouble. Deep in his heart, there was still a touch of feeling.

Year.

Time. 

There were too many things that could be changed within these two things.

Unfortunately, that Tang Nan had no consciousness about this at all.

Hearing the pilgrims around him boasting about him, his expression became more and more arrogant.

"Hehe!" He sneered, and looked at Yi Deng again, "Master, the Patriarch said, we are here as guests of the monastery. You should receive us with courtesy. Now, this kid is making trouble, you can figure it out yourself." His voice was high, the corner of his mouth was bent. He seemed certain that the Abbot would stand on his side.

Standing in the crowd, Tang Anhe drew back a few steps, and the feeling of anxiety in his heart became stronger. 

The tourists and pilgrims around were still unconscious.

Seeing Tang Nan talking to Master Yi Deng, they also looked at Master Yi Deng.

Faced with Tang Nan's face who looked like a troublemaker, Master Yi Deng who didn't want to talk, at this moment, just bite the bullet and step forward.

His eyes were unfathomable.

When he looked at Tang Nan, his eyes looked unkind.

"Donor! Perhaps you don't know, but the Tang Family you are proud of is not worth mentioning in front of our Ancestor. Today, this poor monk advises you to leave early. If you insist on doing this, not only your Patriarch, even when the gods and Buddhas come, I can't save you! Amitabha!"

Yi Deng put his hands together relayed his speech softly and gently like a kind old man.

And after this sentence fell... the scene became extremely silent in an instant.