Gu Daoist Master

“Are you kidding me! My nine recollecting fragrances cannot even compare to a cup of seawater?” Luo Mu Zi roared inwardly, while maintaining his calm appearance on the surface.

“Damn! This Wu Yi Hai is playing tricks and pulled a fast one, we are offering tea, yet he offers seawater? He is too shameless! Fairy Si Liu even approved of him, this is too infuriating!” Veins started to bulge in Lun Fei’s clenched fists below the table.

Fairy Tian Lu quickly calmed the situation: “The moon is high in the sky, since we have already drunk tea, if there are no poems to accompany this festival, it would not be complete.”

Fang Yuan pretended to not understand: “Are we really going to recite poems?”

He looked like he had heard it for the first time.

Luo Mu Zi and Lun Fei’s eyes immediately brightened. This was another opportunity!

Another opportunity to knock down their rival.

“You managed to get away with it the previous time, duping your way through. This time, I am going to push you down from the limelight, then fiercely step on you a couple times.”

Luo Mu Zi’s mind was revolving around this thought, but on the surface, he was still wearing a smile and had a graceful demeanor.

The same went for Lun Fei, having similar thoughts.

However, they did not know what kind of person Fang Yuan was.

Competing in poetry?!

Heavens!

This was worse than showing off in front of an expert.

Fang Yuan came from Earth, he had a large stockpile of traditional poems in his head, including those renowned works as well as earthshaking masterpieces. He could easily use one of them and these two would be unable to save face.

“Yes, we are going to recite poems, there is a story behind this.” Qiao Si Liu answered Fang Yuan.

“Oh? Please explain.” Fang Yuan continued to ask.

“This is a story that has been passed down in Southern Border, and is also the origin of the moon festival.” Qiao Si Liu said with eloquence.

Once upon a time, at a certain village in Southern Border.

A young man fell in love with an old Gu Master’s daughter, and this Gu Master’s daughter also was in love with this mortal youth.

The youth mustered up his courage to propose the marriage, but he was met with the old Gu Master’s rejection.

“You are only a mortal, while my daughter is a Gu Master with a bright future, how could you be worthy of my daughter? Get lost!”

The young man implored and begged, but the old Gu Master sneered: “You are daydreaming, thinking I will let my daughter marry you! You, a mere mortal who cannot even brew tea? What use do you have?”

The youth replied: “Isn’t it just tea? What is so difficult about it, if I brew it, will you marry your daughter to me?”

The old Gu Master felt a headache.

He knew his daughter loved this youth deeply, forcefully breaking them up would only make his daughter hate him.

“If you can make a cup of tea that meets my expectations, I will give you a chance.”

was joyous and agreed immediately: “Sir, I will definitely make

about this: “My family is reputed for our famous tea, and you have to make a

man, however, replied: “Don’t worry. Who says mortals cannot brew tea? Let me tell you

big fish eats small fish, and small

big fish, he cut the fish, retrieving a small fish inside, he then cut the small fish, and

humans need to eat

young man then ate the shrimp and pooped out a

principle: faeces can nourish vegetation

buried his faeces under the soil, and sure

of flower from among them and soaked it in the stream, the entire small stream turned into

long while after he took a

said, “Father, you are not thinking of

nod reluctantly: “Boy, you have passed the first test. But it is still impossible for you, a mortal, to marry my daughter. You are too

head and spoke worriedly: “Although I have not recited poems before, I can give

old Gu

back: “Why

Gu Masters can cause heaven and earth to change by

youth said in a low tone: “How would

don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. If you fail, then

choice but to agree, he began to pace around, thinking

never recited a poem before, he had no clue how to

ants on the ground, he saw the birds and

and snakes slither around, ants move their homes as it rains

had many rainy days, and it was currently springtime

speaking, when light

Gu Master’s

resembles a drop of oil, too much of it sends us into

got heavier and the sky

Gu Master’s expression was slightly

head and scratched his cheek: “Elm trees droop

point, the youth was stuck and for the life of him, he could not recite the

you some more time.” The old

eyes brightened as he pointed at the old Gu Master and said: “Lord took away all the grains, our hungry

foot in anger and stood

he pointed at the young man and shouted:

his daughter laughed and clapped: “Amazing, this song

his daughter side with her boyfriend,

one. You want to marry my daughter, what about the betrothal gift? Can you take

cottage, slept on a straw mat and only had one set

assets as the betrothal gift.” The youth spoke in a serious

The old Gu Master

Master to his residence, to

“These are all

old hut with holes everywhere?” The old Gu

about to break?” The old

used as stools?” The old Gu Master kicked

lowered his

Gu Master said made the young man’s head lower further

Master said his third sentence, the youth’s head had almost hung