Chapter 527: The ssic of Tea


    I had rested for around half an hourwhen my strength finally recovered. I decided to return to the hotel. I felt anxiousatthe beginning of the night, butwhat happenedafterwas like a stage rehearsal. Those female ghosts didnt show up. I felt somewhat disappointed.


    Rightatthis moment, I seemed to hear someonewalkon the path that led to thevige. My senses heightened immediately. I walked behind the houseandspotted a stealthy figuremovethrough the vige.


    A person that came to such an eerie ce at midnightmustbe scheming something!


    As hecamecloser, I couldnt wait anymore. I startedto followhim. After a while, the man seemed to sense something. He turned around to check.


    I rushed aside to hide. When he started to walk again, I got outand followedhim. This trick worked well as it had helped me avoid him many times. He hadnt spotted me yet.


    In the end, he stopped in front of a stilt house and crouched down.The ufortable feeling in myheart rose to my throat. I guessed he had found me. Unexpectedly, he didntturnaround to see me but started to dig the soil.


    Myvisionwas hindered, so I didnt know what he was doing over there. I saw himdigsomething for a while. He disappeared after that. I guessed that celed toa tunnel.


    I wanted to go there to see. However, my heart suddenly shivered, and weakness expandedto my whole body. It was the side effect of the Heavenly Dipper formation. It was beyond my expectation that some ghostly creatures dared to intrude the Heavenly Dipper formation!


    I cursed under my breath. I had to give up onthisclueIhad beenfollowing for the whole night. Ineededto go back to save Lu Ming. But before I could move, the weak feeling in my body disappeared. I felt even better than before.


    Thisproved my assumption. It was thewordof the old ghost that had helped Lu Ming escape the female ghosts.


    When I had decided to take the riskandjump into the gorge, the old ghost used his cane to hold my leg. At first, Imistakenlythought that he wanted to harm me.


    When Lu Ming told me what he had encountered in the vige, I had a feeling that it was the old ghost who had saved him.He alsosaid that the voice that had guided him sometimes disappeared. It couldhave beenbecause of my Yin and Yang Umbre and the medium-level spirit talismans that were striking the teapot at that time.


    When I saw the fine cracks on the teapot spout, I recognized that the old ghost had pulled me to safety!


    My Heavenly Dipper formation had just been activated, but the pressure on my body soon disappeared. It didnt mean that something evil was trying to attack the formation. It meant something inside wanted to get out.


    I supposed that only the old ghost was in that house!


    After I untangled the rtionship between the events, I suddenly feltgratefulto that old ghost. In the back of my mind, hewas no longeran opponent. He was a nice and kind elder.


    Right from the beginning, Ifelt as thoughhe didnt want tokillLu Ming. I was certain that Lu Ming had done something he shouldnthave, which provoked the old ghost.


    We hadjust got off a rocky start. Our real enemy wasnt that old ghost, but the man thatjust wentunderneath the floor over there.


    I became worried. If theoldghost was on our side, I was certain that he wanted to break the Heavenly Dipper formation to save me. In other words, I was in danger!


    I wanted to retreat, but I also wanted to stay here. After considering it, I decided to stay and observe. If the ghost was fast enough, he woulde here on time. I drew the Sirius Whipand enteredthe tunnel.


    After jumping into the tunnel, I quickly assessed the surroundings. I dropped my jaw in awe. Thatce was a tea house!


    The chairs and tables were arranged neatly. There were teapots on the tables, too.A desk was positionedagainst a wall, and thick bookswere ced on top of it.However, I didnt see the manfrom earlier.


    I wasnt familiar with this ce, so I didnt look for him. Iwent overto the desk to check.One of thebookson the desk was written in ancient words that I couldnt understand.


    However, there were many illustrations of tea leaves inthebook, so I guessed it was a book about tea.I felta little disappointedand kept lookingaround. Inadvertently, I then saw the ghosts portrait!


    I became suspicious. From the clues Ihadgathered until now, thepersonthat had enticed me toe down here wanted to harm us while the old ghost wanted to save us. There should be a hostile rtionship between them. Butwhy did theculpritkeepthe portrait of the old ghost?


    Since I couldnt read the words, Iswitchedto another book. This book also recorded many things about tea. It also had a portrait of the old ghost in the back.


    At thismoment, I heard low footsteps from the depths of the tunnel. It seemed the other person was returning. I became anxiousand pickedup the third book. Surprisingly, I could understand this book as it was written in traditional Chinese!


    On the first page, the name of the book was written inrge textThe ssic of Tea. The main contents of the book included how to brew tea and how to enjoy it. There were also some short cultural stories about tea.


    WhenI reached this part of the book, I suddenly recognized something. I directly jumped to thest page of the book. Under the portrait of the old ghost, Ireadhis name. It wasTea Sage Lu Yu!


    My hands were shaking. That old man was the author ofThe ssic of Tea.Thtergenerations knew him as the Chinese Tea Sage, Lu Yu!


    It was nowonder he could possess Lu Mingin daylight. It also exinedwhy he was strong but his Yin energy waslow.


    Hewasntan evilspirit! Hewasan immortal!


    Lu Yu was a famous figure in the Tang Dynasty. He was well-known for his obsession with tea. He had mastered the tea ceremonyandtraveled to the North and South just to taste the teas in the mountains and learned how the locals brewed tea. In the end, he wrote the first known monograph on the teas in the world, calledThe ssic of Tea.The world then referred to him as the Tea Sage.


    It was said that Lu Yus good friend, Monk Ji Gong, was also a tea-lover.Not onlycould heeasily discern the kind of tea,but he could alsotell what kind of water was used to make that tea. This tea-tasting ability of hisbecamewidespread. Eventually,Emperor Taizong of Tanggot wind ofhim.


    Emperor Taizong didnt believe the rumor. He summonedMonk Ji Gongand askedhim to personally tastehistea.


    WhenMonk Ji Gong came to the pce, the Emperor asked his eunuch to make him a cup of top-quality tea. Monk Ji Gong thanked him and then gently took a sip. But then, he put the cup backand didn''ttakeasecond sip.


    Emperor Taizong found it strange. Whydont youdrink more?


    Monk Ji Gong just smiled. All of thetea Ive had wasmade by Lu Yu. After drinking his tea, everyone elses teatastes like in water.


    Emperor Taizong asked, Where is Lu Yu now?


    Lu Yu loves nature. Hes traveling the country tovisit famousces andtastingthe tea there. I dont know where he is now.


    Emperor Taizong then asked his imperial guards to ride the best horsesto searchfor Lu Yu everywhere. After one week, they found him in Zhejiang. They invited him to theImperialPce. To Emperor Taizong, although Lu Yu stammered when he spoke, he looked aloof like an immortal with great wisdom. He liked the old man as soon as he saw him. He asked Lu Yu to prepare some tea for him to see if his tea was as good as the rumors.


    Lu Yu happily agreed. He usedthetea leaves he had collectedbefore the QingmingFestival and brewed the tea using spring water. When Emperor Taizong received the cup of tea, he gently opened thelid. A refreshing aroma weed him. The tea inside was clear with a light green color.After takingthe first sip, he knew that it was thebest teain theworld. He asked the maid to send another cup of tea toMonk Ji Gong, who was also in the pce. After only one sip,Monk Ji Gong was stunned. Oh, Lu Yu is in the pce, too?


    The Emperor was surprised. How did you know that Lu Yu is here?


    Monk Ji Gongughedheartily. Only Lu Yu can make such good tea.This is not the tea of themortal world anymore.This isthe tea they enjoy in the world of the immortals.


    Emperor Taizong admired Lu Yus tea brewing technique. He wanted him to stay in the pce to serve himtea. However, Lu Yu wasnt interested in wealthortitles. Soon, he got on his horse,traveled,andsethis mind on writingThe ssic of Tea.


    I thought that Lu Mingcould beLu Yus descendant. Lu Ming had done something wrong, which made Lu Yu return to give him a lesson.


    It exined the reason why Lu Yu kept hitting Lu Mings head in his dream


    And, even if Lu Ming wasnt Lu Yus descendant,asa tea merchant, hehad toknow something about Lu Yu. Hewould be able torecognize Lu Yu for sure. However, he had never told me this.Hehad tobe hidingsomething from me!


    I recalled that before I left the hotel, Lu Ming had called mewhilelookingso hesitant. He looked asif he wanted to tell me something, buthe didnt. I guessed he wanted to tell me the truthbut was tooembarrassed at that time. I left before he could tell me anything.


    IfThessic of Teawashere, I guessed the women who died here hadaclose rtionship with Lu Yu.


    Theotherworldly item case I had epted this time could be rtedto an event that wasnt recorded in history. I was so excitedthat Icouldnt wait to untie all of these knots!