The Wine of Immortality and Meng Po's Soup
不老酒与孟婆汤
by Foot-and-Mouth Disease Rules the World (口蹄疫天下)
Synopsis
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To my dear readers: The main story of The Immortal Wine and Meng Po's Soup is complete, through Volume Two, Chapter 94, “A Hidden Case Revealed.”
All chapters beginning with the original Volume Three, “If Heaven Had Feelings, It Too Would Grow Old; The Right Way of the World Is One of Change,” are locked in this book. The volume is undergoing a complete rewrite and has relaunched on Jinjiang under the new title The Strange Chronicles of Xuankun. Readers who are interested can search for the title, or visit directly: http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=1946033
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About the novel: The Immortal Wine and Meng Po's Soup
Heroine: Nie Xiaofeng / Nie Xiaofeng
Hero: Luo Xuan
Synopsis from Baidu Baike:
During summer break in 2000, Nie Xiaofeng, a graduate student at Stanford University in the United States, returns to China and tours her homeland with her boyfriend, Paul. On the Qixi Festival, she happens to visit the annual fortune-telling ceremony held by Duan Jiugong, a renowned diviner in Yunnan. In mysterious terms, he tells Xiaofeng that “a star of sorrow shines over your marriage palace, and your past-life ties remain unfinished.” That night, after getting lost in a market beneath Yunnan's Ailao Mountains, Xiaofeng meets a mysterious stranger. Two months later, at the opening ceremony of the new school year, she discovers that the staff in her college of genetics and biochemistry have all changed: the dean, department chair, and her advisor are now one and the same person, the Chinese-American scientist Luo Xuan. At their first meeting, the mysterious Professor Luo shows her an unusually friendly attitude, and on Halloween night he gives her an antique jade flute that is more than a thousand years old. Her strangely intimate encounters and relationship with Luo Xuan bring back memories of a painful past life. Though happy with her boyfriend, Nie Xiaofeng is unwilling to accept the lover who once hurt her deeply. Yet a series of upheavals draws her ever closer to Luo Xuan, against her will...
A phoenix flower on Ailao Mountain that has lived for a thousand years; a murder plot in the dense conifer forest of the Hollywood Hills; major scientific breakthroughs in single-cell penetration and gene transfer; the Space Agency's plan for extraterrestrial colonization; the UN's Network Counterterrorism Office; alien creatures invading Earth; elite computer hackers; FBI agents; conspiracies in the president's cabinet... The excitement is nonstop! Fantasy mythology, the realms of heaven, earth, and humanity, the soul, contracts across the nine realms, reincarnation through the six paths, the eight wilds of the underworld, traversing heaven and earth, the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the elixir of immortality, peerless martial arts, the art of the strange gates and hidden armor, life on a deserted island, a mysterious Shaolin monk, questions of Buddhist doctrine, and terrifying mysteries... Together, they create this extraordinary romantic adventure, at the heart of which lies a thousand-year love that rends the heart amid shifting eras.
This is a love story of past lives and the present, of the hidden workings of fate and the heavenly way in the mortal world.
Have you ever drunk Meng Po's soup?
That faint, colorless, scentless taste, a calm clearer than plain water.
It is the most merciful salvation for the dead, and the cruelest punishment for the living.
The moment I drank it down, love and hate took separate paths.
Master, how can forgetting ever be easy?
I drank the equivalent of three bowls of Meng Po's soup before I could numb all the pain you gave me.
And numb it was all I could do.
When you appeared, I had to wake at last.
Nie Xiaofeng had to wake before you, carrying all those heavy memories.
Have you ever tasted immortal wine?
That acrid, cruel medicinal flavor, a sacred offering made with the lives of five hundred boys and girls.
It is the harshest punishment for the guilty, and the most vicious curse for those in love.
The moment I drank it down, love and hate met the same end.
Xiaofeng, how can you forget before you've closed your eyes for good?
I spent a thousand years crossing mountains and rivers, paying no attention to the scenery along the way, all so I might meet you on my journey.
And that was all it was: a meeting.
In the end, you still chose to pass me by.
I had long since prayed before the Buddha to become a statue. Still, you passed me by.
Reader reviews:
A heartbreaking romantic vigil across past and present lives; the thousand-year love journey of an otherworldly Song dynasty hermit and miracle-working physician across Eastern and Western society; and one thrilling, mysterious, extraordinary adventure after another amid the bustle of modern life. The most moving age-gap romance and teacher-student love story.
Meet the novel's hero and heroine:
Hero, Luo Xuan:
1. As a man from ancient times who has lived for a thousand years, he is superhuman, a freak of nature. Like Spider-Man, he has superpowers, yet he hides them while working as a university professor. But his thousand years in the mortal world and the sinister, poisonous nature of immortal wine leave him with a brooding, world-weary air, like a vampire or zombie surrounded by an icy chill.
2. The ultimate in mature, passionate masculine charm: as devoted and elegant as Fei Yunfan, mysterious and wealthy. The ultimate in a world-weary, refined man: the melancholy of Tony Leung and the scholarly air of Chen Daoming.
3. Luo Xuan has the ethereal bearing of an immortal, aloof from the ways of the world. “His brows lowered, his face unadorned, dressed in white with a jade flute, he seemed to step straight out of a painting” (Chapter 76, “Life Imprisonment”). He became the model for the “white-robed master” emulated by countless teacher-student romances that followed.
4. Though Luo Xuan is the son of a prince of the Jin Kingdom, he grows up in the Song dynasty. Like Duan Yu, he is a handsome prince, but his fate is as turbulent as Xiao Feng's.
5. His appeal lies in being both righteous and wicked, even a villain. Like Wallace Chung's classic Gu Xichao in The Four, or Xuan Xiao in Chinese Paladin 4, he is wicked and passionately devoted, defying the heavens.
6. Whether it is the elegant bearing of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the leisure and detachment of a Confucian scholar-official, or remaining composed when Mount Tai collapses before him and chatting calmly while having his bones scraped to heal an injury, all are brought together and taken to their utmost in Luo Xuan. He is the pinnacle of Eastern aesthetics.
Heroine, Nie Xiaofeng / Nie Xiaofeng (Nie Xiaofeng reincarnated as Nie Xiaofeng):
1. Nie Xiaofeng is a sharp, level-headed, determined modern woman who believes she can shape her own destiny.
2. She has the typical modern instinct to seek gains and avoid harm, yet a tender heart that still preserves a private paradise.
3. A charismatic woman of dual nature, somewhat sensitive and selfish, often proud and domineering, yet also compassionate toward all living things and benevolent to the world.
--------------------------------------------------Provided by: Baidu user Xiao Jie Fengzheng
About the author:
The author writes under the pen name “Kou Ti Yi Tian,” also known as “Kou Yi Tian.” Their real name is unknown. Like the heroine of the story, they studied for a graduate degree in the United States and currently live there. They are active mainly in the Baidu forums for Snowflake Sword, The Immortal Wine and Meng Po's Soup, and The Strange Chronicles of Xuankun. Skilled at debate, their writing is incisive and thought-provoking, full of jokes and mischief, and utterly irreverent: a shining example of an evolved multiple personality.
A note from the author:
Rumor has it that pirated books are rampant in China's online marketplace and respect for copyright is in decline. Today, I, Kou Sheng, want to make this clear: The Immortal Wine and Meng Po's Soup and its prequel, A Thousand-Year Diary, are original works written exclusively by me. All rights to the ideas, writing, creative concepts, structure, and other elements are protected intellectual property belonging to the author. I, Kou Ti Yi Tian, work in international law and know numerous legal professionals in China and abroad. Any organization or individual who plagiarizes any part of this work, its themes, concepts, plot, structure, or other creative elements in any way should consider themselves warned.
As for readers from all over the world who come to enjoy the story and have a good time, I welcome you with open arms
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After talking and looking around, the only woman Xuan Gong thought about was Xiaofeng. She was filial to her mother and was itching for Xiaofeng. Kou Da quickly ended these chapters and asked Xuan Gong to quickly return to the Central Plains to reunite with Xiaofeng! I can't wait any longer. It's taking too long...
I just want to know what to do with Luo Xuan's body and face. Now everyone is scared when they see him. The little girl named Wu will be scared, but Nie Xiaofeng won't be scared when she sees him? He still wants to go to Mingyuan to find Nie Xiaofeng. He is probably still dreaming about marrying a wife. It seems that the author is planning to let Nie Xiaofeng sleep with a skeleton in her arms from now on. This is fine, it will scare her to death. But if the two daughters recognize their parents in the future, will they also follow the skeleton father? There is also the scene in which Jiangxue appears as promised by the author. When it comes to writing, just jump to read it.
Haha, Koukuda has updated it again~~~~The family drama is so amazing that it's my cover, this chapter makes me feel so warm My imagination is boundless. Before, I only knew that "Heaven creates water", but it turns out that "Heaven creates medicine". Alas. . . When can I "make money every day"? . . On the fingers. . .
Is the master a blessing in disguise this time? Looking forward to the next chapter
This period of love between husband and wife, mother's kindness and son's filial piety is so warm. Luo Guanqing is as calm and elegant as ever, his robe is worn slowly, and his fingers are "white and strong". He passes the spirit to his wife, doing it with great effort but skillfully, affectionately and capable. Then, this casual explanation, "The first day of the new year is approaching, and the fog is getting thicker. Even if you are a spiritual soul, the constraints between humans, ghosts and gods are always the same. You must cherish yourself while living in this world." Although the main function is to describe the similarities between the other world and the human world, it is summarized with such a phrase as "Everything that exists in this world must cherish itself." This purely factual explanation is tinged with Master's healthy and positive outlook on life of cherishing oneself. Master's personality is full of kindness and beauty! Moreover, it is described in very subtle details. Luo Guanqing gave medicine to his wife. Luo Xuan wanted to avoid it, so Luo Guanqing said, "Bring me the iodine." Sure enough, it was the tone of a father giving instructions to his son. In Master's long life, most of the time, he was looked up to and respected, or when he was domineering and unruly, he was hated and feared. It's rare to be treated like a junior like this. The only person who could order him to strike naturally was his father, Luo Guanqing. Duan Keqing did not shy away from her son. In this somewhat embarrassing situation, she happily called her son over to chat. I really like Xuan'er and like to stay with him, even if he is a soul-melting ugly person. Luo Xuan also truly loves his mother, so he can feel the warmth in the eyes of this eerie female ghost skeleton. Then the mother gave the future daughter-in-law a heirloom bracelet, which is also a very traditional Chinese act of showing motherly love and love. It was performed among the master and his family of evil ghosts. In an instant, the gloom disappeared and there was a warm glow. Both parents are very concerned about their son's emotional life. The mother speaks very directly of love and teaches by words and deeds. Although the father is silent, he stops gestures. The mother's love in the gentle spring breeze and the deep father's love are a typical combination of traditional Chinese parents. Therefore, the mainstream of Master's character is the beautiful side of a typical good son, being kind to others, and various traditional healthy values. Master's later long life was one of being unloved and unloved. He trudged forward through mountains of swords and seas of fire, scarred, lonely and desolate, abandoned and let down. But here, the mother is full of confidence in encouraging her son: "As long as my son has a heart and insists on letting her see it, one day she will understand. No matter how hard and bumpy the past has been, there will always be a day when people let go." This also hinted at the final happy ending and thanked her. The story of Duan Keqing is like Zhuo Wenjun and Sima Xiangru. It is very cliché, but very touching. A girl with noble status and peerless appearance bravely relied on her own vision to overcome all kinds of temptations and obstacles, and committed herself to marry a man who had nothing but a small fortune. From then on, she left her hometown and traveled far away, and she was completely obedient to her husband: her husband's ex-wife's son was treated as his own, and if her husband randomly picked up a girl from outside and brought it home, she would treat her as his own daughter. But she didn't expect her husband to abandon her when she was in middle age. What's even more depressing is that the abandonment seemed reasonable. He gave her a shocking explanation, saying that she has changed her mind now, but she also said that I didn't fall in love with you back then. It was you who came to my door to pester me, and I just regarded you as my wife's shadow. Now, to tell you the truth, our adopted daughter Ling'er is the reincarnation of my wife. I want to marry her. From now on, she will be the eldest wife and you will be the little wife... You should stop him, he still acts like you are an evil mother-in-law who is unreasonable and beating up mandarin ducks. He was in his forties, and he was protecting a teenage girl. He loved her so much that he even accidentally beat his own daughter to death. . . Therefore, Duan Keqing, who was in despair, was abandoned by her husband and by Ling'er, who treated her like a daughter. She had nothing, and ordered Xuan'er to kill her mother. How far had she been forced to go! Therefore, after arriving in the underworld, it was completely normal for Le Jingling to leave Luo Guanqing. Duan Keqing looked back on her life to her son and husband, and her eyes were full of kindness and kindness, tempting our master. In the warm and beautiful present and past, Master made another summary like this: "I didn't know at that moment that in the long thousands of years to come, this night would be the closest to my adoptive mother Duan Keqing and my father Luo Guanqing, and it was also the moment that I couldn't bear to recall. What does it imply? Are the fate of the miserable Duan Keqing and Luo Guanqing almost over with their master? If so, that's really sad. I really like Master's parents. . I hope it's a separation by life, not a farewell by death. Even if we are not together, at least we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away. Otherwise, it would be really uncomfortable. . . It was really interesting to see the father and son in a stalemate over how to cure the wounds from the Sealing Heaven Sword. Master is "closing his sleeves and saying nothing". What does this action look like? I imagined that he was just making small movements like pinching his fingers, lowering his head, sulking, and not speaking, so Luo Guanqing, who was familiar with the cute look of his master losing his temper, laughed. My mature and sensible son, this boy, is always cautious and by the rules. Who would have thought that he would do such an earth-shattering disaster in an impulsive move! It's okay now, you have to suffer and be punished. He was obviously thinking about the girl Uehara and wanted to recover quickly to see her, but he was serious and kept telling his father that he was doing it for the people and his parents. My child, don't think that your father doesn't wish you well. I can't bear to tell you. ——So the treatment method is really curious. In the second half of the update, Master showed wisdom and courage again. He thought of something that others didn't think of, and when he thought of it, he was bound to do it. So the father really feels sorry for his son. Luo Guanqing said, my child, you are still injured and cannot take risks. If you want to die, let your father die. Master knocked dad out immediately. What a decisive master! I'm not worried if Master goes to play the starving siege game. I just want to be merciful to Master's parents.
When Duan Keqing narrated. . I seem to be able to see the warm relationship between Master and Xiaofeng thousands of years later. . [Don't be discouraged, for a woman in this world, let her heart be as high as the sky, her beauty is unparalleled, and all she desires in her heart is to have the one person she loves, and we will never be apart until we grow old together. As long as my son has a heart and insists on letting her see it, one day she will understand. All the past, no matter how difficult and ups and downs, there will always be a day when people let it go] What a hint that makes people cry!!! [I didn't know at that moment that in the long thousands of years to come, this night would be the closest to my adoptive mother Duan Keqing and my father Luo Guanqing, and it was also the moment that I couldn't bear to recall. What do you mean?? Could it be. . Master and parents were separated. . A lonely person. . Embarked on the path of becoming a dominant family. . . Master will not replace Kuang Yitian so soon. . It is very possible that the alien weapons could be used by him. . . At that time, we will fight in court. . There is also capital. . The master must have relied on different medicines later on, so [the pain of eating a lot is far better than the pain of the Sealing Sword, the blood pool and the bone-crushing pain, and in the countless years to come, I will taste the pain after all]. . Master still continued to be abused. . But just thinking about the words "infinite years" makes me tremble all over. . It's bitter~~
A doctor has the heart of a parent. The master is a miraculous medical alchemist. He is compassionate and compassionate, saving lives and healing the wounded. He is also known as "Great Hero Luo" by people in the world. He is a leader in the right path and has a chivalrous demeanor. He can't help but treat and rescue the injured when he sees them. It has become his instinct. Therefore, when he saw Wu Langhuan commit suicide, he would stop him. He also lost the little courage he had just cultivated to him. He tore his lapels and wrapped his hands for Wu Yixun, fearing that she would lose her courage and be discovered by starvation. Everything the master does is to let nature take its course and follow the path of the water. Maybe there is a lesson learned from the past, but there is no element of lolita control. If there is a little bit of reverie, it is also associated with Xiaofeng, because Wu Yixun's attitude at this time She is about the same age as Master when he first met Xiaofeng, and his expression is similar. With a casual connection, he can't help but think of Xiaofeng's past, and at the same time he blames himself deeply. This shows Master's deep affection and deep love. If you are in trouble with a peach blossom debt, Master has no responsibility at all to pay or accept anything. It is not his fault that he is proud in white, peerless in style, and strange in the world. Whoever falls in love with Master is doomed to a life of disaster, destined to a miserable and miserable ending. He will be entangled in the inability to love and forget, and will always hate himself for not being Xiaofeng. Master was designed by Kuang Yitian to become the molten soul of Xiayuan Zhiyuan. Master also accepted the physical and mental blows calmly without complaining, because he understood the principle that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is also the spirit of achieving great things and being a king. Master has always been calm and generous, with the demeanor of a humble gentleman. Now that he saw Kuang Yitian using such methods to become cruel and desolate, killing ghosts and corpses all over the wasteland, the master became deeply angry, not for himself but for the soul of Ming Yuan. It seemed that the master would end it with Kuang Yitian, both in public and private matters. Let's see who is the boss of Mingyuan. Master will one day challenge Kuang Yitian's position in Mingyuan. Alas, Kuang Yitian has given birth to a good pair of skins!
What surprised me the most was that Master started to pay attention to Kuang Yitian. . That's good. . Treat him like a character. . At least he won't be attacked by him again. . Master's evaluation of Kuang Yitian is not very good, but he has a righteous demeanor of eliminating evil and doing everything he can. . I'm really worried about Kuang Yitian Hehe, when you are stepped on by Master, I will also lean over and look at you. . Just like when you looked at Master with an expressionless face. . Let you see your own failure in my eyes. . (The sisters hurriedly stepped forward to stop: "Look at you... Dou E has seen too much... She is full of resentment... We just like Yitianjun~~~") - - Damn it!! Ahhhh. . I just like Master Unparalleled grace. . When the little girl saw his face, she was so frightened that she hid behind him. . According to lay people, they probably have an inferiority complex. . Master didn't~~~ still went up to bandage her. . Because he never cared about that child. . Ha ha. . So what if I look like a devil to you? So what if you see me conquering the country? I don't care. . Except that he was eager to prove something in front of Xiaofeng. . Master is still the same Master and has not changed!!! Big mouth. . I love you~~~Is it okay if you don't love Brother Bao?? (I like to bring Yitian into the image of Brother Baoyu in my heart... His sister-in-law, grandma and little ancestor screamed... I was distracted for a moment...)
The mouth is big and big~~~~~~~~~faster and faster, the little whip keeps whipping~~