Eating 100,000,000 Immortal Pills

Recommended: My friend’s masterpiece, Gu Poisoning the Heavens

This treasure belongs in heaven, and is rarely seen on earth;

Even immortal elixirs and miraculous herbs are no match for a daily run;

Run every day, and you’ll grow young again in old age;

No matter how hard the wind and rain blow, you’ll stroll as calmly as through a quiet courtyard;

I was young then, in my spring shirt, riding a horse by the slanting bridge, while red-sleeved beauties beckoned from every floor.

I thought that after taking an immortal pill, I’d be as bold as a bear and a leopard.

From then on, the rooster’s crow would herald the dawn, and I’d be the greatest man under heaven!

My verses would echo through the ages, my fame would reach beyond the borders;

My righteous spirit would return to the void, my loyal heart shine through the ages.

Then I met an immortal beauty, red-lipped and white-toothed, with a silver tongue.

She mocked me mercilessly:

“You may be as cunning as a fox, but you’ve drunk my foot-washing water!”

It was like having a bucket of cold water dumped right over my head.

I was so angry I could only glare and bristle

A person lives for pride, a tree lives for its bark;

When I had money, dogs followed at my heels. When I had none, even walking down the road was hard... ^_^