I inherited my grandfather's Tang Dynasty assets.

Chapter 7 Is Peach Blossom Spring the same as Penglai?

"The village head is here, everyone please make way."

Suddenly, a commotion broke out outside the temple. Village head Wang Xian and Liu Boyan hurried over, encountering two hermits from Zhongnan Mountain along the way. They had come to pay their respects upon hearing of the arrival of the new Shennong envoy.

"Boyan, please wait here for a moment. I will go in first to ask the Shennong Envoy whether he will allow you to enter."

According to past rules, only he, as the village head, could enter the temple. No one else, regardless of their rank or status, was allowed to enter unless they were Zhong Nanshan.

"Gao Yi, Brother Huang and I will accompany you."

The two hermits were named Lu Xiu and Huang Fengzhi. They were quite famous in Chang'an and were known as the two masters of calligraphy and painting.

Lu Xiu is from the Lu clan of Fanyang. He is 51 years old this year and has been famous for a long time. In the early years of Zhenguan, the emperor summoned him to the court to serve as an official, but he refused.

This person is also one of the representatives who criticized Li Shimin for launching the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Huang Fengzhi was two years older than him and served as a county magistrate during the Wude era.

Disgusted by the ways of officialdom, he retired to Zhongnan Mountain. The two shared similar interests and have lived and eaten together in Zhongnan Mountain for more than ten years.

The two of them had known Chen Shan before, and upon hearing that the new Shennong envoy had arrived, they naturally wanted to come and meet him.

"this……"

Wang Xian was somewhat troubled. He knew that these two had a good relationship with the previous Shennong Envoy, but the current Shennong Envoy was a young man and he had never met them before.

Huang Fengzhi was a burly man who looked more like a martial artist who spent his days wielding weapons than a scholar. Seeing his troubled expression, he snorted coldly.

"Brother Lu, we'll just go into the temple ourselves, why bother with his opinions? Let's go."

He had always looked down on Wang Xian, feeling that as a member of the Langya Wang clan, it was a waste of his talent to serve as a mere village head without even holding an official position.

After saying that, he didn't even look at Wang Xian's expression, rolled up his trousers and walked into the temple. Lu Xiu, on the other hand, politely cupped his hands in greeting and followed closely behind.

Wang Xian sighed, shook his head helplessly, turned to the villagers outside and told them to keep quiet before entering the temple.

A moment later, everyone had arrived, and all eyes were on Chen Yue. Although they were mentally prepared, they were still taken aback by his youth.

"May I ask if you are truly the new Shennong Envoy? Brother Lu and I were old friends of Elder Chen. I wonder how he is doing now?"

Huang Fengzhi stared at Chen Yue for a moment before asking directly.

Although he believed that no one would dare to use the name of Shennong Envoy to swindle and deceive, he found it hard to accept that such a young man he didn't know had suddenly appeared.

Before coming, the old man had told Chen Shan about some friends he knew in Zhongnanshan.

Lu Xiu and Huang Fengzhi, who are standing in front of me, are both among them; the calligraphy and paintings in his family's warehouse were given to him by them.

In the old man's words, it was very valuable. Although these two people did not leave their mark on history, the quality of their calligraphy and paintings was undeniable, and they were no less valuable than those rare mountain goods.

Moreover, the two of them were quite well-connected in Chang'an, and one could learn a lot about the city from them.

There was another person named Wang Ji, who was also his friend. He was known in history as the "Scholar Who Drinks a Dou of Wine," a legendary poet from the early Tang Dynasty.

His poem "Wild View" is one of the representative five-character poems of the early Tang Dynasty.

He served as an official during the late Sui Dynasty, the Wude era, and the Zhenguan era. However, due to his disillusionment with officialdom, he retired to the countryside and never returned to public life. He was also a heavy drinker.

Ten years ago, he was bitten to death by a poisonous snake on his way home after drinking too much at Wang Ji's house.

Another remarkable friend was Sun Simiao, the "King of Medicine," who lived in Zhongnan Mountain for a period of time more than ten years ago.

Based on the timeline, he was already over eighty years old more than ten years ago, when he had just begun writing "Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold".

Among the mountain products that Chen Shan collected were many Chinese herbal medicines. Although the old man did not understand the art of medicine, he became close friends with Sun Simiao by relying on the pharmacological information he found in later generations.

Apart from that, his relationship with people like Wang Xian was just average; they were simply cooperating partners.

Chen Yue wasn't angry. Instead, he stared at him for a while with a somewhat intriguing look in his eyes. Just as Lu Xiu was about to explain himself, Chen Yue spoke up.

"You must be Huang Fengzhi. Old Chen mentioned you to me before. He said that you would definitely ask about him after you met me, and it turned out to be true."

Don't worry, Old Chen is doing well and is taking care of my grandfather.

"Your grandfather?"

Chen Yue's words left everyone present somewhat bewildered.

"My grandfather was the old Shennong, and Elder Chen was just his old servant. In the past, I was still young and my cultivation was not yet complete, so I sent him to be Shennong's envoy. Now his mission has been completed."

This was an identity that Chen Yue fabricated for himself.

Upon hearing this, even Zhao Xiong's face showed a strange expression. He opened his mouth as if to ask something, but didn't know how to start.

Huang Fengzhi didn't have many reservations and asked after thinking for a moment.

"So, is Shennong really a deity?"

This has always been a question many people have, and he had asked Chen Shan in person, but the other party had never given him a direct answer.

Before obtaining the portal, Chen Shan was just an ordinary mountain peddler who had only attended school for two years and had very limited knowledge. Moreover, the internet was not as developed in those days.

But Chen Yue is different. He is a genuine 211 graduate and comes from an era of internet explosion. He was well-prepared before coming here.

Therefore, his way of doing things is definitely very different from Chen Shan's.

People in the Tang Dynasty only knew that the old Shennong could appear in Li Shimin's dreams and was omniscient, but his true identity was never clearly defined.

Chen Yue felt that this would eventually be exposed, so before he came, he had already thought about giving the old Shennong a specific identity.

Therefore, he laughed without thinking.

"There are no gods or immortals in the world, they are just people who cultivate the Tao. My grandfather's Taoist temple is on Penglai Island, where many people live."

"Does the fairy island of Penglai truly exist?"

Wang Xian's eyes lit up instantly, staring intently at Chen Yue, as the news was simply too shocking.

Lu Xiu also fixed his gaze on Chen Yue. If this matter were to be publicized, it would surely cause a sensation throughout the world.

As far as he knew, the current emperor was also obsessed with the path of cultivating immortality.

Chen Yue remained calm.

"I know what you are thinking. Penglai Island does exist, but in another dimension, we cultivators cannot live forever."

They simply possess a few more abilities than others; their life cycle—birth, aging, sickness, and death—is no different from that of ordinary people.

"What is the meaning of dimensional space? Could you please explain?"

Lu Xiu subconsciously continued to press for answers, as Chen Shan had never mentioned these things to them before, and his curiosity had been completely piqued.

"You've all heard of Tao Yuanming's 'Peach Blossom Spring,' a story he wrote years ago. Do you remember the fisherman who mistakenly entered the Peach Blossom Spring?"

Tao Yuanming was a famous poet in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty and was also very famous in the Tang Dynasty. Chen Shan's friend Wang Ji was a loyal fan of Tao Yuanming.

This article has been passed down for hundreds of years, and almost everyone who has read a book knows it.

"Does Your Excellency mean that the Peach Blossom Spring mentioned by Tao Yuanming is the Penglai Immortal Island?"

Huang Fengzhi and the others were breathing heavily, as if they had opened the door to a new world.

And this is exactly the effect Chen Yue wanted.