Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 397 Three Immortals

A scholar went to Jinling to take the exam. He passed by Suqian County and met three talents who talked about it. Xiucai invited guests and talked to each other. The names of the three people: one is Jie Qiuheng, one is Chang Fenglin, and the other is Ma Xichi. Everyone drank and chatted, and the sun was setting unconsciously. Jie said, "It's unreasonable to disturb my brother's feast, but I haven't done the landlord's ceremony. The humble house is not far from here. Please start a chat. Chang and Ma invited guests together. It was inconvenient for the scholar to refuse. He went to the guest with the servants.

When I came to Beishan, I saw the courtyard towering, and the water in front of the door was tortuous and curved. Enter the hall, the house is clean and spotless. Jie ordered the child to hold the lamp and ordered him to set up a servant. Ma said, "In the past, I met my friends with literature. At present, the exam period is approaching, and I can't waste my good night. Let's each come up with a question, choose one of them, and write an on-the-spot composition. Who finishes writing first and who drinks first, how about it? Everyone cheered. In Russia, the title was well drawn up, and everyone proposed it.

At the second update, everyone completed the article one after another and scrambled to read it. The scholar reads the masterpieces of the three people, praises them, transcribes them, and treasures them in his arms. The host offered wine, a huge cup, and a cup of wine was half a catty. Xiucai drank several glasses of wine and got drunk. The host sent him to the bedroom to rest. The scholar was drunk and unable to take off his shoes and sleep with his clothes.

When I woke up the next day, the red sun rose. I looked around and saw that there was no house. The master and servant slept in the valley, and there was a cave next to me, and the water was flowing. The scholar was full of doubts and put his hands in his arms. Three articles were still there. When he inquired with nearby residents, he knew that this was the "Three Immortals Cave". There are three mythical beasts in the cave: crabs, pythons and toads, which are most psychic and often travel. Only predestined people can see it.

Later, Xiucai entered the scientific examination, and the three test questions were exactly the same as those made by the mythical beast. Therefore, Xiucai won the first place in the exam.