Immortal Travel of Longevity-Chapter 121: Suddenly Understanding the Word Bustling

Everything was calm and peaceful in the Imperial Palace, like nothing had happened.
Yan Ruchu slowly woke up, lying face-down on his desk.
He opened his eyes and saw piles of papers like a mountain in front of him. He felt a bit lost for words. Then he raised his head to look at the door.
The door was tightly shut, without even a small gap.
The palace was very quiet all around. There wasn’t a single person nearby.
“Was it a dream…?” Yan Ruchu murmured. He stood up and walked toward the door.
“Creak.”
He opened the door and looked out. All he saw were a few fallen leaves on the ground in front of the hall. The Imperial Palace was as silent as ever.
Yan Ruchu sighed deeply but suddenly stopped.
There on the ground lay a jade pendant.
He glanced down at his waist.
That was the jade pendant he always carried with him.
Why was it here?
Yan Ruchu realized all at once. He bent down and picked up the jade pendant.
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In his dream, he seemed to have kneeled right here.
“It wasn’t a dream…” Yan Ruchu muttered to himself, “It really wasn’t a dream!”
His arms trembled. Then he rushed out like a madman.
A patrolling guard saw this and stepped forward to ask, “Your Highness, Your Highness, why are you in such a hurry?”
Yan Ruchu was about to speak but suddenly calmed down.
He looked down at the jade pendant in his hand.
“It’s nothing…” Yan Ruchu sighed heavily like his mind had wandered away, and he turned back to go inside.
Seeing Your Highness look so sad and lost, the guard paused a moment. But he didn’t think much of it and kept on patrolling.
Yan Ruchu went back to his desk in the hall.
Holding the jade pendant, he whispered, “Thinking about it more is useless…”
In the huge hall, only a few sighs could be heard.
Xian Yue followed Chen Changsheng toward the exit of the Imperial Palace.
Just as she was about to walk through that gate, Xian Yue stopped.
Chen Changsheng turned around and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Xian Yue looked at the Green-Robed Gentleman before her and said, “Sir, the City God doesn’t allow me to leave the Imperial Palace.”
Already, letting her stay in the mortal world was a kindness.
Xian Yue stared at the scene outside. A look of hope filled her eyes. She had never stepped out of the Imperial Palace. Even now as a soul, she still hadn’t gone beyond the palace walls even a little.
Chen Changsheng saw the hope in her eyes and asked, “Do you want to go outside and see?”
Xian Yue stayed silent, not sure how to answer.
Of course, she wanted to, but she was afraid it would be a bother for the gentleman.
Chen Changsheng understood in his heart. He raised two fingers and spoke aloud.
“Summon the City God of Shangjing.”
As the divine decree was said, white smoke rose in front of them.
The City God of Shangjing looked scared. He had just been in the City God Temple, and suddenly he was here in a flash.
When he saw the person before him, he realized all at once.
“Li Shanye, City God of Shangjing, greets the Celestial Immortal.”
Chen Changsheng cupped his hands and replied, “I asked the City God here to talk about something.”
The City God felt awkward. It wasn’t an invitation; it was more like he was forced there. He had no way to fight it.
In short, this person was not someone he dared to offend.
“Celestial Immortal, please speak,” the City God said respectfully, keeping his head down.
After Chen Changsheng explained everything to the City God, the City God turned his gaze to Xian Yue standing behind him.
The City God then smiled and said, “Since the Celestial Immortal says so, I, the humble god, will surely agree.”
Chen Changsheng cupped his hands and replied, “I thank the City God for Xian Yue.”
“Celestial Immortal, that’s too much honor. How can I, the humble servant, be called ‘great,’ heh heh…” The City God gave a dry laugh and then asked, “Um, Celestial Immortal, do you have any other orders?”
“Nothing else.”
“Then, may I, the humble one, go now?”
“Of course.”
The City God heard this and relaxed. After saying his farewell, he turned into white smoke and vanished.
Chen Changsheng saw the City God run away so fast and muttered to himself.
Xian Yue behind him said, “The City God seems a little afraid of you, sir.”
Chen Changsheng brushed it off lightly, saying, “Maybe he was busy with tasks and rushed off.”
“Is that so?”
Xian Yue blinked. She thought the gentleman was teasing her. The City God truly was afraid of him.
“Probably.”
Chen Changsheng turned to her and said, “The City God has agreed. Now you can come out.”
Xian Yue snapped back to reality. She was standing in the shadow of the palace gate. Sunlight shone on the ground right before her.
In her life or now, stepping through this gate was what she had dreamed of.
Xian Yue took a step, like she was testing it.
Even now, she felt a bit dizzy.
But she suddenly looked at the Green-Robed Gentleman, a touch of helplessness in her eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Chen Changsheng asked.
Xian Yue pressed her lips together. She still couldn’t believe it. She asked, “I, really, can I come out?”
Chen Changsheng paused at this, then nodded and said, “Yes.”
The tall palace walls stood right there. People inside try over and over but never get out through this gate.
Xian Yue took a deep breath and took another step.
Just for this step, she had longed for many years.
As her foot touched the ground, Xian Yue felt dazed again.
She turned to look back at the deep palace gates.
If it were when she was little, she would have yelled back to the inside, “I’m out!”
But now in adulthood, she only gave a weak smile to the red walls and deep palace behind her.
She walked out of there.
Walked out of this Imperial Palace that had hurt her for eighteen years!
Suddenly, Xian Yue felt a sting in her nose and wanted to cry. But she held it in.
She closed her eyes and turned her head forward.
“Sir, your great kindness, I, Xian Yue, will always hold it in my heart.”
Chen Changsheng watched her. His gaze suddenly turned to the palace walls.
He thought to himself.
Just this one step, was that truly great kindness?
…
Xian Yue did not look back again.
Stepping out of the Imperial City, the loud noises reached her ears.
Xian Yue saw the street busy with people and carts. She saw the noise of the mortal world, so bustling, so freeing to the heart.
The outside world passed bit by bit before her eyes. She didn’t want to miss a single thing.
When she saw these people on the street, a look of envy came into her eyes.
She wished to live like them, like a normal person, not the Princess Xian Yue caught in the mud.
“So lively…”
Xuanyue sighed deeply, her eyes a bit red.
Chen Changsheng said, “It’s lively; why are your eyes red?”
Xian Yue blinked but didn’t cry. Then she smiled and explained, “I, Xian Yue, suddenly understood the word ‘lively,’ and it made me happy.”
Chen Changsheng fell silent.
Staring at the street before them, he said, “Then keep watching.”
“Mm.”
Xuanyue nodded. Slowly, a smile spread across her face.
She felt a bit silly. She had gone through much trouble in life. But after seeing this sight, it was like she forgot all that had come before.
Chen Changsheng took her to the Teahouse.
He let her listen directly to the story of the Great Sage. That was a story she herself had written.
Xian Yue sat on a nearby chair and just listened quietly. She laughed sometimes but also stayed silent at other times, lost in thought.
But in the end, she was happy.