Chapter 31 Love Peony
How can I get my work included in high school Chinese textbooks?
Ou Zanghua remembers that when he was watching short videos, an expert from the education department said that the texts selected for high school textbooks should be contemporary and exemplary, rich in cultural connotations, both elegant and beautiful, rich and colorful, of appropriate difficulty, so as to stimulate students' interest in learning and broaden their horizons.

This is easy to handle!
I'm sure children will love the Ming Dynasty version of "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms".

After Ling Dangjia went to rest, Ou Zanghua began to write the European version of "Lü Dongbin's Three Plays with White Peony".

First, let’s go through the past and present life.

In his previous life, Lü Dongbin was Shi Jianwu. He and his wife led the people to fight against pirates and develop the Penghu area, allowing the people to live a prosperous life. When their merits were fulfilled, they encountered an evil dragon and a flood.

In order to protect the people and his wife, Shi Jianwu fought a fierce battle with the evil dragon, and both of them died in the end.

Only his wife ascended to heaven and became the Peony Fairy, the king of all flowers.

In his second life, Shi Jianwuhuai was reincarnated as Lü Yan due to his merits. After being enlightened by Han Zhongli, he successfully attained enlightenment and became an immortal.

The two immortals met in heaven, and their true feelings were revealed as soon as they met, even though they should not have any worldly feelings.

However, the alchemy method founded by Lu Dongbin emphasizes pure cultivation. If one gets emotional, at best his foundation will be unstable and his realm will fall, at worst his immortal path will be destroyed and he will turn back into a mortal.

So the two immortals agreed to visit Laojun Mountain together and work together to unravel the love affair that entangled two lifetimes.

After going through all kinds of things, the two immortals came to the top of the mountain and decided to swear an oath by clapping their hands three times, that from now on they would only be fellow Taoists and no longer have the relationship of husband and wife.

Both sides felt very comfortable with the first two palm strikes. When it came to the third palm strike, both of them avoided it at the same time. Suddenly, thunder and lightning and strong winds blew between heaven and earth.

The two immortals thought that the heavens were against them being together, but after counting with their fingers they realized that in the distant Tongbai Mountain, a 5,000-year-old carp had broken out of the ground and was causing trouble in the world.

The two immortals rushed over and fought with the ling carp.

However, because Lü Dongbin was tempted by worldly desires, his foundation was unstable and he was unable to exert his full strength. The Peony Fairy was not good at fighting, and as a result, the two fairies were suppressed and beaten by the monster.

Seeing the ling carp causing chaos and acting lawless, the Peony Fairy could not bear the suffering of all living beings, so she severed her love with great willpower and turned into the fairy sword Longshan Qianlixue, wishing Lü Dongbin to eliminate demons and save the people.

When the Peony Fairy passed away, she asked Lu Dongbin to let go of his small love and achieve great love, and there was no need to deliberately look for her reincarnation, because all the beautiful women in the world were her.

In the third life, the Peony Fairy was reincarnated as a mortal, but she was very lucky. No matter what she did, it was as if there were gods helping her secretly.

In places she couldn't see, Lu Dongbin was protecting all the beautiful women in the world and all the students and officials just as she wished.

After finishing writing, Ou Zanghua put the manuscript aside, preparing to find Ling Dongjia to study it tomorrow to see if there was anything that needed to be revised.

After he went into the room and fell asleep, Qu Feiyan helped him clean up the table as usual. When she saw the newly written "Lü Dongbin's Three Plays with White Peony", she couldn't help but flipping through it.

The next morning, when Ou Zanghua woke up, he saw Qu Feiyan staring at him with a silly smile.

"Fei Yan, are you stupid?" Ou Zanghua couldn't help but touch Qu Fei Yan's forehead. He suspected that this girl might have had a high fever last night and damaged her brain.

"Sir, are you worried that I'll be captured by the Toad Spirit and the Centipede Spirit, so you wrote this?" Qu Feiyan took out the manuscript that Ou Zanghua had written last night and asked with sparkling eyes, "Let Lu Zu protect all the beautiful women in the world. Wow, Sir, this idea is amazing!"

"No, don't think too much." Ou Zanghua looked serious and was about to explain: "I" "Sir, put on your clothes first!" Qu Feiyan happily took out Ou Zanghua's round-necked wide-sleeved shirt and helped him put it on personally.

"Sir, I heated up my shoes. They are just warm enough to wear now."

"Um"

"Young Master, your hair is a little messy, let me help you comb it."

Ou Zanghua opened his mouth and said, forget it, let the girl think whatever she wants!

With Qu Feiyan's meticulous service, Ou Zanghua had breakfast and found Ling Dangjia, who was a little seasick. He handed him the "Lü Dongbin Plays with White Peony Three Times" he wrote and said seriously, "If Ling Dangjia feels there is something wrong, please tell me so that I can revise it."

Head Ling looked at Ou Zanghua speechlessly. What qualifications did he have to ask the top scholar to revise his essay?
If it gets out, can he still survive?

With the intention of praising the other party's writing to the utmost no matter how good it was, Ling Dangjia began to read it.

It was amazing to see, and I was immediately drawn in.

It turns out that this is what it means for gods to be reincarnated.
Lu Zu was really lucky. He had a beloved wife in his previous life, and after his reincarnation, an immortal came down to earth to enlighten him.

The Peony Fairy is simply the role model of female fairies, beautiful, gentle and loving. How come she became a mortal in the end?
However, the Peony Fairy's mentality of exchanging small love for great love is really beyond the reach of ordinary people!
Putting down the manuscript, Ling Dangjia bowed deeply to Ou Zanghua and said, "Mr. Jie Yuanlang, the play you wrote will become an eternal classic of Bangzi Opera. Every artist who sings Bangzi Opera should learn this play."

"So Mr. Ling thinks there is no need for any changes?" Ou Zanghua asked with some confusion.

Ling Dangjia shook his head and said very seriously: "I once heard an old blacksmith mention that good things are made by nature and ingenuity is instilled in them. This drama is like that, and I really can't find anything that needs to be modified."

Ou Zanghua said somewhat melancholy: "But I didn't write it according to the pattern of four students and four clowns!"

"Can you please stop mentioning that damn Four-born Four-clown face?!"

Ling Dangjia complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to tell the truth. He just said: "Your work is impeccable. The four students and four clowns are not that important."

"I see. Then I'll hand this play over to Mr. Ling. I hope I can hear this play next time I pass by Xuzhou." After hearing this, Ou Zanghua stopped worrying about it and handed the manuscript to Mr. Ling.

"This?!" Ling Dangjia was stunned, and said hesitantly: "But I can't afford to buy it."

Xiang Zhen, who was always trying to interrupt, saw this and immediately said, "If Mr. Ou is assured, this matter can be handed over to our Xiang family! Next time Mr. Ou comes to visit, we will transfer the money earned from this play to him."

After hearing this, Qu Feiyan looked up and said, "Why bother? Grandpa and I will go get it when the time comes."

Ou Zanghua looked at Qu Feiyan and said with a smile: "Since Feiyan likes it, I'll give it to you."

"Don't worry, sir! Hehehe." Qu Feiyan laughed happily. She felt that she was useful.

Seeing that Ou Zanghua had already made the decision, Ling Dangjia and Xiang Zhen did not say anything else.

Two days later, the sand ship arrived at Jining Prefecture. Ling Dangjia and Xiang Zhen reluctantly said goodbye to Ou Zanghua and set out on the road back to Xuzhou with full of hope.
　The description of opera will be reduced later, and gradually enter the main plot.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)