The most beautiful girl in the department said in surprise, "You've finished reading it?"
Then the two of them looked at each other awkwardly. Li Bai said apologetically, "I thought you were going to recite a poem for me."
The most beautiful girl in the department said, "I'm reciting poetry..."
The two found themselves in an awkward situation once again.
To ease the tension, the most beautiful girl in the department said, "Li Bai, let me ask you one last question: of all your poems, which line do you like the most?"
Seeing the stacks of bowls in front of Li Bai, I wondered how he developed his drinking capacity. I couldn't help but sigh, "With enough effort, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle."
Li Bai said, "Yes, that's the line."
...
The most beautiful girl in the department stood up and said, "Li Bai, you're very interesting. When will I be able to see you again?" I asked her in a low voice, "You don't really believe that he is Li Bai, do you?"
The most beautiful girl in the department answered softly, "I almost believed it." Then she said to Li Bai, "Perhaps next time you shouldn't drink, and we can talk about Kawabata Yasunari and Hai Zi?"
Li Bai asked me, "Who is it?"
I said, "Hai Zi is a person who lives by the sea. I'm not familiar with Kawabata; I only know Ai Iijima and Ran Muto."
This time, the most beautiful girl in the department asked me, "Who are these two people? Poets?"
As I pushed her away, I said, "Yes, lewd poet."
After escorting the most beautiful girl in the department to the stage, I returned to my seat, somewhat at a loss for words, and said, "Uncle... Li..."
Li Bai waved his hand and said, "Just call me Brother Taibai, that's what Brother Du Fu called me."
Wow, he's being treated the same as the Poet Saint.
Li Bai asked me, "How should I address you?"
"My name is Xiao Qiang. You can call me Xiao Qiang or Qiangzi, it's up to you."
"Oh, Xiaoqiang is your courtesy name?"
I thought to myself, "Who has a courtesy name like Xiaoqiang?" But then I realized that since I was dealing with clients from ancient times, it would be inconvenient if he didn't have a courtesy name. Even Wei Tiezhu had the courtesy name Xiangde.
But what should we name him? Li Bai's courtesy name was Taibai—Xiao Qiang's courtesy name was… Very Strong? If we need another nickname, how about "Undying Hermit"?
I said to Li Bai, "Brother Taibai, have you had your wine?"
"Hmm, it's about seven or eight out of ten."
"Shall we find a place to stay?"
“Okay…” Li Bai said, trying to stand up, but I quickly helped him walk outside. I thought it best to take him directly to the school; the dormitories there are already habitable. I was thinking that if Liu Laoliu needed to bring people over again, perhaps Xiang Yu could drive him. This guy, under the guidance of the old racing god, is already on the road; he can accelerate and decelerate 50 meters in a row without a single mistake, and he's currently parallel parking.
Old Li arrived drunk, and after drinking even more, he vomited as soon as he stepped outside into the wind. I put him in the back of the truck, and after a while, he perked up and, looking at the city lights, exclaimed, "Ah!"
"Brother Taibai, isn't this place more interesting than Chang'an?"
Ignoring his intense curiosity, Li Bai said dejectedly, "Actually, I only stayed in Chang'an for two years."
At that moment, I started my motorcycle, and Li Bai leaned back, exclaiming in shock, "This thing can move!" Then, pointing at the cars speeding down the street, he cried out in alarm, "Demons and monsters!"
"Brother Taibai, sit down. Those running away are not the real monsters; the ones sitting inside are the demons and monsters."
"...Where am I? Is this the eighteenth level?" Li Bai excitedly stood up and shouted, "I've arrived at the eighteenth level of hell!"
"Brother Taibai, please sit down..."
Seeing that it was getting late, I sped up. Old Li was completely drunk and acting crazy. He was having a great time, shouting and yelling, or like Jack in Titanic, spreading his arms wide and shouting, "The roc rises with the wind, soaring ninety thousand miles high!" If the wind hadn't been pushing him so hard he couldn't stand up, the old man might have actually flown away.
I really couldn't stand the poet's overflowing emotions, and I was even more afraid of getting a fine from the traffic police. Having someone like that around was just too conspicuous. When we finally arrived in the suburbs, Old Li's rant had died down, and he became very quiet. Finally, he asked me, "Xiao Qiang, where are we?"
It seems necessary to speed up the process of starting classes taught by Li Shishi.
Li Bai was probably the most confused client I've ever served. In his memory, he was just drinking, then two people took him away, and then he ended up in this place full of "demons and monsters," meaning there was absolutely no buffer period. No wonder he went mad.
Others are much better off; in fact, the underworld, like prison, is probably the place where one sees the most. For example, if two ghosts meet, A might ask B: "Brother, which dynasty are you from?"
B: And you?
A: I'm from the Qin Dynasty.
B: I'm from the Ming Dynasty.
A: What dynasty was the Ming Dynasty?
B: After you.
A: Oh, so tell me, what happened to our Qin Dynasty in the end?
B: He was overthrown by someone named Liu Bang, who then established the Han Dynasty.
A: Sigh...
B: I don't know what happened to our Ming Dynasty in the end.
Just then, a ghost from the Qing Dynasty came along and chimed in: "You Ming Dynasty, huh? We Qing Dynasty wiped you out..."
That's how the Liangshan heroes were; they would get to the bottom of things in the underworld before coming back. However, they were an exception because they had 300 allies to stand with them, and both sides stayed in the underworld for a while, unlike Qin Shi Huang and Jing Ke, who didn't linger for long.
Therefore, it's essential to have an introductory class. This class has only two tasks: first, to tell them this isn't the celestial realm; second, to help them understand that this place is no worse than the celestial realm. After the introductory class, they can move on to advanced classes, where they can choose their preferred specialization based on their interests and desired career path in the modern world…