Zhong Wen's Everyday Life in the Drifting Petal Palace

"Let me tell you about this mountain called the Mount of Longevity, and within it, there's a temple known as the Five Immortals Temple... It houses the magical herb called the Ginseng Fruit, also known as the Panacea Fruit. It blooms once every three thousand years and bears fruit once every three thousand years... When you smell the fruit, you can live for 360 years; if you eat one, you can live for 47,000 years." Zhong Wen sat on the stone steps in front of the courtyard, shaking his head and gesturing like a storyteller.

The courtyard was neatly arranged with rows of chairs, and they were all filled with an attentive audience.

After taking Shen Dachui back to the Imperial City, Zhong Wen enjoyed several days of leisure. Every morning, except for Lin Zhiyun and Ye Qinglian, who would not join, everyone else in the Drifting Petal Palace gathered in the central courtyard, eating fruit and listening to Zhong Wen tell stories from Journey to the West.