"I'm taking the train tonight to Lao Tzu's hometown."
Chen Mu Ling blinked her eyes, "Lao Tzu?"
Li Shi nodded, "The author of the Tao Te Ching, Lao Dan, is the ancestor of Daoism, and in the mythological tales he's Tai Shang Lao Jun, the Morality Celestial Lord. In the Records of the Historian, he was said to be from Chen Guo Ku County in Nan He Province, in the Spring and Autumn period. That's where I'm heading tonight."
Immediately, Chen Mu Ling said, "I know him from the fantasy novels, the founder of Daoism. Now that you talk about it, I'm also interested in going. Is it far from Beijing?"
"It takes overnight on a normal train, but with a high-speed train, it's about four or five hours."
"What a pity, I don't have that much time."
Li Shi took Chen Mu Ling to a well-reviewed online official government restaurant. Apart from being pricey, everything else was pretty good. The red oil waist slices, crispy beef brisket, and sea cucumber tofu were all very delicious.
