History: Scholar of the Great Xia.

Summary

The passage describes Ye Tian's rising reputation as a "Poetry Immortal" in the Imperial City after publishing several notable poems. During an evening storytelling session, he begins narrating a martial arts tale called "Celestial Dragon Eight Divisions". The group discusses the story's title, with Wan'er explaining its Buddhist origins. Ye Tian starts telling the story of Duan Yu from Dali, a young man from a martial arts family who dislikes martial arts. As the story progresses, the listeners begin drawing parallels between characters in the story and people in their own group, particularly noting similarities between Mu Wan Qing and Mu Xuan Yin.

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