Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 585 The Moon Rises Over Chang'e
skyline.

Lunar star.

Suyun Xiaozhu.

Xiao Chen followed Fairy Su'e into the room.

The interior furnishings were extremely simple, without the slightest bit of elaborate decoration.

Only a faint fragrance of osmanthus lingered in the air, seemingly telling of the owner's coldness and loneliness.

On the table, a jade vase sat quietly, with a few osmanthus flowers, as if made of ice crystals, inserted inside.

On the wall hangs a hazy painting titled "Chang'e Gazing at the Moon." In the painting, the fairy Chang'e has a graceful figure and a cold expression as she gazes at the bright moon. Her ethereal and lonely mood is vividly portrayed, just like her own state of mind, making the viewer feel pity.

The cool moonlight, filtering through the walls shrouded in white clouds, flowed in like a babbling brook, enveloping this small cloud pavilion in a hazy and tranquil soft light.

"Creak" sound.

With the doors closed, the entire space was completely isolated from the disturbances of the outside world.

At this moment.

All sounds are silent.

There was no other sound, only the two of them exchanging breaths and the cool fragrance of osmanthus.

Her snow-white, floor-length palace gown made the fairy Su'e appear even more fair and beautiful, with flawless skin and unparalleled elegance.

The cool moonlight, filtering through the swirling clouds, fell like silver gauze onto her exquisite figure, outlining a hazy edge and adding to her ethereal and graceful charm.

This fairy from the Moon Palace is indeed a beauty that could topple kingdoms and rival flowers and jade.

Just as the poem praises:
"Her cherry lips parted slightly, revealing pearly white teeth, a fair complexion, and an air of nobility."

"These celestial maidens are extremely adorable and truly worthy of praise. Adorned with exquisite palace makeup, how can Chang'e compare?"

Fairy Su'e turned around, her clear, cold eyes falling on Xiao Chen.

"Yang Sili..."

A cool, clear voice broke the silence:

"This place is quiet enough."

The moment of handing over the "contract" that binds her to her immortal destiny is finally fast approaching.

At this moment.

Her feigned composure and aloofness could no longer fully conceal the burning passion within her heart.

"Did you bring the things...?"

The fairy Su'e's voice trembled slightly.

The sense of urgency that her lifespan was nearing its end could not be completely concealed, and it lingered in her heart like a dark cloud.

Xiao Chen's gaze fell on her exquisitely beautiful but slightly pale face, and he said nothing more.

He did not mock Fairy Su'e, nor did he look down on her in any way.

A path to immortality, where ten thousand people vie to cross.

However, the path to immortality is long and arduous.

Some are trapped in worldly troubles, some are plagued by bad luck, some are caught in strife, and some are worn down by their very nature...

Millennia pass in the blink of an eye; those who do not attain enlightenment return to dust. The vast天地 (heaven and earth) hold a boundless path, and all living beings follow countless paths.

Seeking immortality is difficult; seeking eternal life is even more difficult!

Not everyone in this world is like Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, with extraordinary abilities and opportunities.

Many more are ordinary immortals like Yang Guoshan and Fairy Su'e, struggling on the edge of life and death.

The real Yang Guoshan, this ordinary heavenly soldier, had long since died.

Is there any distinction between high and low, or base and despicable, in the act of seeking survival?
With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Chen revealed the exquisite wooden box that Fairy Su'e had longed for.

There was a soft "click" sound.

Xiao Chen infused his fingertips with immortal power, and the box lid opened with a click.

The instant the box lid was opened!

"Buzz!"

A rich, auspicious glow, so intense it made one's soul tremble and feel exhilarated, mixed with an unimaginable aura of the primordial laws of life, erupted instantly.

The purple glow, like a surging tide, illuminated the entire inner room of Suyun Residence, bathing it in a shimmering purple and gold hue. Celestial music filled the air, as if divine melody was being played, captivating the soul.

Inside the box, a perfectly round, plump, and purplish peach lay quietly.

On the surface of the fruit peel, the mysterious deep purple patterns are clearly visible, seemingly containing the ultimate truths of heaven and earth.

The rich, vibrant yellow hue flows endlessly, like a babbling brook, ever-renewing.

However, Xiao Chen removed a small piece from this large peach.

After all, he had told others that he had already eaten the peaches of immortality.

Eating a little is eating, and eating a whole thing is eating.

He did eat it.

Besides, King Golden Horn is about to descend to the mortal realm. The sea is wide enough for fish to leap and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. It doesn't matter anymore.

Although this peach has a small missing piece, it does not diminish its magnificent and boundless life force.

Even though Fairy Su'e was prepared, seeing this thing with her own eyes still made her breath catch in her throat.

She could clearly feel the life force contained within, surging like a mighty river, enough to repair her damaged immortal essence and prolong her remaining lifespan.

This thing was like a second life to her!

This is the real "elixir of immortality"!
Xiao Chen remained calm and composed as he slowly spoke:
"This is a purple-veined, light-colored peach bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West."

"The giant peach that ripens once every nine thousand years can grant immortality to mortals who obtain and eat it, allowing them to live as long as heaven and earth, and enjoy endless freedom and ease."

"If you eat this peach, you will no longer need to worry about your lifespan."

"As per our previous agreement, I will use this peach to exchange for a contract of 'a love affair spanning several lifetimes in the mortal realm' with you."

"It's actually a purple... a purple-veined golden core!!!"

"A whole one."

Upon hearing this, Fairy Su'e couldn't help but gasp in surprise. Her beautiful eyes widened, her pupils contracted sharply, and her usually cold and aloof face was instantly overwhelmed by immense shock, ecstasy, and disbelief.

She suddenly looked up, her gaze urgent and intense as she looked at Xiao Chen, her voice trembling uncontrollably:
"This...this is a giant peach that ripens only once every nine thousand years...and you...you actually gave it to me?!"

This far exceeded her most optimistic expectations!
All she asked for was a medium-sized flat peach or half a large flat peach.

One medium-sized flat peach can grant immortality.

Large-fruited flat peaches, in particular, have extraordinary health benefits.

Fairy Su'e never expected that Xiao Chen would not only directly offer her the top-grade purple-veined yellow-pitted peach, but also generously give her a whole large peach.

This item is enough to completely reverse the loss of her immortal essence, not only extending her lifespan immeasurably, but also cleansing her bones and improving her acquired cloud spirit body!
She had imagined the treasure in the box countless times, and even hoped it would be a large peach, but when a real large peach appeared before her eyes, its pure and incomparably longevity-promoting power almost made her lose her Dao heart.

This was the key to her survival!

She subconsciously reached out to touch him, but then quickly pulled her hand back. She looked up at Xiao Chen, her eyes filled with hope, gratitude, and a sense of relief as if the dust had settled.

Xiao Chen raised his hand and gently closed the lid of the box with a "snap." The life-giving glow and celestial music that filled the room instantly disappeared, as if they had never existed, but the soul-stirring aftertaste lingered for a long time.

Xiao Chen gently placed the wooden box on the table, his voice low and steady, and slowly said:
"I will give this to you."

"The large peaches bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West are extremely precious to me personally."

"But I have now reached the mid-stage of the Xuanxian realm, and I am still young with a long lifespan. Moreover, I am highly regarded by General Juanlian."

"The realm of the Golden Immortal is not impossible for me to reach in my lifetime."

"However, your aptitude is average. Clouds are unpredictable and easily dispersed, just like a rootless duckweed, drifting with the wind. Without special opportunities, it may be difficult to advance further, and your path to immortality is uncertain."

"This peach is nothing more than icing on the cake for me, adding only to my years."

Xiao Chen's gaze deepened, as if he could see through the ethereal body of the Fairy Chang'e, amidst its drifting clouds, and discern the depletion and crisis hidden within.

"But you are different."

"The cloud-like form has no fixed shape. If its foundation is too shallow, it will easily be scattered by the strong wind. This is a calamity ordained by heaven."

"Without such a heaven-defying divine object to aid us, the Heavenly Way is merciless, and we will eventually dissipate like clouds and vanish in an instant."

"Giving you this peach is like sending charcoal through snow, giving you a chance to start anew."

He paused for a moment, then spoke each word as if branded onto the heart of the fairy Chang'e:
"Therefore, I will only take one slice from this whole large peach, just to taste it."

"The rest, I'll give it all to you."

"This……"

Fairy Su'e felt a huge surge of bittersweet emotions, like a raging tide, simultaneously impacting her heart, churning endlessly within her, and finding it difficult to calm down.

She was slightly moved for a moment, her eyes reddening slightly, as if glistening with tears.

After all, according to the agreement, Xiao Chen giving her half a piece was enough. This was a fair trade, and she had nothing to say about it, so she felt at ease.

However, it was clear that Xiao Chen only ate a very small portion, giving her almost the entire large peach.

You should know that even an ordinary star lord who attends the Peach Banquet can only eat small peaches that ripen once every three thousand years.

Although the small peaches also have the effect of prolonging life, compared with the large peaches that ripen once every nine thousand years, they are like fireflies compared to the bright moon, worlds apart, and cannot be compared at all.

The Great Peaches are a supreme deity that only the most powerful beings in the Three Realms are qualified to enjoy.

Is it a pure transaction?
of course!

However, the value of this peach has long exceeded the scope of the transaction.

This is a profound favor that could pull her back from the brink of death and even open a new path to immortality for her!
The man before me has a mind as deep as the sea, making him difficult to fathom, yet his actions are so grand and generous.

This stirred something within her.

Her heart, like the surface of a calm lake, was rippled when a pebble was thrown in. Just as Xiao Chen had said:
"A bond of love for a lifetime... Fairy Su'e, you are quite a remarkable person."

"Since you know that the peaches of immortality are extremely precious, you should also understand that those who eat the peaches of immortality can live forever, live as long as heaven and earth, and be as old as the sun and moon, and no longer be troubled by lifespan."

"A lifetime in the mortal realm is but a short hundred years, fleeting like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall, gone in the blink of an eye. After a hundred years, everything will be gone."

"But immortality means being able to enjoy the years forever, witness all the splendor of the three realms, and live a carefree and unrestrained life."

"A hundred years of fleeting pleasures in the mortal world are of little significance to us immortals; they are nothing but fleeting clouds."

"I……"

Her cherry lips parted, a thousand words stuck in her throat, ultimately condensing into a low, utterly sincere sound:

"Thank you... thank you..."

Fairy Su'e took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the tears that were about to overflow from her eyes, and also calming the unprecedented turmoil in her heart.

She didn't rush to touch the source of life that was so close at hand.

Fairy Su'e raised her fair hands, her slender fingers dancing lightly like lotus flowers, and pure, incomparably pure, condensed white clouds that belonged to her original essence flowed from her fingertips.

These clouds coiled, outlined, and condensed in the air like serpents.

Strands of Daoist energy seeped into her, resonating with her soul and spirit.

In the blink of an eye, a moon-white contract talisman, neither gold nor jade, as thin as a cicada's wing and only the size of a palm, successfully took shape in the void.

The surface of the talisman has frost-colored patterns that flow slowly like natural blood vessels, and the edges are dotted with points of light like cold stars, radiating a clear and stable binding force of the Heavenly Dao.

This is precisely the core Dao contract that carries her promise of "several lifetimes of love in the mortal world".

"The contract is here, and I have infused it with the mark of the origin."

"Hold this contract, and when I choose an auspicious time, I will activate the opportunity for reincarnation in the mortal realm so that we can form a mortal bond and end this contract."

Fairy Su'e's voice trembled slightly as she pushed the floating talisman toward Xiao Chen.

"it is good."

Seeing this, Xiao Chen also took out the Moon Essence Contract that Fairy Su'e had given him earlier from his bosom.

He also infused some of his primordial magic power into the jade slip with its flowing frost-colored patterns, and quietly concealed its aura with the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the "Ancestral Dragon Pearl".

Subsequently.

Xiao Chen also handed the jade slip in his hand to Fairy Su'e.

This can be considered a token of love.

The two tokens of the contract briefly overlapped in mid-air.

Xiao Chen carefully examined the contract talisman.

After confirming it is correct.

Xiao Chen nodded and put the contract away.

This contract may be the key piece in his scheme to seize the merits of the "Tianzhu Kingdom Tribulation" on his journey to the West.

Subsequently.

Xiao Chen held the wooden treasure box in both hands and slowly handed it to Fairy Su'e, saying:
"Then, this peach belongs to the fairy."

May the fairy's immortal path continue and her cultivation advance day by day.

The Heavenly Palace appears majestic and magnificent, but in reality it is icy cold, like a giant ice cellar, chilling to the bone.

The heavenly rules are strict and ruthless, like a sharp blade hanging high, inspiring awe in all the immortals.

The Moon, in particular, is extremely lonely and cold.

However, emotions are hard to control.

The moment the warm yet incredibly heavy wooden box fell into my palm.

The fairy's icy fingertips trembled slightly.

She looked down at the celestial fruit so close to her, then looked up at Xiao Chen.

The pressure of survival that had been building up in my heart for so long was suddenly released at this moment, and the surging emotions burst forth like a flood that breached the cold dam.

Her eyes were slightly red, and her body felt weak and uncontrollably. Her usually straight back inadvertently revealed a rare vulnerability and dependence.

Xiao Chen was right in front of her, close enough to smell her faint fragrance.

Watching this usually aloof and pure fairy of the moon palace, as unattainable as the moon, now let down her guard and reveal an unprecedented sense of bewilderment, vulnerability, and pure dependence, reveals a breathtaking beauty.

Xiao Chen's heart couldn't help but flutter.

When is a woman most beautiful?
A poem says:

"The most tender thing is that lowered head, like a water lily shyly trembling in the cool breeze."

A beautiful woman under the moon, her heart fluttering with tenderness.

The pure moonlight and jade-like radiance gently bathed the beautiful face of the fairy Chang'e, which was flushed with nervousness and shyness.

Xiao Chen looked down at her. This moon palace fairy had shed all her cold and arrogant pretense. Her starry eyes were half-closed, her red lips were slightly parted, and her long eyelashes trembled like startled butterfly wings, revealing a breathtaking and delicate beauty that was at the mercy of others.

The ecstasy and hope brought by the peaches, mixed with the complex emotions she felt under her control at that moment, made her exude a breathtaking charm.

This scene is truly breathtaking.

curious coincidence.

Xiao Chen reached out and gently put his arm around Fairy Su'e's trembling shoulder.

He gently raised his hand, his rough, large hand lightly caressing the cool, smooth cheek of Fairy Su'e.

Fairy Su'e's body stiffened abruptly, as if struck by lightning. Her long eyelashes trembled violently, and a hint of panic flashed in her clear, cold eyes.

But the contract has already been made, and this... is only a matter of time.

She did not resist.

However, her fair, jade-like skin was quickly tinged with a captivating blush.

"Fairy Su'e, our contract of love in the mortal realm has been signed..."

Xiao Chen's gaze deepened, and his voice grew hoarse:
"Pay with one hand and deliver with the other hand."

"It is a matter of course."

Say it.

Xiao Chen's fingers slid to Fairy Su'e's chin, gently lifting her face, and he said domineeringly:
"Then I should... collect some interest first."

"what!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chen exerted a little force with his arm, and Fairy Su'e let out a soft cry as she was gently pulled down onto the wide and soft white jade platform.

The pure moonlight from the stone wall gently bathed the two of them.

Fairy Su'e's body stiffened at first, like a startled lark.

She instinctively wanted to back away, but the thought of protecting her innocence flashed through her mind like lightning.

However, the warmth of the other person's arms and the vibrant warmth of the peaches so close to her drained most of her strength, and the thought of rejection vanished in her mind after just a fleeting moment.

Her gaze met Xiao Chen's deep eyes, leaving only a hazy, watery look.

"Woo..."

The oppressive feeling brought about by the other party's domineering nature made her close her eyes and let out a very soft, almost sobbing moan.

The moonlight, like water, flowed quietly over the tranquil Suyun Cottage.

Xiao Chen lowered his head, and Fairy Su'e also slightly raised her face.

This moon palace fairy was of unparalleled beauty. At this moment, her cheeks were flushed, her starry eyes were half-closed, her long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, and her red lips were slightly pursed, with a hint of resigned shyness amidst her nervousness.

All that aloofness and arrogance has faded away, leaving only a captivating gentleness and fragility, like a flower blooming under the moonlight.

Xiao Chen's lips rested on Fairy Su'e's soft lips, which carried the cool aura of the moon and the faint fragrance of rosy clouds.

The domineering imprint is on it.

This kiss, at first as gentle as a breeze across a moonlit lake, carried the unspoken understanding of a tentative connection and a contractual agreement.

"Well……"

A barely audible moan escaped from the throat of the fairy Chang'e.

Su'e Fairy instinctively embraced Xiao Chen, clutching his robes tightly with both hands, burying her head in his chest as if she wanted to pour out all the loneliness and unease of the past tens of thousands of years.

Xiao Chen also closed his arms, his arms filled with the warm, soft beauty.

For a while.

The moon-like veil was lightly lifted, the cloud-like robe half-undone, and finally slipped quietly down.

Inside the chilly cloud chamber, the temperature rose rapidly.

The flowing light on the wall also became ambiguous and hazy.

It is:

"The moon palace fairy is melancholy, her pale shadow chilling through the autumns. The toad king is bold and unrestrained, his desire to possess her body undiminished."

Immediately, it was like a long-awaited rain after a drought, or thunder from the heavens igniting fire from the earth.

The sea of ​​clouds swallows the toad's essence.

The toad enters the sea of ​​clouds.

The toad ate the flesh of Su'e.

outside the window.

The few wisps of white clouds hanging from the eaves seemed disturbed by the fierce storm inside, still carrying a trace of unease.

The white clouds drifted with the current, slowly flowing, swirling, and settling...

(End of this chapter)