I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 177: Lingtai Temple Comes to Pray for a Child

Dongsheng Shenzhou, Xuanhe Mountain, and Lingtai Temple.

A girl who looked only about seventeen years old walked into the gate of Lingtai Temple. She was a little nervous. She looked around as soon as she came in. Seeing that there were only a few people in such a big Taoist temple, she couldn't help but stop, hesitating whether she should continue to move forward.

Just as the woman was hesitating, she heard the jingling of jewelry coming from the corridor in front of her. She looked up and saw a Taoist woman in feathered clothes and a crane crown walking out from the corridor.

This Kun Daoist woman seemed to be younger than a woman, with a face like a baby, an innocent face, delicate eyebrows and eyes like stars.

The woman who was still hesitating, when she saw the Taoist priest, immediately stopped hesitating and hurried forward to greet her, saying, "My humble wife Chen, I pay my respects to the Taoist priest."

That Kun Dao stopped and smiled at Chen, then bowed and said, "I am honored."

Chen bowed even more and asked, "May I ask what your name is, Master?"

Kun Dao smiled and said, "My Dharma name is 'Liu Jin'."

Chen was surprised for a moment. This name was similar to the names of other children in the village, such as "Goudan" and "Erya". However, it did not match the name of the Taoist Kun in front of her, who looked like an immortal.

"It turns out to be Taoist Liu Jin. I'm honored to meet you." Chen bowed again.

Liu Jin smiled and asked, "Sister, are you coming from the bottom of the mountain?"

She called herself "Little Mrs. Chen", and these four words meant that she was already married, so calling her "Miss" or "Girl" was inappropriate. "Big Sister" was also a respectful title, so Liu Jin called her Big Sister.

Chen nodded and said, "I am from Dingtang Town at the foot of the mountain. I came up the mountain that day and saw a Taoist temple here, so I took a bath today and came here to burn incense and worship."

When Liu Jin heard this, he laughed and said, "I didn't expect that my elder sister is such a devout person. That's great."

Chen felt a little ashamed when she heard this. She bowed and asked, "Excuse me, Master, which deity is enshrined here?"

Liu Jin bowed his head towards the sky and said, "This temple enshrines 'Lingtai Xianmiao Yuji Zhenjun', that is, 'Lingtai Zhenjun'."

Chen asked again: "What kind of god is this Lingtai Zhenjun? What does he control?"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Master Lingtai has great magical powers and boundless magic power. He can control everything."

When Chen heard this, she quickly asked, "Can the True Lord take care of childbirth?"

"Yes" Liu Jin was stunned just after saying one word, and then asked: "Give birth to a child?"

"Yes." Chen nodded and said, "I want to pray to the gods for a child. I wonder if Lingtai Zhenjun has any wish for a child?"

"This..." Liu Jin hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Why don't you go to Guanyin Bodhisattva to pray for a child? Guanyin Bodhisattva has three thousand incarnations, and one of them is Guanyin who can give children."

Chen said with embarrassment: "To be honest, there are many small temples in the mountains and wild gods everywhere. I dare not worship them randomly. There is a temple of Buddha and Bodhisattva in the city, but the incense money there is too expensive. I am a country woman, how can I afford it."

Liu Jin said with a smile: "The money for incense is not expensive, why do you want to build a golden statue for Buddha? You should be considerate of the monks."

"Of course I understand." Chen said quickly, "I just said I was poor, I didn't mean to complain."

Liu Jin laughed and said, "Okay, let me tell you this, I really don't know whether Lingtai Zhenjun controls childbirth, but since I'm here, it won't hurt to pay my respects to him."

Upon hearing this, Chen immediately asked, "Excuse me, Master, how much is the money for incense offerings in the temple?"

Liu Jin waved his hand and said, "Since you are lucky enough to be here, I don't need your money for incense. Please follow me."

Chen's face lit up when she heard this, and she bowed quickly, "Thank you, Taoist priest!"

Liu Jin waved his hand, turned around and led Chen into the temple, saying, "But I'll tell you in advance, although I'll pray, it doesn't necessarily guarantee that you'll get pregnant and have a child."

Chen said, "Yes, I understand what the Taoist said. Besides, worshipping the gods is our duty. As long as we do our duty well and worship with piety, the gods will protect us."

"You are quite good at talking." Liu Jin said with a smile.

Soon, Liu Jin led Chen to the main hall where Zhuang Yan was enshrined. Chen entered the hall and looked up, only to see a wooden statue of the god standing upright and majestically on the altar.

This wooden statue is extremely lifelike, solemn and majestic. Chen did not dare to look at it any longer and lowered her head. At this time, Liu Jin said, "This is Lingtai Xianmiao Yuji Zhenjun. There is incense on the altar. Go and light the incense and pay your respects."

"Yes." Chen had no distractions and walked forward reverently. She picked up the incense and lit it on the candle on the altar. Then she bowed and kowtowed.

After inserting the incense into the incense burner, Chen stepped back and knelt in front of the cushion. After kowtowed three times, she began to pray.

At the same time, as Zhuang Yan was riding a cloud to the mortal world, Chen's voice rang in his mind. It was Chen who was praying that Zhuang Yan would bless her with a son.

After hearing this, Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Do you still want twins?"

After saying this, Zhuang Yan looked at the extremely pure and pious incense power that appeared in the Immortal Official Jade Book, nodded slightly, and said: "Then I will grant you a pair of twins, a boy and a girl."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan raised his hand lightly and a beam of fairy light flew down immediately.

The next moment, in the 'Zhenjun Hall' of Lingtai Temple, Liu Jin, who was standing nearby, only saw a slight flash of light in the eyes of Zhuang Yan's statue, but it disappeared in an instant.

Liu Jin stood up straight in an instant, his eyes wide open, looking at Chen who was kneeling there praying in surprise. Lingtai Zhenjun actually appeared?
Soon after, Chen finished her prayer and kowtowed three times to the statue of Zhuang Yan again. Then she stood up and walked to Liu Jin, bowed to him again and said, "Thank you, Taoist priest."

Liu Jin came back to his senses and quickly calmed down, then smiled at Chen and said, "Sister, there is no need to be polite. As a monk, you should open the door of convenience for all living beings everywhere."

Chen thanked him again and said, "Master, I am very grateful for your kindness. If I have enough money in the future, I will come here often to burn incense and pay my respects."

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Good."

Chen bowed to Liu Jin again, then left. When Chen reached the entrance of Zhenjun Hall, Liu Jin reminded her, "Sister, please take care of yourself these days."

Chen looked back at Liu Jin in surprise and asked, "Why do you say that, Taoist priest?"

Liu Jin smiled and said, "You are so pious. If Lingtai Zhenjun blesses you, wouldn't it be a disaster if you don't take good care of your health?"

Hearing this, Chen was delighted and quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Taoist priest. I understand."

Afterwards, Chen left Lingtai Temple with brisk steps, while Liu Jin put away his calm and indifferent look, and turned into a ray of fairy light and flew directly to the abode of Lingtai Temple in the backyard.

"Uncle Jiuling, something bad has happened." Liu Jin hurriedly entered Jiuling Zhenren's abode and said.

Jiu Ling Zhenren, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch practicing, opened his eyes upon hearing this, looked at Liu Jin who looked anxious and said with a smile: "The sky is falling?"

Liu Jin was stunned, then shook his head and said, "The sky didn't fall."

Jiu Ling Zhenren laughed and said, "The sky is not falling, why are you so panicked?"

Liu Jin hurriedly said, "Uncle Master, Lingtai Zhenjun has appeared."

Jiu Ling Zhenren was slightly startled, then asked in surprise: "Really?"

Liu Jin nodded and said, "It's absolutely true." After that, she told Master Jiu Ling about Chen's prayer to the gods for a child.

After hearing this, True Man Jiu Ling immediately got down from the couch and said, "Hearing what you said, it is indeed True Lord Lingtai who has appeared."

Liu Jin said with a worried look on his face: "Uncle Master, do you think Lingtai Zhenjun will not cause us any trouble? We didn't even ask him beforehand, and we secretly built a Taoist temple dedicated to him in the human world."

Jiu Ling Zhenren is an ancient immortal after all, and he has seen a lot. Upon hearing this, he immediately waved his hand and said, "No, the Heavenly Court Conferred Gods are to assist the Jade Emperor in managing the three realms and the heavens, and they are to be worshipped by the living beings on earth. Why would Lingtai Zhenjun cause trouble for us?"

"Besides, since Lingtai Zhenjun has just appeared to bless us, it means he doesn't mind the existence of our Taoist temple. Otherwise, why would he appear?" Jiuling Zhenren said with a smile.

When Liu Jin heard this, he suddenly realized what was going on and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "Oh! That makes me feel relieved."

The two were talking, but they didn't know that a ray of fairy light had already landed outside Lingtai Temple. The person was Zhuang Yan.

Then, Zhuang Yan transformed into an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard and dressed in cloth. He walked into Lingtai Temple with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)