I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 230: Catching Diseases and Expelling Plagues
When Zhuang Yan got off the carriage, Sun Simiao quickly came forward and bowed to him from a distance, saying, "I am truly ashamed to have troubled you, Your Excellency."

Zhuang Yan stepped forward and helped Sun Simiao up, saying with a smile: "Master Sun, there is no need to be so polite. Just call me Taoist friend."

"I dare not. The Supreme Being has shown me the way and enlightened me. How dare I be presumptuous?" Sun Simiao said respectfully.

He was able to have Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun appear in his dream and bestow the "Medicine King Ratnasambhava Sutra" entirely thanks to Zhuang Yan's guidance.

This favor is no less than the favor of teaching and educating, so Sun Simiao was very grateful to Zhuang Yan.

Seeing that he was so insistent, Zhuang Yan did not force him. He shook his head and smiled, "It's up to you."

At this time, Crown Prince Li Chengqian also came over. He looked at Zhuang Yan with a sharp gaze, then bowed and said, "Chengqian greets Master Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan bowed his head and said with a smile, "Greetings, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian was stunned and asked in surprise: "Master Zhuang recognized me?"

You have to know that Zhuang Yan had just arrived and Sun Simiao hadn't introduced him yet. How did Zhuang Yan recognize him?
Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Your Highness, have you forgotten? I am a Taoist priest."

Li Chengqian suddenly realized and said with a smile: "The real person is indeed extraordinary."

After saying that, Li Chengqian quickly waved his hand and said, "Master, please follow me into the palace for breakfast, and then I will see my mother again."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded, and then he and Sun Simiao followed Li Chengqian into Chengtian Gate, passed Taiji Hall, entered Zhuming Gate, and then came to the outside of the Queen's bedroom.

After arriving outside the bedroom, Li Chengqian asked the eunuch guarding outside the palace to come in and report.

Soon the eunuch reported back, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Empress is leaving the bedroom. His Majesty has ordered His Highness to take Master Sun and Master Zhuang to the side hall for breakfast. After His Majesty and the Empress have finished their meal, he will summon His Highness and the two masters."

"As you command." Li Chengqian bowed towards the bedroom, then turned to Zhuang Yan and Sun Simiao and said, "Two masters, please follow me to the side hall for dinner."

Afterwards, Li Chengqian, Zhuang Yan and Sun Simiao came to the side hall. At this time, the servants and palace maids had already prepared breakfast here, and they served the steaming hot breakfast as soon as Li Chengqian arrived.

After Li Chengqian invited Zhuang Yan and Sun Simiao to sit down, he smiled and said, "I know that you two are true Taoists who dislike worldly etiquette, so even though we are having dinner in the palace, you two can do as you please."

After saying this, Li Chengqian bowed again and said, "My two masters, please enjoy your meal." Then he picked up a bowl of meat porridge and started drinking it.

Zhuang Yan and Sun Simiao smiled and started to eat their breakfast. They had to admit that the food in the palace tasted much better than outside. All the ingredients used were the best. After all, it was the emperor's house.

After Zhuang Yan and the other two finished their breakfast, they sat in the hall for another quarter of an hour before a eunuch beside Li Shimin came to announce the imperial edict.

Li Chengqian immediately stood up to receive the imperial edict, and then said to Zhuang Yan and Sun Simiao: "Two masters, the emperor has summoned you."

Li Chengqian then took Zhuang Yan and Sun Simiao out of the side hall, followed the eunuchs into the queen's bedroom, and came to the Qifeng Hall where the queen was.

As soon as he entered the Qifeng Palace, Zhuang Yan smelled a strong smell of medicine. He looked around and saw that the palace was full of eunuchs and palace maids.

The center of the hall was separated by a jade curtain, through which one could vaguely see some human figures, an embroidered couch, and a woman lying on her side on the couch.

Li Chengqian walked forward and bowed to the jade curtain, saying, "Your son Chengqian greets father, the emperor, and mother, the empress."

"My son, please don't be polite. Just stand up." A weak and gentle voice came from inside. It was Li Shimin's wife, Queen Changsun.

"Thank you, mother." Li Chengqian stood up and thanked him, then said, "Father, mother, Master Zhuang has arrived. Would you like to see him right away?"

At this time, a majestic and deep voice sounded, "Prepare to cut off the meridians."

But soon, Empress Changsun's voice rang out again, "Your Majesty, doctors save lives. Although I am the queen, I cannot avoid seeing a doctor. Besides, a thread is not as accurate as a hand. Please don't make it difficult for the doctor. Please ask Master Zhuang to take your pulse."

Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded happily and said, "Okay." After that, a figure flashed behind the jade curtain, and Li Shimin stepped out. He was worthy of being the Emperor of Man, with a handsome appearance and extraordinary heroism.

Li Chengqian and Sun Simiao hurriedly bowed their heads to pay their respects, but Zhuang Yan simply bowed his head without even bending his waist, and said, "Your Majesty."

Li Shimin only took one look at Zhuang Yan, his face suddenly stiffened, and he said, "Master, you look good."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind."

Then Li Shimin ordered someone to draw aside the jade curtain, and then he stretched out his hand and said, "Master, please feel the Queen's pulse and examine her."

Zhuang Yan nodded, then walked up, followed by Sun Simiao, Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.

Zhuang Yan glanced at the embroidered couch and saw that Empress Changsun was elegant, dignified and beautiful. Although her face was pale and she looked very sick, it could not conceal her brilliance at all.

At this time, Empress Changsun also saw Zhuang Yan. Her eyes lit up and she smiled weakly and said, "The immortal has an extraordinary appearance and is otherworldly. He really doesn't look like an ordinary person."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "The path to immortality is dangerous and remote, while the mortal world is noisy and chaotic. Life and death are common sense, and no one can escape it, whether noble or humble."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Empress Chang Sun's face froze and she suddenly started coughing violently.

The maid beside him hurriedly came forward to give him water and massage his back, but Li Shimin's face changed and he asked, "Master, why do you say that?"

Zhuang Yan did not speak, but said to the maids: "You leave first."

The maids did not move when they heard this, but turned their eyes to Li Shimin.

Empress Changsun felt more relaxed at this moment, then waved her hand and said, "Listen to the real master, all of you leave."

"Yes." The queen spoke, and the maids stepped aside.

Then Empress Changsun smiled at Zhuang Yan and said, "Master, please feel my pulse. No matter what my fate is, whether I live or die, I have already made preparations."

Zhuang Yan shook his head and smiled, saying, "There's no need to feel your pulse."

Hearing this, Li Shimin's face darkened, and Li Chengqian's eyes changed, revealing deep worry.

Only Sun Simiao looked calm, still looking at Zhuang Yan with confidence.

Zhuang Yan stepped forward, stretched out his right hand and grabbed Empress Chang Sun's head. Then Empress Chang Sun's body trembled, and the next moment a cloud of black smoke suddenly came out of her body.

Seeing this scene, the anger on Li Shimin's face immediately disappeared, and was replaced by a look of astonishment.

Li Chengqian quickly asked Sun Simiao, "Master Sun, what is that?"

Sun Simiao's eyes widened. When he heard Li Chengqian's question, he replied in great surprise: "Your Highness, that is plague!"

"Plague?" Not only Li Chengqian didn't understand, but even Li Shimin raised the question.

Sun Simiao explained, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, everyone has their own destiny in life. If it is a destined disaster or disease, the plague god in the sky will send down the 'plague air' at the right time. The black air that Master Zhuang grabbed from the Queen's body at this moment is the 'plague air'."

At this point, Sun Simiao also felt it was incredible. The "Medicine King Treasure Born Sutra" said that the plague was sent down by the plague god and was a catastrophic disease destined to happen. Not to mention a miracle doctor, even a panacea could not change it.

But Zhuang Yan grabbed the plague that represented fate directly, which really shocked him.

At the same time, Sun Simiao also understood why his medicine had no effect on Empress Chang Sun, because it was her destiny that Empress Chang Sun got this disease, which meant that Empress Chang Sun's life... When Sun Simiao thought of the four sentences Zhuang Yan had just said, he immediately understood.

(End of this chapter)