I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 264: Meeting Fellow Disciple at Changsheng Palace

Outside the South Heaven Gate, Zhuang Yan gave an order to the thirty thousand heavenly soldiers and generals in front of him: "Thank you for your hard work. Now you can follow the order and return to the Thunder Department to report."

As he said this, Zhuang Yan handed the command arrow in his hand to Marshal Deng, the head of the five marshals of the Thunder Department.

Marshal Deng took the command arrow and said with a smile: "What's the point of working so hard? It's like going on a spring outing in the lower world."

Marshal Xin said, "We didn't know about this before, and we thought they were really going to capture Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, so we were terrified when we were in the lower world."

"Hahaha." Erlang Shen laughed and said, "Then it's my fault. I scared you all. Don't worry, I will hold a banquet at Guanjiangkou in a few days and apologize to you all then."

The five marshals waved their hands and said they dared not. Then Marshal Bi said, "If the True Lord invites us to a banquet, we will definitely attend. But we dare not apologize."

Marshal Deng said with a smile, "Master Lingtai and Master Erlang, please go to Tongming Palace and report back. Leave the matter of disbanding the army to us."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded with a smile, then he and Erlang Shen entered the South Heaven Gate and went all the way to the outside of the Tongming Palace.

When they arrived at the Tongming Hall, a spiritual official had already gone in to make a report. Not long after, the spiritual official in charge of making the report walked out of the Tongming Hall, and the voice of Taibai Jinxing was heard from inside the hall: "Xuanlingtai Xianmiaoyu Ji Zhenjun and Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun enter the hall to see you."

Zhuang Yan and Erlang Shen tidied their clothes and appearance, then walked into the Tongming Palace side by side.

Arriving at the palace, Zhuang Yan and Erlang Shen bowed together and said, "Your servant Zhuang Yan (Erlang Shen) pays homage to the Jade Emperor."

The Jade Emperor smiled and said, "My two beloved ministers, please stand up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhuang Yan and Erlang Shen stood up to express their gratitude. Then Erlang Shen said, "Your Majesty, I have followed the plan of Lingtai Zhenjun and have made no mistakes. I have helped Lingtai Zhenjun capture the 'demon master' who caused chaos and disasters. Therefore, I have come with Lingtai Zhenjun to report to you."

The Jade Emperor nodded to Erlang Shen, picked up a cut spiritual peach from the jade plate and put it into his mouth, then frowned again.

It was the fairy Yun'e who was in charge of delivering the peaches. When she saw the Jade Emperor frowning again, her face suddenly changed.

"Go to the Thunder Department." The Jade Emperor glanced at the Fairy Yun'e and said, "Take the Ten Thunder Whips."

'thump'

Fairy Yun'e knelt directly on the ground, trembling all over, her face pale, and the jade and gold ornaments on her head shook because of her trembling body.

Two spiritual officials came up in front of the hall, picked up Fairy Yun'e from the left and right, and walked down the steps of the hall.

There was a flash of lightning in Fairy Yun'e's eyes. Although she was a fairy, she was directly awarded the fairy position after being selected by the Heavenly Court. She did not become a fairy through her own cultivation.

Not to mention ten thunder whips, three thunder whips would be enough to make her skin torn and flesh fly everywhere.

But she didn't dare to beg for mercy. Once she angered the Jade Emperor, she might not even be able to enjoy the Ten Thunder Whips and would be sent directly to the Execution Platform.

The gods on both sides also had a look of pity on their faces, but no one pleaded for mercy. After all, she was just a female fairy and had no human connection with them. Sympathy was one thing, but mercy was not something that could be easily asked for.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yan stopped him and said, "Wait a minute."

The two spiritual officials stopped in front of Zhuang Yan. Fairy Yun'e looked up at Zhuang Yan, and a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in her eyes.

Zhuang Yan stepped forward and bowed, "May I ask, Your Majesty, why did you punish this fairy?"

On the steps of the palace, Wang Lingguan, who stood solemnly, said: "Lord Lingtai, your majesty is punishing the fairies, you have no right to interfere."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is the ruler of the Three Realms and the Supreme of Heaven. I am an immortal official of Heaven and your Majesty's subject. Based on this, I naturally have the right to inquire about your Majesty's affairs."

Wang Lingguan wanted to say more, but the Jade Emperor stopped him with a wave of his hand. Then the Jade Emperor pointed to the peaches on the jade plate in front of him and said, "The last time this woman gave me peaches, they were unripe sour peaches. Today, she gave me unripe sour peaches again. This is so rude. She deserves to be punished."

Zhuang Yan immediately asked Fairy Yun'e, "What's going on?"

Fairy Yun'e was about to explain, but her pupils suddenly shrank, and then she shook her head and said nothing.

Zhuang Yan was a little puzzled. At which moment did Fairy Yun'e seem to be afraid of him?
Thinking of this, Zhuang Yan immediately asked, "Where did this spiritual peach come from?"

Upon hearing Zhuang Yan's words, Wang Lingguan suddenly realized what was happening and said, "Could it be that this is another tribute of peaches from the Lingtai Mountain God?"

Fairy Yun'e turned around and said to Wang Lingguan: "Reporting to the Chief Lingguan, these are the peaches offered as tribute by the Lingtai Mountain God. Last time, His Majesty issued an order to reject those peaches, but later the Lingtai Mountain God offered another batch as tribute. I originally thought that there was no problem with this batch of peaches, but who would have thought..."

Speaking of this, Fairy Yun'e's eyes were filled with tears of grievance.

Erlang Shen asked: "When you gave me the peaches, why didn't you taste and choose them yourself?"

Hearing this, Fairy Yun'e was shocked and said quickly, "Master Erlang, you are joking. How dare we taste the peaches presented to His Majesty?"

Not to mention the Jade Emperor, even a god is not afraid of his food being "poisoned" because poisoning is not fatal to a god.

Therefore, there is naturally no such thing as "testing poison" for the tribute to the Jade Emperor. A peach should be cut into as many pieces as it should be, and the number of peaches presented as tribute should be as many as it should be, without any lack.

Moreover, if any problem was found in the food presented to the Jade Emperor, it would be a serious crime punishable by death, so no one dared to be careless.

Hearing Fairy Yun'e's words, Zhuang Yan immediately said to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, if that's the case, then it's not the fairy's fault. She shouldn't have received the Ten Thunder Whips." The Jade Emperor asked: "Then who do you think should receive the Ten Thunder Whips?"

Zhuang Yan said, "The Lingtai Mountain God is the one who offered the spiritual peaches as tribute. Your Majesty can appoint two spiritual officials to go to the Lingtai Divine Palace and take the Lingtai Mountain God to the Heavenly Palace and send him to the Ministry of Thunder to be punished."

The Jade Emperor smiled and said, "His name is Tiger Vanguard, right?"

"That's right." Zhuang Yan said, "He has thick skin and tough flesh, so he can easily withstand thirty thunder whips."

The Jade Emperor raised his hand and pointed, saying, "Immediately issue an order to send the palace spirit officer to the lower world to capture the Spiritual Tiger Vanguard of Lingtai Mountain and bring him to heaven for punishment. Transfer him to the Thunder Department to receive thirty thunder whips."

Wang Lingguan, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward, bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Afterwards, Wang Lingguan selected two other Lingguans and sent them to the lower world. Zhuang Yan bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, please pardon this female fairy."

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, waved his sleeves and said to the fairy: "Take this plate of peaches away."

The two spirit officials immediately released Fairy Yun'e, who was overjoyed and immediately knelt down to pay homage to the Jade Emperor, saying, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness."

The Jade Emperor said calmly: "Why are you thanking me? It was Lingtai Zhenjun who said that for you."

Fairy Yun'e quickly turned around and bowed to Zhuang Yan, saying, "This little fairy pays tribute to the Master of the Spiritual Platform."

Zhuang Yan smiled calmly and said, "No need to do that. Just do your thing."

"Yes." Fairy Yun'e bowed and accepted the order, then quickly stood up, picked up the jade plate and walked down the steps of the palace.

Before leaving Tongming Palace, she suddenly looked back and saw Zhuang Yan, tall and graceful, wearing a fourth-grade immortal robe. He was dignified and clear-headed, full of vigor and vitality. He was standing side by side with Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun in the palace to report to the Jade Emperor.

At this moment, a figure was imprinted in the heart of Fairy Yun'e, eternal and brilliant.

After Fairy Yun'e left, Zhuang Yan continued to report to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, the 'Demon Lord' has been captured. Would Your Majesty like to interrogate him personally?"

The Jade Emperor waved his hand and said, "This thief is good at playing tricks and harming the immortal officials and gods of our heavenly court. Send him to the 'Eternal Life Palace' and hand him over to the Southern Pole Emperor of Longevity for punishment."

Zhuang Yan's eyebrows slightly raised inadvertently, but without leaving any trace, he immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order."

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, and then said to Zhuang Yan: "My dear minister, you can send that villain to the Changsheng Palace now."

Zhuang Yan bowed and accepted the order, then bid farewell to the Jade Emperor and left.

After Zhuang Yan left, the Jade Emperor looked at Erlang Shen and said, "Erlang Shen, what elixir does Roaring Sky Dog need to break through the limit of his Taoism?"

Erlang Shen quickly reported: "Your Majesty, it is the 'Yuhua Ascension Pill'."

The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "Later, take my handwritten letter to the Tushita Palace and get three Jade Hua Ascension Pills."

Erlang Shen's face lit up when he heard this, and he thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty, only one pill of this pill will be enough."

The Jade Emperor didn't say much, but simply said: "I will give you three."

Upon hearing this, Erlang Shen said nothing more and just thanked him.

Afterwards, the Jade Emperor rewarded Erlang Shen with thirty pots of imperial wine and thirty golden flowers.

He rewarded each of the six brothers of Meishan with ten pots of imperial wine, ten Taoist elixirs, and ten golden flowers.

Imperial wine, Taoist elixirs, and golden flowers are all treasures that can directly enhance one's Taoist powers. They are unique in the Three Realms and there is no other way to obtain them except through rewards from the Jade Emperor.

Erlang Shen was overjoyed. He accepted the reward immediately, thanked the Jade Emperor, and then left for the mortal world.

The Jade Pure True King, the Southern Emperor of Longevity, is a disciple of the Jade Pure Yuanshi Tianzun, while the Nine Heavens Qingxiao Demon King is a disciple of the Upper Pure Lingbao Tianzun.

The true forms of the Three Pure Ones are "old, middle-aged and young". The Great Pure One is in the old form, the Jade Pure One is in the middle-aged form, and the Upper Pure One is in the young form.

The Three Pure Ones share the same origin and are from the same family, so their disciples are naturally also from the same family.

Therefore, the Nine Heavens Blue Sky Demon King, in terms of seniority, is the junior brother of the Jade Pure True King and the Southern Pole Eternal Emperor.

Inside the Changsheng Emperor's Palace, the Great Emperor Changsheng of the South Pole was wearing a twenty-four-chapter crown and a twenty-four-glazed Zhoutian crown on his head. On his left and right stood the Jade True Immortal Child and the Ten Directions Divine Servants, looking solemn and majestic.

The Southern Emperor of Longevity sat high in the hall, his eyes fixed on the Nine Heavens Blue Sky Demon King in the center of the hall. After a moment, he asked, "Junior Brother Qingxiao, as a disciple of Shangqing, why do you want to stir up disasters and harm the righteous gods and immortals?"

Jiu Tian Qing Xiao Demon Dynasty bowed to the Southern Pole Chang Sheng Great Emperor, performed the etiquette of greeting his senior brother, and then said: "Replying to the Great Chang Sheng, I did this only to purge the evil gods and corrupt officials and purify the atmosphere of the Heavenly Court."

"Oh?" Hearing this, the Southern Emperor Changsheng was slightly surprised and asked, "Who are the evil gods and corrupt officials? What is wrong with the atmosphere in the Heavenly Court?"

The Nine Heavens Blue Sky Demon King said: "Looking around, there are only evil gods, corrupt officials, and perverse tendencies."

(End of this chapter)