I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chang'an City, Xuandu Temple.

Yuan Tiangang walked out of the temple wearing a black Taoist robe. He was holding a whisk in his hand, with his hair tied up and a crown on his head, a long beard hanging in front of his chest, and he looked like an immortal, detached from the world.

At this time, a very luxuriously decorated carriage drove up from the wide street and happened to stop outside Xuandu Temple.

After the carriage came to a complete stop, a clear voice like an oriole came from inside the carriage: "Is that Master Yuan Xian coming up ahead?"

Yuan Tiangang stopped, waved his whisk, and turned to look at the carriage.

After a while, the purple pearl jade curtain on the carriage was slowly lifted, and two maids in palace dress hurried forward. The maid on the left came forward to support the person in the carriage, and the maid on the right knelt on the ground on one side of the carriage.

Then, a noble lady wearing a pleated lotus dress, a pearl necklace, and her hair tied up in a high bun slowly walked out of the car.

With the help of the maid, the woman moved lightly and walked down by stepping on the back of the maid who was kneeling below.

After seeing the man's face clearly, Yuan Tiangang's expression slightly condensed, and he immediately stood in place, bowed and said, "I greet Princess Gaoyang."

Princess Gaoyang smiled slightly, walked up to Yuan Tiangang, bowed, and said with a charming smile: "Where are you going, Master Yuan?"

Yuan Tiangang stroked his beard and smiled, "I have agreed with Taoist friend Li Chunfeng to go to Mount Zhongnan to collect herbs today."

Princess Gaoyang's clear eyes flashed with surprise, and then she smiled and said, "What a coincidence. I also happen to be going to visit friends in Zhongnan Mountain today. How about the two immortal masters go with me?"

Yuan Tiangang bowed his head and smiled, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. We went into the mountains to collect herbs. We had to climb the cliffs and stay overnight in the forests. The places we passed were all dangerous and barren mountains with cliffs. How could the princess, who is worth a lot of money, go with us rough people?"

Princess Gaoyang smiled and said, "It's okay. I have my own servants to command me. They will clear the way through the mountains and build bridges over the water. You two immortal masters don't need to worry."

Yuan Tiangang felt helpless when he heard this. He looked up and behind her, and saw that there were more than thirty maids and servants and more than twenty soldiers in helmets and armor following her.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but be shocked. This was not about visiting a friend, but more like going to arrest someone.

Yuan Tiangang's mind changed, and he smiled and said, "In that case, the journey is long and the mountains are high. If Her Highness the Princess can keep up with us, then it would be fine for us to go together."

"Okay." Princess Gao Yang nodded happily and said, "Then the two immortal masters should not walk too fast."

Yuan Tiangang nodded with a smile and said, "Okay."

Afterwards, the group went to the south gate of Chang'an City and met Li Chunfeng who had been waiting there.

As soon as he saw Li Chunfeng, Yuan Tiangang quickly stepped forward, grabbed Li Chunfeng's hand and said, "Daoyou, let's set off quickly."

Seeing Yuan Tiangang so anxious, Li Chunfeng couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Brother, are you afraid that all the spiritual herbs in the mountain will be picked up?"

Yuan Tiangang shook his head, then winked at Li Chunfeng and whispered, "Princess Gaoyang is here."

Li Chunfeng said with a smile: "Follow me if you want. Why are you so scared, brother?"

Yuan Tiangang said, "You don't know, I just came out of Xuandu Temple, and I ran into her carriage. She didn't say anything when we met, but when she learned that you and I were going to Zhongnan Mountain, she immediately said that she wanted to visit friends in Zhongnan Mountain and offered to go with you and me. There must be something fishy going on."

Li Chunfeng's face changed when he heard this. He looked at Princess Gaoyang's carriage which was getting closer and closer and said hurriedly, "If that's the case, there must be trouble. Let's set off immediately."

"Okay." Yuan Tiangang nodded, and then the two of them each made a earth-jumping gesture. They saw their feet lifted three inches off the ground, and then they stepped forward and instantly jumped more than ten feet away.

Princess Gao Yang was looking out from behind the beaded curtain. She felt something was wrong when she saw this scene and hurriedly shouted, "Why are you two immortal masters so anxious?"

But the two had disappeared long ago, so how could she hear her calls?

A lieutenant stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, the two immortal masters have already cast their spells and are one step ahead. Should we follow them?"

Princess Gaoyang gritted her teeth and said, "Follow them! Although Zhongnan Mountain is huge, there are only a few places to collect herbs. I don't believe I can't find them."

"Yes." The lieutenant nodded in response to the order, then escorted Princess Gaoyang's carriage towards Mount Zhongnan.

At the same time, Princess Gaoyang, who was sitting in the carriage, looked around and saw that there was no outsider, so she took out a treasure box from her sleeve.

The treasure box was square and very exquisite in appearance. The surface of the box was dark blue, and there was a golden dragon pattern engraved on each side.

Princess Gaoyang opened the treasure box, and immediately a broken jade pendant with a dragon pattern came into view. The jade pendant was emitting a hint of aqua blue light, and as the light danced, it seemed as if a real dragon was swimming inside it.

Princess Gaoyang's face was radiant with light. She approached the treasure box and asked softly, "Ao Jing, does Yuan Tiangang really know where the 'Human Emperor's Qi' is?"

Hearing Princess Gaoyang's question, the real dragon in the jade pendant stopped swimming, and then a deep and wild voice sounded in Princess Gaoyang's ears. This was a voice that only she could hear: "Yuan Tiangang is proficient in numerology and good at calculating the secrets of heaven. He must know where the aura of the Human Emperor is."

Princess Gao Yang nodded, and then asked: "If I find the Human Emperor's Qi, can I really use it for my own benefit?"

"Of course." Ao Jing said, "You already have the blood of the Human Emperor. If you can find the aura of the Human Emperor, you will be able to use it for yourself. But even so, you have to lie dormant like me now and wait for the opportunity."

"What time?" asked Princess Gaoyang.

Ao Jing said, "Wait until your father dies."

"Ah?" Princess Gaoyang stood there in a daze for a moment, not knowing what was going on.

So Ao Jing patiently explained: "Your father, Emperor Li Shimin, is the Emperor of Man by destiny. This destiny cannot be changed. Your aura of the Emperor of Man is just picking up leftovers. How can it compete with your father's destiny? So you can only lie dormant. Only after he passes away, you will have a chance to compete for the position of the Emperor of Man."

Princess Gaoyang nodded suddenly, and then asked again: "You said I was picking up lost items and leaking things, then whose lost items did I pick up? Whose leaks did I pick up?"

Ao Jing said: "Then I don't know. I only know that there was a woman in the Tang Dynasty who was born with the aura of a human emperor. Unfortunately, she later became a nun and her destiny changed. The aura of a human emperor was lost in the world and has disappeared."

"So that's how it is." Princess Gao Yang suddenly realized and said, "I understand. You just need to help me find the energy of the Human Emperor and help me win the position of the Human Emperor. I will confer the title with the energy of the Human Emperor. In the future, you, Ao Jing, will be the Dragon King of the Eight Directions and the Four Seas."

Ao Jing did not show much joy at Princess Gaoyang's promise, but said calmly: "Wait until you get the energy of the Human Emperor first."

Princess Gaoyang was slightly displeased when she heard this. Ao Jing's reaction made her feel unhappy. She stopped talking, closed the treasure box and put it into her sleeve, then sat in the carriage and closed her eyes to rest.

"An old fisherman, with a fishing rod, leaning against a cliff, beside a bay, his boat sails back and forth without any hindrance."

A melodious song came from the stream in Zhongnan Mountain. The stream was gurgling, white clouds were vague, monkeys and cranes were singing in the mountains, there were immortals playing the piano in the woods, strange beasts were running in the forests, and fairy birds were flying in the sky. It was a blessed land with an immortal atmosphere.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng were wearing coarse clothes, wearing straw hats and carrying medicine baskets on their backs. When they heard the singing, they stopped to listen unconsciously.

"Good song." Li Chunfeng praised.

Yuan Tiangang also said: "It is indeed a good song, but I wonder which Taoist friend composed this fishing song?" "How about we go over and take a look?" Li Chunfeng suggested.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Tiangang readily agreed and said, "Okay, it's a good opportunity to visit the immortal friends in the mountains."

As they spoke, the two of them went through the forest, following the sound of singing until they came to the bank of a stream with beautiful mountains and clear water.

There is a huge rock in the middle of the stream, surrounded by a deep pool of water. The singer is sitting on the rock in the middle of the pool, holding a fishing rod, fishing leisurely.

"Huh?" Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang exclaimed at the same time when they saw this person. Li Chunfeng was even more surprised and asked, "Isn't that Taoist Zhuang Yan?"

Yuan Tiangang looked at him carefully for a while, then said with a smile: "It is indeed Fellow Daoist Zhuang Yan. I didn't expect that he would come to Zhongnan Mountain to practice."

"It's just a coincidence. Since we meet today, let's go up and say hello." Li Chunfeng said with a smile.

Yuan Tiangang nodded and said, "Okay."

After saying that, the two of them called out to Zhuang Yan from a distance, "Friend Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan raised his head, smiled at Yuan and Li, and waved his hand.

Seeing Zhuang Yan waving, Li Chunfeng immediately smiled and said, "Brother Yuan, Brother Zhuang Yan waved at you and me, asking us to come over."

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "Then let's go over quickly, so as not to keep Fellow Daoist Zhuang waiting for too long."

After saying that, the two of them made a magical gesture, and then a breeze rose from under their feet. The two of them rode the wind and flew towards Zhuang Yan.

Seeing this scene, Zhuang Yan on the opposite side stopped smiling, and quickly waved at the two of them again, then shook his head, signaling them not to come over.

But Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "Look, Fellow Daoist Zhuang is urging you and me to hurry over."

Li Chunfeng hesitated for a moment and said, "Why do I feel that Fellow Daoist Zhuang is telling you and me not to go over there?"

Yuan Tiangang said, "You are mistaken. He is telling us to fly over quietly and not to make any noise and scare away the fish."

After saying that, Yuan Tiangang flew out first. Seeing this, Li Chunfeng had no choice but to follow him.

Just as the two of them flew above the dark pool, a faint blue light suddenly appeared at the bottom of the dark pool below.

Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng suddenly felt something was wrong. They both sensed at the same time a strong and violent demonic aura surging from the bottom of the pool.

"Oh no, there's something down there." Li Chunfeng exclaimed.

Yuan Tiangang looked down and saw a dark shadow quickly emerging from the deep pool below. Then the water surged and waves rolled wildly. In an instant, a dragon's roar was heard, and a black dragon with a pitch-black body covered with conical scales opened its bloody mouth and rushed out of the deep pool, swallowing Yuan Tiangang in one gulp.

"Brother Yuan?!" Li Chunfeng exclaimed, then took out a long sword and stabbed at the black dragon.

The black dragon just swept its tail and shattered the sword in Li Chunfeng's hand. Then it swung its dragon claws and with a "bang" Li Chunfeng was knocked hundreds of feet away.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yan had no choice but to drop the fishing rod, leap up and catch Li Chunfeng.

When the two men slowly landed on the ground, they saw three bloody claw marks on Li Chunfeng's chest. For a moment, the flesh and blood turned inside out, revealing the white bones.

After swallowing Yuan Tiangang, the black dragon made a huge splash with a "boom" and fell back into the deep pool.

"I told you not to come over." Zhuang Yan said to Li Chunfeng helplessly.

Li Chunfeng said innocently: "We didn't know, why didn't you shout?"

Zhuang Yan said, "If I shout, the dragon won't take the bait."

Li Chunfeng said: "It didn't take the bait in the first place."

Zhuang Yan's face darkened and he said, "It's almost taken the bait."

Li Chunfeng knew that he couldn't argue with a fisherman about this matter, so he quickly said, "Okay, okay, it's our fault, but Brother Yuan has been swallowed by the dragon. We should rescue him as soon as possible before he is refined."

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly, and cast his eyes on the fishing rod in his hand. He said, "We still have to find a way to catch the demon dragon."

Li Chunfeng was surprised and asked, "You're using such a small fishing rod?"

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Don't underestimate it because it's so thin and small. It's more than enough to catch a demon dragon. However..."

Li Chunfeng asked: "Just what?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head and sighed, "But this bait is just a common thing. If you want to catch this demon dragon, you need to find some good bait."

Li Chunfeng quickly asked: "What kind of bait should we use?"

Zhuang Yan frowned, glanced at Li Chunfeng inadvertently, and suddenly his eyes lit up and said, "Hey! I have a good bait."

"Oh? Where is it?" Li Chunfeng asked hurriedly.

Zhuang Yan swung the fishing rod in his hand into the air, and with a "swish" sound, the fishing line made a sound of breaking through the air. Then Li Chunfeng felt that something seemed to be hanging on his clothes.

He immediately turned his head and saw a silver light shining on his left shoulder. It turned out to be a silver fishing hook hanging on his clothes.

Li Chunfeng said quickly, "Wait a minute, Taoist Zhuang. Your fishing hook has gotten caught on my Taoist robe."

As Li Chunfeng was about to untie the fishing hook, he did not expect that Zhuang Yan flicked his wrist, and with a "whoosh" sound, Li Chunfeng flew into the air in an instant. After a feeling of flying in the clouds, he found that he had been hung by the fishing rod and thrown above the deep pool.

Li Chunfeng looked at the blue light rising from the bottom of the deep pool and the faint shadow of a dragon appearing underwater, and hurriedly shouted to Zhuang Yan: "Friend Zhuang, quickly reel in the rod, I'm still up there!!!"

Zhuang Yan was not moved at all. He just hung Li Chunfeng on the fishing rod and swung it back and forth above the deep pool.

After a while, waves were seen rising above the deep pool, and the wind and waves became stronger. Then a dragon's roar resounded through the mountains and forests. The black dragon leaped out of the water again and swallowed Li Chunfeng in one gulp.

At the moment when the black dragon swallowed Li Chunfeng, Zhuang Yan on the stone laughed and said, "Hit."

Then the hook hanging on Li Chunfeng instantly became extremely large, and the tip of the hook with barbs pierced through the black dragon's upper jaw with a "pop" sound, firmly hooking it. (End of this chapter)