I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Datang, Chang'an City. Seven years have passed since Xuanzang set out on his journey to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures. This place has become the most magnificent and prosperous city in the entire Jambu world, and is also the center of Jambudvīpa.

Li Shimin was sitting in the Taiji Hall, listening to the report from a captain of the Hundred Cavalry Division in front of him, his face somewhat gloomy.

"I understand. You can go down." Li Shimin waved his hand and said.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." The captain bowed and accepted the order, then stood up and left.

As soon as the captain had left, Empress Changsun, who had a pretty face, rosy complexion and light steps, walked into the Taiji Hall accompanied by the palace maids.

When Empress Changsun saw Li Shimin's gloomy face, she immediately asked, "Why is your majesty so unhappy?"

When Li Shimin saw Empress Changsun, he felt better and his expression became more relaxed. He motioned for Empress Changsun to sit next to him.

Empress Changsun walked forward and sat down next to Li Shimin, then asked again: "Your Majesty, has something happened?"

Li Shimin's face was gloomy. He first glanced at Empress Changsun, then his gaze fell on the imperial desk in front of him.

"Queen, tell me..." After a moment, Li Shimin raised his head, looked at Empress Changsun and said, "Gao Yang is a woman, why would she seek the Emperor's Qi?"

Empress Changsun was surprised to hear this and asked quickly, "Your Majesty, are you talking about Princess Gaoyang?"

"It's her." Li Shimin nodded.

Empress Changsun was stunned for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to ask, what is the Emperor's Qi?"

Li Shimin said: "The Palace Master of Lingtai Taoist Palace, the Grand Master Wangshu Zhenren said: 'If Heaven sends down a human emperor, he must have the human emperor's luck to add to his body, so that he can rule over all the people.'"

Empress Chang Sun frowned again and asked, "So, Your Majesty is the Human Emperor. This Human Emperor's aura is unique to Your Majesty. What kind of Human Emperor's aura is Princess Gao Yang looking for?"

Li Shimin said again: "Master Wangshu also said that a few years ago, a person who was destined to be the emperor of the human world was converted by Master Lingtai and entered the Taoist sect, so his emperor of the human world was scattered in the wild."

"But how did Gao Yang know all this?" Li Shimin asked with a puzzled look on his face.

Empress Chang Sun pondered for a moment, then said, "There is always a loophole in a hundred secrets. This matter is a secret, and not many people know about it. I'm afraid it was leaked by someone in the Lingtai Taoist Palace."

Li Shimin nodded slightly when he heard this, and Empress Changsun said, "There are several Taoist children in Lingtai Taoist Palace. Maybe they told Gao Yang about this during their casual conversation."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed with cold anger, and he said, "This is not a problem at all. The problem is that Gao Yang actually wanted to find the human emperor's qi. What does she want to do? Become the emperor?"

Empress Changsun's face changed slightly. She stretched out her hands and gently pressed on the back of Li Shimin's hands, then said, "Your Majesty, Gao Yang is your most beloved princess. Besides, she is only thirteen years old now. How could she have any bad intentions? Perhaps she is filial and wants to find the Human Emperor Qi scattered in the wild for you?"

"It's better for her to do so." Li Shimin said lightly.

After a while, Li Shimin said to the eunuch beside him: "Pass on my order and say that I am hosting a banquet for Master Wangshu in Wude Hall. Please invite Master Wangshu to the palace to attend the banquet."

Half an hour later, Wangshu entered the palace in a purple gold sedan chair, and Li Shimin hosted a banquet for Wangshu in the Wude Hall.

Empress Changsun, Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Prince of Wei Li Tai and others were all seated in the hall. After three rounds of wine, Li Shimin asked Wangshu, "Master, do you still remember what you told me about the Human Emperor Qi scattered in the wild?"

Hearing this, everyone in the hall stopped what they were doing and pricked up their ears to listen.

Wangshu bowed and smiled, "Your Majesty, of course I remember this matter, and that Taoist Emperor Qi has now appeared in the world."

"Oh?!" Li Shimin's face froze, and he asked again, "Where did you appear?"

Wangshu said: "When I came here, I had already seen a hint of the divine secret. The spirit of the Human Emperor has appeared in the Zhongnan Mountains."

"Zhongnan Mountain?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and immediately said to the eunuch beside him: "Summon Li Jing to the palace for an audience."

Just as the eunuch was about to accept the order, Wangshu said, "Your Majesty, even if you have a million troops as strong as wolves and tigers, you cannot take away the aura of this Human Emperor."

Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately stopped the eunuch, then bowed and asked: "What advice do you have, Master?"

Wangshu smiled and said, "There are people who practice the true law in my Lingtai Dao Palace who are willing to help Your Majesty take back the energy of the Human Emperor."

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "You are worthy of being the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty. If you really have a benevolent and compassionate heart, then please summon these true Dharma masters as soon as possible."

Wangshu smiled again and said, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, every mission has its name, and every action has its leader. Your Majesty, please appoint someone as the leader first, so that I can send the true Dharma masters here."

As soon as Wangshu finished speaking, Wei Wang Li Tai immediately stood up, clasped his hands and said, "Father, I am willing to serve you and walk through the forests and springs for you to collect the Human Emperor's spirit that is scattered in the wild."

Following Li Tai was Wu Wang Li Ke, who also bowed and said, "Your son is willing to go too."

Before Li Shimin could say anything, Empress Zhangsun's face darkened and she shouted at Li Tai and Li Ke, "What do you have to do here? Why don't you sit down?!"

After being reprimanded by Empress Changsun, Li Tai and Li Ke hesitated for a moment, not daring to express the slightest dissatisfaction, and quickly bowed and said, "Yes, mother."

Then the two of them sat back down dejectedly. Li Shimin glanced at Li Tai and Li Ke indifferently, and then asked Wangshu, "Anyone can do it?"

Wangshu nodded and smiled, "As long as it's someone designated by His Majesty, it's fine."

Li Shimin nodded slightly and went over all the civil and military officials under him in his mind.

Just when Li Shimin was about to make the appointment, Empress Zhangsun said, "Your Majesty, let Cheng Qian handle this matter."

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Empress Changsun and said, "Cheng Qian? No, he is the crown prince."

Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Because Chengqian is the crown prince, he should do this even more."

Li Shimin finally reacted and his eyes immediately became somewhat deep. Li Chengqian, who was standing beside him, saw that Li Shimin was hesitating and immediately wanted to stand up and express his opinion, but he felt someone pulling him from behind.

Li Chengqian paused, turned his head and looked behind him, but there was nothing.

But after being interrupted like this, the idea of ​​expressing his intention to "take back the emperor's aura" for Li Shimin disappeared, and Li Chengqian sat back down without saying a word.

Li Shimin was quite surprised to see that Li Chengqian didn't say a word at this moment, so he asked: "Chengqian, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian immediately stood up and said, "Your Highness will obey your father's orders."

Hearing this, Li Shimin smiled instantly and made a decision immediately. He said to Li Chengqian, "As the crown prince now, you should share my worries. You should handle this matter."

Li Tai and Li Ke's faces suddenly changed. Li Chengqian was overjoyed and quickly bowed and said, "Your son obeys your order." After Li Shimin decided on the candidate, Wangshu also raised his hand and issued an edict. The edict was shining with fairy light and flew out of the palace in a moment and flew straight out of Chang'an City.

Just a quarter of an hour later, someone came to report that three Taoist priests from Lingtai Taoist Palace were seeking to see someone outside the palace.

Li Shimin immediately issued an order to summon them, and soon two men and one woman came in.

The leading man was leaning on an iron crutch, had a dark face and a sturdy body, and looked like a farmer.

The other man was handsome, tall and had a delicate face.

As for the woman, she was a girl of only eleven or twelve years old, with red lips, white teeth, a plump face, phoenix eyes and green eyebrows. She was obviously a beauty at first glance.

Wangshu pointed at the three people and introduced them, "Your Majesty, the three of them are disciples of my Lingtai Taoist Palace. They are the mountain guardian Taoist Li Zhen, the sweeping Taoist Jiang Han, and the Taoist boy Wu Zhao. The three of them all have miraculous Taoist methods. It should not be difficult for them to help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince recover the Human Emperor Qi."

After Wangshu finished his introduction, Li Zhen, Jiang Han and Wu Zhao immediately bowed and paid homage to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin immediately granted him a pardon and then issued an oral decree, appointing Li Chengqian as the emperor's special envoy to lead Li Zhen, Jiang Han and Wu Zhao into Mount Zhongnan to take back the aura of the Human Emperor.

Of course, Li Chengqian had another mission besides taking back the Human Emperor's Qi, which was to bring Princess Gaoyang back.

Li Chengqian immediately stood up and walked to the hall, bowed to Li Shimin and received his order, and then the imperial banquet continued without further mention.

Just as Li Chengqian received Li Shimin's order and led Li Zhen and the other two all the way to Mount Zhongnan, Princess Gaoyang had already arrived at Tulong Cave with her people.

Zhuang Yan has restrained his divine power and used the method of "transformation" to change some of his appearances, so naturally no one can recognize him as Lingtai Zhenjun.

As for Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, their magic powers were sealed by Zhu Li and they were watched by the soldiers from Princess Gaoyang's mansion.

When Princess Gaoyang got off the sedan chair in front of Tulong Cave, she immediately noticed Zhuang Yan in the cave and the two extraordinary flags beside him.

Zhu Li walked up quickly, her eyes swept over Zhuang Yan and the two divine flags, and then whispered to Princess Gao Yang: "Be careful, this person is quite extraordinary, and those two divine flags are even more extraordinary."

Princess Gaoyang nodded, then took three steps forward, bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "I am the daughter of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I am Princess Gaoyang. I am Li Mingyue, and I pay my respects to you, Immortal."

Zhuang Yan looked at Princess Gao Yang indifferently, but did not say a word, leaving Princess Gao Yang hanging there for a while.

Princess Gaoyang was stunned for a long while, feeling a little embarrassed and a little angry.

But she concealed her emotions very well, and when she saw that Zhuang Yan did not respond, she bowed again.

At this time, Zhuang Yan finally spoke up, "I don't care whether you are a princess of the royal family or a daughter of the common people. I just want to ask you why you are here?"

Princess Gaoyang frowned, and finally couldn't help but asked, "My Lord, have I offended you in any way?"

Zhuang Yan raised his hand and pointed to the ground and said, "You coming here is an offense to me."

"Haha." Princess Gaoyang whispered, "Have you heard that the whole world belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are the king's subjects? My father is the emperor of the world, and all the land under the world belongs to my father's rule. As the daughter of the emperor, can I not step on this mountain and this land?"

Zhuang Yan also laughed and said, "The Emperor is the Emperor, and you are you. What does the whole world have to do with a princess like you?"

"You!!!" Princess Gao Yang immediately pointed at Zhuang Yan with anger.

At this time, Zhu Li quickly stepped forward to stop Princess Gao Yang, then bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "Daoyou, I am Zhu Li from Lingyu Cave. I am honored."

Zhuang Yan looked at Zhu Li and asked, "You are a Taoist who lives in seclusion in Mount Zhongnan. Why do you want to be with the royal family? Do you want to experience the splendor and wealth of the human world?"

Zhu Li smiled and said, "I have my own reasons for helping Princess Gaoyang, but it is not for the sake of wealth and glory in the world. Don't mind. We are here just to find something here. Please forgive me if I have disturbed you."

Zhuang Yan asked back, "This is my dojo. What are you looking for in my dojo?"

Princess Gaoyang opened her mouth to speak, but Zhu Li interrupted her and said, "It is a kind of magical grass that grows in this mountain."

When Princess Gaoyang came to her senses, she was immediately frightened and almost told the truth.

But what Princess Gaoyang and Zhu Ling didn't expect was that Zhuang Yan laughed when he heard this, and then said: "Don't lie to me, I know you are looking for the Human Emperor's Qi 'Flame Red Bright Qi', right?"

Zhu Li's face suddenly changed, and Princess Gao Yang hastily denied it, "No, no, we are really just here to look for the magic herb."

But at this moment her denial seemed very weak. Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng in the back looked at each other, and for a moment, a big smile appeared on their faces.

Yuan Tiangang smiled and said, "This is going to be a good show."

Li Chunfeng said: "You and I should stay away from each other later, so as not to get hurt."

Seeing that her purpose had been exposed, Zhu Li stopped pretending and asked directly, "How did you know why we came?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Don't worry about that." He pulled up the 'Human King Flag' and stuck it into the ground in front of him, saying, "The Flame Red Bright Qi is in this 'Human King Flag'. Come and get it if you have the guts."

"Human King Flag?" Princess Gao Yang was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't it the aura of the Human Emperor? How come there is also a Human King Flag? Isn't this a downgrade?"

Zhuang Yan sneered and said, "You little girl have limited knowledge. There is a Human Emperor in the world now. The Human Emperor's aura scattered in the world is suppressed by the Human Emperor in power, so it naturally cannot show its true power. Now that it has fallen on this divine flag, it has naturally turned into the 'Human King Flag'."

At this point, Zhuang Yan added, "But despite this, whoever obtains this flag of the Human King will be blessed with the 'flaming red qi' luck. Once the current Human King steps down, he will immediately become the new Human King and dominate the affairs of the world."

Hearing this, Princess Gao Yang's breathing paused slightly, and then she said, "Immortal, can you hand over this person's royal flag to me?"

Zhuang Yan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Why should I give it to you? Is it because you are so shameless?"

Princess Gaoyang's face instantly turned red when she heard this. She glared at Zhuang Yan angrily and cursed loudly after a moment, "What a rude and evil Taoist priest! You have humiliated me time and again. This is intolerable."

After saying this, Princess Gaoyang immediately said to Zhu Li: "My Lord, please use your magical powers to take back the flag of the king and capture the evil Taoist priest. I will punish him severely."

Zhu Li nodded slightly, then stepped forward and came to the outside of the Earth Dragon Cave, looking directly at Zhuang Yan and said, "Can't Daoist Fellow Wang Qi give up this place?"

Zhuang Yan looked at Zhu Li and said, "How did you cultivate your Taoism to be so arrogant when you ask for someone's things?"

"That's a question." Zhu Li smiled when she heard that, raised her left hand and offered the Five Fire Spirit Pearls to hang on her palm, then said, "Daoyou will know it soon." (End of this chapter)