I am a fairy in Journey to the West

After reporting to Zhuang Yan, the Fire Spirit Immortal returned to the first heaven. Zhuang Yan turned around and went back to the campfire. Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were already a little drunk, and when they saw Zhuang Yan coming back, they hurriedly handed him wine and meat.

Zhuang Yan put down the wine and meat, then looked at Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang and said, "When the sun rises, leave quickly."

"Let's go?" Li Chunfeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have no plans to return to Chang'an yet."

Zhuang Yan said: "It's not about returning to Chang'an, but leaving the Tang Dynasty."

"Leave Datang?" The two paused for a moment, stopped drinking and eating, and Yuan Tiangang asked in confusion, "Fellow Daoist Zhuang, why do you want us to leave Datang?"

Zhuang Yan asked, "Why do you think so? You two killed Princess Gao Yang, and the Tang Dynasty will not tolerate you any more."

"But who knew that we were the ones who killed Princess Gaoyang?" Li Chunfeng looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "It can't be that you, Brother Zhuang, are going to report us."

Zhuang Yan shook his head and said, "The Fire Spirit Immortal who just came brought me some news."

"What news?" Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang stared at Zhuang Yan and asked.

Zhuang Yan said, "Princess Gaoyang was killed, and her soul went to the underworld. The underworld has found out that she was killed by a cultivator. Judge Lu Zhidao of the Investigation Department has now handed the case over to the Demon Subduing Hall of Jade Supreme Lord's residence. Soon, a celestial being from the Demon Subduing Hall will come to investigate the case."

Upon hearing this, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were suddenly startled and sobered up.

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang, is this news true?" Li Chunfeng asked.

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "It is absolutely true. The Immortal Fire Spirit is working in the Jade Extreme True Lord's mansion. She is a righteous deity in the Heavenly Court and a fifth-rank immortal official in the Zhongyuan period. Her information is absolutely correct."

The two were stunned. After a while, Li Chunfeng sighed and said, "We really have to run away now."

After learning about this, the two no longer had the mood to drink and eat meat, but began to discuss.

Zhuang Yan did not disturb them, but drank his wine by himself.

After a while, the two of them stood up together, came to Zhuang Yan, bowed and said, "Friend Zhuang, we two will take our leave first."

Zhuang Yan looked up at the two of them and said, "Why don't you leave earlier?"

"No, no." Yuan Tiangang waved his hand and said, "This matter is life and death, we will leave now."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Then take care of yourself, fellow Taoists. We'll see you again in the future."

Upon hearing this, the two bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "See you again if we are lucky."

After saying that, the two of them immediately took off with the wind, and in a moment they flew out of Zhongnan Mountain. But as they were flying, Yuan Tiangang found that Li Chunfeng was heading towards the direction of Chang'an City.

Yuan Tiangang quickly chased after him, grabbed Li Chunfeng and said, "Daoyou, you are flying in the wrong direction."

Li Chunfeng turned around and said to Yuan Tiangang, "Brother Yuan, please wait for me here for three hours. If I don't come here to meet you in three hours, you can leave first."

Yuan Tiangang asked hurriedly: "What are you going to do?"

Li Chunfeng said: "Resign."

After saying that, Li Chunfeng stepped on the breeze and flew straight to Chang'an City.

That night, Chang'an City, the Imperial Palace, and the Yiluan Hall were brightly lit.

The ice coffin containing Princess Gaoyang's body was placed in the hall. Li Shimin sat on the throne, staring blankly at the ice coffin in the center of the hall.

Princess Gaoyang was his most beloved princess, but now she was lying in an ice coffin. Only her head was intact. As a father, Li Shimin was filled with grief at this moment.

But what was greater than grief was anger. Princess Gaoyang was a Tang Dynasty princess. Daring to kill a Tang Dynasty princess was no different from treason.

Li Shimin had already thought of hundreds of ways to punish the murderer. He was now like a dragon suppressing his anger. Once his anger was released, he would burn everything to ashes.

Suddenly, a breeze blew into the Yiluan Hall. Li Shimin looked up and saw a slightly familiar figure appear in the hall.

"Your Majesty, your servant Li Chunfeng pays his respects to you." Li Chunfeng bowed to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's eyes fixed, he raised his hand and pointed at Li Chunfeng and said, "Li Shilang, I remember you asked for leave to go to Mount Zhongnan to collect herbs, didn't you?"

Li Chunfeng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, that's right."

Li Shimin asked again: "Then why did you come here? Do you know where this is?" At this point, there was a hint of coldness in Li Shimin's tone.

Li Chunfeng said: "Your Majesty, I know this is the Yiluan Palace of the Imperial Palace."

"Since you know that, why do you dare to barge in? What do you want to do?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Chunfeng said, "Your Majesty, I am here to resign from my post."

Li Shimin's eyes froze. He never expected Li Chunfeng to answer like this, so he asked, "Why do you want to resign?"

Li Chunfeng said: "I have committed a great crime and am about to flee, so I have come to resign from my post to Your Majesty."

Li Chunfeng raised his eyebrows and asked, "Who did you kill?"

Li Chunfeng said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to report."

So Li Chunfeng told Li Shimin everything that happened from the time he and Yuan Tiangang met Princess Gaoyang before leaving Chang'an until Zhu Li was defeated by Zhuang Yan and Princess Gaoyang was escorted down the mountain by soldiers.

Li Shimin understood what was going on after hearing this, and asked in a grim tone, "So, it was you and Yuan Tiangang who killed Princess Gaoyang?"

"Your Majesty, that's right." Li Chunfeng took out the official seal from his sleeve, placed it on the ground and bowed, "Princess Gaoyang had evil intentions and tried to steal the sacred artifact. I don't regret killing her. But since I killed Princess Gaoyang, I no longer have the face to serve as an official here, so I resign from my post."

After saying that, Li Chunfeng bowed three times to Li Shimin, then turned around, stepped on the breeze, and flew out of the palace in an instant.

Li Shimin looked at Li Chunfeng's departing back and immediately called out to the outside of the palace, "Someone come."

Immediately, a team of imperial guards in helmets and armor walked into the hall and bowed to Li Shimin, saying, "Your Majesty."

Li Shimin said: "I will issue an order to draw a picture of the two immediately and spread it to all directions to arrest Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang. If anyone catches them and escorts them to the capital, I will confer the title of Duke on them."

A small door was opened at the four gates of Chang'an City, and then a rider on a horse flew out of the city, carrying the king's command flag and imperial edict and galloping towards all directions.

After Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang met up, they rode the wind and flew straight to the south.

At the same time, on the Tulong Peak of Zhongnan Mountain, Zhuang Yan was sitting with his back to the emperor, and the flag of the human king was inserted behind him.

Jiang Han and Wu Zhao brought Li Chengqian to the outside of Tulong Cave. The three of them immediately saw Zhuang Yan sitting cross-legged there in the light of the fire.

Li Chengqian and Wu Zhao's gazes fell directly on the flag of the Human King. The two seemed to have a strong sense of this flag and realized its extraordinaryness at a glance.

However, Jiang Han's eyes were always on Zhuang Yan, and he didn't think there was anything special about the human king flag.

Jiang Han took a step forward, bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "Daoyou."

Before Jiang Han could even say a word of greeting, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and said, "I know what you want to ask."

Jiang Han was stunned, then came to his senses and asked, "What should I ask?"

Zhuang Yan pointed at the Human King Flag behind him and said, "This is the Human King Flag. It is the Human Emperor Qi that you are looking for."

"Great." Jiang Han gave a thumbs up and said, "You really know what I want to ask." At this point, Jiang Han pointed at the flag of the human king and said, "Since you know everything, we can take this flag away."

Zhuang Yan said: "Take it."

"Okay." Jiang Han was straightforward. When Zhuang Yan asked him to take it, he actually walked forward and reached out to grab the human king flag.

Jiang Han grabbed the Human King flag with one hand, and then shouted as he was about to pull it up.

At that moment, the Human King Flag suddenly lit up with a bright red light of fire, and with a "bang" it sprayed out a beam of fire that blew Jiang Han away.

Jiang Han's face was burned black. After he landed on the ground, Wu Zhao held him up, and then he opened his mouth and spat out a puff of black smoke.

After taking two breaths, Jiang Han immediately stepped forward and asked, "Daoyou, you are being unkind. Didn't you ask me to take it?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I asked you to take it, but the flag of the king does not recognize you. What does this have to do with me?"

Jiang Han was stunned for a moment, and after a moment he turned to Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, you go."

"Ah? Me?" Li Chengqian looked at Jiang Han, who was burnt all over, and shook his head repeatedly, saying, "If even you, the Taoist priest, can't lift it, I'm sure I can't do it either."

"You are the descendant of the Human Emperor, what are you afraid of?" Jiang Han said, and pushed Li Chengqian forward.

Li Chengqian only felt a strong force coming, and in a flash he staggered to the front of the Human King flag.

Li Chengqian swallowed his saliva and looked at the flag of the human king flashing with the bright red light of fire in front of him. He shuddered, "I won't be burned to death, right?"

Jiang Han was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but did not answer because he was not sure.

Instead, Wu Zhao stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, take it. This is your mission as the Crown Prince."

When Li Chengqian heard this, he took a deep breath, then resolutely reached out and grabbed the Human King Flag, then pulled it up violently.

With a swish sound, the flag of the king was immediately pulled out from the ground by Li Chengqian.

At the moment when the Human King Flag was pulled out, a beam of 'flaming red qi' suddenly flew out from the Human King Flag and went straight into Li Chengqian's brow.

Jiang Han felt something was wrong when he saw this scene, and said, "Not good, quickly drop the Human King Flag."

But it was too late. As the 'flaming red qi' entered Li Chengqian's brow, Li Chengqian's aura suddenly changed.

Wu Zhao hurriedly looked towards Li Chengqian, only to see flames all around him, even his eyes were glowing with red fire.

Li Chengqian raised his hand and grabbed Wu Zhao's neck. Wu Zhao cried out in pain and his face turned pale instantly.

Li Chengqian was obviously just a mortal, but at this moment he had strangled the throat of Wu Zhao, a cultivator, so tightly that she could not resist.

Seeing this, Jiang Han, who was standing by, immediately took out his sword, stepped on the fairy light, and slashed at the Human King flag in Li Chengqian's hand with his sword.

Li Chengqian simply waved the Human King flag in his hand, and a beam of flame flew out, blasting Jiang Han away in an instant.

Jiang Han fell heavily to the ground, coughed a few times while leaning on his sword, and a trace of blood immediately flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Li Chengqian turned around, looked at Wu Zhao who was almost fainted, and said: "God gave you the fate of being the emperor, but you went to practice Taoism. Well, if you don't want to sit on the throne, I will sit on it myself."

After saying that, Li Chengqian was about to crush Wu Zhao's neck, but at this moment a wine flag was waved over from the air, and with a "bang" Li Chengqian was knocked flying.

Wu Zhao's body went limp and he was about to fall, but Zhuang Yan lifted him up with one hand.

Li Chengqian flipped in the air and landed on the ground, holding the flag of the king. He stood up and looked at Zhuang Yan and said, "I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

Zhuang Yan said, "You are just a demonic thought, yet you dare to talk to me like that."

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and pointed. Li Chengqian's body suddenly trembled, and then the fiery red-bright evil thought instantly flew out of Li Chengqian's body.

Then Zhuang Yan's eyes flashed, and a sword energy appeared out of thin air, and with a "swoosh" sound, it shattered the fiery red-bright evil thought.

After the evil thoughts were killed, Li Chengqian immediately returned to normal. Even the aura of the Human King Flag in his hand was no longer so violent, but became gentle and calm.

Looking at Li Chengqian who had regained his lucidity, Zhuang Yan said to him, "The Human King's aura scattered in the wild, 'Flame Red Bright Qi', is in the Human King's flag, and the evil thoughts in it have been cut off by me. Prince, you can take the Human King's flag back to the Human King, and the matter will be settled."

"True Lord." Jiang Han and Wu Zhao saw Zhuang Yan and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Disciple greets True Lord."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said with a smile: "You guys escort the prince back to the palace."

After he finished speaking, a golden light flashed under Zhuang Yan's feet. He took a step forward and disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Han and Wu Zhao saw this and quickly bowed their heads and said, "Farewell, Master."

Zhuang Yan left Zhongnan Mountain and appeared outside the Nantian Gate in a flash. Seeing the Heavenly King Zhangzhang guarding the Nantian Gate, he immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Heavenly King Zhangzhang, how are you these days?"

When the Southern Heavenly King of Growth saw Zhuang Yan, he quickly bowed and said with a smile, "Very well, eating and sleeping well. How about you, Master Lingtai? Where have you made your fortune recently?"

"How can I make a fortune? I'm almost broke." Zhuang Yan shook his head.

King Zhangzhang's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested. He asked, "Can you tell me in detail?"

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "I'm not in the mood. I want to find the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. Is he in the Heavenly King Palace?"

The Heavenly King Zhangzhang said, "At the time of the morning roll call, I saw the Grand Marshal on duty in the palace."

"Okay." Zhuang Yan nodded and said to Heavenly King Zhangzhang, "I'll go find him now. Bye."

Seeing Zhuang Yan so anxious, Heavenly King Zhangzhang couldn't help but ask curiously, "You are so anxious to find the Grand Marshal, is there something wrong?"

Zhuang Yan said, "Nothing, just go talk to him." As he spoke, Zhuang Yan's figure had already disappeared into the golden clouds in the sky.

Heavenly King Zhangzhang looked at the direction where Zhuang Yan disappeared, and quickly took out a jade talisman and sent a message to the other three Heavenly Kings: "Everyone, hurry to the Heavenly King Palace. Something big is going to happen."

Although he said that something big was going to happen, King Zhangda's tone was full of excitement.

Afterwards, the voices of Dhritarashtra, Vimalakirti, and Vaisravana were heard one after another in the jade talisman: "What's going on?"

"What's going to happen?"

"Could it be that the Third Prince is going to show filial piety to his father again?"

Heavenly King Zhangzhang said, "No, maybe it was because of the incident with the Heavenly Mirror. Just now, True Lord Lingtai hurried into the South Heavenly Gate, saying that he wanted to talk to the Grand Marshal, and now he has gone straight to the Heavenly King Palace."

The sound transmission jade talisman fell silent for a moment. No sound came out for a long time. Heavenly King Zhangzhang asked in confusion, "Why are you all silent?"

After a long while, the voice of Vaisravana finally sounded: "I am almost at the Heavenly King Palace."

He quickly called a general and said, "You stay here and guard the gate of heaven. I have something important to do and need to go to the Heavenly King Palace."

When the general heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "I understand your command."

After making all the arrangements, Heavenly King Zhangzhang turned around and rode on the golden cloud to the Heavenly King Palace. (End of this chapter)