I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Zhuang Yan took the purple bamboo fish basket and the black gold slingshot and presented them to Chi Ling.

Chi Ling looked at the two magic weapons wrapped in fairy light in front of her, stuck out her tongue and said, "Give it back to me?"

"Why?" Zhuang Yan asked with a smile, "You don't want it?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Ling quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes. Who wouldn't want such good things?" Then he stretched out his hands to take the two magic weapons, then bowed and said, "Thank you, Master."

Zhuang Yan gently raised his hand and said, "Get up. Where do you want to go next? Follow me or continue to serve in Lingtai Mountain? Or go to work somewhere else? Don't worry, I will be able to promote you to the first rank after you return this time."

Chi Ling rolled her eyes and said, "It doesn't matter if I get promoted or not, the main thing is that I want to continue to be with the True Lord."

Lan'er on the side was smiling. Chi Ling's little brain was indeed useful. No matter where she went, it was better than when she was with Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan had no objection, he just nodded calmly and said: "Okay, then you stay with me."

Chi Ling was overjoyed and bowed again, saying, "Thank you, Master Zhenjun, for your help."

After Chi Ling stood up, Zhuang Yan asked Lan'er, "What about you? You have also made contributions this time. What reward do you want?"

Lan Er picked up the Nine Suns True Light Sword in her hand and said with a smile: "I am satisfied that the True Lord has given me this sword."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "What kind of reward is a magic sword? Tell me, what else do you want? Official rank, power and wealth, you can choose whatever you want."

Seeing Zhuang Yan's tone of voice that could not be resisted, Lan'er hesitated for a moment, then said, "Master, I want to be the God of the Red Immortal Mountain. Is that possible?"

Chi Ling was a little surprised when she heard this and asked, "Sister, do you like this mountain?"

Lan Er nodded and smiled, saying, "This mountain has a fiery aura and contains the true yang vein. Living here will be extremely helpful for me to forge my Dharma body."

Zhuang Yan nodded and said, "Okay, then I will promote you to the Red Immortal Mountain God. Soon, the Grand Siming Palace will issue an imperial decree."

Upon hearing this, Lan Er immediately straightened her body and bowed to Zhuang Yan, saying, "Thank you, Master."

At this moment, Kang Anyu, the leader of the Six Saints of Meishan, walked over quickly. Seeing this, Chi Ling and Lan Xin retreated and stood behind Zhuang Yan.

"I am Kang Anyu from Meishan, and I am here to meet the True Lord Lingtai." Kang Anyu came up to Zhuang Yan and bowed.

Zhuang Yan smiled and held out his hand, saying, "General Kang, there is no need to be polite. Please stand up."

Kang Anyu thanked him and stood up, then said to Zhuang Yan: "Respectful Master Lingtai, my Master has prepared a vegetarian feast outside the cave, please come and join us."

"Okay, please return to Master Erlang, I will follow soon." Zhuang Yan said.

Kang Anyu bowed and said, "Yes." Then he turned and left.

After Kang Anyu left, Zhuang Yan turned to look at Chi Ling and said, "You know what to do when you get there, right?"

Chi Ling smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master. I understand."

Zhuang Yan nodded. At this time, Tiger Vanguard led a group of people out from the depths of the cave and came straight to Zhuang Yan.

"Master, all the people from Chixin Cave Heaven are here." Tiger Vanguard bowed to Zhuang Yan.

Zhuang Yan glanced around and asked Chi Ling, "See if all the people are here?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Ling immediately stepped forward and carefully checked it. Finally, he reported to Zhuang Yan: "My Lord, everything is here."

After that, Chi Ling stepped forward and introduced Zhuang Yan to the demons, "This is the Lingtai Xianmiao Yuji Zhenjun that I often told you about."

Upon hearing this, the demons were greatly shocked and they all bowed their heads in worship, not daring to look up.

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly to the demons, and then said in a clear voice: "Everyone, get up."

As soon as the words fell, the bodies of the monsters were immediately lifted up by a force, and all of them stood with their hands down, extremely respectful.

Zhuang Yan looked at these people and said to Tiger Vanguard, "A reward of 5,000 purple coins will be given to each of them."

Tiger Vanguard bowed and said, "Yes."

All the demons were extremely surprised and kowtowed again, saying, "Thank you, Master Lingtai, for your reward."

"Okay, no need to be so polite, just get up," said Zhuang Yan.

The demons then stood up. Chi Ling stepped forward, pulled the young cat boy in front of Zhuang Yan and said, "Master, what do you think of this boy?"

Zhuang Yan's eyes swept over Mao Shaozi's body. Mao Shaozi's scalp went numb and for a moment he felt as if he had been seen through from skin to bone.

Then he heard Zhuang Yan say with a smile: "Yes, he has a deep fortune, excellent bones, and a pure heart. He is a rare and outstanding talent."

Chi Ling said: "That's right, I know you are a person who loves talents, so I want to recommend him to you."

As soon as Chi Ling finished speaking, Mao Shaozi immediately knelt down in front of Zhuang Yan.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yan asked Mao Shaozi, "What's your name?"

The cat boy bowed and said, "To answer your question, I don't have a name. I was born a cat and my father is the leader of the cats in the cave, so everyone calls me the cat boy." Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "Then how about I give you a name?"

Upon hearing this, Mao Shaozi understood Zhuang Yan’s meaning. Giving him a name itself represented a kind of acceptance.

So the young cat prostrated himself on the ground, and said excitedly: "If I can be given a name by the True Lord, I will be very grateful."

"Hmm." Zhuang Yan looked at Mao Shaozi's forehead, thought for a moment and said, "I see there is a rainbow hair between your eyebrows, which suits your talent. Let's call you 'Hongshan Jun'."

"Hongshan Jun?" Cat Young Master muttered this name, his eyes becoming brighter and brighter. After a moment, he came back to his senses and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Master, for the name!"

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly and said, "Get up, and stay with me from now on."

Rainbow Cat nodded in response, then thanked him and stood up, making General Horse Bear, Dog Vanguard and other monsters beside him look at him with envy.

After recruiting Hongmao under his command, Zhuang Yan led everyone out of Chixin Cave to attend the banquet.

When they arrived outside the cave, Erlang Shen had already ordered his subordinates to set up more than a dozen tables of vegetarian banquets. Seeing Zhuang Yan leading everyone out of the cave, he hurriedly brought the Six Sages of Meishan to greet them.

"Lord Lingtai." Erlang Shen bowed.

Zhuang Yan also returned the greeting to Erlang Shen, and said with a smile: "Erlang Zhenjun, I would like to thank you again this time. If you hadn't come to subdue this evil creature, I don't know how much trouble she would have caused."

Erlang Shen laughed and said, "It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

At this time, Tang Monk came up with several disciples, bowed to Zhuang Yan and said, "This poor monk pays homage to the True Lord of the Spiritual Platform."

Zhuang Yan hurriedly went up to help Tang Seng stand up, saying: "It is all because of my failure to discipline him that this evil creature was allowed to descend to the mortal world as a demon, causing the holy monk to suffer."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan glanced at Chi Ling who was standing beside him and said, "Why don't you come and apologize to the holy monk?"

Chi Ling hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Tang Seng, saying, "I admit my mistake and apologize to Elder Tang." After saying that, he was about to perform a great salute.

Tang Seng was startled, and hurried forward to support Chi Ling, saying to Zhuang Yan: "Lingtai Zhenjun, you are too kind. The owner of Chi Ling Cave has not abused me. On the contrary, I have been treated to delicious food and drink for the past month, and those little demons have also served me very attentively. Look, I have gained weight. Lingtai Zhenjun, please don't blame the owner of Chi Ling Cave."

When Zhuang Yan heard this, he could not help but say to Chi Ling, "Since the holy monk has interceded for you, I will pardon your crime for now, but you will still be punished when you return."

Chi Ling responded repeatedly, and then thanked Tang Seng repeatedly.

Afterwards, Sun Wukong, Xiao Bailong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng came forward to pay their respects. After some greetings, they joined the banquet at the invitation of Erlang Shen.

Zhuang Yan sat side by side with Erlang Shen, and Erlang Shen asked, "Lingtai Zhenjun has been the 'Great God of Fortune and Destiny' for a long time, how come he doesn't even have a temple now?"

Zhuang Yan was surprised to hear this, and immediately said, "Yes, it's in Qingping Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou."

Erlang Shen was also stunned when he heard this, and said, "Dongsheng Shenzhou? How can this be possible? You are the God of Fortune in the human world. You are in charge of the three realms below the thirty-sixth heaven. Not to mention the three realms, you are also in charge of the human world in the Great World of Jambu. If you set up the Divine Palace in Dongsheng Shenzhou, what about the Southern Continent, the Northern Continent, and the Western Continent? Do they have to go to Dongsheng Shenzhou to see you first if they have something to do?"

Zhuang Yan immediately pondered upon hearing this, and after a moment he said, "Master Erlang's words make sense. In your opinion, where should I place my divine palace?"

Erlang Shen said: "It should be in the ten directions, above all the lands."

Zhuang Yan frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Erlang Shen said: "Your palace of the Great God of Destiny in the human world should be located in the center of the ten directions of heaven and earth, so that it is convenient for the immortals and true cultivators from all directions to come and pay homage. In addition, it should be far away from the mundane world, preferably close to the First Heaven, so that you can block the disturbances of the mundane world and facilitate communication with Daluo Heaven."

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized and said, "I understand what you mean. My divine palace should be in the center of the ten directions of heaven and earth, and it should be at a place second only to the sky?"

"Yes." Erlang Shen nodded.

Zhuang Yan asked, "Is there such a good place in the world?"

Erlang Shen said, "There is one, but that place requires the permission of the Jade Emperor."

Zhuang Yan asked: "Where?"

Erlang Shen said: "Buzhou Mountain."

When Zhuang Yan heard the name, his eyes narrowed slightly, then he nodded slightly and said, "Then I will report to the Great Celestial Venerable and ask him to establish the Divine Palace on the top of Mount Buzhou."

Before Zhuang Yan finished speaking, Erlang Shen said, "Don't rush."

Zhuang Yan looked at Erlang Shen, who smiled and said, "Don't rush to report to His Majesty. Let me hand over a memorial first to get the ball rolling."

Zhuang Yan understood immediately that what he wanted and what the Jade Emperor conferred were very different in meaning. Erlang Shen was an old man in heaven after all, and he knew more about this than he did. So he nodded and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble True Lord Erlang."

Erlang Shen waved his hand, then picked up the wine cup and said, "Come, let's drink together."

Zhuang Yan picked up the wine cup with a smile and drank from it with Erlang Shen. They both drank it at the same time and then smiled at each other.

After all, all good things must come to an end. The vegetarian banquet lasted for three hours. Both the host and the guests were very happy. Then Erlang Shen led the crowd to say goodbye and return to Jambu Continent, while Sun Wukong went to see them off in person.

Then Zhuang Yan, together with Hu Xianfeng, Chi Ling and others, bid farewell to Tang Monk and returned to Lingtai Mountain.

Finally, Tang Seng and his three companions waited for Sun Wukong to send Erlang Shen back, and then they continued their journey to obtain scriptures in the setting sun. (End of this chapter)