I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 48: Taking the letter scares Tianpeng, and Master Lan offers a clever plan

In the Tianhe Water Palace, the stars are shining, the sun and the moon are hanging on the wall, and the stars are lined up.

Looking up at the divine brilliance of the giants and looking down at the magnificence of the sky, it is truly worthy of being called Luotian Yuyu and the true sky of all realms.

Zhu Lie was wearing a helmet and armor, a Tiandou Lingzhen Golden Crow robe, riding a black brocade Pegasus, and followed by a group of officials from the Water Palace. He was patrolling the Tianhe River.

At this moment, a fairy voice came from afar: "Marshal Tianpeng, please stay."

Zhu Lie reined in his celestial horse and turned to look at the source of the voice. When he saw who it was, he immediately dismounted, bowed and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Master Lan. I wonder what important matter has brought you to my Tianhe Water Palace?"

Lan Caihe bowed, glanced at the Water Palace Immortal Officials behind Zhu Lie, and said with a smile: "Marshal, please excuse me for a moment."

Zhu Lie smiled and said, "Why bother?" After that, he raised his hand and waved gently.

Upon seeing this, the immortal officials of the water palace immediately bowed and said, "We, your subordinates, shall take your leave." After saying this, they turned into a beam of immortal light and retreated a hundred miles away.

Zhu Lie then said to Lan Caihe, "If you have anything to say, please say it now."

Lan Caihe took out a scroll of jade from his sleeve and said, "Marshal Tianpeng, do you recognize this?"

When Zhu Lie saw the jade, he was puzzled at first. After a moment, he suddenly got a start and quickly stepped forward to grab the jade and asked, "How did this jade get into your hands?"

Lan Caihe smiled and said, "Among the eight immortals, only Fairy Lady is on good terms with the Moon Lord."

When Zhu Lie heard this, he immediately understood and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

Zhu Lie said a little embarrassedly: "This is the red paper I wrote to Fairy Nishang. I wrote down all my deep love for her on it."

Lan Caihe said with a smile: "What red paper? Marshal Tianpeng, this is your evidence of guilt."

"Evidence?" Zhu Lie asked in confusion, "This is just a letter, how can it be evidence?"

Lan Caihe said with a smile: "Marshal Tianpeng, you have been serving as the imperial general beside the Great Heavenly Lord for so long, don't you know who the Fairy Nishang is?"

"She is the fairy servant of Chang'e, what's wrong with that?" Zhu Lie asked puzzledly.

Lan Caihe shook his head and said, "Fairy Nishang is indeed Chang'e's fairy servant, but she is also a seventh-rank fairy official in the heavenly court, and is a candidate for the Taiwei Yuqing Palace's attendant. In other words, she will enter the Taiwei Yuqing Palace as a female official to serve the Jade Emperor in the future."

"And you were so absurd that you actually wrote such a revealing letter to her, and she even handed it over to the Moon Lord."

"Marshal Tianpeng, have you ever thought about what would happen to you if Taiyin Xingjun reported this jade silk to the Great Celestial Lord at the court meeting in the Lingxiao Palace and accused you of being disrespectful and molesting female officials?"

Zhu Lie was sweating profusely. He quickly grabbed the jade silk. Lan Caihe also let go of his hand at the right time and advised: "Marshal, you can't be impatient about this kind of thing. If you really love each other, you should be more careful in your official duties. If you make great contributions in the future, you can naturally ask the Great Heavenly Venerable to grant you marriage. Why are you so hasty?"

Even though Fairy Nishang is just a maidservant beside the Jade Emperor, even if she is a maidservant beside the Jade Emperor, you, a fifth-rank fairy official, cannot tease her.

Zhu Lie quickly put the jade into his sleeve, wiped the cold sweat off his face, and bowed to Lan Caihe, saying: "If it weren't for the help of the real person, this would have been a disaster."

Lan Caihe smiled faintly and said, "That's nothing. It's normal for colleagues like you and me to help each other."

Hearing this, Zhu Lie nodded in agreement and said, "Master Lan, if you need my help, please feel free to ask."

Lan Caihe smiled and said, "No, I just heard some rumors from the fairy lady, which came from Guanghan Palace." "Oh?" Zhu Lie immediately became excited when he heard Guanghan Palace and asked, "What rumors?"

Lan Caihe hesitated for a moment, then said, "It has something to do with you, Marshal. It is said that there is a widespread rumor in Guanghan Palace that you, Marshal Tianpeng, are petty-minded and greedy for other people's credit, and you are not like a real man."

"Huh?" Zhu Lie asked angrily, "Who dares to talk about me like this?"

Lan Caihe said: "I only heard the fairy talk about it, and I don't know who said it. But in my opinion, it should be about the last time I went down to the mortal world to save Fairy Nishang."

"Ah?!" Zhu Lie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and said in a panic, "Oh no, could it be that Fairy Nishang said that?"

"Yes." Lan Caihe said, "She was also present at the time. Apart from her, who else in Guanghan Palace knows more about what happened at that time than her?"

At this point, Lan Caihe said with some regret: "Marshal, no wonder she handed your letter directly to Taiyin Star Lord. It turns out that this is the image of you in her mind." As he spoke, Lan Caihe shook his head.

Zhu Lie's face turned pale, and he murmured, "What should I do? What should I do?"

Lan Caihe said: "Marshal, it is actually not difficult to dispel the rumors and restore your image."

Hearing this, Zhu Lie suddenly came back to his senses, then clasped his fists towards Lan Caihe and said, "Master Lan, please give me some advice."

Lan Caihe pondered for a moment, then said: "With the great changes in the West Sea this time, the Heavenly Court must send heavenly soldiers and generals to destroy the Great Black Yaksha. However, fighting in the sea must use navy, and this time the marshal will definitely be among them."

At this point, Lan Caihe glanced at Zhu Lie and said, "If the Marshal recommends Lingtai Mountain God as an advisor to the army, he will definitely have a share of the credit when the Great Black Yaksha is pacified. This will not only dispel the rumors, but also demonstrate your broad-mindedness, Marshal."

"Good idea." Zhu Lie's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands and shouted, "What a good idea."

After saying this, Zhu Lie hurriedly bowed to Lan Caihe and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Immortal."

"Well, it's nothing. We are all colleagues. Don't be polite. Don't be polite." Lan Caihe said calmly, waving his hand.

Seeing this, Zhu Lie sighed and said with emotion: "Although I knew the Master before, to be honest, I didn't have much friendship with you. I didn't expect that the Master would be so kind and friendly, and help his colleagues selflessly. The Master's realm is so high that it really makes me ashamed."

Lan Caihe smiled slightly, his demeanor was that of an immortal, and he saluted and said, "Marshal, I will take my leave now."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Lie hurriedly said, "Master, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Why don't you go to my water palace and sit for a while?"

Lan Caihe smiled and said, "I still have things to do in the mansion, so I won't stay any longer. If I have free time in the future, I will definitely come to visit the Water Mansion."

"In that case, all right then. Goodbye, sir." Upon hearing this, Zhu Lie had no choice but to nod, then bowed and saw Lan Caihe off.

Lan Caihe left Tianhe Water Palace and returned to the Demon Subduing Hall of Taixuan Zhenfu. When He Xiangu saw him coming back, she immediately asked with a smile, "How is it?"

"It's done." Lan Caihe said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhuang Yan's trip to the West Sea should be okay."

He Xiangu nodded and said, "That's good."

Lan Caihe said: "If it weren't for you, Fairy, and your friendship with the Lord of the Moon, this matter would be difficult to handle."

He Xiangu lowered her head to fiddle with a fairy lotus in front of her. Upon hearing this, she waved her hands and said, "It's just a small matter."

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