I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 7 Zhu Lie is awarded a title based on his merits, and the stone monkey is born and shocks the world

Daluotian, Lingxiao Palace.

At the call of Taibai Jinxing, Zhu Lie adjusted his armor and appearance, and walked in with a solemn expression.

Fairy Nishang was not summoned, so she just stood outside the Lingxiao Palace waiting for orders.

Zhu Lie entered the center of the palace, knelt on one knee and bowed, "Your Majesty ordered me to go down to the lower world to destroy the demons. Although I experienced a dangerous battle, I have fulfilled my mission and finally killed the demons and rescued the abducted Chang'e's attendant, Fairy Nishang. I am reporting to Your Majesty."

The Jade Emperor smiled and nodded, his eyes full of satisfaction, and asked softly, "Where is the Grand Envoy of Taixuan Province?"

Taixuandu Province is the palace specially assigned to the Jade Emperor. It is in charge of the affairs of heaven. There are annual inspections and promotions of immortal officials according to their merits. They are appointed and have their own ranks.

Emperor Wenchang was seen wearing a colorful jade Taiji robe, a white jade belt with a golden ribbon around his waist, a nine-chapter crown on his head, holding a jade scepter in his hand, and walked out of the immortal group. He bowed and said, "I am here."

The Jade Emperor said: "Zhu Lie is diligent in his duties and loyal in his official duties. He served as an imperial attendant before, and was extremely respectful and upright. He made no mistakes day or night, and he has won my heart. Now he has also wiped out the demons and rescued the captured immortal officials. I will praise his long-term achievements and commend his loyalty. Is there any promotion for him in the Heavenly Court now?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wenchang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Penglai Water Division of the Thunder Department is still short of a deputy position. This position is to command the Tianhe sailors and is a fifth-rank immortal official of the Zhongyuan period. If you praise the achievements of General Zhu Lie, he will be promoted to this position."

The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "Good." He then said, "Pass on my decree. Zhu Lie is diligent and upright, loyal and conscientious in his duties, outstanding in his abilities, and has made many achievements. I now promote Zhu Lie to the fifth rank of immortal official, and confer the title of 'Marshal of the Heavenly Peng' to command the Tianhe navy. I decree this."

Zhu Lie, who was below, was surprised when he heard this. He immediately kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, Zhu Lie, kowtows to thank His Majesty the Jade Emperor."

The Jade Emperor nodded and smiled, "Marshal Tianpeng, you must perform your duties conscientiously in the future and do not disappoint my expectations."

Zhu Lie bowed and said, "Yes, I will work hard until my death, and repay your majesty's kindness with my loyalty and diligence."

The Jade Emperor stroked his long beard, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, stand up and join the ranks of immortals."

Zhu Lie kowtowed to the Jade Emperor again, then stood up and flew to the immortal class where the fifth-rank immortal officials were.

The surrounding immortal officials congratulated Zhu Lie one after another. Zhu Lie smiled happily and bowed to thank the surrounding immortal officials.

Emperor Wenchang bowed and received the imperial decree, then returned to the immortal group.

At this time, a man stood up in the immortal group. The immortals looked up and saw that the man was wearing the Five Thunder God Armor inside, a thunder robe outside, and a golden crown on his head. He looked majestic and solemn. It was the Thunder Chief Envoy of the Divine Thunder Jade Palace, 'Shenwei Dangmo Pili Zhenjun'.

I saw the Thunder Lord walk out of the immortal class, holding a jade sceptre and bowing, saying: "Your Majesty, I, the Thunder Envoy, am extremely terrified and guilty of capital punishment. The title of Marshal Tianpeng seems inappropriate."

The Jade Emperor heard this and said, "Oh? What's wrong with that?"

The Thunderbolt Master said, "Your Majesty, the current head of the Thunder Department officials, the Grand Envoy of the Five Thunder Court, has the word 'Tian Peng' in his title. Now he has appointed the Thunder Department's Heavenly General 'Tian Peng Marshal'. Does this mean he has committed a serious offense? I have made unjustifiable suggestions and have offended the majesty of Heaven. I deserve the death penalty."

The Jade Emperor laughed and said, "This Tianpeng is not that Tianpeng. One is a third-rank immortal official, the chief god of the Thunder Department, 'Tianpeng Yuzhen Shouyuan Zhenjun', and the other is a fifth-rank immortal official, the head of the Tianhe Navy, 'Tianpeng Yuanshuai'. Their ranks and duties are different, so it's not a double mistake."

Upon hearing this, Lord Thunderbolt stopped reporting and bowed, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, I will follow your orders." Then he returned to the immortal group.

At this time, the Jade Emperor asked again: "Where is the colorful attendant?"

Upon hearing this, Taibai Jinxing below immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Fairy Nishang is waiting for your order outside the Lingxiao Palace."

The Jade Emperor nodded, waved his hand and said, "Let her return to Guanghan Palace immediately. Since she was abducted by the demon, the crime of being late in the lower world will not be investigated."

Taibai Jinxing bowed and said, "I will obey your orders." Then he flew out of the Lingxiao Palace holding his whisk.

The superior of Fairy Nichang, the chief official, Taiyin Xingjun, bowed and said, "On behalf of Fairy Nichang, I would like to thank Your Majesty for not blaming me."

Soon, Taibai Jinxing returned to report the order, and the Fairy Nishang had already returned to Guanghan Palace as ordered.

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly, and then asked, "Where is the Lord of the Rain Tribe?"

The Rain God, the Rain Master, walked out of the immortal group and bowed, saying, "I am here."

The Jade Emperor said, "I have already ordered the number of rainfalls for the three realms and four continents for the next ten years. Tomorrow, it will be sent to the Rain Department by the Taixuan Province. It will be distributed to the heavenly dragon gods within three days. Rainfall must be strictly based on the number of rainfalls, and no changes are allowed without authorization. Those who violate the order will be punished severely by the law of heaven."

The Rain Master bowed and said, "I will obey your command."

Then the Jade Emperor called out, "Where are the Sun Star Lord and the Moon Star Lord?"

The two star gods, the Sun and the Moon, walked out of the immortal group and bowed, saying, "I am here."

The Jade Emperor said, "I have already determined the fixed number of stars in the Three Realms for the next ten years. It will be sent to the Ministry of Dippers by Taixuan Province tomorrow. In the next ten years, the stars in the Three Realms will rotate according to the fixed number, and the cold and heat will alternate. The number of seasons will all rotate according to the fixed number. Where there is severe cold, the heat cannot be increased. Where there is extreme heat, the cold cannot be increased. Where the sunshine is long, the night cannot be increased. Where the moon is long, the day cannot be added. Where the day and night are normal, the four seasons cannot be changed. The stars in the sky must strictly rotate according to the fixed number of days. If there are any additions or changes that violate the order, they will not be forgiven."

The Sun and Moon Star Lords bowed and said, "I will obey your orders."

After arranging the affairs of the Rain Department and the Fighting Department, the Jade Emperor looked at the immortals in the Lingxiao Palace and said, "Do you have anything to report?"

Upon hearing this, all the gods and immortals bowed and said, "Reporting to the Jade Emperor, we have nothing to report."

"Yes." The Jade Emperor nodded and was about to announce the end of the court, when suddenly two golden lights shot up from the lower world, piercing through the thirty-six layers of heaven and rushing straight into the Dou Palace. For a moment, the sky shook, the stars swayed, and the Zhou Tian was startled.

All the gods in the Lingxiao Palace were shocked, looking at each other, and there was a lot of noise, not knowing what was going on.

The Jade Emperor looked outside the palace and saw a blazing golden light heading straight for the Palace of Divine Power. He immediately ordered Thousand-Li Eyes and Wind-Ears to go to the South Gate of Heaven to watch.

The two generals followed the order and went out of the South Heaven Gate to look down into the lower world. They could see clearly and hear clearly. They returned to the Lingxiao Palace and reported: "The place where we, the ministers, followed the order to see the golden light is the border of the small country of Aolai in the east of the Dongsheng Shenzhou. There is a flower and fruit mountain. On the mountain there is a fairy stone. The stone laid an egg, which was seen to have become a stone monkey. There it bowed to the four directions, with golden light in its eyes, shooting into the Dou Palace. Now it is taking food and water, and the golden light will disappear."

The Jade Emperor smiled slightly upon hearing this, and showed mercy, saying: "Things below are created from the essence of heaven and earth, so there is nothing strange about them."

Upon hearing this, all the gods and immortals bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please have mercy."

Afterwards, the Jade Emperor dismissed the court meeting and returned to the palace on the Nine-Dragon Agarwood Jade Chariot.

All the gods and immortals left in their respective chariots. But when the Lord of the Moon got on the golden chariot and was about to leave, he saw the Heavenly Marshal Zhu Lie running over and blocking the chariot.

The Moon God sat in the golden carriage and asked through the jade curtains and scented tents, "Why did Marshal Tianpeng block my carriage?"

Zhu Lie bowed to Taiyin Xingjun and said, "I pay my respects to Taiyin Emperor. Taiyin Emperor, please allow me to report that when I was fighting with the demon who abducted Fairy Nishang, the demon released the Eight Evil Ghost Sounds, which seemed to have hurt Fairy Nishang. This is my dereliction of duty after all, so I would like to go to Guanghan Palace to visit Fairy Nishang. Please allow me to do so."

Upon hearing this, Taiyin Xingjun said, "Swords have no eyes, let alone magic. Marshal Tianpeng has saved Nichang and has fulfilled the order of His Majesty. He has not failed in his duty, so there is no need to worry about it. As for Guanghan Palace, it is the residence of female fairies and male fairies are not allowed to enter. There is no need to mention the visit. Marshal has been newly appointed and should go to Tianhe Water Palace to perform his duties. He should be loyal and conscientious and not disappoint His Majesty's high expectations."

After saying this, Taiyin Star Lord said to a female fairy outside the golden chariot: "Get going."

When Zhu Lie heard that his request was rejected, he was stunned for a moment. At this time, the female fairy driving the car said, "Marshal Tianpeng, the Star Lord is about to set off. Please move more gently."

Marshal Tianpeng came to his senses, quickly stepped aside, and said with a bow, "Go slowly, Star Lord."

It is said that the Moon God returned to the Moon Palace and immediately ordered his female fairies to summon the Fairy Nishang to the Qinghua Pavilion.

Fairy Nishang walked into the pavilion with graceful steps and bowed to the Moon God who was sitting high up at the head of the table, saying, "Fairy servant Nishang, I pay my respects to the queen."

Taiyin Xingjun looked at Fairy Nishang and asked, "Besides saving you, does Zhu Lie have any other involvement?"

Fairy Nishang was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing her like this, Taiyin Xingjun frowned and said, "Nichang, as Chang'e's fairy servant, you are a female official of the 'Taiwei Yuqing Palace'. You must not fall in love with others."

Taiwei Yuqing Palace is the celestial palace of the Jade Emperor. To put it simply, Fairy Nishang and others are the female officials around the Jade Emperor. In the future they will be selected to work in Taiwei Yuqing Palace and serve the Jade Emperor.

Guanghan Palace is also located above the Moon Palace and is managed by Taiyin Star Lord. Taiyin Star Lord herself does not belong to this group. She is one of the main gods of the Dou Department of the Heavenly Court and has a very high status.

Hearing what Taiyin Xingjun said, Fairy Nishang was so scared that she quickly prostrated herself on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, why do you say that? Nishang has never been emotionally attached to anyone. Zhu Lie did have some feelings for Nishang on several occasions, but Nishang rejected him every time."

Taiyin Xingjun frowned and said, "Is it true?"

Fairy Nichang said: "It is absolutely true. Nichang has no desire to be a mortal."

"Yes." Taiyin Xingjun nodded and asked, "I heard you were injured?"

Fairy Nishang was startled when she heard this, and then said, "Your Majesty, I was slightly injured when I was rescued by the mountain god in the lower world, but I am fine now."

"Wait a minute." Taiyin Xingjun said, "Mountain God? Wasn't it Marshal Tianpeng who saved you?"

Upon hearing this, Fairy Nishang was stunned again, and then explained: "My queen, this is what happened." As she spoke, she reported to the Lord of the Moon the scene of the heavenly soldiers and generals being defeated and the scene of herself being rescued by Zhuang Yan.

After listening to this, Taiyin Xingjun said, "So that's how it is. Zhu Lie actually took the credit for the work done by the Lingtai Mountain God."

Fairy Nishang's eyes changed, and a trace of indignation suddenly surged in her heart. She immediately said, "My queen, I didn't expect Zhu Lie to be such a person. Why don't you report this to His Majesty the Jade Emperor?"

"No." Taiyin Xingjun waved his hand and said, "Zhu Lie was born as a close attendant of your Majesty. He is your Majesty's close confidant. Your Majesty intends to promote him. This time he was sent to the lower world to rescue you, just to let him make merit and be rewarded. Otherwise, how could such a task of leading troops to war be given to a young general in front of the palace?"

At this point, Taiyin Star Lord looked at Fairy Nishang and said, "Don't mention this matter again in the future. Don't tell anyone. Do you understand?"

Fairy Nichang heard this, although she felt depressed, she still bowed and said, "Yes, Madam, Nichang will remember it."

"Yes." Taiyin Xingjun waved his hand and said, "You can go back."

Fairy Nishang immediately stood up and took her leave, then left Qinghua Pavilion.

After Fairy Nichang left, Taiyin Xingjun recalled Fairy Nichang's account of how she was rescued. A charming smile suddenly appeared on his icy face: "He actually used two slaps to wake Nichang up. This Lingtai Mountain God is quite an interesting person."

Then she pondered again, "But this man was recommended by Laojun. Although Zhu Lie took all the credit, he helped Marshal Deng capture Ao Qu and now rescued Nichang. His strength is not bad, and he will definitely not be unknown in the future."

"The God of Lingtai Mountain, Zhuang Yan." Taiyin Star Lord silently memorized the name and thought no more about it. He began to calm his mind, put aside distracting thoughts, made a seal with his hands, and sat in meditation.

(End of this chapter)