Mixed in the heavens, merits and virtues become immortals

Chapter 388 You should learn from Lao Jian!
"Crack!"

Gu Qing took a bite of the peach. It was crisp and melted in his mouth, full of juice. Just one bite filled his body with immortal energy, which refined the true energy of the Sun Scripture and extended Gu Qing's lifespan.

From transcending tribulation to becoming an immortal, Gu Qing's life essence has changed. Taking a bite of the peach made his body feel even lighter, and his magical power flowed to a higher level.

"Eat!"

Gu Qing gestured to the Seventh Princess.

The Seventh Princess lowered her head and chuckled softly. She recalled how, after learning that the Jade Emperor intended to exterminate Yao Ji's entire family, she had boldly left the Heavenly Palace to deliver the message, and had also met this "wild brother." Turning back, she even managed to steal her own father's peaches. Having grown up in the Heavenly Palace since childhood, she knew that the Heavenly Rules were merciless and had never transgressed them before. However, these repeated violations actually brought her a long-lost sense of freedom.

"Crack!"

The seventh princess boldly took a bite, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

Her rebellious phase has begun.

Gu Qing smiled and felt that he should dye his hair blonde when he met the Jade Emperor.

"These peaches taste really good."

Nezha, munching on the peaches of immortality, gathered the remaining four peaches, intending to give one to Taiyi Zhenren and two to his parents after returning to the mortal realm…

"Brother, where will you go from now on?"

The Seventh Princess looked at Gu Qing with a beaming smile.

After the turmoil in the Heavenly Court subsided, the Seventh Princess prepared to go find Gu Qing.

"I've heard that there's a Jade Cauldron Immortal in the Chan Sect. I'm in the mortal realm now, so I should go find him."

Gu Qing frankly told the Seventh Princess his goal.

In the Investiture of the Gods, Yu Ding Zhenren was Yang Jian's master, teaching him the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, making Yang Jian the most promising disciple of the third generation of the Chan Sect. In the Lotus Lantern, Yu Ding Zhenren was portrayed as the "Chan Sect's Forbidden Book Catalogue," possessing a photographic memory and knowing all the secrets of the Chan Sect, though he himself didn't know how to use them. Nevertheless, Yu Ding Zhenren still taught Yang Jian, and later transformed into Subhuti to teach Sun Wukong.

Both of them are top-tier fighters in the Lotus Lantern series.

Yu Ding was also a truly excellent teacher.

Gu Qing also wanted to get something from Master Yu Ding.

"He!"

Nezha, having followed Taiyi Zhenren in his cultivation, had naturally heard of Yuding Zhenren's reputation. He curled his lip and said, "I'd rather find my master."

Taiyi Zhenren truly taught him things and also gave him magical treasures.

Gu Qing pinched Nezha's hair bun and said, "Isn't your master in seclusion?"

Nezha nodded, thinking of his doting master, wondering if his master could handle the trouble he had caused this time.

"Sister, I'll head down to the mortal realm first."

Gu Qing then took the Seventh Princess's hand and whispered, "If you want to find me, go to Mount Hua and use your magic to reflect the sunlight back. I will sense it."

The Seventh Princess's eyes lit up, and she said, "Then you're more powerful than Brother Golden Crow!"

There are ten golden crows in the Heavenly Court. Among them, the Great Golden Crow has the deepest magical power and is most trusted by the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother. However, the Great Golden Crow does not have the ability to reflect light and see through the world.

"Your brother is amazing!"

Gu Qing revealed an innocent smile.

To a certain extent, Gu Qing, who cultivates the Sun Scripture, is more adept at mobilizing the power of the sun than the Ten Golden Crows. However, it is true that the Ten Golden Crows are the sun itself. In the future, when Yang Jian kills his brother with one blow, Chang'e will stop him to prevent the last Golden Crow from being killed, all for the sake of the common people.

Gu Qing was also waiting for that time.

If one could obtain the corpses of nine suns and master the "Nine Yang Manual," who in this world could withstand them?

"All right."

Gu Qing looked at the Seventh Princess and Nezha, solemnly bid them farewell, and said, "My identity is not suitable for me to stay in the Heavenly Court for long, as it would cause you trouble, so I'll be leaving now."

Next comes the mess between Nezha and Ao Guang, which Gu Qing doesn't want to get involved in.

"I'm still waiting for Ao Guang here..."

Thinking of this, Nezha could only say goodbye to Gu Qing.

After saying goodbye, Gu Qing looked at the Seventh Princess, then at Nezha, made a hand seal, and used the Seventh Princess's cloud-riding technique to ride the clouds away. He floated out of the Heavenly Court, turned towards the mortal realm, and then changed direction, heading straight for the Moon Palace.

The moonlight was cool and clear.

The Moon Palace is magnificent.

Gu Qing arrived quietly. The fairy Chang'e was dancing alone in the moon palace. Her ribbons fluttered and she moved with incredible speed and grace. Her dance was unparalleled. In this dance, Gu Qing felt a longing for the past, the impermanence of time, and a deep-seated loneliness.

"How desperate must one be to dance like that?"

Gu Qing offered a sharp critique of Chang'e's dance.

As she finished her dance, Chang'e stopped, her ribbons fluttering like smoke and mist, her gaze gleaming coldly.

"Greetings, Fairy Chang'e."

Gu Qing bowed to Chang'e.

"rude!"

Chang'e said coldly that her dance was unparalleled, every movement and stillness conveying emotion. Her dance just now was a product of her emotions, which could have moved people and conveyed feelings. However, Gu Qing was not only unmoved by her dance, but also criticized it in a condescending manner, which made Chang'e feel like a clown.

"Actually, I'm very empathetic."

Gu Qing said calmly, "It's just that I was born unable to shed tears, which has caused the fairy to misunderstand."

Upon hearing this, Chang'e looked at Gu Qing in surprise, seemingly trying to figure out if it was true or false.

Gu Qing forced a trace of sorrow and said, "Perhaps I had already shed all my tears in my past life."

This sudden change made Chang'e feel guilty. She came before Gu Qing, bowed gracefully, and said, "Many things have happened in the Three Realms recently, leaving me at a loss..."

Chang'e apologized to Gu Qing.

Gu Qing smiled gently.

In the prequel to Lotus Lantern, Yang Jian learned to fly and accidentally flew to the dancing Chang'e. Watching Chang'e's dance reminded him of his mother, and he wept bitterly, winning Chang'e's favor. Gu Qing came over and saw Chang'e dancing. His sudden change of tone, his pulling and tugging, made Chang'e feel guilty.

Lao Jian, you should learn from him!
"Chang'e, the Moon Goddess".

Gu Qing stared intently at Chang'e.

Chang'e stared intently at Gu Qing, who was in front of her, making a gesture of drawing a bow and arrow. Although there was no bow and arrow in his hand, Chang'e's eyes were blurry, but she could feel that the arrow was aimed at her heart.

"Whoosh!"

Gu Qing easily released the "bowstring".

In that instant, Chang'e saw the shadow of her old friend, and she could no longer hold back. She threw herself into Gu Qing's arms, tears streaming down her beautiful face and onto Gu Qing's neck.

At that moment, the icy moon above the clouds melted.

At this moment, the osmanthus tree in the moon palace is filled with fragrance.

Gu Qing gently wrapped his arms around Chang'e's slender waist, pressed his forehead against hers, and looked into her eyes. In a hoarse voice, he said, "Fairy, I am not him." Although Gu Qing could now easily push Chang'e down, he did not take advantage of her vulnerability.

Gu Qing didn't want her ex-husband, who was still obsessed with her, to treat her as a substitute, so she took the initiative to confess, saying, "I just learned archery when I came into this world."

Chang'e nodded repeatedly, then threw herself into Gu Qing's arms and burst into tears.

Gu Qing embraced the pure and cold full moon, gently inhaling the fragrance from its hair, savoring this moment of warmth in the moon palace.

"what……"

From within the Moon Palace came the exclamation of a third person.

Chang'e looked up and saw Yao Ji's figure. She quickly jumped out of Gu Qing's arms and put some distance between them.

"I have been in charge of the four heavens of the Desire Realm for many years, and this is the first time I have sensed that you have fallen in love."

Dressed in armor, Yao Ji resembled a female war goddess from heaven. She walked step by step to Gu Qing and Chang'e. When she looked at Gu Qing, she smiled and thanked him for his earlier message and rescue.

"What are you here for?"

Chang'e lowered her eyes, her figure gradually becoming lonely, as if she had transformed back into a solitary and aloof fairy.

"I would like to ask you to cover up the Yang family's whereabouts."

Yao Ji looked at Chang'e, her eyes gradually filling with tears, and said, "I know that we can escape for a while, but not forever. As long as I am not brought to justice, the Heavenly Court will not let us go. So after I settled them, I wanted to come to the Heavenly Court to confess my sins, hoping to exchange myself for a few dozen days of peace for them."

Several dozen days later, decades would have passed in the human world, and the Yang family should be able to live out their days in peace.

"Why don't you let them become your apprentices, learn some skills, and then let Yang Tianyou and you be husband and wife for life, living together as a family?"

Gu Qing asked.

This is clearly a better choice.

"I rule the Desire Realm, and I know the Heavenly Rules best..."

Yao Ji said sorrowfully, "It was my mistake."

Chang'e frowned, looking at her good sister.

"Moreover, the immortals of the Chan Sect have all recently gone into seclusion."

Yao Ji then helplessly revealed a desperate truth: all the immortals of the Chan Sect were going into seclusion for seven years, and even the Primordial Celestial Venerable of Kunlun Mountain was not seeing her. After arranging for the Yang family to move to Mount Hua, Yao Ji felt that continuing to stay in Mount Hua would only lead to a miserable existence, so she took the initiative to stand up and fight for the survival of her family.

“I am the Jade Emperor’s sister. Even if I have violated the heavenly rules, he would not kill me.”

Yao Ji said, "It's all worth it if they can live well."

Upon hearing Yao Ji's explanation, Chang'e lowered her head, sighed, and nodded repeatedly.

“Recently, the Ten Golden Crows in Heaven have not dared to go out. Marshal Tianpeng and you are old friends. You can put on an act.”

Gu Qing tried to offer a suggestion: why throw the game directly when it's clearly something that can be manipulated?
"Wouldn't that implicate Marshal Tianpeng?"

Yao Ji shook her head, then asked curiously, "Why don't the Ten Golden Crows dare to go out?"

"Because Hou Yi's archery skills appeared."

Chang'e spoke up calmly, saying, "Someone shot an arrow at the South Heavenly Gate from the mouth of the Guan River, knocking the Great Golden Crow unconscious. Upon seeing this, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother dared not let the Ten Great Golden Crows leave the house easily."

Hou Yi and the Golden Crow are also renowned rivals in the Three Realms. After all, Hou Yi's 0:9 record back then was so impressive that it influenced the current "Hou Yi" and the current Golden Crow.

"Guanjiangkou?"

Yao Ji subtly shifted her gaze to Gu Qing.

"Yes, it's me."

Gu Qing readily admitted it.

Yao Ji hesitated for a moment, then thanked Gu Qing again, knowing that it was Gu Qing's arrow that allowed the Yang family to escape.

"The Yang family is now living in a temple on Mount Hua."

Yao Ji entrusted Gu Qing and Chang'e with the words, "That is the place where Yang Tianyou and I pledged our love. Please..." Yao Ji hesitated to finish her sentence, knowing that the Yang family was bound by the Heavenly Laws. If she asked Gu Qing and Chang'e to protect them, they would be implicated as well.

Yao Ji bowed gently to Gu Qing and Chang'e, then floated away towards Yaochi.

This was Yao Ji's own choice, and Gu Qing and Chang'e watched Yao Ji's figure gradually disappear into the distance from the Guanghan Palace.

"She finally experienced the taste of love."

Chang'e's voice carried a hint of coldness, yet also a touch of emotion.

Gu Qing looked at Chang'e, smiled at her, nodded, and said, "Fairy Chang'e, it was because of my archery skills that I took the liberty of coming to the Heavenly Court to see you. Now, I will return to the mortal realm."

Gu Qing had already exhausted Chang'e's emotions enough for the day, and continuing to stay by her side would only lead to nothing more. So Gu Qing simply said goodbye, leaving everything for Chang'e to savor.

Chang'e shifted her feet slightly and raised her wrist, as if to try to stop him, but in the end she did not reach out her hand. She watched as Gu Qing's figure left the Moon Palace and headed towards Mount Hua in the human world.

"Are you going to protect the Yang family?"

As Chang'e watched Gu Qing's figure descend, her heart secretly pounded upwards.

Huashan.

There is a temple here, where Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou once shared a heart. The Yang family is also located here now. Gu Qingfei went to Mount Hua not only for the Yang family, but also for Yu Ding Zhenren.

In the original storyline, the tiger demon whose bones were broken by Gu Qing would try to take Yang Chan as his wife. Yang Jian followed behind, and in despair, he merged with the "Heavenly Eye," then launched a counterattack, stunning the Jade Cauldron Immortal who was watching from the sidelines. Only then did the Jade Cauldron Immortal want to take Yang Jian and Yang Chan as his disciples... Although there are too many coincidences in this series, if Yang Jian is on Mount Hua, the Jade Cauldron Immortal is most likely also there.

The gaze, like sunlight, searched all over Mount Hua and spotted Yang Tianyou in the temple. Then, after looking around, it finally spotted a lewd Taoist priest. The gaze descended and came to the priest's side, patting him on the shoulder.

"Ouch...what are you doing..."

Gu Qing's actions startled the lewd Taoist priest, who let out a sharp shout and then squatted down on the ground.

Gu Qing reached out and lifted the lewd-looking Taoist priest up, looking him in the eye with a grin, and said, "I saw you looking at the man inside with such a lewd expression, you really don't seem like a good person. I'm here to protect that man..."

"nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, the lewd Taoist priest angrily retorted, "If I don't look like a good person, then what do I look like?"

"I'm looking at you..."

Gu Qing approached the lewd-looking Taoist priest and said, "He looks like a gay man."

These remarks enraged the lewd Taoist priest, who glared at Gu Qing and said, "How dare you insult someone's innocence like this? I think you're the one who's gay!"

Gu Qing couldn't help but burst into laughter at the lewd Taoist's exasperated appearance.

"Hey, hey."

Just then, a round-faced man with a thick beard and a strong build, speaking with a Guanjiang accent, suddenly appeared. He looked at Gu Qing and the lewd Taoist priest and said, "What are you talking about? Can I join you?"

???

Gu Qing and the lewd Taoist exchanged a glance, then both threw punches at the man!

(End of this chapter)