I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Kitano Tenbu found it all very baffling. Were these chosen ones out of their minds? They were fighting to the death just now, and now they're suddenly joining forces over something that can smoke?
A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so Kitano Tenbu immediately said, "Friends, since that's the case, then I won't seek revenge. You can take Hanzhi Fairy with you. Let's be friends and keep to ourselves from now on."

Upon hearing Kitano Tenbu's words of submission, the members of the Destiny Group huddled together to discuss the matter.

Wuchenzi asked, "Since he's already said that, are we still going to fight?"

Kong Liang said, "The most important thing right now is to hand in the mission. I estimate that other chosen ones are on their way, and the later we arrive, the more trouble we'll encounter."

Li Bubai said, "Kong Liang is right, let's complete the task first."

Gao Shifu said, "I agree."

Gu Hanqing said, "How can we guarantee that he won't go back on his word and come after us with his men?"

Wang Lang said, "Then why don't we just kill him?"

Upon hearing Wang Lang's words, Kitano Tenbu's expression changed slightly. He clenched his fists and quickly retreated, preparing to fight these chosen ones.

At this moment, Ren Xiaoyao stood up, took a puff of his cigarette, and said, "It's better to resolve enmity than to make it. Since he said we should be friends, let's be friends then."

At this point, Ren Xiaoyao walked straight up to Kitano Tenbu, handed him a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, and said, "We've become friends since we started fighting."

Kitano Tenbu looked at the thing Ren Xiaoyao handed over; it was this thing that had completely 'bewitched' these chosen ones.

Kitano Tenbu hesitated for a moment, but finally took it and said, "I would like to ask you all a question."

"Excuse me," Ren Xiaoyao said.

Kitano Tenbu asked, "Are you people sent by the Northern Peak Divine Palace?"

"The Northern Mountain Divine Palace?" Ren Xiaoyao was taken aback for a moment, then turned around and glanced at Wuchenzi and the others.

At this moment, Li Bubai said, "We don't know anything about the Northern Mountain Divine Palace. We only care about benefits. We'll work for whoever gives us benefits."

Ren Xiaoyao nodded and said, "He's right. We only received a mission to deliver Fairy Hanzhi to the foot of Mount Heng in the North. As for who gave us the mission, we don't care."

"I understand." Kitano Tenbu nodded, put away his cigarette and lighter, and then cupped his hands to the crowd, saying, "What this brother said earlier is right. No fight, no friendship. Everyone, then we'll meet again. You are welcome to visit my Kitano branch when you have time."

The others followed suit, cupping their hands in greeting and saying, "Alright, Chief Kitano, take care."

Kitano Tenbu leaped onto the back of the Golden-Winged Bee and then rode away on it.

Watching Kitano Tenbu leave, the group gathered together again, and Wang Lang clapped his hands and said, "Alright, alright, now we can team up for missions."

No one objected, but Gu Hanqing said, "Since we're forming a team, we need a captain. From now on, we'll follow the captain's orders."

Li Bubai said, "Then of course the most capable among us should be the captain." As he spoke, he raised his right sword and pointed it, "Anyone want to spar with me?"

"I'll do it." Kong Liang walked out holding a fan.

Wuchenzi quickly stopped Kong Liang and said, "We just decided not to fight Kitano Tenbu, so why are you starting again now? I have an idea, everyone, please listen."

Everyone looked at Wuchenzi, who immediately said, "As the saying goes, whoever feeds you is your mother, and whoever provides cigarettes is your father. It's quite obvious who should be the team leader, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, everyone first glanced at Gu Hanqing, then let out a chorus of boos, before turning to Ren Xiaoyao. Li Bubai immediately said, "I agree, then let Ren Xiaoyao be the captain."

A series of grinding teeth sounds rang out. Everyone turned to look and saw Gu Hanqing gritting his teeth and saying, "What do you mean?"

No one spoke, except for Wuchenzi, who recklessly said, "That's simple, whoever feeds you is your mother, whoever smokes you is your father."

"Go to hell!" Gu Hanqing roared, raising his hand and freezing Wuchenzi into an icicle. Then, with another wave of his hand, the frozen Wuchenzi exploded with a 'bang,' shattering into ice shards all over the ground.

Everyone pretended not to see it, and Ren Xiaoyao said loudly, "Alright, alright, everyone get ready. We'll set off once Brother Wuchenzi is resurrected."

Then everyone came to Lu Hanzhi and said, "Fairy Hanzhi, now we will all protect you on your way to Hengshan."

Lu Hanzhi stood at a distance, silently observing everything. She was completely bewildered by the abstract nature of this group of chosen ones; she had never seen anything like it before.

First, they can revive after dying. Second, they don't hold grudges at all. They were fighting to the death just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, they can turn enemies into friends over something to eat. I don't understand it at all.

But these people, though abstract in nature, are quite capable, and their alliance would be a good thing for us.

Lu Hanzhi nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble you all."

Not long after, Wuchenzi revived and ran back. Upon seeing Gu Hanqing, he said, "Are you a hedgehog?"

Gu Hanqing raised his hand, and Wuchenzi hurriedly took a Seven Star Step and dodged behind a big tree.

Li Bubai and Gao Bushi quickly grabbed Gu Hanqing's arm and advised, "Forget it, forget it. You can't expect anything good to come out of a bull's nose and a dog's mouth. Let's not stoop to his level."

Gu Hanqing snorted coldly and lowered her hand. Seeing that Gu Hanqing had lowered her arm, Wuchenzi walked out from behind the tree.

When Ren Xiaoyao saw Wuchenzi return, he said, "Alright, alright, now that everyone's here, let's get going. The sooner we finish the mission, the sooner we can have peace of mind."

No one objected, and they escorted Lu Hanzhi all the way to Mount Heng in the north.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, the group traveled day and night, only stopping to rest for half a day when they were absolutely exhausted before continuing their journey.

After a full month, the group finally arrived at the foot of the majestic and beautiful Hengshan Mountain.

Looking at the towering peaks and ridges before him, with their unique beauty, rare flowers and exotic plants, and ethereal clouds, Gu Hanqing took a deep breath and said, "It's so beautiful. I wish I could live here forever."

Wuchenzi said, "How about I choose an auspicious burial site for you?"

Gu Hanqing glanced at Wuchenzi and said, "You'd better shut up, or that little ravine ahead will be your eternal home."

Everyone was already used to it; Wuchenzi and Gu Hanqing had been bickering every day for the past month.

As the group arrived at the foot of Mount Heng, Li Bubai ran to a large rock, looked around, and then said, "Where is the place to turn in the mission?"

"Didn't you see the quest NPC?" Gao asked.

Li Bubai looked at it carefully again, then shook his head and said, "No."

Some people were puzzled. At this moment, Gu Hanqing said, "Will we hand in the mission on the mountain?" "Impossible," Wang Lang said. "You can see clearly in the mission description that we are to deliver Fairy Hanzhi to the foot of Hengshan Mountain."

Kong Liang said, "But it didn't say which direction. Is it at the foot of Hengshan Mountain in another direction?"

Ren Xiaoyao looked around and saw lush mountains and vast plains. He said, "Look how big this place is. The NPC should be somewhere else. Let's all look around."

So everyone started searching in all directions again. Lu Hanzhi stood there, and suddenly seemed to sense something. She looked up and saw a divine light flying down from the sky.

Lu Hanzhi immediately said, "Is this the person you're looking for?"

Ren Xiaoyao, who was standing nearby, looked up when he heard this and saw Taiheng Jun descending from the sky on a cloud, landing on the ground in an instant.

Ren Xiaoyao immediately waved and shouted to the people in the distance, "Stop looking, come back quickly."

Hearing Ren Xiaoyao's shout, the group, who were searching for the NPC, quickly ran back.

After everyone returned, they came together to Taiheng Jun. Taiheng Jun cupped his hands and smiled at Lu Hanzhi, saying, "Fairy Hanzhi, you have truly suffered this time. I have come to greet you on the orders of the Great Emperor of Beiyue."

Lu Hanzhi cupped her hands in thanks, then pointed to Ren Xiaoyao and the others and said, "Thanks to these fellow Daoists for escorting me all the way, I was able to arrive here safely."

Upon hearing this, Lord Taiheng immediately cupped his hands to the group of chosen ones before him and said, "Thank you all. You may now come to me to hand in your missions."

Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and stepped forward to submit their tasks. As soon as the "task completed" notification came from the scroll in Taiheng Jun's hand, seven beams of immortal light flew out from the task scroll and landed directly on Ren Xiaoyao and his group of seven.

The next moment, the seven people felt a light and comfortable sensation in their bodies, and a foul-smelling black mist was expelled from their bodies.

The seven people immediately covered their mouths and noses, but Lu Hanzhi said with a smile, "Congratulations to the seven fellow Daoists. You have completed the bone and marrow cleansing and purification, and the impurities in your bodies have been expelled, making you true cultivators."

Upon hearing this, the seven quickly examined their bodies and discovered that their skin was now snow-white and translucent, even faintly emitting a fragrance.

"Is this what they mean by 'skin exudes fragrance'?" Gu Hanqing asked with delight.

Ren Xiaoyao exclaimed in utter astonishment, "I have magic power now!" As he spoke, he condensed a drop of clear water in his palm.

Upon hearing this, the others quickly tried it as well, and sure enough, each of them generated magical power within their bodies. However, they soon discovered that the flow of this magical power was extremely sluggish.

Lu Hanzhi explained the laws of heaven and earth of Beiju Luzhou to them. After listening, the seven people felt disappointed. Li Bubai said, "I thought I would be able to experience the feeling of riding the wind and flying on a sword."

Then Taiheng Jun said to Lu Hanzhi, "Fairy Hanzhi, let's go."

Lu Hanzhi nodded, thanked the group of people destined for heaven, and then rode the clouds with Taiheng Jun into the Hengshan Divine Palace.

Watching Taiheng Jun and Lu Hanzhi leave, everyone hurriedly summoned their 'panel' and discovered that each of them had gained '10 years of cultivation and magical power' and '10 merit points' for this mission.

The seven people were celebrating their reward for completing the mission when they suddenly heard a wail from not far away: "Damn it, we're too late! The mission is already complete."

Upon hearing this distinctive accent, the seven people turned to look, only to find that five more people of destiny had appeared there at some point.

Upon seeing Ren Xiaoyao and his group of seven, the five chosen ones immediately rushed forward.

"Why are you here so early? Have you already completed your mission?" the leader asked in a thick Sichuan accent.

Li Bubai said, "That's right, you're too late. We just submitted the mission."

Immediately, another sigh rang out, and the leader of the group turned around and said angrily, "I told you to block this place, but you insisted on using this door and that door. If you hadn't been dragging your feet, we would have blocked these bastards long ago."

Gao stammered, "Who are you calling a son of a bitch?"

The man from Sichuan turned around and said, "Hey you guys, damn it, couldn't you have waited a bit? You made us come all this way for nothing."

Wuchenzi said, "Watch your mouth, or do you believe I'll fuck you?"

The man from Sichuan was also enraged. He clapped his hands and said, "What the hell are you talking about? You dare to mess with me? I, Liu Huaqiang from Sichuan, am not just a name without substance!"

Just as Ren Xiaoyao's team and Bashu Liu Huaqiang's team were on the verge of war, Taiheng Jun had already brought Lu Hanzhi into the Northern Hengshan Divine Palace to see Zhuang Yan.

Hengshan Mountain, Jiuzhen Peak, Yuxian Pavilion.

Zhuang Yan fiddled with a jade ruyi scepter, his gaze falling on Lu Hanzhi, and said with a smile, "Little deer, we meet again."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hanzhi immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Lu Hanzhi pays respects to the True Lord Lingtai. I will never forget the True Lord's grace of salvation."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "I only locked you up for a few years. You reformed yourself. What does it have to do with me?"

At this point, Zhuang Yan asked Lu Hanzhi, "Now that you have escaped from the Northern Wilderness Tribe, after you meet the Great Emperor of the Northern Mountain, I will send someone to escort you away from the Northern Continent. You can decide where you want to go."

Lu Hanzhi said, "I have not yet repaid the True Lord's kindness in saving me, and now I am also grateful for the True Lord's life-saving grace. If I cannot repay such a great favor in time, I am afraid that I will suffer great karmic consequences in the future. How can I, a humble immortal, stand in this world again?"

At this point, Lu Hanzhi repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Please, True Lord, give this humble immortal a chance to repay your kindness."

Zhuang Yan remained silent, while Lu Hanzhi knelt silently on the ground, not daring to look up.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhuang Yan suddenly spoke up, saying, "Alright, since you have this intention, then I will give you a chance."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hanzhi was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, True Lord."

The next moment, Zhuang Yan presented the jade ruyi in his hand to Lu Hanzhi and said, "Take this jade ruyi."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hanzhi quickly caught the jade ruyi, and then Zhuang Yan said, "From now on, you are the Destined Merchant."

"A merchant destined for greatness?" Lu Hanzhi looked bewildered, but quickly realized, "Could it be..."

Zhuang Yan nodded and smiled, "That's right. From now on, you will travel around Beiju Luzhou and sell things to the people of destiny. And the things you sell are all in this Flowing Cloud Jade Ruyi."

"Rest assured, as long as you have this Flowing Cloud Jade Ruyi in your hand, no one can harm you, and you can move freely throughout Beiju Luzhou," Zhuang Yan said.

Lu Hanzhi understood and immediately bowed, saying, "Yes, this humble immortal will obey the True Lord's decree."

As soon as Lu Hanzhi finished speaking, the Flowing Cloud Jade Ruyi immediately emitted a beam of celestial light, and then became completely bound to Lu Hanzhi. (End of this chapter)