I am a fairy in Journey to the West

The Imperial Palace of Mount Heng, Qinghui Palace.

Ye Meicang, the Minister of the Southern Mountain, and Ling Feiling, the Grand Commandant, stood aside, watching the immortal physicians who were healing the Southern Mountain Emperor, their expressions extremely tense.

Not long after, Ye Meicang grabbed a healer and asked, "How is it?"

The celestial physician said, "Your Majesty is seriously injured, but not in mortal danger. After taking this elixir, you will be mostly recovered in just over a month."

"Only half?" Ye Meicang shouted at the immortal physician, "How dare you treat His Majesty's injury so carelessly?"

"No, no, no." The immortal physician hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It is not that we are negligent, but there is the power of law in half of His Majesty's injuries. This is something that we physicians cannot cure. We can only slowly refine and recuperate it through our magic power."

Upon hearing this, Ye Meicang released the Immortal Doctor and then cupped his hands, saying, "I misunderstood, please forgive me."

"You flatter me, Minister," the immortal physician said, then turned to fetch elixirs and jade liquid to continue treating the Southern Mountain Emperor.

At that moment, a clear voice rang out from outside the palace: "Her Majesty the Empress has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Ye Meicang and Ling Feiling hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, only to see Empress Jingming walking in dressed in casual clothes.

"What happened?" Empress Jingming frowned as she looked at the unconscious Emperor Nanyue on the jade bed and asked Ye Meicang and Ling Feiling.

Ye Meicang and Ling Feiling's expressions changed. When Zhuang Yan came to Nanyue for a tour, he clashed with the Great Emperor of Nanyue and knocked him up to the Great Luo Heaven.

Empress Jingming once came to confront Zhuang Yan with a sword, but she was also reprimanded by Zhuang Yan.

If she were to find out that the Southern Mountain Emperor had been severely injured by Zhuang Yan, what would happen? Wouldn't she go after Zhuang Yan and fight him to the death?
But if they don't tell the truth, they can't hide it, after all, there are few people in the Yama Great World who would dare to seriously injure a great emperor.

"I'm asking you a question! Minister Ye, speak!" Empress Jingming said angrily.

Ye Meicang suddenly raised her head and hurriedly bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Please don't be angry. It's like this."

"Just now, celestial soldiers from the Heavenly Pivot Province escorted His Majesty's imperial carriage back, saying that His Majesty had a dispute with the Divine Firmament Emperor in the Mortal Realm Jade Palace."

Ye Meicang was interrupted by Empress Jingming before she could finish speaking. "You don't need to say anything more. I already know," Empress Jingming said coldly.

Seeing this, Ye Meicang hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. The Divine Firmament Emperor is not what he used to be."

"He deserves it," Empress Jingming cursed, looking at the Emperor of Nanyue on the jade couch.

"Huh?" Ye Meicang and Ling Feiling were stunned, then looked at Empress Jingming. Empress Jingming said, "This old bastard is stubborn and refuses to admit his wrongdoing. He was beaten up by Emperor Shenxiao back then. Now that Emperor Shenxiao has attained the Great Luo Dao Fruit and become the Assistant Emperor, he still dares to talk back. He deserves this fate."

As she spoke, Empress Jingming asked Ye Meicang, "When will this old bastard die?"

Ye Meicang quickly replied, "Your Majesty is too kind. His Majesty has only suffered serious injuries. The physicians say he will be mostly recovered in about a month."

"That's too good for him." After saying that, Empress Jingming turned around and walked out without looking at Emperor Nanyue, leaving Ye Meicang and Ling Feiling standing there looking at each other.

Just then, a scribe arrived outside the palace and said to Ye Meicang, "Reporting to the Minister, the immortal officials who have returned from their leave from the Five Elements Manifestation have all arrived at the Minister's residence and are waiting to verify the talismans."

Ye Meicang immediately said to Ling Feiling, "Grand Commandant Ling, you stay here and keep watch. I have to go back to my residence to take care of some business."

Ling Feiling nodded and said, "Minister, you may go."

Ye Meicang left Qinghui Palace, but as soon as he reached the gate of the Minister's Mansion, he saw a procession of imperial carriages soaring into the sky.

A day later, Empress Jingming returned from the Great Luo Heaven and handed over the healing elixir she had obtained from the heavens to the immortal physicians, who immediately fed it to the Great Emperor of the Southern Mountain.

Once the golden elixir entered his stomach, the Great Emperor of the Southern Mountain recovered 50% of his injuries within a few breaths and regained consciousness.

But as soon as Fang Yi regained consciousness, the Great Emperor of Nanyue was severely scolded by Empress Jingming. He was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head and could only cover his head with the blanket to ignore her.

Meanwhile, Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng examined the talisman at the Nanyue Minister's residence, and then went home with Jia Min.

At the Marquis of Jiangzhu's residence, Lin Ruhai had already made all the preparations and prepared a family banquet.

Wang Xifeng stayed at the Marquis of Jiangzhu's residence for three days before bidding farewell to Lin Ruhai and his wife and setting off back to Suzhou.

Lin Daiyu personally saw Wang Xifeng off, and only returned the way she came after watching Wang Xifeng board the ship and leave.

But on her way back, she suddenly heard a faint crying sound coming from the forest below, like that of a woman.

Lin Daiyu frowned, then descended from the clouds and followed the sound of weeping to the outside of a cave.

Lin Daiyu had already become an earth immortal, and with just one glance, she could tell that there was demonic energy emanating from the cave, and she concluded that this place was definitely not a good place.

So Lin Daiyu stepped into the cave, where she found it dimly lit and even had a faint smell of blood.

Lin Daiyu frowned and was about to move forward when suddenly a shriek came from ahead, followed by a bat about half the size of a person swooping straight at Lin Daiyu.

Without a second thought, Lin Daiyu drew her Seven Treasures Blade and slashed forward. A scream rang out, followed by a spray of blood. The bat spirit, half the size of a human, was cut in two, falling to the ground with a trail of foul-smelling blood.

Having fought for so many years amidst the Five Elements' manifestation, this kind of scene was nothing to Lin Daiyu; she had remained unfazed even amidst mountains of corpses, seas of blood, and engulfing fire and water. Hearing the bat demon's screams, another voice came from within: "Old bat, what are you yelling about for no reason?"

Lin Daiyu lightly flicked the Seven Treasures Blade, and with a burst of magical power, took a step forward, directly arriving in the cave hall.

The cave was even darker, with human bones scattered on the floor. Only a dim candle lit the room, and a copper pot sat in the middle, boiling with several human bones inside. The pot was bubbling and emitted a foul stench.

Not far away, two other demons were holding down a woman, stripping her clothes and washing her. The demon on the left said, "This one they sent this time is truly top-notch. We're in for a treat."

"I heard it was sent by a prominent family, so naturally it has tender skin and a wonderful aroma."

"A prominent family? Didn't you say she was just a maid?"

"Are you stupid? Of course she's a maid from a powerful family, I heard she's from a family of high-ranking officials."

"Goodness, a maid from the Divine Marquis family, no wonder she's covered in spiritual energy."

"Stop talking, hurry up and wash it clean, chop it up and get it ready to cook."

The woman was already crying her heart out. When Lin Daiyu heard the two demons' words, her eyes darkened. She stepped forward and killed the demon on the right with a single stroke. The demon's head fell to the ground instantly, and blood splattered everywhere.

The demon on the left was terrified. When he turned around, he saw Lin Daiyu bathed in celestial light. He trembled with fear and knelt on the ground, begging, "Immortal, spare my life!"

Lin Daiyu remained silent, only wielding the Seven Treasures Knife in her hand, instantly decapitating the demon.

Then Lin Daiyu used her magic to conjure clothes for the girl and then went forward to help her up.

"Don't be afraid, I am the Marquis of Crimson Pearl in Heaven. I have already slain the demon, and now I will take you away." After saying this, Lin Daiyu led the woman out of the demon cave.

After emerging from the cave, Lin Daiyu formed a hand seal and made a clear command to the ground. Immediately, a wisp of smoke rose from the ground, and a seventh-rank celestial official appeared before Lin Daiyu.

Upon seeing Lin Daiyu, the celestial official immediately bowed and said, "Greetings of the Land God of Ganquan, Marquis Jiangzhu."

Lin Daiyu briefly explained the situation, and finally pointed to the cave and said, "I have already killed those three monsters. This cave can no longer be left. Please ask the Earth God to deal with them properly."

The local earth god of Ganquan immediately bowed and accepted the order, saying, "This humble god will obey Your Majesty's command."

Lin Daiyu then took the girl back to her manor and settled her in a guest room in the outer courtyard, sending servants to comfort her.

A day later, Lin Daiyu arrived at the young girl's room. As soon as the girl saw Lin Daiyu, she immediately knelt down and wept, saying, "Thank you so much for saving my life, my lord. I am deeply grateful."

Lin Daiyu stepped forward to help him up, asked him to sit down, and then asked, "I heard those two monsters say that you were a servant in the Divine Marquis's mansion. How did you get captured by those three monsters?"

Upon hearing this, the girl burst into tears. Lin Daiyu said, "Don't cry. Tell me what's wrong."

The girl wiped away her tears and said, "I dare not lie to you, my lord. My name is Jin Chuan. I was originally a maidservant to Madam Jia, the second master of the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion. I said something I shouldn't have while chatting with the second young master, which angered Madam Jia. She sent people to capture me and sell me to these man-eating monsters."

"Wait a minute." Lin Daiyu frowned and said, "You said you were a servant in the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion. Is the second master of the second branch named Jia Zheng?"

Jin Chuan nodded and said, "That's right."

Lin Daiyu then asked, "Then his wife must be Lady Wang, right?"

“Yes.” Jin Chuan nodded again.

Lin Daiyu narrowed her eyes and asked, "The second young master you mentioned, could it be the same as Jia Baoyu, the second young master of the Bao family?"

A hint of doubt flickered in Jin Chuan's eyes. "Indeed, does Your Majesty recognize them?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "As fellow celestial officials, of course I recognize you. You said you said something you shouldn't have said to the Second Young Master. What exactly did you say?"

Jin Chuan immediately lowered her head, looking embarrassed, but she did not hide anything and truthfully said, "At that time, Second Master Bao teased me with ambiguous words, and I relaxed for a moment, so I also said some ambiguous words, which angered Madam."

Lin Daiyu frowned. In the past, she wouldn't have cared, but after so many years of experience in the Five Elements world, she was no longer the restrained "young lady" she once was.

Just then, Jia Min's voice came from outside: "Daiyu, Daiyu."

Lin Daiyu immediately put down Jin Chuan and went out. She saw Jia Min arrive in the courtyard with two servants. Lin Daiyu went forward to help Jia Min and asked, "Mother, what is it?"

Jia Min smiled and said, "Your maternal grandmother just contacted me and said she wanted to see me. I thought since you have time, you should make some preparations. We will set off to visit your maternal grandmother tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu immediately pictured her maternal grandmother's face, and also thought of Jia Baoyu, as well as the words Jin Chuan had spoken.

“Alright.” Lin Daiyu smiled and said, “I haven’t seen my maternal grandmother for a long time, and I have long wanted to visit her.”

After Jia Min finished speaking with Lin Daiyu, she left. Lin Daiyu then returned to Jin Chuan's room and looked at Jin Chuan, saying, "I will arrange for you to stay in a safe place temporarily. Once I have investigated this matter thoroughly, I will give you an explanation."

Jin Chuan had no choice but to bow her head and say, "I will obey your will." (End of Chapter)