I am a fairy in Journey to the West

The Buddha and Laozi were talking in front of Leifeng Pagoda when Zhuang Yan landed. Laozi and the Buddha looked over with smiles.

"Oh, Master Zhuang is here. Is the wedding wine delicious?" Buddha said with a smile, "You'll be gone for five or six days."

"Delicious, delicious." Zhuang Yan looked at Tathagata with a smile. "What's going on with all your disciples and followers?"

The Buddha asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I ran into that monk Fahai again when I came here. Why did he huff and puff as soon as he saw me? Do I have a grudge against him?"

Upon hearing this, the Buddha laughed and said, "Haven't you seen his hundred lifetimes of reincarnation?"

Zhuang Yan said, "I'm just bored, so I grab anyone and start looking into their past lives. What do you mean by that, Buddha?"

The Buddha laughed and said, "Thirty-six lifetimes ago, Fahai was an immortal in my Buddhist sect. He was stripped of his enlightenment and cast into the cycle of reincarnation because he committed a sin."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan immediately looked through Fahai's past lives. After a moment, he suddenly realized, "So it was Garuda, the golden-winged divine bird. No wonder he hated me so much, hahaha."

“However, I don’t think he’s changed his nature at all,” Zhuang Yan said.

"He's changed," Buddha sighed. "He's no longer doing evil, but he's still a bit stubborn."

Zhuang Yan smiled and asked, "What are you two doing here?"

Laozi said, “These days, the Tianxuan Sect sent three heretical Great Awakening Golden Immortals, the Chenhuan Jade Palace sent seventeen heretical Great Awakening Golden Immortals, the Wind and Thunder Great World sent twenty-one, the Five Elements Great World sent nineteen, and the Brahma Sect sent five.”

Zhuang Yan was taken aback and said, "So many? They're all locked up in Leifeng Pagoda?" As he spoke, Zhuang Yan looked at Leifeng Pagoda in front of him.

The Buddha nodded and said, "They've all been locked up."

Zhuang Yan shook his head. "Tsk tsk tsk, sixty-five Great Awakening Golden Immortals in one go. Those Heavenly Dao Lords are really willing to spend so much."

At this point, Zhuang Yan asked again, "Is it crowded inside Leifeng Pagoda?"

"It was a bit crowded," the Buddha said with a smile, "but fortunately, it didn't cause chaos in the Three Realms."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "It seems that these Heavenly Dao Lords are all very kind people. They were afraid that it would be troublesome for us to capture them everywhere, so they simply packed them all up and sent them over. These sixty-five Great Awakening Golden Immortals should be enough to make up a large portion, right?"

"It's not a big problem," Laozi said with a smile. "There are only so many Great Awakening Golden Immortals, and I estimate there are quite a few Great Luo Golden Immortals as well."

Speaking of this, Zhuang Yan immediately said, "I discovered something when I went to the wedding banquet this time."

As he spoke, Zhuang Yan told Laozi and Buddha about Bai Suzhen's act of repaying a debt of gratitude. Buddha asked curiously, "What does Bai Suzhen's act of repaying a debt of gratitude have to do with the heretical Golden Immortals?"

Zhuang Yan said, "It seems unrelated, but I feel there's something fishy going on. Guanyin appeared in Emei Mountain and guided Bai Suzhen to descend to the mortal world to repay her debt of gratitude."

"Master Zhuang, please wait." Buddha Tathagata hurriedly interrupted Zhuang Yan, "The Venerable Guanyin manifested herself on Mount Emei? And instructed Bai Suzhen to descend to the mortal realm to repay her debt of gratitude? Is that true?"

Zhuang Yan asked, "What does the Buddha have to say?"

The Buddha said, "This humble monk remembers that Guanyin Bodhisattva began her seclusion 1,200 years ago and has not yet emerged from seclusion. How could she possibly manifest herself on Mount Emei?"

"Oh?" Laozi's eyes lit up. "There really is something fishy going on here. Buddha, you are the Buddha, quickly check if Fellow Daoist Guanyin has come out of seclusion."

The Buddha nodded, then immediately calculated with his fingers. A moment later, he said to Zhuang Yan and Laozi, "The Buddha light of the Venerable Guanyin is in a state of stillness and has not yet emerged from seclusion."

"A heretical Great Luo Impersonator posing as Guanyin? Guiding Bai Suzhen to descend to the mortal realm to repay a debt of gratitude?" Zhuang Yan said.

Laozi said, "We can't jump to conclusions too soon." Laozi smiled at Zhuang Yan and said, "Do you still have a Demon Guanyin there? Ask her first if this matter has anything to do with her."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan immediately raised his hand and pointed, instantly illuminating the vast world. A projection appeared directly in front of Wang Shu in the Jade Palace of Buzhou Mountain.

As soon as Wang Shu saw Zhuang Yan, she quickly sat up from the jade couch. "Luckily, I like to wear clothes to bed, otherwise you would have seen everything."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "If you weren't wearing clothes, I wouldn't have manifested and shown my image here."

Wang Shu asked, "You wouldn't come to our temple without a reason, would you? May I ask what orders the Great Emperor Shenxiao has?"

Zhuang Yan then asked Wang Shu about the Guanyin matter, and Wang Shu immediately denied it, saying, "I'm not that bored. Why would I impersonate Guanyin for no reason?"

Zhuang Yan said, "So you didn't do this?"

“Of course not,” Wang Shu said. “If you don’t believe me, go ask your confidant. I’ve been staying in Buzhou Mountain the whole time and have never gone out.”

"Okay, I understand." Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "It doesn't have to be you."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan immediately withdrew the image and then said to Laozi and Buddha, "It's not her."

Tathagata and Laozi exchanged a glance. "It seems that this was indeed the work of a heretical Great Luo, but we don't know what his purpose is."

Zhuang Yan said, "Sending Bai Suzhen to the mortal world to marry a mortal and repay a debt of gratitude would first and foremost violate the Heavenly Laws."

Laozi's eyes lit up, and he said, "Is this person's purpose to break the Heavenly Laws?"

The Buddha said, "If there are Great Immortals plotting behind the scenes, they are very likely targeting the Heavenly Laws. If the Heavenly Laws are violated and lose their authority, the Three Realms will surely be in chaos."

"Wait a minute," Zhuang Yan said at this moment, "Suddenly, a secret about Bai Suzhen has appeared. Please take a closer look."

Upon hearing this, Laozi and Buddha immediately examined Bai Suzhen's celestial secrets, only to find that the secrets revealed a master-disciple relationship between Bai Suzhen and the Old Mother of Lishan.

"The Old Mother of Lishan is also involved." Laojun said with narrowed eyes, "It seems that the person behind it is indeed the heretical Great Luo."

The Buddha said, "But this person is not easy to find."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "It's not difficult. This person simply wants to use Bai Suzhen as a pawn, firstly to break the laws of heaven, and secondly to influence the cause and effect of all parties and disrupt the appearance of Pangu."

Lao Jun immediately understood, "Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian are the key. As long as we keep an eye on these two, we won't have to worry about the person behind them not showing up."

“Yes.” Zhuang Yan smiled and said, “They are in the shadows, and so are we.”

Lao Jun said, "Since I need to interact with mortals, I must use an alias. In that case, I will use the alias Li Laodao."

The Buddha smiled and said, "Then I will take the name of the Venerable Monk Shi."

Zhuang Yan thought for a moment and said, "Then I will use the pseudonym Master Zhuang."

Buddha and Laozi: "."

Outside the Wu King's treasury, the Five Ghosts were unlocking the door. Xiao Qing instructed, "Everyone, remember, we only need those four treasures to give Master Xu face at the Three Sovereigns Ancestral Master Assembly. Don't touch anything else."

Bai Fu, one of the Five Ghosts, asked, "Miss Qing, this King Wu is the current emperor's uncle. If we are found out, we'll be in deep trouble."

Xiaoqing put her hands on her hips and said, "What are you afraid of? They have so many treasures. We'll only borrow four items. We'll return them after we're done using them. They won't notice."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Cai in front said, "It's open."

Bai Cai removed the lock from the vault door, slowly pushed open the door, and the group immediately rushed inside.

"Quickly, find those four treasures, grab them and leave, don't delay," Xiaoqing said. The five ghosts responded and split up to search, with Xiaoqing also choosing a direction to search.

However, Xiaoqing and the Five Ghosts searched the entire treasure vault but couldn't find the four treasures, so they had to reunite.

"I can't find it, Miss Qing, are you sure you're not asking the wrong person?" Bai Shou asked.

Xiaoqing frowned deeply. "That's right, these four treasures are indeed all in the Wu Prince's Mansion. How could they not be here?"

Bai happy asked, "Was it taken away a long time ago?"

"This..." Xiaoqing scratched her head, "It shouldn't be, right?"

"Are you looking for these things?" A clear voice rang out, startling Xiaoqing and the Five Ghosts, who immediately looked ahead warily.

Zhuang Yan was sitting cross-legged on a treasure chest, holding four treasures in his hands. Xiao Qing's eyes narrowed; they were the four treasures she was looking for.

"It's you?" Xiaoqing's expression changed. "Master Zhuang?"

Zhuang Yan looked at Xiao Qing and laughed, "Little girl, you've got some nerve, daring to bring a few wandering ghosts to steal the treasures of the Wu King's mansion."

Xiaoqing was extremely wary of Zhuang Yan. "Master Zhuang, I'm doing this for your nephew."

"Are you talking about Xu Xian?" Zhuang Yan laughed. "Do you know that once you reveal these four treasures at the Three Sovereigns Ancestral Masters Gathering, you'll be in big trouble?"

Xiaoqing said, "We're just borrowing it for a while, it's not like we're not going to return it."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Borrow? I've never seen a way of borrowing that involves picking locks, opening doors, and ransacking drawers."

Xiaoqing's face darkened. "Master Zhuang, I know you have connections with the Lingtai Dao Palace, but it's not your place to interfere in our affairs."

"Hehe." Zhuang Yan laughed, "This little girl has quite a temper. The treasure is right here. Come and take it if you dare."

Xiaoqing cupped her hands and said, "Then I'll be imposing. Five Ghosts, go!"

Xiaoqing shouted and charged forward with the five ghosts. Zhuang Yan simply raised his hand and waved his hand, and the five ghosts were sent flying, landing on the ground howling in pain.

Xiaoqing was slapped to the ground by Zhuang Yan, wincing in pain. "Your skills are hardly worthy of your temper," Zhuang Yan said with a smile.

Xiaoqing lay on the ground and said, "Master Zhuang, it doesn't matter if I get beaten up by you today, but your nephew will lose face."

Zhuang Yan smiled and said, "You really want these four treasures?"

Xiaoqing sat on the ground and said, "I want it!"

"Alright then." Zhuang Yan handed the four treasures to Xiao Qing. "If you've really thought it through, then take these four treasures."

Xiaoqing glanced at Zhuang Yan, then at the four treasures, and finally reached out and pulled the four treasures into her arms.

"Hey," Xiaoqing said with a grin, "thank you very much, Master Zhuang."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't thank me, you'll regret it later."

Xiaoqing stood up, bowed to Zhuang Yan, and said, "Master Zhuang, I'll be going now."

After saying this, Xiaoqing hugged the four treasures, turned around and kicked the five ghosts up from the ground. She then bowed to Zhuang Yan with a grin and left the Wu King's Mansion without looking back.

Just after Xiaoqing left, Zhuang Yan stood up, and then Yue Fei, the God of Governance of Hangzhou, led the Six Spirit Generals into the treasure vault.

"Your Majesty," Yue Fei bowed respectfully.

If Zhuang Yan hadn't come, it would have been Yue Fei who came to arrest Xiao Qing. How could a family like the Wu Prince's Mansion not have invited the Three Primal Gods to their residence?

When Xiaoqing and the Five Ghosts broke into the Wu King's mansion at night, Yue Fei already knew about it and immediately brought the Six Spirits Generals to capture the demons.

"Don't interfere in Bai Suzhen's affairs. I want to play the long game with them and catch the big fish," Zhuang Yan said to Yue Fei with a smile.

Yue Fei acknowledged the order, then added, "However, if this continues, they will inevitably clash with the Wu Prince's residence. Moreover, they are demons."

Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "The King of Wu and his family are no good people. They should have been punished long ago. There's no need to worry about them."

Yue Fei cupped his hands and said, "Your subject obeys the decree."

Zhuang Yan glanced at the messy treasure vault before him and said to Yue Fei, "You guys clean up this mess, I'm leaving now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Yan disappeared. After seeing Zhuang Yan off, Yue Fei immediately ordered the Six Spirit Generals to restore the place to normal, and then led the Six Spirit Generals back to the Three Yuan Divine Palace.

Meanwhile, Xiaoqing had Xu Xian display four treasures at the Three Sovereigns Ancestral Masters Assembly, which indeed caused a great deal of trouble.

The news of these four treasures spread throughout Hangzhou, and the more Prince Li Lian of Wu heard about them, the more he felt that they were very similar to his own four treasures.

So he went to check the treasure vault, and to his dismay, he discovered that his four treasures—the Divine Harmony Heavenly Music Diagram, the Time Eight Trigrams Furnace, the Jade Purification Bottle, and the Fiery Divine Pearl—were all gone.

Four treasures from the Wu King's mansion were stolen, and the treasures that Xu Xian displayed at the Three Sovereigns Ancestral Master Assembly were exactly the same as the stolen treasures from the Wu King's mansion. The Wu King's mansion immediately concluded that Xu Xian had stolen the treasures from the mansion.

Therefore, Prince Li Lian of Wu personally led the royal guards to Baoan Hall to capture Xu Xian and retrieve the treasure.

At this moment, Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were out on business. The shop assistant immediately found Bai Suzhen and told them that Xu Xian had been captured by Li Lian and that the four treasures had been taken back.

Upon hearing that Xu Xian had been captured, Bai Suzhen immediately led Xiaoqing to rescue him. On the way, they intercepted Li Lian, and in the ensuing battle, Xiaoqing stabbed Li Lian to death with her sword.

King Li Song of Wu was furious. After receiving guidance from a wise man, he learned about the demonic origins of Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing. He then issued a proclamation, inviting great immortals and high-ranking cultivators from all directions to come and subdue the demons.

"Hahaha." Upon seeing the proclamation issued by King Li Song of Wu to subdue the demon, the Yin Tian Dao Ancestor in Mount Jiuyao couldn't help but laugh loudly. "Come quickly, it would be best if all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens came, then my plan would not have been in vain."

But the person laughing was clearly not just Yin Tian Dao Zu; there were three others laughing as well. They were Zhuang Yan, Rulai, and Lao Jun, who were using the aliases of Master Zhuang, Old Daoist Li, and Old Monk Shi and were helping out with consultations at Baoan Hall.

"The more people who come, the better; the more lively the better. We're not afraid that the big fish behind this won't take the bait," Zhuang Yan said with a smile to Tathagata and Laozi.

Just then, Xu Xian walked over with a worried look on his face, holding three portions of silver in his hand. He personally handed the three portions of silver to Zhuang Yan and the other two, saying, "Uncle Zhuang, you two old men, you should leave now."

"Hehe." Lao Jun chuckled, "Master Xu, why are you trying to send us away?"

Xu Xian sighed and said, "I have caused a great disaster and offended the King of Wu. I am afraid that I am about to face a great calamity. Uncle Zhuang and the two old men, you are both good people. Please do not let me implicate you. You have worked hard to help me with my medical practice these days. This money is not much, fifty taels each. Please do not find it too much."

Buddha smiled and pushed the silver back, saying to Xu Xian, "Master Xu, you don't need to worry about us. We will leave when we want to, and no one can drive us away if we don't want to."

Zhuang Yan said, "There's always a way out. Don't be so worried. Those who do good deeds will surely turn misfortune into good fortune."

"Sigh," Xu Xian shook his head and said, "I hope so."

At this moment, Bai Suzhen hurriedly walked in. When Xu Xian saw her, he quickly said to Zhuang Yan and the other two, "Uncle Zhuang, you two old men, you should go now. I have something to attend to, so I'll go take care of it first."

After saying this, he walked towards Bai Suzhen, and the two quickly disappeared into the inner hall. (End of this chapter)