The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 4 The Red Thread Fairy
"Ugh...tch..."

Venus sneezed loudly!

As a Golden Immortal with profound Taoist skills, it's understandable that he's constantly being criticized, especially since Jiang Yuan is, after all, a True Immortal.

However, Venus himself was in dire straits at this moment and dared not respond to Jiang Yuan.

Venus didn't have any bad intentions before; otherwise, he would have simply handed Jiang Yuan over to the Three Officials Palace and that would have been the end of it. Given the Water Official Emperor's bureaucratic style, Jiang Yuan would definitely have suffered a terrible fate.

Venus, having spent years dealing with humans and demons in the mortal realm, is accustomed to being a mender in the Heavenly Court and has more concerns when dealing with problems than other Golden Immortals.

The main problem was that Sun Wukong's actions were too disastrous. He was offered amnesty twice and rebelled twice, causing things to get out of control. Fortunately, Buddha from the Western Paradise intervened to suppress him.

Now that the monkey has followed Tang Sanzang to the Western Paradise to obtain Buddhist scriptures and attained enlightenment, the dust has finally settled down. But it's only been a few years, and I have a feeling that something big is about to happen again.

Who captured the souls of mortals from Earth in the Southern Continent and brought them to Tianlong Star for rebirth? This matter is not simple when examined closely.

When Jiang Yuan's soul transmigrated to Tianlong Star, he was still a mortal. When a mortal dies, his soul must return to the underworld.

He sent a mortal soul to Tianlong Star to be reborn, and the soul occupied the body of a true immortal, thus crossing the three realms of humans, ghosts, and immortals in one step, causing great chaos in time and space.

Even for a Golden Immortal of the level of Venus, it wouldn't be so easy to do, yet that person left not a trace.

If it weren't for Jiang Yuan, that hothead, forcing his way into the South Heavenly Gate, or if he hadn't occupied the position of Heavenly River Water Lord, perhaps no one would have discovered him yet.

Taibai Jinxing tricked Jiang Yuan into reincarnating in the mortal realm, but in reality, he wanted Jiang Yuan to quickly sever ties with the reincarnation of the Heavenly River Water Lord, which was also out of a desire to protect him.

Just as Venus was preparing to investigate the strange cover-up case, someone from the Three Officials Palace suddenly came and took away the Dharma body of the Heavenly River Water Lord.

Venus also received a transfer order, sending him to the Western Paradise to discuss the next Buddha Dharma Assembly.

Could this be a warning? Venus wondered.

Over the years, the Heavenly Court has been plagued by internal conflicts. When Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace, few of the great immortals were willing to intervene. They all wanted to watch the Jade Emperor make a fool of himself. Otherwise, there would have been no need to ask the Buddha for help.

The matter of leaving behind blessed lands and hidden people in the mortal world must not be used as a pretext for anyone to find fault.

Therefore, Venus temporarily severed its connection with the Peach Blossom Paradise.

Given the temperaments of the Buddha's disciples, it would take at least a month or two to reach an agreement on this trip to Mount Ling. Even if Venus wanted to, he wouldn't be able to.

……

Jiang Yuan practiced boxing for two years but made little progress. He then realized that his body was in terrible condition, with poor constitution and insufficient blood and qi. He probably wouldn't live long as an ordinary person.

I must find a way to get out, sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, embark on the path of cultivation, and perhaps I will have a chance to be reborn.

So he got too lazy to practice boxing. One day, he sat under a peach tree and took a knife to carve a peach wood sword.

Old Niu had observed Jiang Yuan for two or three years and concluded that the young man was truly patient and composed. Although his cultivation was not profound, his fortune was considerable. He might not know the origin of this peach tree; there were hundreds of peach trees along the river, yet he had chosen this one specifically to make a ritual implement.

"You've got some sense, kid. You know the origins of this peach tree?"

Jiang Yuan was taken aback and subconsciously looked up at the peach tree: "Are you saying that this peach tree has a history?"

"You really don't know?"

"I really don't know, sir. Why don't you tell me?"

"This peach tree is the mother of all peaches in the world. When made into a magical artifact, it naturally subdues ghosts and spirits. I thought you'd received guidance from some master." "Who else in this blessed land is a master?"

“Apart from Qin Xiaoniang of Nancun and Zhang Liehu of Beicun, there is no one with a deeper background than you.”

Jiang Yuan chatted as he worked, his hands moving swiftly, quickly carving a peach wood sword. Hearing from the old ox that the peach tree had a special history, he picked up a small branch and carved it into a hairpin, which he then placed in his hair.

"You've gotten yourself into a lot of trouble. If old man Jin Xing gets involved, he'll probably be in deep trouble himself, and he might be in a real mess right now."

"That's perfect. If I sneak out, he can't catch me and bring me back. Being locked up in this lousy place is so boring."

"Hehe, fearless of heaven and earth, just my type."

Jiang Yuan felt there was a chance. "Would you like to go out for another stroll?"

"Hmph, don't try to provoke me. No one can stop me from going out if I want to."

Jiang Yuan never underestimated Lao Niu. Besides wanting to go out, he also wanted to hear Lao Niu's hidden stories, which must be very exciting. However, Lao Niu was unpredictable and difficult to please.

"You said the outside and the inside are the same, but I don't understand. The Southern Continent is so vast, with boundless seas and skies, it's definitely better than this place!"

"When your heart is free of desires, the world becomes vast. Go out for a stroll, and you might just come back on your own someday."

Jiang Yuan naturally didn't believe it. If possible, he even wanted to destroy this blessed land, or at the very least change the rules.

This dilapidated blessed land makes people devoid of desire, like walking corpses. Old Man Jiang is only sixty years old, without illness or disaster, but he thinks about how to die all day long.

……

Qin Xiaoniang's courtyard was only a few rooms away from the Jiang family's. After Jiang Yuan got the information about Qin Xiaoniang from Lao Niu, he often went to Qin Xiaoniang's place.

According to the story told by the old ox, Qin Xiaoniang should perhaps be called "Qing Xiaoniang". She was originally one of the thirty-six red thread fairies under the Old Man of the Moon. However, because she tied the wrong red thread back then, which caused a tragic relationship, she was hidden in the Peach Blossom Paradise by the Venusian Old Man to avoid disaster.

When Qin Xiaoniang received that marriage fortune slip, she was also slightly surprised. How could Yang Chan, the Jade Emperor's niece, have a marriage with a mortal?
Qin Xiaoniang had this question because Yang Chan's mother, Yao Ji, the Jade Emperor's younger sister, had also fallen in love with a mortal and given birth to Erlang Shen Yang Jian and Yang Chan.

There was originally another leader named Yang Jiao, who was killed by the heavenly generals when they descended to the mortal realm to capture Yao Ji.

The incident caused quite a stir, and the Jade Emperor, unable to bear it any longer, spared Yang Jian and Yang Chan when he had Yao Ji captured and taken to heaven.

How come Yang Chan repeated the same mistake?
However, this marriage fortune slip was personally issued by the Old Man Under the Moon. Since ancient times, marriage has been determined by fate, and one's name is inscribed on the Three-Life Stone; no one can influence it. Following the instructions of the fortune slip, Qin Xiaoniang still tied the knot between Yang Chan and that mortal.

Upon learning of this, Erlang Shen Yang Jian rushed to the Marriage Hall and beat the Old Man of the Moon half to death. He then carried his sword and searched everywhere for Qin Xiaoniang, vowing to chop her up to vent his hatred.

Venus once again acted as a peacemaker, holding onto Erlang Shen tightly and saying that marriage is preordained by heaven, and even his uncle, the Jade Emperor, could not change it. The Red Thread Fairy was merely following the rules and had done nothing wrong.

Erlang Shen then stopped, and in his anger descended to the mortal realm, where he suppressed his third sister, Yang Chan, under Mount Hua, and she has not been released yet.

Why was Erlang Shen so angry? Although he was incredibly powerful, no less so than the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong, he was only a half-immortal because his father was a mortal.

Unexpectedly, the third sister repeated her mother's mistake and married a mortal again, leaving her with a nameless rage that had nowhere to go.

After that, Erlang Shen went to the Marriage Hall to cause trouble time and time again. Naturally, Qin Xiaoniang could no longer stay in the Marriage Hall. The Old Man of the Moon begged Taibai Jinxing, and only then did the old man Jinxing send her to this blessed land of peach blossoms to avoid disaster.

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