Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Upon hearing this, Wu Gang slowly got up from the ground, turned around, and continued chopping down the tree.

The fairy Chang'e, carrying the jade rabbit, walked outside the palace and happened to run into the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor stepped forward and said, "Fairy, it has been a long time. I have missed you dearly, so I have come to see you."

Upon hearing this, Chang'e's expression remained unchanged. She simply said, "Your Majesty, I am not feeling well today and am afraid I cannot receive guests. Your Majesty, please return."

Then he turned around and walked back into the palace.

However, the Jade Emperor, ignoring all pretense, shamelessly followed them in.

The Moon Goddess Chang'e angrily rebuked, "Jade Emperor, what are you doing?"

The Jade Emperor stepped forward, becoming even more audacious, and said, "Fairy, what do you think I want to do? It's nothing more than the same as always, to amuse you."

Chang'e, the Moon Goddess, spoke up: "Jade Emperor! Do you know the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva?"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor's face turned ashen, and he said in a deep voice, "Why did you bring him up?"

Chang'e, the fairy, had already gripped the jade talisman in her hand and said, "If you dare to act recklessly here again, I will immediately have the Bodhisattva appear and give you another beating."

The Jade Emperor refused to believe it and immediately sneered, "Fairy, don't try to fool me. Let me tell you, even if the Dragon Bodhisattva opens her eyes, I'll make sure she suffers!"

Then came the forward struggle. Chang'e, the fairy, switched to defense, shouting, "Jade Emperor, are we really going to tear off all pretense of civility today?"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor burst into laughter, saying, "I am the ruler of the Three Realms. Who can tear off my mask?"

Finally, the moment arrived, and Chang'e immediately crushed the jade talisman.

In the mortal realm, Li Xiuyuan suddenly opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "I guess I'll have to see the Jade Emperor again eventually."

Then suddenly, a streak of light flew from the lower realm into the Moon Palace at an incredible speed.

Wu Gang was immediately alarmed. Grabbing his axe, he shouted, "The Moon Palace is a forbidden area; no one else is allowed to enter. Leave immediately!"

But Li Xiuyuan didn't care about him. He grabbed him and threw him onto the osmanthus tree. The boy was hit so hard that he was half-dead and couldn't open his eyes.

The Jade Emperor was entangled with the fairy Chang'e when Li Xiuyuan entered the Moon Palace and called out, "Chang'e!"

Upon hearing this, the fairy Chang'e replied, "Xiuyuan, I'm here."

The Jade Emperor, having also learned of the commotion, immediately began to grope the fairy Chang'e. Looking at Li Xiuyuan, he said in a deep voice, "Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva, what are you doing here?!"

Li Xiuyuan looked at the Jade Emperor and laughed, "Jade Emperor, it's been a long time. As fellow men, whatever you're doing here, that's what I'm doing here."

"The fairy Chang'e is so beautiful, how can you be the only one to receive her blessings?"

Taking advantage of this moment, Chang'e quickly escaped from the Jade Emperor's grasp and ran behind Li Xiuyuan.

The Jade Emperor was furious and cursed, "Bald monk, do you really intend to oppose me at every turn? I am the ruler of the Three Realms. If you provoke me, you will not have a good end!"

Li Xiuyuan's face darkened, and he said, "Jade Emperor, I've taken Chang'e under my wing. You're not allowed to come here again, or I'll beat you every time you do!"

玉帝与情人偷.情，有撞上了情人的情夫，结果大打一场，还被情夫揍了一顿。传出去，你大天尊的脸皮可是都是没有了！”

After being reprimanded by Li Xiuyuan, the Jade Emperor was too embarrassed to act arrogantly. He couldn't beat Li Xiuyuan and had been beaten up; his dignity as the Great Heavenly Venerable was completely gone.

Seeing that the Jade Emperor was speechless, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Jade Emperor, would you like to have a duel with me?"

The Jade Emperor also softened his stance, saying, "Heavenly Dragon, you have taken the virginity of all seven of your daughters, and now you want to take the fairy Chang'e away too. Isn't that going too far?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled sheepishly and said, "Jade Emperor, what are you saying? Your daughter and I are deeply in love. Don't say any more. Hurry up and leave. If you don't want to be beaten again in the future, don't come back."

The Jade Emperor nodded and said, "Alright, I'm leaving. I won't be coming back. Take care!"

Chapter 561 In the Moon Palace

Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and said, "Great Celestial Venerable, please wait, there is one more thing."

The Jade Emperor, puzzled, asked, "Li Xiuyuan, I have already promised not to come looking for the fairy Chang'e again, what else do you want!"

Li Xiuyuan pointed to Wu Gang outside and said, "The loud noise of that big man chopping down the tree is making it impossible for the fairy to sleep. Please, Jade Emperor, take him away."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is not possible. There is already an inscription proclaiming to the world that Wu Gang cannot leave the Moon Palace until he has chopped down the cassia tree."

Li Xiuyuan laughed and scolded, "Old Jade Emperor, you are the Great Heavenly Venerable. You issued all the orders, so why can't you take them back? I think you're doing this on purpose, aren't you!"

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor spread his hands and said, "There's nothing I can do. Once these words are spoken, they cannot be taken back."

Seeing that the Jade Emperor was being unreasonable, Li Xiuyuan cursed, "Jade Emperor, are you provoking me?"

The Jade Emperor cursed, "You bald monk, if you're so capable, go and challenge a sage! What kind of person are you, constantly causing me trouble!"

Li Xiuyuan was furious and cursed, "I'll stab you to death!" He immediately drew the God-Slaying Spear and was about to stab the Jade Emperor.

Seeing that Li Xiuyuan was truly enraged, the Jade Emperor dodged a shot and hurriedly fled, not daring to linger.

When Chang'e saw that the Jade Emperor had run away, she was overjoyed. However, she soon heard the sound of Wu Gang chopping down the tree and couldn't help but complain, "That old Jade Emperor is really shameless."

Li Xiuyuan looked over and saw Wu Gang, who was raising his axe and chopping down the tree.

Upon seeing this, Li Xiuyuan smiled at the fairy Chang'e and said, "Fairy, how about I help you get rid of this Wu Gang?"

Chang'e nodded and said, "That's wonderful!"

Then Li Xiuyuan walked up to Wu Gang and said, "You shouldn't cut down trees like that."

Wu Gang kept chopping at the tree, replying, "This cassia tree, for every inch it is damaged, it heals itself. No matter how much I chop, it's useless."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but ask, "Oh, if that's the case, then let me ask you why you're still cutting down trees here?"

Wu Gang shook his head and said, "I am a slave, and I can only cut down trees. I can't do anything else except cut down trees. As long as I cut down this tree, I will be free."

Li Xiuyuan nodded and smiled, "What you're cutting down isn't the cassia tree, but rather a shackle. But your method is wrong; you'll never be able to cut down the cassia tree. How about I help you?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Gang finally stopped swinging his axe and asked, "Can you help me?"

Seeing that Wu Gang was interested, Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "That's right, as long as you agree to one condition."

Wu Gang asked, "What are the conditions?"

Li Xiuyuan pointed to the Guanghan Palace and said, "I want you to never set foot in the Guanghan Palace again."

Upon hearing this, Wu Gang immediately replied, "Okay."

Li Xiuyuan immediately waved his hand, signaling Wu Gang to step aside, and then took out the God-Slaying Spear.

Li Xiuyuan took out the God-Slaying Spear, thrusting it forward and piercing it directly into the cassia tree. Then, Li Xiuyuan shouted, "Rise!"

They uprooted the osmanthus tree and threw it to the ground.

Wu Gang was dumbfounded, Chang'e clapped and cheered, and the Jade Rabbit revealed its human form, shouting "Majestic!"

Li Xiuyuan pointed to the fallen osmanthus tree and laughed, "Just uproot it, that'll solve everything. Alright, the osmanthus tree is down, you can leave now. Don't come back again."

After Li Xiuyuan finished speaking, Wu Gang knelt down and kowtowed three times, saying, "Thank you, benefactor!"

Then it flew out of the moon, presumably to the mortal realm.

However, Li Xiuyuan was favored by both the Jade Rabbit and the Moon Goddess Chang'e. The Moon Goddess Chang'e couldn't help but ask, "Xiuyuan, how did you know you could uproot the cassia tree?"

The Jade Rabbit chimed in, "Tell us! Tell us!"

Li Xiuyuan sighed and said, "Actually, I heard about it when I was very, very young. On the moon, there is a beautiful fairy named Chang'e, who lives in the cold and desolate Guanghan Palace. In the Guanghan Palace, there is a jade rabbit that pounds medicine, and outside the Guanghan Palace, there is Wu Gang who chops down the cassia tree."

Later I asked the adults, "How beautiful is the Moon Goddess Chang'e?" They told me that Chang'e was incredibly beautiful, and even the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Three Realms, had an affair with her.

Once the conversation started, Chang'e couldn't take it anymore and immediately went to twist Li Xiuyuan's ear.

Fortunately, they escaped. Afterwards, the Jade Rabbit fiddled with something and let Li Xiuyuan continue the story.

Li Xiuyuan cleared his throat and said, "The lord also told me that there is only one fairy Chang'e in the Moon Palace, and only one Wu Gang outside the Moon Palace. It's very deserted."

I asked the adults, and they said that if the two of them could be together, it wouldn't be so lonely.

The adults said that the fairy Chang'e was beautiful, and that she was not like Wu Gang, the big man who chopped down trees. Wu Gang also knew that he was not worthy of Chang'e.

The adults also told me that the Jade Rabbit pounds medicine, and Wu Gang chops down a tree, chopping and chopping. Apparently, that tree can heal itself, so it's impossible to chop it down.

At the time, I thought, if gods all have magical powers, Wu Gang, being strong enough, could simply uproot the cassia tree. Unexpectedly, I ended up the one who lifted the cassia tree up.

The Jade Rabbit looked at Li Xiuyuan with great fascination and said, "Bodhisattva is truly amazing. He was so clever even when he was a child."

Li Xiuyuan felt embarrassed by these words, so he waved his hand and said, "Little rabbit, you're too modest."

At this moment, the fairy Chang'e said, "Since the karmic connection has been opened, why don't you stay here for a while? Let the two of us take good care of you for a period of time."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Of course. I've admired the Moon Palace and the Moon Goddess Chang'e since I was a child. Now that I'm here, I'll naturally stay for a while."

The two women were overjoyed upon hearing this, as Li Xiuyuan could spend some more time with them. They figured they would have to serve him well, otherwise they weren't worried that his maids wouldn't come.

Li Xiuyuan then moved to the depths of the Guanghan Palace. Although the Guanghan Palace was cold and desolate, with Li Xiuyuan's arrival and the occurrence of love between men and women, it naturally became much more lively.

Li Xiuyuan and the two women stayed in the Guanghan Palace for more than half a year. Because Li Xiuyuan had gotten rid of Wu Gang and driven away the Jade Emperor, they were undisturbed and lived a leisurely life.

Chapter 562 Little Western Paradise Encounters Misfortune

On this day, Li Xiuyuan finally left Chang'e's Guanghan Palace. He guessed that Tang Sanzang and his disciples were in trouble again.

It seemed unlikely that he could get there without taking action, so he decided to go, but he still wasn't going to do it himself.

The monster in Little Western Paradise was called the Yellow-Eyebrowed King, but he was actually the Buddha of the East, also known as Maitreya Buddha.

Maitreya Buddha is a person of the Jade Emperor. What is Maitreya Buddha?

Also known as the Buddha of the East, he was actually related to the Jade Emperor and was the future Buddha appointed by the Jade Emperor.

Although the Jade Emperor is a puppet emperor, he still holds the title of the ruler of the Three Realms, which makes things much easier for him. For example, Maitreya Buddha is one of the people he has placed in the Buddhist realm.