The male supporting character was actually myself.

"This would both relieve the fairy's longing for mortal life and grant her a wonderful husband, allowing her to live happily ever after; and avoid punishment as well—wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone? You can simply return to the Heavenly Palace and continue being the Seventh Princess; I, on the other hand, will die without regret for having formed a happy marriage with the fairy!"

Ha, even immortals yearn for mortal life? What kind of pretentious, delusional nonsense is this?

Immortals have all cultivated diligently in the mortal realm for nearly ten thousand years, seeking only to attain enlightenment and ascend to the heavens. We've always seen humans seeking immortality, never immortals seeking humans. After finally being reborn and joining the ranks of immortals, only someone with a brain full of water would abandon their immortal bones to yearn for the mortal world!

He just wanted to take the opportunity to find out the truth, and the little tree spirit Jiang Chen came up with a brilliant idea, so he had no choice but to pretend to cooperate.

Seeing the changes in her expression, Mu Jiuxiu thought he had hit the nail on the head, so he continued to press her for more, "Besides, since you know there is a mastermind behind this, you should be able to figure out that you are no match for us when it comes to fighting. Rather than being forced to lose your dignity, you might as well take the initiative. Look at me, I am a handsome man, and it won't be a disservice for you to be with me."

The old ox was furious. This cowherd was so stupid and dull!

She had reminded him countless times, yet he was still so indecisive. It secretly cast a spell, causing the unsuspecting Weaver Girl to stumble back two steps, and then gave her a meaningful look.

Chapter Five: Stalemate and Divide and Containment

"Your magic is nothing special!" Mu Jiuxiu's confidence soared, and he laughed heartily without any restraint. He stepped forward, grabbed the Weaver Girl's wrist, and said fiercely, "Be a good wife and have a child for me, or else..."

That attack just now gave him confidence. Relying on the old ox's support, Mu Jiuxiu fiercely pulled Weaver Girl to his side and threatened, "Your fairy robe is still in my hands, so you have to listen to me."

In the mortal realm, men are revered. Since you're here, you'd better do as the Romans do and serve me well. You couldn't escape from this deep mountain forest just now, and you certainly won't be able to in the future. Obedience will at least save you some suffering; otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite!

As expected, the old ox was powerful. Since the world in the mirror was proceeding according to his outline, and he clearly stated that he would use the fairy clothes to coerce the Weaver Girl into submission, there was no way she could escape his grasp.

Even if a woman is a celestial being, so what?

As long as the old ox can keep it in check, it will eventually submit to the humiliation of being chained up day and night. Even if it is investigated in the future, the blame can be shifted onto the old ox, and it will have nothing to do with the 625!

In the original story, it was the old ox who instigated the whole thing, and when the cowherd killed the ox and skinned it, wasn't that just a way of shirking responsibility?

The man who pursued the Weaver Girl brought his young child with him, probably because he felt there was no affection between him and his wife and could only use the child as a tool to force the Weaver Girl to submit.

"So this seemingly simple love story actually involves so many intricate power struggles. I was mistaken about it." Mu Jiuxiu finally realized.

I always thought that the Cowherd was just lucky and won by doing nothing, and that he was a typical example of someone who took advantage of the fairy. But I never considered whether the fairy would be willing to be with a poor boy who had nothing. So, under the glamorous and romantic exterior of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl's Magpie Bridge meeting, it was still based on violence and coercion.

The Weaver Girl gave a cold laugh and retorted, "I am a fairy who weaves clouds and mist in the heavens. You want me to have your child? What do you have that makes me want to stay in the mortal world and have your child?"

Without my immortal robes and with my remaining magical power, I am indeed no match for the mastermind behind it all, but I would rather die than submit! Even the other gods cannot stop me from severing my immortal bones for reincarnation!

Unexpectedly, she threatened to kill herself, and Mu Jiuxiu frowned, glancing at Lao Niu with a cryptic look in his eyes.

Even the old ox was a little unsure.

Logically speaking, fairies descending to earth all rely on their magical robes, so why does the Weaver Girl still have residual magic power? That attack just now was indeed strange. I used five parts of my hidden power, which should have made her only take two steps back. Could it be that the rules in the Heavenly Palace have changed?

It's probably not because of that incident...

The Weaver Girl was strong-willed and unwilling to submit, even possessing the means to end her own life; the Cowherd, on the other hand, was honest and foolish, and he couldn't allow his grand plan to fail before it even began. With some doubts, the Cowherd took a step back, signaling him to stop while he was ahead, to first find a way to bring the Weaver Girl back to Peach Blossom Village, then slowly wear down her magic, and only force her when she was completely deprived of her support!

Anyway, a day in heaven is a year on earth, so there's plenty of time to come up with ideas to help the Cowherd successfully subdue her.

"Your fairy robes are still in my hands, how about this..." Mu Jiuxiu felt that the stalemate was not in his best interest, so he took a step back by addressing the other party's biggest concern. "Come back with me first, and you will find that the mortal world, full of love and righteousness, is much more interesting than the cold and indifferent heavenly palace."

Are fairies forbidden from talking about love?

You'll discover that love is the best thing in the world! As the saying goes, "I envy not the immortals, but the loving couple," even fairies are willing to descend to earth for love. You just haven't experienced it and don't know its true meaning.

He thought to himself that since the outline had been generated anyway, whether the Weaver Girl wanted it or not, she would still have to give him a son and a daughter when it was time to have children. As for the process, he didn't need to be so particular.

Smoke her some drugs, and maybe once she's tasted a man's pleasure, she'll go along with it and even enjoy it.

"You want me to stay?" The Weaver Girl gave him a cold look. "Do you have a house?"

Mu Jiuxiu's face immediately turned red. "I... I lost my parents when I was young and lived with my older brother and sister-in-law. They bullied me! When the family divided the property, they only gave me an old ox. I worked hard but still couldn't afford a house. It's all because my brother and sister-in-law treated me badly and the house prices were too high."

"They only gave you one cow? You don't even have any land. What kind of work are you doing so diligently?"

Faced with the Weaver Girl's persistent questioning, he stubbornly retorted, "Of course, I have to do odd jobs for the villagers to earn a living."

“You have no house, no land, you can barely feed yourself, and you’re thinking of having a child? Can you afford to raise one?” She turned her head slightly, a hint of displeasure in her voice. “Fine, there’s nowhere to stay in the village anyway, so I might as well find a decent cave in the mountains to make do for a few days. By the way, go and find me a loom and some cotton thread.”

Living in a cave?

Mu Jiuxiu thought about it and realized that there was no difference between the cave and the cowshed. Either way, they would have to sleep on a pile of straw. On the contrary, the cave didn't have that smell of cow dung.

I'm not like the original male escort. He could endure the hardship of living in a cowshed, not bathing, and getting all dirty, but I can't.

But where can we find a loom and cotton thread?

His eyes darted around as he stole glances at the Weaver Girl's head full of gold and jade, and he muttered, "I don't have the money to buy you any looms or cotton thread. You, on the other hand, can easily exchange a single gold hairpin for a lot of money and enjoy a life of luxury. Why bother weaving cloth?"

"My jewelry?" Unexpectedly, he had the audacity to covet her jewelry. The Weaver Girl snorted and rebuked him, "These are all gifts from the Queen Mother of the West in the Heavenly Palace. How can mortals have the good fortune to share them? Don't even mention pawning them for money. Even if you have any improper thoughts and want to touch them, you will have to pay a price!"

Mu Jiuxiu naturally didn't believe it.

Firstly, they wanted to take a shortcut to move to a big city and become rich immediately, instead of staying in a poor mountain village and suffering hardship.

Secondly, wanting to test whether the Weaver Girl's magic was truly stored in the hairpin and jade bracelet, he casually touched the bracelet on her slender hand, saying, "I'd like to see just how powerful it is..."

Before he could finish speaking, the Soul Weapon seized the opportunity and with a flash of silver light, pierced Mu Jiuxiu's hand, causing blood to gush out.

"Ouch!" Mu Jiuxiu cried out in pain, taking a step back and clutching his hand, which ached terribly.

The Weaver Girl raised an eyebrow, thinking that the little tree spirit was indeed quite capable. In that case, the old ox should not dare to act rashly.

Sure enough, the old ox, who was scoffing at the Weaver Girl for deceiving the foolish boy and deliberately intimidating him, suddenly had a look of seriousness in his eyes. Could such a mere piece of jewelry really have such power?

It couldn't help but become suspicious, thinking that the Heavenly Palace had probably really changed its rules since that incident, no wonder the Weaver Girl could still be so assertive even without her fairy clothes.

The situation is indeed tricky. Hopefully, the authorities can hold them off for a while longer, and after the magic on the jewelry dissipates, they can then urge the Cowherd to hurry up and make it a done deal.

"Don't reach for what isn't yours." The Weaver Girl flicked her sleeve and glanced at him. "I'm willing to work hard and humble myself to weave cloth for you to exchange for money, and you're making excuses. Fine, I don't want the fairy robes anymore. It'll be more fun to travel around the mortal world. Anyway, you'll be the one to take the blame for stealing the fairy robes."

"The world is so vast, and you're not the only man in the mortal realm. Why don't I leave this deep mountain forest and find a handsome, talented scholar to marry? At least he has a family and a career; he won't be unable to support a child with me."

Mu Jiuxiu's face immediately turned green.

The Weaver Girl is stubborn and unyielding; she either truly throws away her fairy clothes to roam the mortal world, or she takes her own life rather than let herself succeed. She's a real headache!

"It's just a loom and cotton thread, right? I'll find them for you!" He gritted his teeth and threatened viciously, "If you dare to run away, I'll destroy your fairy robes and you'll have no way to defend yourself. Then, the blame for Sifan sneaking away and destroying the fairy robes will be pinned on you. You want to throw caution to the wind? I'll make sure you get what you want!"

Mu Jiuxiu stepped forward and added in a low voice, "Don't forget that immortals have no right to interfere in the fate of mortals. Since you dare to covet the celestial maiden, I have the ability to destroy her celestial robes so that there will be no evidence against you, and you will be accused of lusting after men in the mortal realm. Just think about it, what will happen to you if you voluntarily descend to the mortal realm and marry a mortal!"

Weaver Girl narrowed her phoenix eyes and lowered her voice, "It seems the mastermind has told you a lot of things. However, the Heavenly Palace is not what it used to be. If he doesn't have a reliable ally in the Heavenly Court, you'd better be smart and avoid being used as a pawn."

However, the fact that I possess self-defense magic even without celestial robes shows he miscalculated, didn't he? It's getting late; let's find a place to rest first.

She straightened her clothes and chuckled, "Find a loom and cotton thread first thing tomorrow morning. I don't want to be forced to stay in the mortal world without even a decent place to live."

Regardless of the process, the final result was that the Weaver Girl gave in and obediently went with him, so Mu Jiuxiu felt that there wouldn't be any major problems afterward.

It was my first time inputting a story and I had no experience. I just entered a few simple sentences from a children's book that I remembered. I didn't expect the mirror world to be so amazing. Everything generated was exactly the same as reality.

The result was that the Weaver Girl was not only beautiful, but also incredibly individualistic and cunning.

In the original story, she was such a simple and honest girl. The Cowherd said, "If you become my wife and have my children, I will return your fairy clothes to you." So she obediently went back to live in the cowshed and have her children. She didn't pick and choose at all and was a typical virtuous wife and loving mother. She helped make their life prosperous and successful...

Learn from experience; next time, when entering a story, be sure to specify exactly what you say and do, to save yourself the trouble!

The more detailed the story, the more effort you put into it, and the more comfortable you'll be in the mirror world. Conversely, if you make up a story to save time, you'll have to outwit and outmaneuver others once you're inside.

Under the bright moonlight, the Weaver Girl followed the Cowherd and the old ox away from the Jade Lotus Pond and headed towards the mountains closer to Peach Blossom Village.

Jiang Chen had already found a cave ahead of time and, as agreed, stuck a small branch with locust blossoms at the entrance of the cave.

"Host!" The fluffy little dumpling skipped over and jumped into his arms, shouting, "I've searched everywhere, but I can't find the Weaver Girl's fairy robes anywhere! What should I do?"

Without finding the Weaver Girl's fairy clothes, she cannot regain her magic power. Her host is just a small tree spirit with little influence who can't even beat an old ox. Even if a weak woman is not made stupid by the protagonist's halo, how can she escape the clutches of a strong man and an old ox?

The little white cat was genuinely worried for the Weaver Girl.

Forget about gods and mortals, there's no parental arrangement or matchmaker's words, it's purely a matter of personal choice. Regardless of any heavenly rules or other nonsense, at least it has to be a willing and mutually affectionate relationship, right?

How could such a beautiful woman be forced to become his wife just because her clothes were stolen? What's the difference between this and human trafficking?!

"That means the stolen fairy robe wasn't in the Cowherd's hands at all." Jiang Chen frowned slightly, also feeling a bit tricky. The world in the mirror belonged to mythology, where magic and monsters could easily conjure up spells, which was not the same as the space in fantasy stories.

The old ox used its magic to put away the fairy robes, and as long as it refused to take them out, even the little white cat couldn't steal them.

The locust tree spirit's magic power is too weak. Even with the help of the Weaver Girl, they can only cast some protective spells. Could it really be that they have to wait for several years for the Queen Mother of the West to come and rescue them with heavenly soldiers?

The fluffy ball can withstand the protagonist's halo and prevent the Weaver Girl from losing her intelligence; the Soul Weapon can completely protect her, but it's too distressing to let a fairy be entangled here for several years.

"There's a cave up ahead. It's getting late, so let's rest here." From afar, the Weaver Girl saw the little tree spirit pointing to the signal that had been hung high as promised.

She maintained her elegant demeanor and refined temperament, and even walking on mountain paths, her hair remained perfectly styled.

In contrast, the cowherd, dressed in tattered clothes and with his shoulders hunched over, was clearly not on the same level.

Following her pointing direction, the cowherd only saw lush bushes and couldn't help but wonder, "How did you know there was a cave over there? I've been herding cattle in these mountains for quite some time and I know this place very well, yet I didn't even know there was a cave where I could rest and find shelter."

The old ox followed slowly behind the two, its heart filled with doubt.

Despite years of cultivation and the consumption of elixirs that restored some of his magical power, he still lacked the ability to probe such a vast distance.

How did she know?

Even if she carried a magical artifact to store mana, logically speaking, every bit used would diminish it, and someone as intelligent as the Weaver Girl wouldn't waste her mana recklessly. Yet, she didn't hesitate to use magic to explore just to find a cave to stay in...

For a moment, it was even more unsure of the Weaver Girl's background, and a vague sense of foreboding crept into its heart.

"No! There won't be any problems, we'll definitely succeed!" The old ox looked up at the sky. This mission was crucial to his successful return to Heaven, and he couldn't afford to fail no matter what!

Its eyes swept over the Cowherd, thinking that it would be enough if he could give the Weaver Girl a child.

It's just getting a woman to have a child; it's not a difficult task for a man in his prime who's incredibly sexually frustrated. At worst, they can just give him a little help. There are plenty of herbs in these mountains; wouldn't it be natural for a lone man and woman to develop feelings for each other over time?

"Swish!" The cowherd stepped forward and parted the weeds, and sure enough, he saw a cave entrance hidden deep in the weeds and bushes.

The cave, located at a relatively high altitude and not very large, was quite dry. Apart from lacking a door for shelter, it was much better than a cowshed, at least there was no cow dung everywhere.

Mu Jiuxiu hadn't eaten anything since he transmigrated here at noon, and he was both hungry and tired.

His toes were aching from the tattered straw sandals. He walked into the cave, glanced around, and turned back to the Weaver Girl, saying, "Let's stay here. Use your magic to clean up the cave and conjure up some tables, chairs, benches, beds, blankets, and quilts. It would be best if there was some food too, I'm starving!"

"What kind of good idea are you thinking?" The Weaver Girl dragged the dry branch that the little tree spirit had placed in advance at the cave entrance and said irritably, "If I still had the magic power to change east or west, I would have flown back to the Heavenly Palace long ago."

Want to live a life of luxury right away? That's not impossible.

Either give me back my fairy robes, or with enough magic power I can conjure up an entire imperial city for you;

Or you could get the guy who encouraged you to steal the fairy robes to conjure up a comfortable bed and bedding, and a table full of fine food and wine so you can eat your fill and rest well, since you've been his pawn.

Following the advice of the little tree spirit, the Weaver Girl, who was always sowing discord, covered her mouth and chuckled, "She has the ability to steal fairy clothes without even a group of celestial beings noticing, and she can change her life east or west without lifting a finger."

But they make us suffer through blisters on our feet, hunger pangs in our stomachs, and sleep in caves on dry grass, without offering any help. Isn't this deliberately tormenting us? You expect a celestial being to be your wife? There's not even a bed, and we have to sleep hungry. How are we supposed to have children? Are we supposed to raise them on air?