Yaochi withdrew her gaze, calmed her racing heart, composed herself, and walked up with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I came in a hurry. I just went to Yingzhou to fetch some water from the Fountain of Immortality to offer to you for watering the peaches!"

"Although the Fountain of Immortality cannot compare to my Peaches of Immortality, it is still a rare treasure for prolonging life in the Three Realms. How could it be used to water peaches!" The Queen Mother said with great joy, liking the Jade Pool more and more as she looked at it.

If word got out, the Fountain of Immortality would only be fit to water peaches, making her Peach Banquet seem even more superior.

Moreover, Yaochi is clearly born into wealth and nobility. Although her strength is only at the level of a human immortal, she has a solid foundation and innate supernatural abilities. She may even ascend to the heavenly throne in the future.

Yaochi served by the Queen Mother's side.

Despite being the Queen Mother of the West, she wasn't intimidated at all. She used the same tricks she used to use to coax her grandfather, and then adjusted them slightly according to the Queen Mother's personality, which made the Queen Mother hold her hand and not let go.

“Sigh,” Li Qianxia sighed, “Sister Yao can touch the Queen Mother’s hand, but I can only chop wood and refine pills every day. This is fate.”

Yang Qinglan smiled slightly: "I am also a fish basket weaver."

"Why don't you let me touch it? I wouldn't be at a loss if I could touch Fairy Gusha's hand!"

"Gushe." A fairy with an absolute charm of nine points walked over on goldfish feet and landed on the lotus leaf between the two.

It is Su'e, also known as Chang'e or Taiyin Xingjun.

A close friend of the Goddess of Gusha.

Li Qianxia was a little excited, wondering how to get an autographed photo.

Yang Qinglan had a bit of a headache, but soon she realized why the two of them were friends—they barely spoke, and when they did, it was only sporadic and disjointed.

Besides Chang'e, there are many other famous fairies, such as the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, the Seven Fairy Maidens, the Goddess of the Luo River, Yunxiao, Bixiao, Yuan Nu, the Weaver Girl, Magu, the Hundred Flowers, the Golden Light Holy Mother, and the Old Mother of Lishan, etc.

The so-called Hundred Flowers Festival refers to both celestial flowers and celestial maidens.

A short while later, just as the Queen Mother was about to announce the start of the banquet, another palace maid came to report.

"Your Majesty, the compassionate Bodhisattva Guanyin from Mount Putuo in the South China Sea has arrived!"

"Quickly invite the Venerable One in," said the Queen Mother.

Yaochi looked at Yang Qinglan, whose jade-like face remained unchanged, calm and composed. She, Chang'e, and Li Qianxia were on a lotus leaf, like three lotus flowers blooming on a branch. Even in this grand gathering of a hundred flowers, they were three celestial blossoms.

She turned her gaze to Guanyin, who was walking in slowly, and the fairies rose to pay their respects.

After parting ways in the South China Sea during the Song Dynasty, they are now fighting against Guanyin again in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Heavenly Palace, Guanyin Bodhisattva of the South Sea arrived at the Hundred Flowers Festival; in the mortal world, the four people on their journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures also arrived at the Tongtian River.

“‘A river eight hundred li wide, seldom traveled since ancient times,’ Master, this river is eight hundred li wide!”

"Second Brother, I think it's more than that. My Flowing Sand River is eight hundred li long. This river is much wider than the Flowing Sand River. I think this inscription was written by a mortal. 'Eight hundred li' is just a figurative number."

“Brother Sha is right.” A monkey descended from the cloud and laughed, “I have fiery eyes that can see a thousand miles in broad daylight, but I can’t see the bank of this river. This river is at least a thousand miles wide.”

Riding on his white dragon horse, Tang Sanzang looked at the surging river before him, filled with worry and fear.

“Master,” Sun Wukong walked to the white horse, “it’s getting dark, why don’t we rest today and think of a way to cross the river tomorrow?”

"Alright, alright, I'm starving!" Pigsy immediately agreed.

Tang Sanzang sighed and said to the monkey, "Alright, Wukong, go and see if there are any houses nearby."

Sun Wukong instructed Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing to keep an eye on Tang Sanzang. He then rose from the clouds, his eyes emitting golden light, and saw Chen Family Village.

He pressed down from the clouds and led the three of them towards Chen Family Village.

The four disciples were immediately received by the Chen family village. A variety of vegetarian dishes, including fruits, vegetables, noodles, rice, snacks, and noodle soup, were served and arranged neatly.

Pigsy grabbed a steamed bun and ate it, then picked up an apple with his left hand.

Tang Sanzang, however, felt uneasy and said to Chen Cheng, a local gentry, "Old man, just prepare some ordinary vegetarian food; there's no need for such hospitality."

As Chen Cheng took the plate of food from the maid and served the dishes himself, he said:

"Elder, you may not know this, but there is a King Linggan in the Tongtian River who demands boys and girls every year. This year it was my family's turn, but fortunately, an elder passed by and the king exempted us from this year's sacrifice!"

Pigsy ate heartily, Sandy did nothing, only Tang Sanzang was slightly puzzled, he looked at his eldest disciple.

Sun Wukong made a gesture as if to ask his master to calm down.

The monkey asked Chen Cheng, "What else did the King of Inspiration say?"

"And he said—go steam another five bushels of rice for the elders!" Chen Cheng instructed the maid after seeing that Zhu Bajie could eat.

Sun Wukong grabbed Zhu Bajie by the ear, and Zhu Bajie, taking a moment from his busy schedule, patted him lightly before burying his head in his food.

Chen Cheng continued, "He also said that he had long heard of the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and made way for Sun Wukong, temporarily leaving the Tongtian River so that you could cross without worry."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong slapped the table and burst into laughter, scratching his ears and cheeks.

"Master, you heard it too. It was just a little monster. It ran away in fright before I even arrived! It's a pity that this monster didn't run away; it could have carried you across the river!"

"Now—"

"No rush, it's just a dead river, how can it stop a living person? We can cross it sooner or later. Master, you must be hungry, eat first!"

Sun Wukong was in a great mood and took the initiative to serve food to Tang Sanzang.

At this moment, Pigsy raised his head, his eyes wide open, and asked Chen Cheng, "That little Linggan didn't mention Marshal Tianpeng?"

Chen Cheng thought for a moment and shook his head: "He didn't say anything, he just mentioned the Monkey King."

"Fuck his grandma—"

"Alright, you idiot, eat yours!" Sun Wukong also put food on Zhu Bajie's plate, and then said to Sha Wujing, "Junior Brother Sha, eat!"

"Alright, Senior Brother!"

Sha Wujing also had the appetite of eight people, and he wolfed down his food.

Chen Cheng served for a while and then left.

He met his younger brother Chen Qing at the door. Chen Qing peeked into the room and said, "These... Holy Monk can really eat!"

"Even if we eat a lot, we won't go broke. The Great King of Inspiration instructed us to keep Tang Sanzang plump and healthy and not let them go hungry. Go and tell the kitchen to bring more food."

"Okay!"

Inside the hall, Sun Wukong's fiery eyes darted around.

Are you raising them to be plump and healthy?

As a demon who had eaten the flesh of countless people, he was all too familiar with this word.

What a brilliant idea! You dare to fool me, Old Sun!

He secretly wished he could immediately ride the clouds, smash Linggan's head with his golden cudgel, destroy his cave, and wipe out his descendants, but on the surface, Sun Wukong remained calm and composed.

He couldn't rely on Pigsy and Sandy, and saying it would only make Tang Sanzang worry, so he pondered silently by himself.