"I should have guessed, I should have guessed."

On the way back to the inn, An Zhengzheng suddenly found it all quite ridiculous.

Fairies are celestial deities whose abilities surpass those of mortals. If they did not wish to remain, how could they be controlled by mortals?

Unless she is fundamentally willing.

Even if she really didn't have the ability at the time, it would have been easy for her to return to Heaven and settle this score. Why then did she miss Sun Shouyi every day and cross the Magpie Bridge every year?

For the sake of a daughter and a son, wouldn't it be even easier to bring them back to Heaven?

Even if Heaven forbids it and wants the child to remain on Earth, they can entrust him to the local Earth God or Kitchen God.

Why is that?

For the first time, An Zhengzheng felt lost. This was the second time she had been hit hard since leaving the An family and officially joining the Siyue Sect.

The first time was a hundred years ago, when she was living a smooth life and naively trusted Zheng Xiaosha, the son of Hai, who was also a woman, and Huang, who wrote feminist novels.

This was her first time fighting against a god-level figure, but she never expected to be so disappointed.

"Looks like you've finished eating and are growing quite well."

An Zhengzheng lowered her eyes slightly and looked at the mutated tiger in the cage box. The little thing had eaten the old ox and was lazily taking a nap in the corner of the box.

Seemingly knowing that An Zhengzheng needed the bull demon's inner core, the golden inner core floated in the center of the beast-trapping box. The mutated tiger did not eat it.

This harmonious scene greatly improved An Zhengzheng's depressed mood. She used magic to retrieve the inner core, placed it in a box, and stored it away.

This is the first item she needs to acquire.

Actually, as soon as she arrived in Anhe Village, she noticed Sun Dalang secretly following behind her. At the time, she only felt that the old ox was about to complete his cultivation, so she stayed a few more days.

Thinking that she was acting in accordance with the will of Heaven and was almost interrupted by the goddess, she couldn't help but feel depressed again.

She took out the jade slip, but because she was in the training period, she was unable to contact anyone from the seven major sects.

This is an agreement within the faction alliance: unless forming a team, one cannot contact disciples of another sect. This is to prevent disciples from taking shortcuts in their training.

Fortunately, the people of the demon realm are unaffected.

Therefore, An Zhengzheng decided to seek help from Wen Yu.

"That's easy to talk about."

When Senior Sister Wen Yu received the message, she was still inside the Demon Palace, playing with a ball of light-colored metal.

"Do you remember many years ago when you came to the Demon Palace to deliver medicine for me, I mentioned to you that every world is a plane, and that one can become a god in every plane?"

"Remember."

That was the first time An Zhengzheng went to the Demon Palace to deliver medicine to Senior Sister Wen Yu. Senior Sister Wen Yu said that this world was a sweet romance novel about cultivating immortality.

"Gods have always been formed through faith and worship. This includes Nuwa herself. The Nuwa creation myth originated from the worship of women in matriarchal society. Later, when patriarchal society was formed, they began to belittle Nuwa."

An Zhengzheng didn't understand: "So, did Nuwa create the world first, or did humans create Nuwa first?" Isn't Senior Sister Wen Yu's statement contradictory?

Wen Yu quickly sent a message.

"That's not important, An Zhengzheng."

She typed rapidly: "All you need to know is that every single person, to date, whether woman or man, and even all civilizations, are essentially born from the crotch of a woman."

"The same is true of gods. Every god appears in a place where faith and worship gather."

An Zhengzheng suddenly stopped, as if a flash of lightning had struck her mind, and a subtle idea had formed in her mind.

But she didn't say anything.

Wen Yu then explained to her with great interest, "So, aren't you curious?"

"Why did the Queen Mother of the West have seven daughters, and why did her youngest daughter have to marry Dong Yong? Why did the Weaver Girl descend to earth to marry Sun Shouyi? Women in the world have it harder than men, so why don't we see the Heavenly Emperor sending down a male immortal to help women, but instead we see the Snail Maiden and the Seven Fairy Maidens descending to earth to help men?"

Why are there no myths about celestial gods sacrificing everything for mortal women?

An Zhengzheng immediately understood: "...It's a man's fantasy about a celestial being."

She wasn't stupid; Senior Sister Wen Yu had been in this cultivation world for over a thousand years and knew far more than she did.

With just a little guidance, An Zhengzheng understood everything.

"So the Weaver Girl is also... is also..."

An Zhengzheng finally understood. At this moment, the mountain in her heart suddenly collapsed, and she felt relaxed all over, no longer confused as before.

She thanked Senior Sister Wen Yu and sat quietly in her room, feeling her senses clear and her thoughts becoming increasingly insightful.

Since this is a sweet romance novel, the character of the Weaver Girl is also influenced by her faith.

Since the Weaver Girl is a goddess and presumptuously holds divine duties, one day...

What is An Zhengzheng afraid of?

"You'll likely witness far more instances of divine dereliction of duty once you've ventured out to gain experience. The matter of Anhe Village is a minor one. You'll see in time if you don't believe me."

On the other end, Senior Sister Wen Yu was still tossing the small, glowing metal in her hand.

After ending her call with An Zhengzheng, she rolled the luminous object into a ball and flattened it.

"You've tormented me for over a thousand years, and now you're finally in my hands."

This so-called system has long been stripped away, and almost everything that could be revealed has been revealed.

The system's cold voice carried a hint of panic: "Host, please calm down. I think I can tell you one more very important thing..."

"Regarding the new female disciple accepted by the Ruthless Path this year, yes, it's her, she..."

Upon hearing the system's instructions, Senior Sister Wen Yu's hand trembled, and she almost threw the entire system away.

There's something this big.

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"Fairy, you have tamed the old ox; you are a benefactor to our Dahe Village!"

"That brat from the Sun family is truly foolish. He's even capable of associating with the bull demon and causing havoc in the village. It's infuriating!"

The next morning, the village chief came with his men to express his gratitude, and also scolded Sun Dalang.

Aunt Gu looked at her with even more gratitude. The incident last night, in which Sun Dalang ordered the old ox to attack her, had given her nightmares all night.

If it weren't for the fairy, she probably wouldn't even know if she would have survived!

An Zhengzheng knew that the village chief had come to test her attitude.

After all, Sun Dalang is from Anhe Village, and he actually coveted the fairy. I'm afraid An Zhengzheng will be furious and might retaliate against Anhe Village at best, or even report back to the sect at worst, and then no more disciples will come to help Anhe Village for training!

“It’s alright.” An Zhengzheng’s mood had calmed down considerably. She said calmly, “If you are interested, I do have a favor to ask.”

This puzzled everyone present.

The village chief quickly stepped forward and offered his assistance: "I wonder if there's anything we can do to help the fairy?"

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[1] Sun Shouyi, the real name of the cowherd in the myth of "Cowherd and Weaver Girl".