Chapter 71 Taoist Companion: It seems that everyone is avoiding him.
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Bai Long narrowed his eyes, making them appear unusually narrow and long, revealing a dangerous aura. "Didn't you hear clearly? I said my name is Zhou Xuan. Now, it's your turn to tell me your name."
Daytime darkness.
Is this name very common?
How many daylight hours are there in heaven?
Li Shanglu stared at him suspiciously for a moment, then said after careful consideration, "My name is Li Yanning."
Whenever she owed money or got into trouble, she would say her name was Li Yanning. After all, the only person who knew her name was Shen Changyi.
"Yan Ning, when the year is late and the sun is setting, it means peace and tranquility. What a good name." The white dragon lowered his head and laughed softly, "I'll take you back to the cave." Li Shanglu was a little wary and didn't move. She still felt that it couldn't be such a coincidence. Shen Changyi's name in the heaven must be Zhu Xuan, and the white dragon in front of her must be an imposter.
"Was your name given to you by your parents?" she asked calmly.
Bai Long's movements faltered slightly, his voice deepening. "No, you're just curious about the name. Do you know anyone named Zhou Xuan besides me?"
This made Li Shanglu's heart shiver. She instinctively denied it, "I don't know him."
Hearing her answer, Bai Long's expression softened. He said slowly, "That's right. Come with me. You people in the lower realms are always too cautious. There's not so much intrigue and deception in the heavens. You can rest assured."
It would be fine if it didn't say it, but it feels even weirder once it says it, like pointing at a puddle in front of you and saying, "It's not a pit, go ahead and jump in." It's like trying to cover up one's own mistake.
Li Shanglu decisively turned around and tried to leave, but was blocked by the huge dragon's tail.
"How ungrateful..."
The white dragon raised its head and looked at her proudly. "I am the chief of the four divine monarchs in the heavens, Zhu Xuan. Since you are new here, I should teach you some of the rules of the heavens. The first rule is, you must not disobey me."
Hearing its words, Li Shanglu snorted in disgust, walked around the huge dragon's tail and was about to leave.
Seeing that she still didn't appreciate his kindness, Bai Long's eyes darkened a little, and he exhaled a cold breath from his mouth. In an instant, the clouds and rain started to fall heavily. Li Shanglu was almost blown down by the strong wind. He looked back in shock, only to see a figure walking out of the clouds.
"Do you know what happens if you disobey me?" The white dragon transformed into a human form, with a handsome face that looked very young. He stared down at her condescendingly. "I am the exiled immortal envoy in charge of punishment in the heavens. I'm sure it must have been difficult for you to ascend to the heavens. I can demote you back to the lower realms at any time."
It turns out he is an official from heaven, no wonder he speaks so arrogantly.
Li Shanglu frowned, "Why do you belittle me?"
"You are committing a crime by ignoring me," Bai Long said proudly. "Now, I will escort you back to your cave abode. On the way, I will explain the rules of the heavenly realm."
Li Shanglu was speechless for a while, then said nonchalantly, "It's up to you. Convict him."
If she returns to the mortal world, Shen Changyi will also go back. It all depends on whether the old man Tiandao is willing.
"You little immortal are really arrogant," Bai Long came forward and found a way to save face. "Forget it, considering that you have just ascended to the heaven, I will reluctantly forgive you."
She followed the peach blossoms and strolled among the clouds, while the white dragon behind her continued to chatter.
"Do you know who has the final say in this heaven? Let me tell you, it's me. If you listen to me, I will ensure that no one in the heaven dares to bully you..."
Li Shanglu walked along with his ears closed, and an elegant and simple little house appeared before his eyes. There were some vegetables planted outside the house, and a couple was plowing the land.
She was stunned and opened her eyes uncertainly. How come even in heaven, immortals still have to farm?
From a distance, the couple also saw them and looked up from the fields in surprise.
"Hey, could it be that this unfamiliar fairy just ascended here?"
Hearing their voices, Bai Long's expression changed. He hurriedly grabbed Li Shanglu's sleeve and was about to leave. "Aren't we going to find the cave? Let's go and stop chatting."
Li Shanglu stared at him in confusion. Before he could react, he heard the couple laughing and saying, "Yuanxi, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Did you trick the new couple again?"
Yuan Xi.
Li Shanglu narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Long beside him. He saw Bai Long pause, turned around, and said stubbornly, "Nonsense! Be careful or I will banish you and your wife to the mortal world!"
The couple suddenly burst into laughter and waved towards Li Shanglu, "Little fairy, come here."
Li Shanglu glared at the liar Bai Long, shook off his hand, and walked to the edge of the field.
"We are husband and wife, immortal officials in charge of farming on earth," the immortal said with a gentle smile, affectionately handing over a basket of eggplants from her own fields. "My name is Sang He, and this is my husband, Nian Hua. As for the one behind you, he is the immortal lord of water, Yuan Xi."
Li Shanglu struggled to remember these names and whispered, "Just now he said his name was Zhou Xuan. Why is that?"
The couple looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
"Zhu Xuanxianjun is not in the heaven now. He went to the lower realm. Yuan Xi has some grudges with Zhu Xuanxianjun, so he deliberately pretended to discredit him..."
Yuan Xi sneered, completely abandoning his pretense and interrupting them directly, "It's not just me who has some grudges against him. There are countless immortals in the heavens who have grudges against him. That bastard Zhou Xuan is truly cold-blooded and heartless. I'm only here to help this new little immortal and let her know how hateful Zhou Xuan is!"
Li Shanglu was stunned.
Didn’t Zhu Xuan say that he had been practicing diligently in the heavenly realm and rarely left his cave? How could he have made so many enemies?
The couple came up to Li Shanglu and whispered, "It's true that Immortal Lord Zhuxuan is a bit unkind. If he returns to heaven in the future, you must avoid him."
Li Shanglu: “…”
She seemed to understand why Zhu Xuan said that he rarely communicated with other immortals in heaven. Every time he did so, he would just exchange a few words and then leave in silence. It seemed that everyone was avoiding him!
What on earth did he do?
Yuan Xi approached her with a sinister look and whispered, "Did you hear me? I'm doing this for your own good. I just want you to know how dangerous Zhou Xuan is sooner rather than later, so you don't have to suffer in the future and be banished to the lower realm by him for no apparent reason, seven times, like I did!"
Hearing this, Li Shanglu glanced at him and asked, "Are these seven times really all unclear?"
"It's true that I was wrong a few times, but..." Yuan Xi lowered his voice, "But he can't belittle me seven times. I thought he treated me as a good brother, but I didn't expect him to be so cruel. I just caused a little flood in the mortal world..."
Li Shanglu: “?”
He didn't learn his lesson after seven times. It seems that Zhu Xuan is still soft-hearted.
If it were her, she would make Yuan Xi reincarnate as a livestock for seven lifetimes, and whip him every day until he would be obedient.
If these immortals were not restrained, they would probably treat human lives as worthless as Qianxu did.
She now began to doubt that the reason her life was so hard was perhaps because some immortal was bored and added some suffering to her.
"You deserve it." She said coldly, "If I were Zhu Xuan, you would still be grinding mills in the underworld."
Yuan Xi looked at her in confusion, "What does pulling the mill mean?"
"You don't even know how to grind a millstone. What have you been doing in the underworld?" Li Shanglu asked in confusion.
Yuan Xi counted on his fingers, "In the first life, I was a young master of a noble family. In the second life, I was a disciple of an immortal sect. In the third life..."
Li Shanglu couldn't stand it any longer. Even if these bastard immortals were demoted to the mortal world, their cultivation and talents would not change. They could still live well with their talents, just like Shen Changyi, who became a sword immortal after becoming a mortal.
"What's with that expression on your face?" Yuan Xi said unconvincedly, "You don't think I'm having a good time in the lower realm, do you? Every time I descend to the mortal realm, I lose my memory and encounter all sorts of disasters. I've been killed by demonic cultivators seven times!"
Li Shanglu was too lazy to pay attention to him. He said goodbye to Sang He and his wife, and continued to follow Taohua to find his own cave.
Yuan Xi followed her like a ghost, saying bad things about Zhu Xuan all the way.
"This man is extremely cold-blooded. No matter how much you beg for mercy, he will never relent. With your personality, if you offend him, you will be tortured to death. But don't worry, that bastard Zhou Xuan has gone to the lower realm to suppress demons. He is such a fool who asked for trouble."
"I heard from the Immortal Siming that he still has a love tribulation in this life. Isn't it ridiculous that a person like that would have a love tribulation? I hope his wife in the mortal world can chop him a few more times."
Li Shanglu finally showed some reaction. She turned around and looked at him, saying calmly, "I am his love tribulation."
Hearing her words, Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Your fabrication is worse than mine. I heard that Zhou Xuan's lover is a mortal woman who lives in the countryside. She must be an ugly and unruly village woman."
His eyes fell on Li Shanglu's face and he snorted softly.
She is quite pretty and has some cultivation, so it is impossible for her to be Zhou Xuan's love tribulation.
Li Shanglu was silent for a moment, then sneered, "What's wrong with being a country woman? You're so short-sighted that you don't even know what a mill is. You're worse than a country woman."
"Who do you say is short-sighted? I have lived for nine thousand years and have seen everything!" Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. Just as he was about to argue with her again, he saw the peach blossoms flying around him suddenly stop.
Li Shanglu turned around and followed his gaze, only to see an extremely luxurious and extravagant heavenly palace suddenly appear between heaven and earth.
The two gates were decorated with relief carvings, with gemstones inlaid into stars and pearls carved into the sun and moon, each shining brightly. Flying dragons, adorned with gold wire and gemstones, coiled around the agarwood pillars.
The floor tiles are made of a whole piece of mutton-fat white jade, as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the stars, sun and moon embossed on the door. The windows are covered with a layer of gauze curtain made of shark silk, as thin as fog, moving with the wind.
"Is this your cave?"
Yuan Xi laughed at him without hesitation, "I've never seen anything like this before. What kind of taste do you have? No immortal in the heavens has ever lived in such an extravagant palace inlaid with gold and jade."
The caves arranged by Heaven are the places that immortals most desire. For example, Yuan Xi lives in a sea of clouds.
Li Shanglu was very satisfied. She said frankly, "I like it, what's wrong?"
She didn't want to ascend to heaven and live a hard life. If she wanted to live, she wanted to live in the biggest and best house, where she couldn't even find where to open the door when she woke up.
Yuan Xi was choked by her and became more interested in Li Shanglu. "Are you really Zhou Xuan's love tribulation?"
"Believe it or not." Li Shanglu walked into the hall and was about to close the door when the other party held it against him.
She frowned and asked with her remaining patience, "What's wrong?"
Yuan Xi's gaze wandered over her for a moment, and he whispered nonchalantly, "You ascended, but Zhou Xuan hasn't come back yet. Did you really kill him?"
Li Shanglu's patience was completely exhausted. "None of your business?"
"Don't be impatient, I want to say..."
Yuan Xi smiled meaningfully and said, "If you really kill him, it will be troublesome. Although Zhou Xuan is not popular, he still has a Taoist partner in the heaven. If his Taoist partner finds out about this, I'm afraid he won't let you go easily."
Li Shanglu: “……?”
She turned around slowly, staring at Yuan Xi, grabbed his collar and pulled him to her side, saying word by word,
"Dao, Lv?"
Yuan Xi coughed dryly and whispered, "Everyone says that Zhou Xuan has a very close Taoist partner in the heavens. He often practices with her in the Jiutian Lake. I really didn't lie to you about this."
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