Celestial Moon Palace Undercover Room 7
Xie Guijin ignored the system and stepped forward, saying, "Why don't you let me give it a try?"
"You?" Immortal official Youchao shook his head and said, "Even the Immortal Physician and the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace can't help. What can you do if you've just become an immortal? I think we should report back to the Heavenly Emperor and find another place to build our residence."
Xie Guijin insisted on giving it a try. The Immortal Official Youchao only knew how to build houses and was not good at socializing, so he had no choice but to turn his attention to the Enforcement Immortals standing on one side, hoping that they could persuade Xie Guijin.
Unexpectedly, the Enforcement Immortal did not stop it, and even laughed and said, "Fairy, you may try. If you can restore its consciousness, it will be a great help to my Xuanlu Tianshu Palace."
"Then please open the cell door and let me in," Xie Guijin said, pointing to the cell door.
"This," the two law enforcement immortals exchanged a glance, somewhat hesitant.
Seeing this, Xie Guijin joked, "Are you two afraid I'll break you out of prison?"
"Stop talking nonsense," the Immortal Official Youchao hurriedly interrupted, taking two quick steps to protect Xie Guijin behind him. He then cupped his hands to the Enforcement Immortal and said, "This little fairy has just ascended and doesn't know her place. I hope you two won't take offense."
The Enforcement Immortal returned the greeting with a cupped hand and said, "Immortal Official, you flatter us. In fact, the Palace Master had already given you permission to act as you see fit. However, we hesitated because we thought that this little fairy's magic power was weak and we were afraid that Chang'e might accidentally hurt her while she was not in her right mind."
Xie Guijin peeked out from beside the Immortal Official Youchao and said with a grin, "Thank you for your kindness, two law enforcement immortals, but I've never heard that Chang'e is good at attack magic. Besides, you two are here. I think even if she makes a move, you two can save me in time. Let me try."
After exchanging glances again, one of the two law enforcement immortals said to Xie Guijin, "Since the fairy says so, please come in."
With that, Xie Guijin opened the cell door and rushed in first, followed by the two law enforcement immortals.
The immortal official Youchao shook his head and sighed outside the prison cell.
Xie Guijin, in human form as the Jade Rabbit, was petite. When she approached Chang'e, she was still thinking about how to awaken it. Unexpectedly, as soon as she got close, Chang'e sensed the Jade Rabbit's presence and immediately came to her senses.
Chang'e only managed to utter the word "jade" before Xie Guijin loudly interrupted, "Fairy Chang'e, you're awake? That's wonderful! I've just ascended to immortality and been appointed by the Heavenly Emperor as the Anzhai Fairy, in charge of buying and selling celestial residences."
Chang'e glanced at the two law enforcement immortals flanking Xie Guijin, then swallowed the rest of her words and said coldly, "What do you want with me?"
"His Majesty has ordered me to develop a lunar palace residence as a pilot project," Xie Guijin said with a forced smile. "I humbly request permission from the Fairy Chang'e."
Chang'e frowned. She was used to the coldness of the Moon Palace, and she believed that Hou Yi was innocent. She still held a glimmer of hope: once they were freed from their cage, they could live happily ever after in the Moon Palace. After all, there were no other immortals in the Moon Palace, and if they were careful, they could avoid the heavenly rule that immortals were not allowed to fall in love.
But she didn't understand the current situation. Xie Guijin said that she was appointed by the Heavenly Emperor. It was impossible for the Heavenly Emperor not to see through Xie Guijin's true form. So why would the Lord of Xuanlu Tianshu Palace let Xie Guijin and the Jade Rabbit go?
Chang'e pondered for a moment and then said, "The celestial realm is vast, why must we build a residence in the remote Moon Palace? I urge you, fairy, to find another place and not to set foot in the Moon Palace again."
Chang'e spoke these words to Xie Guijin with her head slightly bowed. Looking into Chang'e's eyes, Xie Guijin understood her meaning. Chang'e didn't want Xie Guijin and the Jade Rabbit to be involved in this conflict anymore; she knew her hopes for the future were unrealistic. When she had a choice, she chose to protect the Jade Rabbit and Xie Guijin, who was possessing the Jade Rabbit.
For some reason, Xie Guijin felt a pang of sadness in her heart. With a sudden thought, she said, "Fairy, don't be so quick to refuse. Please listen to me. Your current imprisonment is not without a way out. Perhaps you can make amends."
"Although the celestial realm is vast, once a being becomes an immortal, they live as long as heaven and earth." Xie Guijin held Chang'e's hand and said, "But those sacred mountains and blessed lands already have owners. Now, the newly ascended immortals have no fixed abode and make their homes wherever they go. Although they can use magic to create another space, it is not ideal and is not a long-term solution. If we could build a residence in the Moon Palace to solve some of the immortals' accommodation problems, wouldn't that be a great achievement?"
Xie Guijin patiently explained, "Those immortals can't just take the Moon Palace's residence for free; they'll have to pay for it. When the fairy presents all the money to the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor will surely show mercy and pardon her. There are also laws in the mortal realm that allow for redemption with money."
"Will this work?" Chang'e asked hesitantly.
Xie Guijin's words were full of loopholes, but they were enough to deal with Chang'e, who was determined to save Hou Yi. She said confidently, "With these two great merits, one of them is enough to pardon the fairy. If the fairy has any other wishes, she can ask the Heavenly Emperor. I think His Majesty will definitely grant them."
The two law enforcement immortals: "..."
The Celestial Official outside the prison: "..."
No, Fairy Anzhai, does the Heavenly Emperor know what you're saying?
Whether the Heavenly Emperor knows or not, no one knows.
But Chang'e believed her. She grasped Xie Guijin's hand and said gratefully, "Now that we are trapped here, we are troubling you to take care of things outside. Please remember not to force anything, just do your best."
Xie Guijin softly agreed.
After leaving the Heavenly Prison, Xie Guijin said to the Immortal Official Youchao, "Immortal Official, why don't you go ahead and ask everyone what kind of houses they want, so that construction can begin? My words and actions have been outrageous this time, and I should apologize to the Palace Master."
Upon hearing this, the Immortal Official Youchao immediately said, "I will go with you."
“Alas,” Xie Guijin stopped him, “Since the Palace Master has instructed us to act as we see fit, he probably won’t make things difficult for me. However, I am new to the Immortal Realm and it is not appropriate for me to leave now. If the Immortal Officials travel with me, wouldn’t it raise suspicions that the Palace Master is being harsh? That would be counterproductive.”
“That’s true. I’ll go ahead first, and you can meet me at the Moon Palace later,” said the Immortal Official Youchao.
After seeing off the Immortal Official Youchao, Xie Guijin requested an audience with the Palace Master.
After discussing the next steps with the Palace Master, Xie Guijin concluded, "This time, I tricked Chang'e into giving me permission. Once it's released from the Heavenly Prison, all these houses will belong to it. The money you paid for the houses is compensation for requisitioning the Moon Palace from Chang'e. After that, it can do whatever it wants with these houses."
The temple master was slightly taken aback, then smiled and agreed.
After leaving the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace, Xie Guijin looked at the sky; night had fallen.
She then sent a message to the Immortal Official of Youchao and the immortals who were conducting research, arranging to meet at the Moon Palace the next morning, after which she would go to see Xue Linchuan.
When I arrived, Xue Linchuan was taking his medicine.
The physician standing nearby said to Xie Guijin, "Young Master Xue is out of danger."
“But we still can’t sense Wu Gang and can’t get any more information,” Xue Linchuan said, putting down the medicine bowl.
Xie Guijin looked at the immortal doctor with a questioning expression.
The celestial physician explained, "Wu Gang is asleep in his sea of consciousness and cannot be awakened. I estimate that he will only wake up when Young Master Xue leaves his body."
"Wu Gang is a crucial witness in the case. Wouldn't this delay the progress of the investigation?" Xie Guijin asked anxiously.
The celestial physician waved his long sleeves, tidying up the medicine bowl and other items as he performed the ritual, and said, "This is beyond my ability to answer. I shall take my leave now."
After the immortal doctor left, Xue Linchuan continued to try to awaken Wu Gang without success, and was somewhat frustrated.
"This isn't your fault, so why blame yourself? Wu Gang's mind isn't as resilient as Xuan Tang Jin's, and he willingly gave up competing with you for the body, which is why things turned out this way." Xie Guijin comforted him, "Now that you're not the Prefect of the Capital, the Immortal Realm will handle this case. What does it have to do with you and me? If we can help, we will; if we can't, there's no need to be so hard on ourselves."
Xue Linchuan took Xie Guijin's hand and helped her sit down on the edge of the bed. He then leaned into Xie Guijin's arms and mumbled, "I know."
“Ugh,” the system said disdainfully, “Host, is he being coquettish? How disgusting.”
Xie Guijin opened her left arm and wrapped it around Xue Linchuan with a wicked smile, saying, "Although I really want to be intimate with you, are you sure you want to use Wu Gang's body and the Jade Rabbit?"
Xue Linchuan shuddered as if he had been electrocuted, immediately sat up straight, and stammered, "I, I didn't, I didn't mean that."
“Hahaha,” Xie Guijin laughed loudly, “I know.”
Upon hearing this, Xue Linchuan also laughed. The two looked at each other and smiled, everything understood without words.
Nothing happened that night. The next day, Xue Linchuan felt better and insisted on going to the Moon Palace with Xie Guijin.
“Wu Gang is also involved in the case of the laurel branch. It wouldn’t be good for you to show up. Even if you transform into human form, you have to be careful not to be seen through. It wouldn’t be good to trouble the Palace Master again.” Xie Guijin refused.
At this point, Xie Guijin had a flash of inspiration and said, "If you can't stand staying here, why don't you go and help the Palace Master? If I'm not mistaken, the Palace Master is the founder of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and someone you admire. You told me about its and Beidou Jun's great deeds in the mortal world. I think it wouldn't refuse a capable junior like you."
"You're always teasing me," Xue Linchuan grinned, lightly flicked Xie Guijin's forehead with a smile, and whispered, "Then I'm leaving. Call me anytime if you need anything."
“Okay, I understand,” Xie Guijin said softly.
The two parted ways, and the system clicked its tongue and said, "Host, he's different, and you're different too. You two are both different now. Ah, this stench of love is so unpleasant."
Xie Guijin was all smiles and not angry at all.
When she arrived at the Moon Palace, the Celestial Official Youchao and the other immortals from yesterday were there. They reported to each other one by one, and then talked about their plans for building the house. After choosing a location in the Moon Palace, they began construction.
The construction went very smoothly and was completed by noon.
After Xie Guijin sincerely thanked the Immortal Official Youchao, he led the immortals to spread the word throughout the immortal realm.
By evening, the houses had all been sold.
The buyers were all secret agents of the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace who inadvertently presented the tokens.
Xie Guijin once suggested that some of the houses be sold to other immortals as well, without being too deliberate.
The temple master replied, "No need."
It wasn't until the items were sold out that Xie Guijin realized how confident the Palace Master was; the buyers simply couldn't tell that he was a spy.
These undercover agents included a disheveled, drunken immortal who haggled with Xie Guijin over a wine gourd.
A fairy with elegant manners, holding a round fan, who sells her house for a fortune.
With a folding fan in hand, he could compose poems while looking at his house. He had the air of "all other pursuits are inferior, only studying is superior." He was only interested in finding a house with a literary atmosphere, as if he didn't care about anything else.
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