Celestial Moon Palace Undercover Room 8
The fairy, dressed in a floor-length gown and holding a guqin, was only concerned with plucking the strings to find a house that could produce a perfect tone.
The shepherd, wearing a straw hat and leading a donkey, strolled leisurely through the various houses, and finally chose the house where the donkey stopped and bought it.
The variety of immortals truly broadened Xie Guijin's horizons.
After selling the house, Xie Guijin led the immortals in a small debriefing and asked them to go back and write a report on the series of operations.
"What is the report?" The immortals looked at each other in bewilderment.
Xie Guijin explained, "Just write down the steps involved in selling the house and what you learned from it. Keep it concise and to the point."
The immortals suddenly realized what was happening and took their leave.
Xie Guijin flew to a secluded spot, changed her form, and prepared to go to the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace.
Before she could ride the cloud again, she was suddenly attacked.
The Jade Rabbit that Xie Guijin transformed into this time is far less powerful than the Goddess and the Sixth Princess of the Demon Realm.
Despite her struggles, she was easily subdued and even put under a spell that caused her to faint.
When she woke up again, she didn't know where she was.
Standing in front of him was a creature dressed in a long black robe and wearing an exquisite silver mask, whose figure looked like a man.
The masked being made a hand seal at Xie Guijin and laughed, "What is Fairy Anzhai going to do? Why change your form?"
Before Xie Guijin could answer, a creature dressed in dark green and veiled said, "My lord, she went to the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace yesterday and didn't come out all night. Today she changed her form, presumably to go to the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace again to avoid being noticed. My lord is wise. You said that those buyers from the Moon Palace were all spies of the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace. We have investigated their origins and they are indeed suspicious."
"Is what the Fairy of Anzai said right?" the masked creature asked, its voice strange, like the sound of rubbing foam.
Xie Guijin got goosebumps all over her body, and she chuckled softly.
The masked creature said unhappily, "What are you laughing at?"
"Of course I'm laughing at your arrogance and cleverness," Xie Guijin said with a smirk.
The masked creature exclaimed in alarm, "Not good!" It grabbed Xie Guijin's shoulder and raised its hand to form a hand seal, attempting to retreat.
But then a voice came from beside me: "Zhenliu-kun, how have you been? Where are you going?"
The speaker was none other than the Lord of Xuanlu Tianshu Palace.
The masked being did not answer. After realizing that the hand seals were ineffective, it changed its spell, condensing spiritual energy into threads that tightly wrapped around Xie Guijin's neck, preventing her from breaking free.
The Palace Master seemed completely unconcerned about Xie Guijin's life or death, saying, "Just because you wear a mask and don't speak, does that mean I won't know who you are?"
"Do you know?" Zhenliujun sneered. "So what if you don't? Let us leave, or I'll kill her."
The Palace Master sighed, “Why must you do this, Lord Zhenliu? Even if you manage to escape today, can you escape again in the future? You might as well surrender and avoid living in fear and hiding.”
“That’s no need for the Palace Master to worry about,” Zhenliujun shouted, “Cancel the spell.”
As she spoke, the spiritual thread tightened, threatening to strangle Xie Guijin.
Xue Linchuan, standing beside the Palace Master, exclaimed urgently, "Palace Master!"
"Alright," the temple master waved his hand and said, "You may leave now, I'll let you live a few more days."
Zhenliujun used a teleportation spell, but in the instant before leaving, he exerted his strength, intending to kill Xie Guijin.
But the force he expected missed its mark; he felt nothing as he gripped Xie Guijin's shoulders.
It turned out that Xie Guijin had transformed back into a jade rabbit. The tiny rabbit ran forward while shaking its head to quickly break free from the bindings of the spirit threads.
Xue Linchuan went to greet her and hugged Xie Guijin, who had transformed into a jade rabbit, tightly in his arms.
The temple master, standing behind them, asked in surprise, "Wasn't Lord Zhenliu supposed to leave? Why are you not leaving now?"
“You cheated!” Zhenliujun, captured by the heavenly soldiers, said with a face full of resentment.
Xie Guijin opened her three-lobed mouth and said, "Stop glaring at the Palace Master, look at me. Who told you to underestimate me? I was able to easily set up a restrictive spell. By the way, remember this enemy clearly, I am not the Jade Rabbit, my name is Xie Guijin."
"It's you again," Zhenliujun said angrily.
Xie Guijin asked in surprise, "You recognize me?"
Zhenliu-jun remained silent.
The temple master reached out and stroked the rabbit's head, saying, "It has some connection with the wine merchant prince you captured in the Demon Realm before."
“I see,” Xie Guijin nodded.
Xue Linchuan hugged Xie Guijin tightly, dodging the Palace Master's outstretched hand again.
Upon hearing this, Zhenliujun felt utterly despondent and ceased his struggle.
The Palace Master withdrew his orders and brought Zhenliujun and the others back to the Xuanlu Tianshu Palace for trial.
Because Xie Guijin assisted in the case, the trial results were also communicated to her.
In the past, when there were only three realms in the world, cultivating immortality was extremely difficult. One had to be free from desires and accumulate merits to ascend to immortality.
However, since the Three Realms were transformed into the Six Realms, the path to immortality has become less rigorous than before, and those who ascend to immortality still harbor selfish desires.
After Emperor Jun, the ruler of the Immortal Realm, stepped down, Zhenliujun began to stir with ambition, plotting to seize the throne of the Heavenly Emperor.
However, those who are blinded by greed like it are only a minority, so the vast majority of immortals have elected the current Heavenly Emperor.
Dissatisfied, Zhenliujun eventually set his sights on the Moon Palace after much deliberation.
The Moon Palace only has three people: Chang'e, the Jade Rabbit, and Wu Gang. None of them have high magical power, but they possess the Moon Laurel Tree and the spiritual energy of the moon. Zhenliujun intends to use the Moon Palace as his base for rebellion.
Just as Hou Yi ascended to heaven, it tricked him into framing the Jade Rabbit and seducing Chang'e.
Hou Yi thought he could obtain the moon palace through Chang'e, but little did he know that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Upon hearing this, Xie Guijin asked, "The legend of Chang'e stealing the elixir given by the Queen Mother of the West and ascending to heaven alone must have some hidden story."
"Indeed," the Palace Master praised. "Back then, Hou Yi shot down nine of Di Jun's sons, bringing blessings to the human race. The Queen Mother of the West bestowed upon him an elixir of immortality, helping him and his wife ascend to heaven. At that time, Hou Yi had already lost himself under the adoration, and he felt that after ascending, Di Jun would take revenge on him for his sons. However, the Queen Mother of the West had an extremely high reputation among the human race, and he could not refuse the elixir bestowed upon him by the Queen Mother of the West."
The temple master sighed: "Hou Yi invited Chang'e to take the elixir at the same time. After Chang'e took the elixir, Hou Yi said that since Chang'e had not cultivated, one pill was not enough for her to ascend to heaven. He insisted that she take another pill, saying that he himself would soon ascend to heaven through cultivation. He told Chang'e to go to the Heavenly Palace and wait for him."
“After Chang’e ascended to heaven, she lived alone in the Moon Palace. Who would have specifically told her about stealing the elixir? That’s why Chang’e waited for Hou Yi so devotedly, completely unaware of this.” Xie Guijin understood upon hearing this and then asked, “What about the prince, the wine merchant from the Demon Realm?”
The Palace Master said, "This is an internal matter of the Demon Realm, and I cannot go into details with you. If you are interested, you may ask the Sixth Princess, so that you can say goodbye to her."
Upon hearing this, Xie Guijin bid farewell to the Palace Master and headed to the Demon Realm.
Despite her busy schedule, the Sixth Princess still made time to see Xie Guijin. She said, "I was interrupted when I tried to tell you last time. It hooked up with Zhenliujun and thinks it can sit on the throne of the Demon Lord. Doesn't it even consider whether it's worthy? Zhenliujun probably only cares about its ability to brew poison."
"You guessed right, the assassination attempt last time was orchestrated by it itself," the Sixth Princess said, pursing her lips.
Xie Guijin continued to ask, "It kills demons, could it be that Lord Zhenliu wants to refine it with demonic energy?"
“No, it’s not that. Lord Zhenliu is determined to become the Heavenly Emperor. How could he dare to let demonic energy corrupt it?” The Sixth Princess explained, “That wretched demon is also showing filial piety. Lord Zhenliu gave it a magical artifact that he found somewhere, which can refine demonic energy and use it as a medicinal ingredient to cure its mother’s long-standing illness.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Guijin couldn't help but be moved.
The Sixth Princess chuckled and said, "Don't make that face. If it really only wanted to use magic treasures to heal its mother, couldn't it have just asked its father? Giving it some demonic energy wouldn't have been difficult. But it chose the time of the grand election and insisted on killing so many of my demon elites to achieve its goal. It may be filial to its mother, but only it knows the exact proportion of that."
Upon hearing this, Xie Guijin felt a little better.
After clarifying the reason, Xie Guijin bid farewell to the Sixth Princess.
Next, she and Xue Linchuan went to various places to say goodbye to their friends.
Xue Linchuan originally wanted to buy some gifts for everyone.
Xie Guijin said, "We have nothing of value, and our identities are merely borrowed. There's no need for such formalities. Having known each other for so long, a sincere farewell is enough."
Xue Linchuan nodded in agreement.
After bidding farewell to everyone, Xie Guijin returned to the Immortal Realm, gathered all the report materials, and requested an audience with the Heavenly Emperor. He then recommended Xie Guijin to become an immortal chosen for the Anzhai Immortal position, thus settling the matter behind him.
As for who the Heavenly Emperor will ultimately choose, Xie Guijin will not interfere.
Then, the two waited quietly for the seventh day to arrive at midnight.
When the time came, Xie Guijin felt a gentle force enveloping her, carrying her into the distance.
When she opened her eyes again, she was covered in various tubes. She struggled to turn her head and saw a man sitting beside her who looked exactly like Xue Linchuan from the mortal realm. Xie Guijin was momentarily bewildered.
The man opened his eyes and saw Xie Guijin press the bell immediately.
Xie Guijin opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Doctors and nurses arrived quickly, and after a brief examination, the doctor told the man, "It's good that you're awake; you're out of danger."
The caregiver was feeding Xie Guijin water from a cup with a straw inserted.
Xie Guijin drank a few sips and fell into a deep sleep again. In her dream, she saw the system and exclaimed, "So it really can bring me back to life."
The system clutched its head in despair, saying, "How many times have I told you? We're legitimate, legitimate! Of course, we'll send you back to your original world once you complete the mission."
"Thank you," Xie Guijin said with a genuine smile. She didn't tell the system that before leaving the mission world, she had never actually hoped that completing the Six Realms House Selling Mission would actually save her life.
She had prepared herself for the worst, but instead, she was greeted with a bright future.
As time went by, Xie Guijin's health gradually improved, and she slowly realized that she was receiving treatment in an extremely expensive private hospital. Even though she had saved some money over the years as a top real estate saleswoman, it was not enough to support the long-term high medical expenses.
As soon as she was able to speak, she expressed her desire to transfer to another hospital.
Having already revealed his identity to Xie Guijin, Xue Linchuan held her hand and said, "Guijin, just stay here and don't worry about money. You'll definitely be able to earn it back once you've recovered."
"Can the hospital let me pay on credit first?" Xie Guijin was still a little confused.
Xue Linchuan said softly, "Probably not. I'll pay for it first, but you must pay me back. Your body isn't ready to move around right now. Taking good care of yourself is more important than anything else, right? I believe you'll be able to pay me back in the future."
"You're so rich?" Xie Guijin said, trying to pull her hand away, but she was too weak to do so because she hadn't recovered.
Xue Linchuan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I earn a decent living on my own, but I can't compare to my senior who relies on herself. My family has helped me a lot."
"It seems like you've known me for a long time, but I don't remember you. Why do you know the rhyme that my grandmother created?" Xie Guijin was puzzled and finally asked.
Xue Linchuan held her hand tightly and said, "You're my senior. You shine so brightly at school, and with so many people around you, of course you wouldn't remember me. You're just too outstanding. I didn't dare to confess to you. I only heard you humming a nursery rhyme once, and I remembered it silently."
"You have such a good ear for music?" Xie Guijin asked in surprise.
Xue Linchuan blushed and murmured, "It's alright, it's alright."
“I was determined to pursue you after I achieved something, but just when I had some confidence, something happened to you,” Xue Linchuan said in a hoarse voice. “I regret it so much. I should have been braver. Maybe if I had been by your side, you wouldn’t have suffered this tragedy. Perhaps my desire was too strong, which is why I followed your consciousness to another world to be with you.”
After a pause, Xue Linchuan cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Senior, would you be willing to give me a chance to pursue you?"
Sunlight streamed through the window, filling the room, and the fresh flowers by the bedside emitted a fragrant aroma.
Xie Guijin smiled faintly and said, "I'm willing."
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