Purple, right?
The appearance and form of a celestial being remain unchanged from the moment they ascend. This is unless a catastrophic event occurs that alters their divine nature, such as falling into the devil's ways, self-destructing their body, or becoming a ghost. As for immortals, they remain the same for centuries, and even if their appearance changes, it's very gradual. Ling Hong attained immortality at the age of twenty-two. Even after three hundred years, his appearance has only gained a more mature, masculine charm.
In the past, Hu Tianbao would incorporate some specially blended Chinese herbal medicines into the offerings at the Jade Rabbit Temple, and develop a series of skin care lotions and oral nourishing liquids that were said to be immune to all poisons and isolate all foul air, or tonic pills that could prolong youth and strengthen the bodies of immortals.
Hu Ziyu was just rising, and he had no magic power and no antibodies to resist filth. Ling Hong had originally planned to feed all these things to him, but now, he could only pray that Taiyin Star Lord would not try to take those medicinal mooncakes.
"Little rabbit, you say! We are all family. What's wrong with letting me use your offerings?" Taiyin Xingjun poked Hu Ziyu's waist with his elbow.
"I don't use skincare products," Hu Ziyu said. "If Xingjun doesn't mind, just use them."
"Is that so? Little rabbit is still reasonable," Taiyin Xingjun said with a smile. When Xingjun smiled, his two pupils, like black mercury, were like a lake at night reflecting the shimmering stars and moon. All the idioms used to describe beauty—"falling wild geese sink," "beautiful as the moon and flowers," "toppling a country and a city"—seemed to be specially designed for this person. Truly stunning.
But Hu Ziyu still wanted to remind her that it is not advisable to laugh while applying a facial mask, as it will easily cause wrinkles. He turned his head away and saw Ling Hong glaring at him fiercely.
Ling Hong crossed his arms and said in dissatisfaction, "No matter how ignorant, untalented, without merit, or without power, Lord Hu is the abbot of my Jade Rabbit Temple. Calling him a little rabbit is too derogatory." Hu Ziyu thought to himself, aren't you the one who demeans me the most? Besides, I don't have anything that people value. Any of the brothers and sisters here are much more senior than me.
Taiyin Xingjun didn't bother to pay attention. He stood up, held Hu Ziyu's shoulders, and asked him to sit next to him. Then, he lifted his chin and looked him over.
"What a cute little rabbit! I like the successor chosen by Tianbao very much!" As he said this, he laughed again.
"Uh..." The blushing face that had finally subsided came back to Hu Ziyu. What a...good flirt, Sister Chang'e! Fortunately, he is an out-and-out homosexual, born with a strong and hopeless tendency, otherwise his soul would have been completely seduced away by now.
If it were my own little bastard brother and boyfriend, I don’t know if they could resist.
Ling Hong, standing at the foot of the jade steps, was already furious. But the more he disliked something, the more the Moon Star Lord liked to oppose it.
"Tell me, little rabbit, what kind of gift do you want me to give you?" Taiyin Star Lord let go of Hu Ziyu's sore jaw and poked his soft cheeks instead.
"No..." He wanted to say "no", but when he looked down at his pink clothes, Hu Ziyu suddenly changed his mind.
"An outfit that's not pink, with pants, and..." He swallowed.
"Zi Yu really misses his brother and Qi Qi back in the human world... I mean, the students at school. I want to go back and see them for a bit before settling down in the Moon Palace."
Linghong had a stern face and had been silent for several hours.
It was because Hu Ziyu would rather ask the security department for a set of ugly trousers to wear than touch the clothes that he had personally selected, tailored, and dyed.
How could this untalented and unethical airborne recruit have any idea of his painstaking efforts? He had bargained with the Immortal Ancestor Lianying for a long time to acquire that extremely comfortable, high-grade silk; the dye for that charming, vibrant pink was also purchased from Fairy Zixia. And most importantly—that perfectly tailored, ethereal outfit was designed and sewn stitch by him personally!
Ling Hong was only angry at himself for not finding out Hu Ziyu's preferences first, and just going ahead with the DIY based on his enthusiasm and the experience of his predecessors! It turned out that modern gay men were very different from what he imagined.
After three hundred years of serving the Rabbit God, he realized he didn't understand this group at all. It was a huge blow. Now, he just wanted to be quiet and take notes on his updated understanding.
Later, I will take out the dress that Hu Ziyu will wear when he goes to Tianjing and make some modifications.
Earlier, after a quick encounter with the Moon God, Hu Ziyu followed Ling Hong to the Guanghan Palace located inside the Moon Temple.
Guanghan Palace does not cover a very large area, and the temperature is just right, which does not match the words "wide" and "cold" in its name.
The exterior, interior, decor, and layout all inherited the style of the Taiyin Temple, blending ancient and modern elements. Extending from the central hall to the surrounding corridors were the offices and staff quarters for the Jade Rabbit Temple, the Golden Toad Office, the Security Department, the Personnel Department, and the Accounting Office. When Hu Ziyu entered the Jade Rabbit Temple, the female immortals who traditionally served him had already been there to greet him respectfully. The arrival of a new master inevitably led to bows and greetings, followed by a long moment of congratulations.
"Please don't be so polite, my fairies. Just call me Zi Yu in private." Hu Ziyu had only said half of his words when Ling Hong gave him another vicious look.
"The necessary etiquette can be reduced but not avoided. There are differences between immortals and gods, so respect yourself in everything!" Upon hearing Ling Hong's order, several female immortals who had originally planned to come up to greet and chat retreated one after another.
Hu Ziyu rolled his eyes inwardly. Could this person be trying to make him friendless and unpopular? In his lifetime, his homosexuality had made him shunned by many of his relatives and classmates. Finally, after death, he had finally come out. Everyone from the Star Gods to the Ghost Messengers understood his sexual preferences. His subordinates at the Jade Rabbit Temple probably wouldn't mind, so he could be safe with them. However, Hu Ziyu vaguely remembered that before coming to the Heavenly Palace, Ling Hong had warned him against "harassing male colleagues," among the several prohibitions.
But since they walked from the hall towards the Jade Rabbit Temple, they did not see any men other than Ling Hong along the way.
"Wait... there is only fairy sister here, no fairy brother," Hu Ziyu asked with his head tilted.
Ling Hong replied, "I was so frightened by the previous generation that I applied for a transfer long ago. Besides me, the only people in Jade Rabbit Temple right now are fujoshi, nymphomaniacs, effeminate men, and first-timers."
"Oh." Hearing there were other newbies, Hu Ziyu felt relieved. However, after receiving his PAD and reading through the personnel files, he realized that the so-called "worst newbie" had also ascended to immortality half a century ago.
It turns out that anyone with less than a hundred years of service is considered a vegetable in heaven. That's quite a fact! Besides...why are his PAD and stylus rose gold = pink? Not only that, his desk, desktop computer, stationery, tea set, the paint on the hall, curtains, wall panels, potted plants, decorations, even the indoor slippers and small quilts for naps are all pink.
"That's enough!" Hu Ziyu, who always prided himself on being gentle and non-confrontational, finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"I've had enough of this fucking pink room, especially this outfit, it's so disgusting!" Ling Hong's handsome face, which had never been described as kind and gentle, fell apart upon hearing this. Even as the female fairies frantically gestured for silence, Hu Ziyu ignored them.
"It seems that you are very interested in the taste of the previous generation." After a long time, Ling Hong snorted through his nose.
"Of course, if even this outfit is his work, then I cannot express my gratitude to him," said Hu Ziyu.
Behind Linghong, the female fairies shook their heads frantically and pointed at Linghong's head with their fingers.
"So, what color do you want to be satisfied?" Ling Hong was very unhappy. He crossed his hands and didn't even address you respectfully.
Hu Ziyu tilted his head and thought for a while, then glanced at the PAD on his desk and said casually: "Purple, please."
"You fag!" Ling Hong cursed.
"I'm gay and I'm proud of it!" Hu Ziyu retorted immediately without thinking.
The Moon God, a man with a penchant for bullying, immediately summoned Linghong's personal maiden to fetch the costumes he wore during his festival performances of the "Chasing the Moon" opera at the Lingxiao Palace and Huale Palace, and instructed Linghong to change into them. The famous piece "Chasing the Moon" involves not only the waving of sleeves and the swaying of waists in the opening melody, but also the use of light-energy techniques to soar across the stage, so trousers are often worn underneath the skirt. Hu Ziyu naturally declined.
As for visiting relatives and friends, let alone him, even the most sinful ghosts in the underworld can return home on the seventh day.
On his way to the Jade Rabbit Temple, Hu Ziyu happened upon Wu Gang in the Guanghan Palace lobby, who was returning to the management office to hand over his shift. He begged him for a pair of lightweight men's trousers. Anything was fine, but he had to stay away from that unsightly pink. After changing into his police uniform, Hu Ziyu had practically lost all his spiritual energy, leaving him looking less celestial and more clumsy. After removing the headband from the back of his head, his cascading black hair returned to a messy ponytail.
No matter how Linghong looked at it, he felt like it was a torture to his eyes.
"You'd better not go out like that. People might think you're a laborer from nowhere. Why don't you bow?" Ling Hong said. Celestial beings are very particular about rank and status. Even though everyone is immortal, there are still different levels. If those with less seniority don't bow and greet those with more seniority, they will be complained about, which will result in deductions from their performance evaluations and affect future promotions.
Hu Ziyu rolled his eyes in his heart. How could such a good place as Heaven have more hair than the convenience store where he worked during his previous summer vacation?
"I won't go out. The gods don't need to go to the bathroom anyway." He said. Ling Hong curled his lips.
"So, are you going to stay here forever, wearing that plumber's suit?"
"With great pleasure." Hu Ziyu replied.
He didn't want to meet that deadly face at all, so he just lowered his head and swiped the PAD issued to him, clicking on every APP that was only released in the heavens to take a closer look.
So Linghong stopped talking.
Some apps required logging in with an ID and consuming mana to open. Linghong had already set up the ID for him. The PAD recognized his iris, palm print, fingerprint, breathing, and voice. As long as three of the three were met, the app would open. The problem was that he had no mana to use.
Hu Ziyu checked the numerical statistics widget fixed on the upper left corner of the PAD. His current mana value was zero, his merit value was one hundred, his seniority was also zero, and he had three hundred and sixty-five taels of silver. As for the rest, such as the god rank, seniority salary level, welfare level, guild level, favor bonus, self-appropriation amount... etc., he didn't know what each of them meant, what conditions had to be met to upgrade, and what benefits would be obtained after the upgrade. Even after reading the instructions, he still had only a vague understanding and would have to think carefully about it when he had time.
As he slid, Hu Ziyu's focus returned to the Marriage Book APP, Prayer Receiving APP, Guanfan Mirror APP and Hu Tianbao's handover list that Ling Hong had sorted out in front of him.
──As for the Rabbit God's duties, I should first understand the general outline before officially starting.
Thinking of this, Hu Ziyu clicked on Hu Tianbao's handover list.JPG.
The contents of the document were identical to the paper Ling Hong had given him earlier in his incarnation into Hell. The handwriting was like talismans, and there were only a few items listed. The only difference was that since it was electronic, at least you could tell where the beginning was.
However, Hu Tianbao missed her so much that he could not control his emotions, so he skipped many important things and only left a few hasty lists.
"But... could this calligraphy be a little more beautiful, even just a little?" Hu Ziyu immediately thought of asking Ling Hong, who was standing beside him. But Ling Hong's brows were furrowed, seemingly still angry about the clothes, so Hu Ziyu didn't know what to say. He didn't think he was wrong at all, and he didn't want to apologize. Besides, he didn't understand why Ling Hong was so angry.
"Yuchan." Hu Ziyu summoned a sweet-looking and petite female fairy.
She was the youngest inductee of the Jade Rabbit Temple, only sixteen years old. During a flood, she risked her own life to rescue a neighbor's wife and child, repeatedly entering and exiting the disaster area to help others escape. Unfortunately, she eventually became exhausted, slipped, and was drowned by the raging water. Shortly after her soul was extracted from the body, a celestial being descended to take her away. From then on, she was enlisted in the ranks of the immortals, given the title of "Tongzi," while retaining her earthly name, "Yuchan."
After reading the resumes in the personnel file, Hu Ziyu was practically in awe. Not only Yuchan, but also Chunxiang, Xialian, Qiuxiao, and Donghua—all of them had accomplished great things in their own right, and each deserved to be remembered and celebrated for generations to come.
Looking at myself, what on earth deserves to come here to make a living? Yu Chan shouted "Yes", and jumped to Hu Ziyu's side.
"Excuse me, Lord Rabbit, do you have any instructions? Do you want to make tea or try the snow cake offered by the believers?" Whether in appearance, voice or behavior, Yuchan is still a young girl of sixteen.
Speaking of giving orders... Hu Ziyu really didn't dare to trouble these highly respected immortals too much, so "request" was barely acceptable.
"I just want you to help me see what the words above are saying." Hu Ziyu said.
Yuchan took the rose gold pad, pondered for a moment, and shook her head. "Forgive my ignorance, I don't understand the mystery of this Heavenly Master's seal. How about you send a message to our Jade Rabbit Temple group, and I'll ask the sisters to help you look into it."
“The group heaven actually has a communication app?” Hu Ziyu’s eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Of course, please download the Tianrenzhuji app... Ah! The previous Lord Rabbit has already downloaded it." Hu Ziyu handed the pad to Yuchan, letting her help him create a new account and add everyone he had business dealings with at the Jade Rabbit Temple as a friend. Most of these immortals and gods were employees of the Taiyin Palace, a few served as liaisons for Yue Lao Xingjun, and a few priests whose affiliations and responsibilities were unknown. As soon as Taiyin Xingjun was added to the friend list, he immediately sent a half-length selfie, revealing his entire body.
"Little rabbit, isn't this one pretty?"
"...Beautiful." Hu Ziyu knew very well that there was no other option to answer this question.
Yuchan told him that when communicating, there was no need to type like in the mortal world, he could just speak directly, and the system would transcribe the correct meaning 100%. If he didn't want to say it out loud, or was in a situation where it was inconvenient to speak, he could also speak in his heart.
Furthermore, there's no need to correct typos or grammatical errors, though if you utter a foul language, the system will automatically correct it into a polite sentence. Hu Ziyu pressed Ling Hong's head and tried typing, "What are you upset about?!" Sure enough, the system immediately converted the sentence to "What makes you unhappy?" The sentence appeared, but Hu Ziyu just spoke it casually, not intending to send it out.
Yuchan explained: "After the sentence appears, just use your mind to eliminate or send it out, without giving any further instructions. In fact, you don't have to specifically click on Brother Linghong's portrait. As long as you want to talk to him in your heart, Brother Linghong's dialog box will immediately pop up on the screen." Hearing his own name, Linghong's eyes immediately swept in the direction of the two people.
Hu Ziyu lowered his head, pretending to be diligent in operating his PAD, studying the group and call functions. Ling Hong didn't want to pay any more attention. He folded Hu Ziyu's pink suit neatly, put it into the storage app, and walked out of the store.
"Where is he going?" Hu Ziyu asked, although he didn't really want to know.
Yu Chan replied, "It's most likely the Golden Toad's place. Before Yue Lao Temple returns its business, the Jade Rabbit Temple's immortals only have cleaning and decoration work to do. Besides that, they have to deal with your education and training, and your trip to the capital. Lately, Brother Linghong has been focusing all his attention on tailoring. He's made all your casual clothes, official uniforms, and formal attire."
"Ah" Hu Ziyu almost died again because of the Yu Lu Qing Cha in his mouth.
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