"The main force hasn't arrived yet, but the follow-up teams will naturally prepare the necessary supplies. It's normal that things are a bit rushed at the beginning. Besides, this calamity is a calamity of the underworld, so I believe the underworld will make arrangements for supplies as soon as possible. You just need to do what you're supposed to do."
As the fairy spoke, she led Wang Yao away again.
"Being a leader these days is really tough. You have to solve everything. It's like they're practically bringing you a chamber pot. Don't they realize that if the leader does everything, what's the point of having you?" The fairy stopped teleporting in a secluded spot and complained to Wang Yao.
"The Heavenly Emperor and Ruoli Yuanjun have urged me several times to come out and do some concrete work, but I have refused each time, and that's why. Unlike before, when the leader would say, 'There's a disaster in a certain county, you all rush to the disaster relief,' and the subordinates would run like the wind. If there were no resources, we would find our own way. It's nothing like now..."
Wang Yao thought to himself, "In the past, there was no law. Officials and bandits were in cahoots. Wherever they went, they would flaunt the name of their superiors or even the emperor, using their power to extort money from the wealthy."
If you can make a fortune just by helping with disaster relief, then of course your subordinates will run away as fast as they can. But this is a society governed by law. If you take advantage of a wealthy person, be careful, or they might sue you for embezzlement and corruption! People stopping their own work to help with disaster relief is already a sacrifice, and you expect them to pay out of their own pockets?
Leading like that, let alone being a god, even a fool could do it.
Besides, I should solve my own problems, but you're blaming me for not reporting to the boss. It's all up to you. Being a subordinate isn't easy, is it? He thought to himself, but knowing that this fairy was very unruly, he didn't dare to openly argue with her.
The fairy muttered a few words, then stopped and stared at Wang Yao without saying a word. She didn't go into the Underworld area, but just stood there staring at Wang Yao.
Wang Yao felt uneasy under her gaze, wondering if this fairy had some strange magic that allowed her to read his mind. The thought made the hairs on his body stand on end.
He himself was the matchmaker, and he knew firsthand how sinister the matchmaker's two unique immortal arts, "Good Person" and "Heart-Seeking," were. He had no idea what kind of person this fairy was. If he wasn't careful and said a few words in his mind, the fairy would have caught him red-handed, and that would be terrible.
"Is there a tradition or something about you matchmakers arranging marriages for your superiors? Of the five offices in Heaven, I often tell the Heavenly Emperor that my husband Lao Lü's job is the most difficult. With a troublemaker like you around, my husband Lao Lü doesn't even dare to close his eyes when he sleeps."
The fairy's words were like a thunderbolt, leaving Wang Yao completely dumbfounded. My... my old Lu? This... could this fairy be Lu Xian's first wife? His legal wife?
No wonder this guy deliberately kept it a secret from me when he came down, and insisted on avoiding the ghosts and dragging me out. Turns out he was looking for trouble!
Wang Yao knew perfectly well that he had given the lion-roaring beast Wei Caiqian to Lü Xian, and Lü Xian was overjoyed, but it was tantamount to finding a sister for her without the consent of the main wife.
For this fairy, this was a very taboo thing. What good could this person want from her?
He didn't bother to pay attention to what the fairy was saying about inheritance or not. He quickly identified himself as a "good person" to calm himself down a bit. Thinking of Lü Xian's methods, he was still afraid. This fairy was his first wife, and he knew she was not someone to be trifled with.
"My husband, Lao Lü, grew a beard for many years to look more mature, but that little vixen you led him to pluck it all out. Lao Lü even put some fake beard on his face to fool me. I've been an immortal for so many years, how could I not tell the difference between a real beard and a fake one?"
"At first, I thought Old Lu had made a mistake. At his age, what was he doing playing the human-immortal romance in the mortal realm? He wanted to see what that little demon looked like, and Old Lu kept covering for her. He's so good at it, having one family in the mortal realm and another in the immortal realm, not neglecting either one."
"I was so frustrated that I almost went to the Heavenly Emperor and Ruoli Yuanjun to help me. Then I heard Caixia say that the Old Man of the Moon has changed, and that reminded me of some old stories. It turns out that arranging marriages for leaders has become a regular activity for you matchmakers."
"I always said that I know Lao Lü very well after all these years. Don't let his handsome appearance fool you; he's not cunning at all. He's an honest man who puts all his energy into his work."
“Without you bunch of mischievous immortals causing trouble, how could he possibly have taken a fancy to a fox spirit from the human realm?” The fairy maiden said slowly, her eyes fixed on Wang Yao.
"Um...that...I...how could I possibly have the guts to...to arrange a marriage for Director Lü...wouldn't Director Lü...kill me?"
Wang Yao rolled his eyes and stammered to clear himself, "You say I arranged this marriage, so it's me? Does the matchmaker have some kind of mark on the marriage? Your man is lusting after that lion-roaring beast Wei Cai and wants to have an affair, what does that have to do with me?"
"Give me a break. I've found you're not as straightforward as Xi Fu. Do you think I don't know my man? He's an honest, simple guy. How could he possibly protect himself from guys like you who try to sabotage him behind his back?"
"He wouldn't even blink at a fairy in the celestial realm, so how could he possibly be interested in a mere mortal woman? Saying that fox spirit wouldn't live past a hundred years and was only there to accompany someone for a short time—without your matchmaking efforts, how could he have come up with such cheesy reasons?"
"Since I asked the Heavenly Emperor for this mission to rescue the Underworld, it's to avoid interference and talk to you. For Old Lu, a few decades is short, but I can't endure that long. So tell me, what conditions do you need to get rid of this trouble for Old Lu?" the fairy asked, frowning.
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