A Tale of Encounters with Immortals: A Peach Blossom Temple in the Martial World

The cries from Peach Blossom Mountain shook the heavens.

Hu Yunying sat in her room in the inner palace, her sobs deafening, and Guo Lanying beside her couldn't console her at all. She had already gone to greet Zhang Zhengdao.

But when she saw that there was another woman beside him besides Lu Xiaohua, she immediately stopped in her tracks, turned around and rushed into her room to wail.

Guo Lanying tried to persuade her from the side.

"It's fortunate that Master only brought one woman back this time. If he had brought ten or eight, we would have been in real trouble! Master, you won't call me Aunt Hu anymore."

Hu Yunying was taken aback: "What's it called?"

Guo Lanying said, "Call her Aunt Hu Shi. Thank goodness, thank goodness!"

Hu Yunying nodded, then wiped away her tears: "He always goes out once and brings back a woman. If this old bastard lives for a thousand or ten thousand years, this Taoist temple won't be able to hold him all..."

Guo Lanying continued, "Master, are you stupid? Luckily, Master always brings women back when he goes out. If he were to go out one day and bring a man to the harem, that feeling... tsk tsk tsk..."

Hu Yunying was dumbfounded.

Thinking about it, it does make some sense!

So she stopped crying, but still felt a little resentful.

"He's always been a womanizer; his status is declining day by day..."

Guo Lanying then advised, "Master, you entered first, and those who came later are the successors. No matter how you are ranked, you are always at the front!"

Hu Yunying thought about it and realized it made some sense.

“Besides, you’re not even at the very front. There’s your wife in front of you. She can tolerate it, so why can’t you?” Guo Lanying added.

That makes sense!

Hu Yunying nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

Guo Lanying continued, "Emperors have three palaces and six courtyards, with three thousand beauties. How many do I have? Including me, there are less than ten. But my husband is a genius immortal. Immortals are much more powerful than emperors. Even if there are thirty thousand beauties, you are still second only to the emperor and above thirty thousand people."

Hu Yunying's back is now straight.

"Let's go see the master, and also see that woman!"

Zhang Zhengdao's head is now twice the size of his own.

Everyone, big and small, rushed over, grabbing legs, arms, and waists. Some even took the opportunity to grope buttocks a few times, which was definitely intentional.

"That audacious guy touched my butt!"

A loud shout.

Then a figure disappeared in a flash.

Everyone looked around and realized that the Seventh Princess was missing; she had been running in the lead just moments before.

"Go back and rest first. I've only been wandering around outside for a few years. I'll be back in the main hall as usual tomorrow. Come on, come on, I'm going to give a sermon."

So, persuaded by their senior brother Qingyangzi, everyone dispersed.

"Hu Yunying!"

Hu Yunying looked at Zhang Zhengdao with longing eyes.

"Lead Fairy Zixia to the palace to arrange a room for her to rest."

Hu Yunying squatted down and bowed, then glanced at Fairy Zixia with her eyes. This girl was really pretty; this old man had a sharp eye.

Her eyebrows were neatly combed but not furrowed, her nose was round and smooth, and her eyes were clear and alluring, shimmering with a captivating light—she possessed a natural, charming allure. Hehe, she's been a virgin for quite some time now.

He led his people towards the inner palace.

Zixia Fairy followed behind Hu Yunying, quickly catching up, and asked, "Your name is Hu Yunying?"

Hu Yunying glanced at her sideways: "What? Why don't you just call yourself Hu Yunying?"

Fairy Zixia smiled: "A concubine?"

Hu Yunying sneered: "You make it sound like you're not one of them."

Fairy Zixia sighed: "I will not be a concubine."

Hu Yunying chuckled and said, "You don't want to be a concubine? You want to be the mistress? That's wishful thinking."

Fairy Zixia shook her head, glanced back at Zhang Zhengdao and Lu Xiaohua standing there, shook her head and smiled, "I don't want to be the mistress either."

Hu Yunying stopped, gasped, and looked at Fairy Zixia in surprise: "You don't want to be the mistress of the house, and you don't want to be a concubine, so why did you come back with him?"

Fairy Zixia laughed and said, "Does it have to be something?"

The way you're saying this makes it sound like you've been excited about being a concubine for years and are still in a state of excitement. Am I just being superficial?

Zixia Fairy?

They really think they're some kind of fairy!

Back in the day, I was a renowned butterfly fairy.

When we were out in the underworld, everyone had "Fairy" in their nicknames. What's with the arrogance?

Seeing Hu Yunying's unconvinced expression, Fairy Zixia couldn't help but laugh and said, "Back then, I was the wick of the oil lamp in front of Buddha's seat. After cultivating into human form, I heard Buddha say that the man who could wield my Purple and Green Sword would be my ideal husband. I have been wandering in the martial world for countless years with this obsession."

Hu Yunying continued, "Until you met Zhang Zhengdao?"

Fairy Zixia nodded: "I thought he was the peerless hero who came to marry me riding on colorful clouds, but after spending more time with him, I realized that he was an extraordinary immortal with superb magical powers."

Hu Yunying: "Is your Purple and Green Sword really that magical?"

Fairy Zixia: ...

At this point, shouldn't you be asking what the difference is between a peerless hero and an unparalleled immortal? Why didn't you ask me the following question so naturally?

Why are you so concerned about the Purple and Green Sword?

Fairy Zixia decided to speak for herself: "Do you know the difference between a peerless hero and an unparalleled immortal?"

Hu Yunying: "He pulled out your Purple and Green Sword, didn't he?"

Fairy Zixia: ...

"I'm tired, take me to my room to rest!"

There's no point in talking to this woman; the best thing to do is go to sleep quickly and calm down, since this is a completely new world for Fairy Zixia.

After leading Zixia Fairy to the room, Hu Yunying asked as she was about to leave, "What exactly do you want to do?"

Fairy Zixia smiled and said, "Be myself."

Hu Yunying was taken aback. This person must be an idiot. Be yourself? Aren't you Zixia Fairy now? Are you Zixia the Fool? Heh, she decided to remind Guo Lanying to avoid playing with idiots like this in the future.

"Bang!"

The door is closed.

Not enough words to speculate!

Then Zixia turned around and took a deep breath.

What the hell is this room?

It was empty; even the paper windows were torn. There were walls on all four sides, and no bed inside.

This woman must have done it on purpose!

Only Zhang Zhengdao and Lu Xiaohua remained in the square.

Lu Xiaohua looked around at the huge Taoist temple and couldn't help but look at Zhang Zhengdao and say, "When I left, the Taoist temple hadn't been built yet. I remember I was selling Gui Dasao's wine on the way up the mountain."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded: "I also remember our wedding night."

Lu Xiaohua: "That's all you remember!"

Zhang Zhengdao: "Back then, you hadn't yet awakened your past life memories, but you already showed extraordinary talent. Go see your father tomorrow; it's said that Sister-in-law Gui and he are having an affair..."

Lu Xiaohua rolled her eyes at him.

"vulgar!"

"Neither crude nor vulgar!"

It was rare to see Lu Xiaohua blush.

Something big is happening in Linbin Town these days.

The big event was that the former abbot of Peach Blossom Temple, who had been missing, suddenly returned. Legend has it that this former abbot had attained enlightenment and ascended to heaven, becoming a true immortal.

But how did we end up back in Linbin Town and back in Peach Blossom Temple?

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, the gavel struck, and the entire audience fell silent. Everyone sat up straight, craning their necks, watching the storyteller's twisting and turning movements, holding their breath in rapt attention.

"It is said that Zhang Zhengdao, the Peach Blossom Immortal, ascended to heaven in broad daylight. Upon arriving at the Heavenly Court, he met the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor asked, 'Who are you? How did you attain immortality?' Zhang replied, 'Your Majesty, I am the Peach Blossom Immortal of the Peach Blossom Temple in Linbin Town. One day, during my cultivation, I had an enlightenment and attained immortality by slaying a white snake, thus ascending to the Heavenly Court.' Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor immediately ordered the Registrar to examine his merits, only to discover that the white snake was actually the third prince of the Dragon King of the East Sea..."

Zhang Zhengdao, who was listening to the story, was completely baffled.

When did Lao Tzu ever kill the Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace?

This world doesn't even have a Dragon King, so where did the Third Prince come from? This is just a martial arts world, so where did the White Snake come from that I have to slay?

There was a white snake in Journey to the West, but she was Ao Yu's sister. Why kill her? How would they reproduce after killing Xu Xian?

Lu Xiaohua, dressed as a little girl, smiled to herself.

The storyteller continued.

"The Jade Emperor was furious. Everyone else attained immortality by slaying demons, but you, you killed the Dragon King's son and claimed to have attained immortality. So he ordered that this Peach Blossom Immortal Zhang Zhengdao be banished to the mortal realm. Zhang Zhengdao was only in heaven for a few days, but several years have passed since he was banished to the mortal realm."

One of the listeners remarked, "I knew it! It's not that easy to become an immortal. They still get banished to the mortal realm. What's the difference between them and us? Haha..."