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

Inside the Great Sage Palace.

"Seven tricks, eight horses... You lost, drink up, drink up, don't cheat! You're the biggest cheater..."

Black Armor looked around the courtyard with a worried expression. Bones were scattered everywhere, along with fruit pits and melon rinds on the table, leftover food scraps, and an overturned wine pot. He said cautiously, "Big Sister..."

Ao Yu patted his shoulder, her tongue tumbling out, a little flustered: "Why are you calling me 'Big Sister'? Call me 'Big Brother'..."

Several fairies rolled up their sleeves and said, "Come on, come on! Any male here is a downer. Black Armor... you don't need to drink anymore, go play somewhere else."

"event……"

Suddenly a scream came from outside.

A fairy who used to be his friend rushed in and shouted to the group, "Master Zhang is back..."

The eldest fairy and the sixth fairy paused, immediately stood up, and asked with wide eyes, "Is it the truth?"

Before the words had even finished, several more fairies rushed in, shouting, "The Great Sage is back! We heard he's at Mount Qingcheng..."

"Good!" The drunken Ao Yu suddenly stood up and waved his hand. "Good, reward him!"

The hangover is gone.

Upon hearing the name Zhang Zhengdao, they no longer needed to be drunk; they immediately switched to a sober state, and with a wave of their hands, each of the fairies held a Chaos Lotus Seed.

This is good stuff!

The fairies who brought the news were trembling with excitement.

You should know that only the Queen Mother of the West possesses a few of these; they are extremely precious. Although we don't know what they are used for, they must be of great use, it's just that their benefits haven't been discovered yet.

After dismissing the fairies, Ao Yu headed outside.

The eldest fairy and the sixth fairy also rushed out quickly.

"Hey, hey, you haven't paid back the money you lost yet," the three fairies called out to them.

"We've been cheated out of our money again!" the four fairies complained.

……

The two fairies suddenly turned back in a hurry.

They thought they were going to pay, but instead they rushed to the bedroom and the two of them rummaged through drawers and cabinets and found a lot of cosmetics and other such items.

Then it's eyebrow drawing and blush...

After being busy for a while, I hurriedly went out again.

The Fuqing Palace on Qingcheng Mountain has been very lively these days.

After Zhang Zhengdao finished his sermon, the 100,000 demons, large and small, all retreated to the mountains to digest the lessons they had learned. On that very day, countless demons, both large and small, broke through their cultivation levels, drawing in waves of tribulation clouds and lightning towards Peach Blossom Mountain.

We're simply too busy to keep up with all the trips.

In the end, Nezha descended from the sky, almost getting struck by lightning, and landed at Fuqing Palace on Qingcheng Mountain. As soon as he landed, he saw Xuanyun.

"Where's my father?"

Xuan Yun knew that this Nezha was Zhang Zhengdao's adopted son. But it wasn't really an adopted son; rather, this son had taken the initiative to acknowledge him as his father and looked down on him a bit.

"Master is busy right now!" Xuan Yun replied indifferently.

"Where is he? I'm going to find him!"

Nezha was about to venture inside when he said that.

Xuan Yun shouted, "Second Junior Brother—"

Nezha suddenly felt a gust of wind behind his head. In a panic, he tilted his head back and thrust his Fire-Tipped Spear forward. A "clang" was heard as the Fire-Tipped Spear was knocked aside by the Golden Cudgel.

"Monkey, I'm not here to fight you, I'm here to see my father!" Nezha shouted angrily.

Sun Wukong paid no heed to him, his golden cudgel never stopping.

Although Nezha's cultivation level improved, Sun Wukong's cultivation level also improved very quickly. When you calculate it all, he still couldn't beat him, and he was so flustered that he almost got hit on the head with a stick.

Nezha jumped out of the circle and said to Sun Wukong, "If you do this, my father will scold you."

Sun Wukong looked at Xuan Yun: "Eldest Brother, shall we continue fighting?"

Before Xuan Yun could speak, a voice came from the palace.

Who's making a racket outside?

Xuan Yun quickly said, "It's Nezha!"

Nezha quickly said, "Father, I heard you were here, so I came to see you."

"come in!"

With just that one sound, Nezha felt as if his hands and feet were bound against his will, and then with a "whoosh," he disappeared.

When he reappeared, Zhang Zhengdao was playing chess with an old Taoist priest with a white beard and white robe at a stone bench and table in the courtyard. This old Taoist priest was none other than Laozi, who had come down with him.

They had a special passage and went directly to Zhang Zhengdao.

"My child meets his father!"

Nezha was really kowtowing, and you could hear the floorboards making a "thump-thump" sound.

Zhang Zhengdao looked at him and smiled, "I understand. I'll have Senior Brother Xuanyun instruct you in martial arts later. Go on!"

Nezha was satisfied to see Zhang Zhengdao and happily went to find Xuanyun.

Laozi then made a move, saying, "Daoist's cultivation of the Great Dao is becoming increasingly mysterious and unpredictable."

Zhang Zhengdao nodded and made a move as well, saying, "I can come and go freely in the chaotic universe and the vast world. Old Taoist, would you like to come with me to see the world?"

Laozi's hand trembled, then he chuckled twice and sighed, "Although I created the world and established the Heavenly Dao here, it will be difficult to find a place to live freely and comfortably outside this world in the chaotic universe. If you ever think of me again, you might as well come here and have some tea together."

As they were talking, they suddenly heard a girl's voice.

“Master…Master…it’s me, Ao Yu…”

Zhang Zhengdao was taken aback, then stood up.

Laozi smiled and said, "There will be plenty of time in the future. I've only come to visit you. We'll meet again sometime. Farewell."

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and then disappeared into the courtyard.

As Laozi disappeared, Ao Yu's voice could be heard in the courtyard.

"Sir—oh dear, your beard has grown so long—"

This wicked dragon actually dared to pull my beard...

Zhang Zhengdao scolded, "Sooner or later I'll turn you into a white dragon horse again."

Ao Yu smiled and asked, "Does Master want to ride a horse?"

Zhang Zhengdao: ...

Zhang Zhengdao: "I won't be staying here for long. I plan to go back to Linbin Town. Do you want to come back with me?"

Without a second thought, Ao Yu replied from the bottom of the list: "Of course we have to go back. There's nothing interesting here. Master, how is Concubine Hu? How is Concubine Bai? Have they gone to another world these days? Have they taken on any new concubines?..."

Ao Yu spoke a lot, but every word expressed a longing for life at Taohua Temple in Linbin Town.

After all, that was where she was born and raised, and where she lived a very happy life.

Taohua Temple is the obsession of every person who lives there.

That night, Ao Yu crawled into Zhang Zhengdao's bed again.

After many days, the First Fairy and the Sixth Fairy finally arrived, accompanied by Black Armor, who, having also received the news, insisted on coming down to earth with them.

When he saw Zhang Zhengdao, he started cursing him again, calling him "heartless and short-lived." As he cursed, he started laughing, getting carried away with his emotions, and he cried and laughed at the same time.

Zhang Zhengdao, however, was pondering whether he should build a giant bed that could sleep ten people.

A few days later, when the news of Zhang Zhengdao's return to Fuqing Palace on Mount Qingcheng spread throughout the land, Mount Qingcheng became unusually lively again. Many demons and immortals came to reminisce or pay their respects.

Even the ten former demon kings who hadn't returned to the mountain have come back.

The white snake emerged from some unknown body of water and secretly went up the mountain to pay her respects to Zhang Zhengdao. Then, together with Ao Yu, the two hid in the back of Qingcheng Mountain and chirped for quite a while.

Later, the little fox, belatedly realizing what was happening, descended from the sky in a daze.

Surprisingly, no one informed her that Zhang Zhengdao had returned.

As soon as they arrived at the Taoist temple, they jumped into Zhang Zhengdao's arms, nuzzled him with their fox heads, squeaked pitifully, and vigorously stroked Zhang Zhengdao's face with their furry tails.

It must be said that Xuan Yun's abilities are quite impressive.

These days, he has received gods from heaven, demons from earth, dragon kings from the sea, and every now and then a fairy or female demon who has a relationship with Zhang Zhengdao.

I've been staying here for three years.

One day three years later, heavy snow covered Qingcheng Mountain, turning it into a silver-white wonderland.

Zhang Zhengdao addressed the group gathered in the backyard, saying, "Senior Brother Xuanyun will continue to lead Fuqing Palace. All of you fellow disciples must do your utmost to assist him, and you must not neglect your cultivation."

The disciples obeyed the order, and then Zhang Zhengdao let them leave.

Then Zhang Zhengdao addressed the women around him, saying, "I cultivate the Great Dao, and now my cultivation has advanced to the point that I can freely travel through the vast worlds of the Chaos Universe. Before coming here, there was a Peach Blossom Mountain in my world, and my Taoist temple was the Peach Blossom Temple. So after today, I will return to the Peach Blossom Temple."

The eldest fairy and the sixth fairy cried out, "What should we do?"

Zhang Zhengdao angrily retorted, "I'm just going to another world, it's not like I'm never coming back. What are you crying about? Anyone who didn't know better would think you were going to be widows."

The eldest fairy and the sixth fairy said together, "Husband, why don't you leave us an heir?"

The room fell silent as soon as he said that.

Isn't this just exposing someone's scars?

Zhang Zhengdao's expression grew increasingly grim.

The eldest fairy and the sixth fairy realized they had said the wrong thing and shrank back.

The fairy said feignedly, "I forgot to apply some powder just now, I'll be right back when I go out..."

The sixth fairy simply said, "I need to pee, you guys chat!"

The two fairies disappeared in a flash.

Zhang Zhengdao calmed himself down and said to the others, "What are your thoughts?"

Ao Yu spoke first: "I'm going back to Peach Blossom Temple with the Taoist priest."

Black Armor immediately chimed in, "Me too!"

The white snake thought for a moment and looked at Zhang Zhengdao.

Zhang Zhengdao said, "In principle, the people of Peach Blossom Mountain should return to Peach Blossom Mountain, and the people of this world should stay in this world. Anyway, I will come back eventually."

Now there's no more controversy.

But the fact that he had no children still lingered in Zhang Zhengdao's heart.

Peach Blossom Mountain, Peach Blossom Temple.

Zhang Zhengdao returned with Ao Yu and Hei Jia. The little fox, the two fairies, and the white snake remained in the world of Journey to the West. In fact, since Zhang Zhengdao could go anytime, they didn't feel it was a matter of life and death, so they didn't care.

Even a few days before he set off, he was still playing mahjong with others.

They were arguing and bickering endlessly.

The return of Ao Yu and Hei Jia made the people of Peach Blossom Temple very happy. What made Ao Yu happiest was the huge lake that had recently appeared on Peach Blossom Mountain.

That very day, she transformed into a dragon and plunged into the large lake to bathe.

Black Armor was still by the lake when he said to Zhang Zhengdao, "My elder brother transformed into a dragon and came to bathe in this lake. Was he wearing clothes or not?"

Then he was brutally beaten by Zhang Zhengdao and dragged away.

Life at Peach Blossom Temple continued as usual. But in the second year after Zhang Zhengdao returned from the Journey to the West world, one morning when she woke up, Lu Xiaohua suddenly turned to look at the person next to her, her eyes as gentle as moonlight.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Zhengdao was puzzled by her gaze.

"I have it!"

Lu Xiaohua's voice was soft and gentle, like a gentle breeze blowing into Zhang Zhengdao's ears and then into his heart, causing his heart to suddenly beat faster.

He had a vague feeling that this was the answer he was looking for.

"child?"

Lu Xiaohua smiled gently and nodded. She took Zhang Zhengdao's hand and placed it on her lower abdomen, saying, "Husband, we're going to have our own child."

Suddenly, Zhang Zhengdao seemed to have been frozen in place, as if someone had struck his pressure points.

The news spread instantly throughout Peach Blossom Temple, then throughout Peach Blossom Mountain, then throughout the entire Linbin Town, and finally throughout the entire martial arts world. Even the emperor knew about it and sent someone down to deliver an imperial edict.

The emperor meant that once the child was born, he planned to try his best to have a princess and then marry the child to her.

The Seventh Princess learned of this imperial edict.

She went numb right then and there.

If my father has another daughter who marries the Taoist priest's son, I will also be the emperor's daughter. Now that I have an affair with Zhang Zhengdao, should I call my sister "sister" or "daughter-in-law"?

Suddenly, I felt how unhappy my happy life had become.

I feel so wronged!

But the biggest consequence of this news was that every night, women lined up waiting for Zhang Zhengdao to choose them. Hu Yunying, in particular, had to have Guo Lanying bring a stool to grab a spot every day.

Even Shu Baimei and Fairy Zixia, who were traveling in the martial arts world, finally became anxious and rushed back.

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Zhengdao held his one-year-old son's hand, followed by Aunt Hu, who was heavily pregnant, and several other women with noticeably pregnant bellies. He felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Perhaps this is the meaning of my time travel.

But in another year or two, I'll go to the worlds of Journey to the West and Fantasy Westward Journey. After all, a thriving population is the true path to success. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel smug and burst into laughter.

The crowd asked, "Why is the Taoist priest laughing so loudly?"

The Taoist priest said, "I laugh at the impermanence of the Great Dao, for the human way should flourish. This chaotic universe is ultimately centered on humanity; wherever humanity is, there the Dao is! How delightful! How delightful!"

(End of the book)