Chapter 48 The Four Princesses of the East Sea
Guanjiangkou is located in Guanzhou at the junction of Nanzhanbuzhou and Dongshengshenzhou.
Yang Jian has settled here since the catastrophe of Conferred God, enjoying the status of earthly immortal, worshipping and protecting the local people.
A hundred years ago, a monkey made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace. Guanyin recommended Yang Jian to the Jade Emperor to go out of the mountain to subdue the monster. Only then did the reputation of Erlang Shen Zhenjun once again resound throughout the three realms.
Afterwards, Yang Jian returned to Guanjiangkou.
It was not until forty-eight years ago that Yang Jian was summoned to heaven to become the god of justice, and he took the Meishan brothers with him, leaving only the Third Holy Mother in Guanjiangkou.
Therefore, Yang Jian felt full of guilt towards the Three Holy Mothers.
Not only did he give all the rare treasures bestowed upon him by the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother to the Third Holy Mother, he also built a villa for the Third Holy Mother on a fairy mountain a hundred miles southeast of Guanjiangkou. He also took great pains to find precious flowers and herbs from all over the Three Realms and transplanted them over using his great magical powers.
To this day, the Xiansheng Zhenjun Temple remains unremarkable, but it is extremely popular with incense.
However, compared with the Queen Mother's Yaochi, the villa of the Three Holy Mothers also deserves the admonition that each has its own characteristics and merits.
Yang Jian did not celebrate his own birthday, and he doted on his sister very much.
On the birthdays of the Three Holy Mothers, some graces will be bestowed such as longevity and healing of all diseases.
The birthday of the Third Holy Mother naturally became the biggest celebration in the area around Guanjiangkou.
When Li Anran arrived at Guanjiangkou, the entire city of Guanjiangkou was decorated with lights and colorful decorations inside and outside the city. Everyone was smiling and the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums could be heard everywhere.
He was not in a hurry to meet Boss Kang, but instead spent a day enjoying himself in Guanjiangkou and tasting some delicious food.
It was not until the morning of the third day of March that he arrived at the Temple of Xiansheng Zhenjun and revealed his identity to the ghost judge.
Soon, Boss Kang came to the temple, picked him up and flew to the villa.
Yang Jian led a group of Meishan brothers to deal with the Demon King Peng in Xiniu Hezhou, and the matter of the Three Holy Mothers' birthday banquet naturally fell on the responsibility of Boss Kang.
Fortunately, Boss Kang doesn’t have to pretend to be Yang Jian all the time. He just needs to show up in front of people occasionally. Otherwise, he really wouldn’t be able to cope with the tasks.
"Brother Li, take this."
Halfway through, Boss Kang took out a jade box from his arms.
The box contained a palm-sized plant, which was crystal clear. Its leaves were like two dragons playing with a pearl, and its flowers were like a phoenix spreading its wings. It was shrouded in a layer of hazy light, and one could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary plant.
"Third sister likes to grow flowers and plants the most. This is a rare plant that Second Master accidentally found when he was conquering demons overseas. He named it 'Dragon and Phoenix Bring Good Luck'. When we get to the villa later, you can give it to Third sister as a gift."
Li Anran was stunned, he didn't expect that Yang Jian had even considered things like gifts for him.
Seeing this, Boss Kang guessed that Li Anran might have prepared a gift, and forced the jade box into Li Anran's hand: "Brother Li, you are the one that Second Master and I invited to help, so we naturally cannot let you spend any more money! Take it!"
In his eyes, Li Anran was still the casual cultivator who couldn't even protect his own cave. He had only been in heaven for a few months, so how could he have anything to show for himself!
More importantly, even if there was money, it was obtained by Li Anran with great difficulty. How could they have the nerve to let Li Anran bleed so much!
"Then we'll follow what Big Brother Kang and Second Master said."
Li Anran didn't say any more and put the jade box away.
"That's right!"
Boss Kang told Li Anran about the growing environment of 'Dragon and Phoenix' and the things to pay attention to when planting it.
It only took the two of them a short while to ride on the cloud and arrive above the fairy mountain where the villa was located.
From afar, you can see a waterfall flowing into a deep pool, and next to it, there are villas, palaces, and towers that look hazy. From time to time, auspicious clouds and rays of light fall, accompanied by the sound of stringed instruments and fairy music. It is really lively and lively.
The Third Holy Mother was wearing an orange-yellow high-waisted dress that trailed the ground. She stood outside the gate of the villa to welcome the guests. When she saw the two people descending from the clouds, she walked up to them quickly and said, "Brother Kang, the prison god."
"Third sister."
Boss Kang pulled Li Anran over and introduced him, "Second Master and I both treat Brother Li as a close brother, so there's no need for you to be so reserved. He heard that today is your birthday, so he came all the way from Heaven specially."
Li Anran cooperated and took out the jade box, saying, "I came here uninvited, I hope you won't mind. This is a rare herb I accidentally found some time ago. I named it 'Dragon and Phoenix Bring Good Luck' and gave it to you, I wish you all the best and good luck in everything you do."
"What a nice view!"
The Third Holy Mother only took one look and could not take her eyes away. It took her a while to come back to her senses. Her face was full of joy: "Thank you, Brother Li!"
"As long as you like it."
Li Anran secretly sighed, thinking that others who saw this spiritual root would be shocked by its mystery, but the Third Holy Mother only marveled at its beauty.
I can only say that comparing yourself with others will only make you feel depressed. Some people will never reach Rome in their lifetime, while others are born in Rome.
Li Anran immediately repeated to San Shengmu the planting ideas that Kang Lao Da had told him.
All I could hear was the Third Holy Mother nodding her head repeatedly. If today wasn't her birthday, as the hostess she would be welcoming guests here and she would probably plant the spiritual root in her garden right away.
"The prison god sent a rare herb to the Third Holy Mother, wishing her all the best and good luck in everything she does."
With the doorman's shouting, the villa, which had been peaceful and lively just a moment ago, became quiet at first, and then exploded.
"The Prison God? Why is he here? I heard that he betrayed his superiors and colleagues, so he turned to justice..."
"Hush! Keep your voice down! Aren't you afraid that he will put you in jail?"
"Then...then I won't say anything!"
"Why did Third Sister invite him here as well?"
"He may not have been invited! Everyone knows that the God of Justice loves the third sister the most. Maybe he just forced his way in!"
"That makes sense! He even found out about Third Sister's hobbies. This guy is really good at scheming!"
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The discussions stopped abruptly until Li Anran and Boss Kang walked into the villa, but they had already reached the ears of the two.
Li Anran once again felt the bad reputation he had.
But he was not angry, instead he found it somewhat funny.
These sisters of the Three Holy Mothers all have one thing in common – they are idle!
It is precisely because of this that they have the time and energy to host various parties with the equally idle Third Holy Mother and become besties!
The reason why they are idle is that most of them are low-level gods, and some are not even gods, but only monsters!
For example, the most numerous of the various flower fairies, those with higher cultivation levels can only reach the stage of Transformation into Emptiness and Integration into the Dao, while those with lower cultivation levels can only reach the stage of Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness!
They had no right to go to heaven at all. They just heard a few words and started talking about Li Anran's evil deeds with certainty. And when Li Anran appeared in front of them, they didn't even have the courage to look up at Li Anran.
Li Anran really didn't have the reason to be angry with them.
However, from this incident, he discovered that someone was deliberately trying to ruin his reputation, or to ruin Yang Jian's reputation!
Otherwise, such things would not have reached the ears of these lower-level flower fairies so quickly.
This person may very well be the Fairy of Flowers, but the Fairy of Flowers may also be just one of them.
Li Anran noticed that Boss Kang had a dark face and was about to explode, so he said in a voice transmission: "Brother Kang, people live for themselves, not for the eyes of others. Don't pay attention to them!"
Boss Kang took a few deep breaths, trying his best to suppress his anger. He led Li Anran to another side hall, apologized for a long time, and then went out to deal with the next banquet.
Li Anran sat in the side hall, eating cakes and sipping tea, feeling extremely comfortable.
At this time, there was a noise outside.
Looking up, I saw the Third Holy Mother leading the Fairy of Flowers walking in.
"The Fairy of Flowers sends gifts: a thousand bottles of flower wine, a hundred jars of spiritual dew, and twenty exotic herbs. I wish the Third Holy Mother great fortune and luck."
The doorman's voice sounded, and a group of flower fairies swarmed over and gathered them in the middle.
"Sister Baihua! Sister Baihua!"
For a moment, the villa of the Third Holy Mother seemed to have become the home of the Fairy of Flowers.
"Sister Baihua actually gave Third Sister a thousand bottles of Baihua Wine. This is too biased! On my birthday, you only gave me ten bottles!"
"Sister Qingmei, just be content! This Hundred Flowers Wine is called Hundred Flowers, but in fact it requires thousands of flowers to brew. It is extremely precious and hard to come by! Ten bottles is already a lot!"
"I think that the Hundred Jars of Spiritual Dew is not as precious as the Hundred Flowers Brew, but it takes the most effort! Sister Baihua must have prepared it for a long time!"
"Sister Baihua actually found twenty exotic herbs for my third sister. That must have taken a lot of effort, right? The Prison God was trying to please the Justice God, but he only gave my third sister one exotic herb. How stingy!"
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Li Anran: “…”
Damn, I was wondering why the Third Holy Mother was so easily controlled by the Fairy of Flowers , and there were so many supporting actors around!
What the hell is Baihua Brewing!
Even dogs won’t drink it!
A hundred jars of spiritual dew?
It would take some effort for one person to collect them, but the Fairy of Flowers is in charge of the Flowers Bureau, so it only takes a single order!
It’s a good thing these flower fairies can still blow it!
As for those twenty exotic herbs, that’s even more ridiculous!
There is a huge gap between the upper and lower limits of exotic herbs. The precious ones include acquired spiritual roots or even innate spiritual roots, while the ordinary ones are just mortal flowers and herbs that have become exotic.
It was with this in mind that Yang Jian prepared such an exotic herb as a gift for Li Anran.
In this way, the Third Holy Mother will know that the exotic herbs given by Li Anran are precious, and she will definitely feel good about them.
Others don’t know whether the exotic herbs Li Anran gave are precious or not, and they won’t misunderstand him.
However, Yang Jian ignored the fact that people’s hearts are treacherous and people’s words are scary.
As long as it is a gift from Li Anran, no matter how precious it is, these prejudiced people will only believe what they think.
As for the Fairy of Flowers, even if she is given a pile of shit, someone will help her blow it into a flower!
"Sister Youlan!" The Third Holy Mother couldn't stand it anymore and corrected her, "My second brother treats Brother Li as a brother. He came to my birthday party not to please my second brother, but to celebrate for me."
"Brother Li?!"
Fairy Youlan was stunned and said, "Third sister, do you know what the prison god did? You actually still call him brother?"
"Those are all misunderstandings!"
The Third Holy Mother had a good impression of Li Anran to begin with, and having just received a gift from Li Anran, she helped explain, "Although Brother Li was recommended by my second brother to be the Prison God, it was because he was able to enforce the law impartially and without bias. Sister Baihua also knows this!"
All the flower fairies looked at the Hundred Flower Fairy: "Is this really the case? Sister Hundred Flower?"
Fairy Baihua really didn't want to answer, but in front of so many people, especially after knowing that Li Anran was also in the villa, she could only nod and said ambiguously: "Maybe there is some misunderstanding here."
As he was speaking, a large cloud of auspiciousness floated over from the distant horizon. It was so majestic that there were at least several hundred people on it.
All the flower fairies were startled and didn't know what was going on, but the Third Holy Mother's eyes lit up and she quickly walked out to greet them.
A moment later, the Fairy of Flowers came in with a woman.
The woman looked to be about twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with blonde hair, a silver crown, and a dress made of cloud-like gauze with flowing colors and dark patterns. Her facial features were not as soft as those of ordinary women, but a little hard, giving people a heroic feeling.
Behind them, there was a long line of soldiers carrying gifts.
"The fourth princess of the East China Sea sent a gift: ten boxes of deep-sea night-shining pearls, a hundred thousand-year-old mirage pearls, a hundred pieces of shark silk, and ten crystal glass mirrors..."
The doorman's voice lasted for nearly ten minutes before it ended.
The entire villa was deathly quiet, and then it became lively again.
Everyone was amazed at the wealth of Donghai and the generosity of the Fourth Princess of Donghai. They unconsciously moved closer to the Fourth Princess of Donghai, wanting to establish some relationship with this rich woman.
Even the flower fairies are no exception.
On the contrary, the Fourth Princess of the East China Sea herself looked somewhat awkward and stiff, as if she was not quite used to such an atmosphere.
However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd.
The Fairy of Flowers was suddenly left out and her face looked particularly ugly.
She used to be the center of everyone's attention, but now she has become a complete foil.
The gifts he had just presented and the flattery of the flower fairies all became a joke at this moment.
Is she the fourth princess of the East China Sea?
Li Anran is matching people with names.
Before coming, Boss Kang introduced Li Anran to the sisters of the Third Holy Mother.
The one with the best relationship is the Fairy of Flowers.
She often brought a group of flower fairies to Guanjiangkou to find the Third Holy Mother to hold a Hundred Flowers Banquet, and she spent the longest time with the Third Holy Mother.
Secondly, there is the fourth princess of the East China Sea in front of us.
When she was leading her troops to encircle and suppress monsters, she was ambushed by the monsters, and all her soldiers and generals were killed, and she herself almost died at the hands of the monsters.
By chance, the Third Holy Mother passed by and saved her with the Precious Lotus Lantern, and the two became close friends.
Further back is the fairy Chang'e.
She knew the Third Holy Mother the earliest, but because she stayed in Guanghan Palace for many years, her relationship was not as good as that of the Fairy of Flowers and the Fourth Princess of the East China Sea.
Then, it’s the Lily Fairy.
She was the first among all the flower fairies to know the Three Holy Mothers.
And then...
And then...
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Boss Kang talked for half an hour that day.
Li Anran seemed to be listening seriously, but he kept complaining in his heart.
Yang Jian is not raising a sister, he is clearly raising a daughter!
Even these things were investigated thoroughly and ranked!
It really doesn't fit with his aloof and arrogant character as the Holy Lord Erlang, the God of Justice!
As for the gift from the fourth princess of the East China Sea, it is really heavy!
But, precisely because it is too heavy, it doesn't seem like something the fourth princess of the East China Sea can take out!
Even though the Third Holy Mother saved her life!
This is more like the protection fee that the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea pays to Yang Jian!
After the four princesses of the East China Sea, more guests arrived one after another.
But with the generous gifts from the East China Sea in front, these did not attract much attention.
Soon, it was time for the banquet to begin.
But Yang Jian still did not show up.
The smile on the Third Holy Mother's face gradually disappeared. She pulled Boss Kang aside and said anxiously, "Brother Kang, it's already so late! Where is my second brother? When will he arrive?"
"He's on his way! Third sister, Second Master said he will definitely come this time, and he will definitely prepare a big gift for you! Don't worry!"
After Boss Kang's repeated assurances, the Third Holy Mother's expression gradually eased.
But just as he walked back into the hall, he heard Fairy Baihua ask loudly, "Third sister, what did you promise me before I came here? You're not going to lie to me again, are you?"
Everyone's eyes suddenly looked over there.
The Fairy of Flowers once again became the focus of everyone's attention.
