Chapter 53: Yingzhou's Immortal Horse
Li Daoxuan was startled and asked hurriedly, "Fairy Que, you didn't drive here secretly on your own initiative, did you?"
How could he, a nobody, be qualified to ride in the carriage of the Green-robed Lady?
If Lady Qingyi knew about this, would she be angry?
Fairy Que swallowed the still-squirming worms, rolled her eyes at Li Daoxuan, and said, "I'm not that stupid !"
"Originally I wanted to come alone, but when the queen found out, she asked me to use her royal carriage to pick you up."
She tilted her head, a little puzzled, "It's strange, except for me and grandma, the queen would not let anyone else ride in her palanquin, so why would she take such good care of a little Taoist like you?"
Suddenly, she had an idea, stared at Li Daoxuan closely, and said: "I know, you are not..."
Under her gaze, Li Daoxuan felt a little nervous for some reason, as if he was a prisoner being interrogated.
"You didn't bring bugs to the queen, did you?"
Her big eyes were tearful, as if to say, "This fairy has misjudged you."
Li Daoxuan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and shook his head, saying, "The Queen doesn't like to eat bugs."
Fairy Que finally felt relieved. She quickly finished eating all the insects in the jar, then patted her flat belly and smiled with satisfaction.
"The Queen Mother said that we cannot accept gifts from others for nothing. Little Taoist priest, this is for you!"
She waved her hand, and a snow-white feather fell into Li Daoxuan's hand, sparkling with a lustrous luster.
"This is?"
Li Daoxuan pinched the feather and felt that it was like silk, soft and smooth, and looked very extraordinary.
"This is my feather. The Queen said that if we can collect feathers from six other rare birds, we can make a magic weapon, the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan!"
"Of course, you can also use your magic power to turn it into a clone of mine to help you attack and kill the enemy, but it can only be used once."
Li Daoxuan looked at the feather. The Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan was a good thing. As for turning into her clone to attack...
Li Daoxuan thought about the little skylark and shook his head. Isn't that just throwing meat buns at a dog?
Who can be beaten by such a tiny creature?
He put away the feathers and asked in surprise, "Fairy Bird, haven't we arrived yet?"
You know, the flying speed is not slow, but half an hour has passed and it still hasn't arrived.
Even the entire Yuzhang City is not so big!
Fairy Que smiled and said, "It's almost time. We are not going to the Qingyi Temple, but the Qingming Realm."
"Qingming Realm!"
Li Daoxuan was shocked. Has he entered the ghost realm?
He quickly looked out the window and found that the surrounding scenery had indeed changed completely. The air below was gloomy and there were faint and shrill ghost cries, which made people feel creepy.
The buildings were very low and shrouded in a faint green light, without a trace of worldly air.
"Don't look, we're almost there!"
…
Mount Yamafu, Qingming Palace.
Two figures floated down, one old and one young. Behind them were wings made of black smoke that looked like bird wings.
The black smoke dissipated, revealing their faces. The old man had long white beard and a calm demeanor, while the young man had a square face, thick hair, and a burning gaze. Both of them were wearing wizard robes.
Seeing the majestic Qingming Palace, the young man couldn't help but sighed: "Master, we have traveled all the way through mountains and rivers and finally arrived!"
The old man with a long beard nodded and said, "When you meet that lady later, remember to be humble and respectful, and never act rashly !"
"I know, Master. You've said it eight hundred times!"
The young man rolled his eyes and whispered, "Master, how beautiful does the Green-robed Lady have to be to make our master obsessed with her?"
The old man with a long beard knocked him immediately and said angrily: "Shut up!"
He felt helpless, as his disciple was extremely talented, but his only flaw was that he was too straightforward and didn't understand the ways of the world.
Just then, heavenly music sounded.
Three celestial horses descended, and the gorgeous crystal-like carriage slowly stopped, with golden boys and jade girls following in a line.
The pure air and brilliant light between heaven and earth seemed to be concentrated on this carriage, making people look at it sideways.
The old man with a long beard quickly pulled his apprentice aside and bowed.
"Hello, Madam!"
He lowered his head, not daring to look directly at the god's true face.
The young man also followed suit, but he couldn't help but raise his head slightly, wanting to take a look at the appearance of the Lady in Green.
Suddenly, he raised his head, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Master, the queen... is a man?"
He thought of his master's obsession with Lady in Green, and his eyes couldn't help but look a little strange. Could it be that his master... liked this?
The old man with a long beard also raised his head and saw that the person who got off the carriage was a handsome young Taoist priest. He was carrying an oil-paper umbrella on his back and had a short sword on his waist. Although he had some Taoist skills, they were not very profound.
Li Daoxuan glanced at the witch robes they were wearing. This was a costume passed down from Shamanism, whose believers were mostly distributed in Yingzhou, which is the northeast region in later generations.
Yingzhou is at least thousands of miles away. Could it be that people from such a faraway place could come to attend the banquet?
“Nonsense!”
Fairy Que jumped down, pinched her waist, pointed at the two men with an angry look on her face.
The young man's eyes lit up. Is this the Lady in Green? She is indeed beautiful!
But why would the Lady in Green ride in the same carriage with a young Taoist priest?
Fairy Que snorted, "The queen is extremely beautiful, the most beautiful person I have ever seen. Even the moon in the sky cannot compare to her. I forbid you to slander her!"
The young man then realized that she was not the Lady in Green, but just the Lady's maid.
He glanced at Li Daoxuan and frowned, "This... Fairy, since this is the Queen's Phoenix Seal, how can he ride it? Moreover, I have seen that everyone is traveling on their own, so why is he so special?"
Li Daoxuan thought, yes, why? He himself was also very curious...
"Haha, since it's Her Majesty's phoenix throne, Her Majesty can let anyone sit on it, it's none of your business!"
The bird fairy was merciless and started to mock.
"you!"
Just as the young man was about to get angry, the old man with a long beard stopped him.
"We are the horse-riding immortals from Yingzhou. We have traveled across mountains and rivers just to attend the banquet and present gifts to the goddess. I am a naughty disciple, so I hope the fairy will not blame me!"
When Fairy Que heard this, she glared at the young man, then pulled Li Daoxuan into the Qingming Palace.
In the Qingming Palace, a banquet had been prepared and many people were already sitting quietly at the table .
Seeing Fairy Que coming in, everyone stood up and saluted.
Fairy Que grinned at Li Daoxuan, as if saying, look how powerful this fairy is!
She led Li Daoxuan forward, stopped at the first seat on the right, and said with a smile: "Just sit here!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked and looked at Li Daoxuan carefully.
How could this little Taoist priest be so lucky to be able to sit so close to the front? Almost next to the Empress!
At this kind of banquet, the seating arrangements are very particular, and only the most distinguished guests can sit at the front.
For a moment, many people looked at Li Daoxuan with envy.
There are countless cultivators in the world who dream of becoming friends with the Empress in order to seek her guidance.
Some people also noticed that when the young Taoist priest came, he was picked up by Fairy Que in person, and it seemed that he was riding in the Queen's phoenix sedan chair!
At this time, the two descendants of the Chu Ma Xian lineage also came in and were led to their seats by the maids. They sat down in the third seat from the bottom on the left, almost at the end.
The young man looked gloomy, and snorted coldly at Li Daoxuan, muttering in his heart: "It's just a good-looking appearance, but it's useless..."
