Chapter 47

Tang Sen smiled bitterly and said, "So it turns out that Fairy Chang'e is a wise person."

Chang'e smiled and said, "After living for a long time, it's hard to remain confused."

Tang Sen's mind flashed with the unreliable image of Sun Wukong, and he couldn't help but think: There are also those who live for a long time and still mess things up.

Chang'e picked up the water cup Tang Sen handed her, took a gentle sip, and her movements were extremely graceful. It seemed she was deliberately showing off her elegance in front of Tang Sen. Her actions were so slow that she had just taken a sip at the end of the previous chapter, and now she was drinking again, deliberately slowly, as if trying to show her倾国倾城 (beauty that can topple a nation). Could it be... this is what they call "padding the story"?

(The editor put on his boxing gloves: "If you keep misinterpreting the meaning of padding the story, I'll make sure you can never pad again." The author was shocked: "I dare not, I'll write seriously right away.")

Tang Sen suspected that this woman would have to go to the bathroom after saying just a few words to him.

After "unobtrusively" displaying her beautiful and graceful side, Chang'e finally said softly, "Sir, you are a wanted criminal, Sister Zhu Ba is also a wanted criminal, and if I'm not mistaken, the Third Princess is also a wanted criminal. Are you all together to resist the Heavenly Court's pursuit? Wouldn't that just keep you in constant conflict? If Sir Tang doesn't mind, I am willing to intercede on your behalf and plead for mercy from the Jade Emperor."

To win over the handsome man, Chang'e was really going all out. She first deliberately didn't help Wu Gang, forcing him to flee without the support of the Heavenly Soldiers, and now she was even willing to plead for mercy for wanted criminals... It was clear that when women fought for a handsome man, they were just as determined as men fighting for a beautiful woman.

Tang Sen smiled bitterly, "Plead for mercy? Can it work?"

Chang'e smiled and said, "The current Jade Emperor is a very kind and reasonable person. As long as we plead for mercy, it should be fine for White Dragon. As for Sister Zhu Ba, as long as she reforms and stops thinking about assaulting the goddesses, the Jade Emperor won't punish her anymore. But, Sir Tang, what exactly did you do? Why don't you tell me, so I can understand the situation and plead for you..."

The Jade Emperor is a very kind and reasonable person? Tang Sen couldn't agree with this at all. He had been pursued by the Heavenly Court all along, and his impression of the Heavenly Court had already turned sour. Initially, he imagined the Jade Emperor as a sinister middle-aged man full of evil intentions, and later, when he heard the Jade Emperor was a woman, he revised his image to a domineering and unreasonable middle-aged woman. Now, hearing Chang'e's evaluation of the Jade Emperor, he almost spat out his tea.

"Sir, don't be dazed. Tell me the reason quickly," Chang'e's voice snapped Tang Sen out of his thoughts about the Jade Emperor.

Tang Sen could only smile bitterly, "The Jade Emperor thinks I'm going to Ling Mountain to marry Lady Rula, so he sent people to kill me, hoping that Lady Rula won't marry and won't have children, thus breaking the lineage of Ling Mountain... Yes, I think that's the reason. Actually, I'm not going to marry Rula at all, sigh!"

Chang'e's expression immediately became strange, "Sir Tang, is this reason something you guessed, or did someone tell you?"

"I guess it's something I guessed... No, that's not right..." Tang Sen suddenly realized, "No, it's not something I guessed. It's something I deduced step by step under the guidance of Sister Guanyin."

Chang'e was suddenly drenched in sweat, "Sir Tang, can you really trust Sister Guanyin? She is known for being devious and cunning. She is the biggest liar in all of Ling Mountain. She might be deliberately leading you to think this way, but the truth is probably different."

Tang Sen's brows furrowed. That was right. Since he started his journey west, he had been pursued by the Heavenly Court and hadn't had a chance to talk to anyone from the Heavenly Court. He had believed whatever Guanyin said. But Guanyin was clearly a big liar. How much of what she said could be trusted? Now, with a rare opportunity to talk to someone from the Heavenly Court, he couldn't just believe one-sidedly. He needed to analyze the situation carefully.

Tang Sen sat up straight and politely said, "Please, Fairy Chang'e, enlighten me."

Chang'e also sat up straight, deliberately pushing her chest forward to show off her proud cleavage, but when her eyes swept over Sister Zhu Ba sitting next to her and saw her terrifying assets, she lost confidence and pulled her chest back, saying, "Sir Tang, you might be taking the lineage of Ling Mountain too seriously... That's why you came up with this conspiracy theory. To be frank, it's not as you think. Even if you were really going to marry Lady Rula, your identity is not as important as you think. The Jade Emperor wouldn't send people to kill you for this reason."

"Oh?"

Chang'e said, "The reincarnation of a living Buddha doesn't necessarily have to be a direct descendant. Any unrelated child can be designated to inherit the position. In other words, even if you don't go to the West and don't marry Lady Rula, the lineage of the Buddha won't be broken. The Jade Emperor killing you wouldn't make any difference. If you don't believe me, just search for 'reincarnation of a living Buddha' on the internet..."

This sentence was like a wake-up call. Tang Sen quickly searched for "reincarnation of a living Buddha" on his phone. Indeed, the reincarnation of a living Buddha was very flexible and could be designated to anyone. He couldn't help but exclaim and jump up from his seat.

Chang'e said, "Sir, if the lineage of Ling Mountain depended on you, you would be an extremely important person. Why, in the face of the Heavenly Court's pursuit, didn't any of the three thousand Buddhas of Ling Mountain come to protect you?"

Tang Sen was drenched in sweat: That's right. If I really mattered to the survival of Ling Mountain, why didn't any of the three thousand Buddhas come to protect me?

Chang'e said seriously, "So, the reason the Jade Emperor wants to kill you is not this. It must be that Sister Guanyin is deliberately exaggerating and misleading you. She likes to do this, leading others into trouble for no reason. She has devoted her life to the 'harm others, not herself' cause and is already known in the divine world as a devious and cunning person..."

Tang Sen: "..."

"In short, the real reason you are a wanted criminal must be found. Think carefully, have you done anything to offend the Heavenly Court or the Jade Emperor?"

Tang Sen held his head and thought for a while but came up with nothing. Before Erlang Shen appeared to assassinate him, he even doubted the existence of the Heavenly Court, let alone offend the Jade Emperor.

"I can't think of any clues!" Tang Sen smiled bitterly, "I don't remember doing anything to offend the Heavenly Court."

Chang'e smiled, "If that's the case, I will ask the Jade Emperor for you. Can you give me your phone number? I will call you after I ask the Jade Emperor."

There it is! This woman talked to me so much just for this! Tang Sen suddenly realized. In the past, there were similar incidents at school. Girls would go to great lengths to get Tang Sen's phone number, offering to help with homework, take notes, and even clean up for him... During physical education class, some girls would pretend to be "unavailable" and sneak back to the classroom to search through his bag and steal his phone number.

Why don't these crazy women understand? The more you do these things, the more you reveal that you're not a shut-in! Tang Sen absolutely didn't like such girls.

Tang Sen covered his phone, "This... ah... this is a bit inconvenient, a phone number is a very personal thing..."

Chang'e sighed inwardly, what a smart man, reacting so quickly. She was the type who became more determined when faced with setbacks. Her expression remained unchanged as she said, "But if you don't give me your phone number, I won't be able to inform you of the reason even if I find out from the Jade Emperor."

"This... sigh... okay!" Tang Sen thought carefully. There was no choice; he had to give her the phone number and couldn't block her. This woman had just criticized Guanyin for being devious, but she was also quite devious. Guanyin played with intrigue, while Chang'e played with straightforwardness, making it impossible to avoid. Women are truly terrifying.

Tang Sen finally gave his phone number to Chang'e. She took out a pink women's phone, covered with shiny stickers, and entered the number with her slender fingers, smiling happily, "Sir Tang, I will take my leave now and return to Heaven. I will immediately see the Jade Emperor and find out the truth for you. Please wait for good news."

Tang Sen smiled bitterly, "I'll be waiting for your good news."

Chang'e bowed and, with a lingering look, led the Heavenly Soldiers into the night sky...

A bright full moon hung in the night sky. Chang'e's figure flew toward the moon, gradually becoming a small black dot and disappearing from sight.

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