Chapter 17: Fairy Peach Blossom was crazy
Translator: Xu Kun
Proofread by Zhu Yuan

I hadn’t been to the lawn of Qinghua Garden since Fairy Qianbi came out, because Fairy Willow warned me that Fairy Qianbi liked to walk in the grass. If I stayed on the lawn carelessly, I might be frozen again.

One day, Bai Qingqing brought me a message that Queen Mother asked Fairy Peach Blossom from Baihua Palace to send immortal peaches to Emperor of Donghua.

When I heard this news, I was puzzled. When I was in Green Mound and Qiyun Mountain, I often heard monsters talking about the Festival of Immortal Peaches in Fairyland. That was indeed a grand event. It was quite strange that this year there was even no banquet.

Bai Qingqing saw my confusion and explained: “The flat peaches become mature every 3,000 years. I once found that Queen Mother would hold a grand Festival of Immortal Peaches every 3,000 years. However, this time the mature peaches seem to be rare, and I don’t know whether it is because the soil in heaven becomes barren. There is almost nothing on the peach trees. So Queen Mother could only send some peaches to a few top fairies like Emperor of Donghua.”

“Then … can we eat those peaches?” I asked, and this was what I cared about. I couldn’t eat chicken, but fruits were still available to me!

Bai Qingqing slapped me on the forehead and said: “You are crazy! Even I cannot get an immortal peach to eat. You are a monster who got in by the back door. You can only dream about it.”

I twisted my mouth: “I didn’t get here by the back door!”

Bai Qingqing raised her eyebrows and pinched me on my waist. The pain made me scream sorely. She said: “How dare you say that you didn’t enter through the back door? You should think about how you came to heaven. Huh?”

“Emperor of Donghua insisted on bringing me here!” I said. Bai Xiaoshan told me that doing something through the back door was shameful. But if someone was forced to do so, things would be quite different!

“Hum!” Bai Qingqing looked at me scornfully and then swaggered out of my room.

I looked at Bai Qingqing from behind, bit my finger and sank into a reverie.

If I wanted to eat immortal peaches, should I get them through the back door?

Thinking about that, I resolutely walked out of Qinghua Garden and headed straight to Donghua Hall.

I saw from a distance that a beautiful fairy walked out of the hall. She was dressed in red with a graceful figure, as beautiful as peach blossoms, but her expression was rather cold.

I stopped, suddenly realized that she was the fairy in red who didn’t like Emperor of Donghua at Queen Mother’s birthday party. I even suspected her of being the beauty on that portrait. It was so suspicious that she came out of Donghua Hall.

Before I could look away, I noticed the fairy in red came to me, stared at my face unblinkingly, and finally focused her eyes on my forehead. The expression on her face was complex. It was like an expression of surprise or joy, but there were also some sadness and pity.

I touched my forehead, and except for the peony mark that could not be washed off, everything else was fine. Why did the fairy in front of me seem to be so excited?

“Fairy Peony, don’t you remember me?” The fairy began to speak abruptly, and a pair of big eyes became tearful in an instant. Even I couldn’t help loving her upon seeing her crying.

I looked away, gave a dry cough and said uncomfortably: “You are confusing me with someone else!”

“Fairy Peony, why don’t you remember me? Queen Mother said that you are Fairy Peony, and all your friends are waiting for you at Baihua Palace.” She seized my hand excitedly, and her delicate face slowly blushed charmingly.

I looked at her hands, and they were so powerful. I sighed in my heart and then tried to take out my hand, but I ended up in failure after a long time.

So I sighed, showed a helpless smile and said: “I don’t mean to be negative, but I…”

“I know. Is it because of Emperor of Donghua?” The fairy in red suddenly interrupted me and became irritated. She said angrily: “My sister, why are you so stupid? How can you still love him? He has wasted 3,000 years of your life, and what are you insisting on? You must listen to me. Emperor of Donghua is cold-hearted. He will not be moved by you, even if you can stay with him for another 30,000 years!”

I looked up at the sky. What was she talking about?

At that moment, I saw Emperor of Donghua coming out of Donghua Hall. I took a deep breath and finally broke free from the hands of the fairy. I ran to the emperor, then pointed to the fairy in red in front of me and said: “Your Majesty, this fairy is crazy!”

When she saw the emperor, she immediately changed her expression and greeted him. She said: “Your Majesty, I do have to ask you one favor.”

Emperor of Donghua glanced at her. There was no emotion in his clear eyes. He only said lightly: “I know what you want to say. Queen Mother and I have agreed on the future of Fairy Peony. You can go back now!”

“Emperor…”

The fairy was trying to say more, but Emperor of Donghua took my hand, turned around and walked into Donghua Hall.

I looked at his long fingers and then turned to glance at that fairy. I saw from her big eyes that she was so angry, but I couldn’t help it. Emperor of Donghua had greater power, and she could only obey his order.

I secretly wanted to shake off his hand, but it turned out that his strength was greater than that of the fairy! I looked at the angry fairy and thought to myself: It was horrible for fairies to be angry! Especially the fairy bullied by her superior!

After I thought about this for a while, Emperor of Donghua let go of my hand and looked at me with a light smile. He asked: “Li, are you here for immortal peaches?”

Hum… My face turned red. Was my purpose so obvious?

Before a suitable explanation could be found, a tray of peaches had already been brought up by the little fairy.

I looked at the juicy and delicious peaches and tried my best to divert my attention. After looking at them for a long time, I guessed that my saliva was going to flow down.

“These are the peaches just sent to me by Fairy Peach Blossom. If you want to eat, take them all!” He smiled and said, already knowing that I coveted the peaches.

“All?” I stared at him. In fact, I would be satisfied if I could eat one. There were at least eight or nine peaches in the plate. I would suffer from diarrhoea if I ate them all!

“Eating these flat peaches will only prolong your life and promote your practice. You don’t need to worry about diarrhoea. I can assure you.” He seemed to hear what I said in my heart.

I covered my face and said: “Your Majesty, you said you wouldn’t listen to what I said in my heart!”

He was surprised and immediately smiled: “Well, if you don’t want me to do so, I won’t listen again.”

“What about you? Don’t you want to taste the peaches?” I still thought it was improper to take so many peaches away.

“I’ve been in the celestial world for hundreds of thousands of years. I’ve eaten enough peaches, but your practice still has a long way to go. These peaches can help you accumulate another 2,000 years’ practice”

I was shocked. Just a few peaches could shorten my practice by 2,000 years. Indeed, this was the best shortcut to becoming immortal!

So, holding the tray of flat peaches, I went back to Qinghua Garden happily.

“My lady!” Fairy Willow was obviously surprised to see the peaches in my hand.

“Oh, Fairy Willow, this is for you!” I picked up one of the peaches and gave it to her.

“Fairy Pine, this is yours!” Just as Fairy Pine was coming out from the inside, I threw another one to him.

Fairy Pine was also greatly shocked. He stood there in a trance with the peach in his hand.

“My lady, this…” Fairy Willow looked at me, frightened, and was going to say something.

I thought that one peach was probably not enough, so I took another one, gave it to Fairy Willow, and asked sincerely: “Fairy Willow, is that enough?”

“That’s enough! That’s enough! Thank you, my lady! These peaches are precious, you should keep them for yourself!” That said, she wanted to put the peach back into my plate.

“I’ll have indigestion if I eat too much, and you can help me to eat some!” I laughed happily and, for the sake of fairness, gave Fairy Pine another one.

Both of them looked at me gratefully. I looked up at the sky. Heaven was short of flat peaches, and only two peaches moved the little fairies into tears.

“Well, you’re finally back!” As Bai Qingqing entered the room, I heard her voice.

I looked up and found that she was drooling at the peaches in my plate. I looked at her and took a step back. Unfortunately, Bai Qingqing had come to me at an unbelievable speed and grabbed one from me.

“Show it to me! How did you steal the flat peaches from the emperor?” Bai Qingqing stared at me while eating.

I tried my best to protect the remaining three in my tray and raised my head proudly: “Who had stolen them? They were given to me by the emperor.”

“Nonsense. Do you know how many immortals died without tasting an immortal peach in their life? Will he give so many peaches to you?” Bai Qingqing were completely confused.

With a snort, I showed my deep dissatisfaction with Bai Qingqing’s attitude, and then I held my head high and answered: “There are only nine of them!”

“Nine?” Bai Qingqing became angry suddenly and jumped to me. She carried the peach in her mouth and put her hands around my neck, mumbling: “I’m gonna choke the living daylights out of you!”

I was seeing stars while she was strangling me, and I managed to escape from her clutches and walked away while holding the peaches. I said bitterly: “Bai Qingqing, you shouldn’t do that! If you kill a member of your family, you’ll be damned!”

“Ugh, you should be damned since you’ve eaten so many peaches!” Bai Qingqing stared at the remaining peaches in my arms and wanted to rob me.

I was so indignant. Bai Qingqing, I hadn’t turned you in even you’d eaten so many chicken legs. How serious this would be if I told Bai Xiaoshan. But you cursed me just because of the peaches!

I was so angry and I had to punish her.

I took a peach and bit at it, then jumped out of the window and headed straight to Richu Yard where Fairy Qianbi lived. She turned to be a snake and wandered in the garden. So, with a loud shout, I threw the remaining two flat peaches directly into her mouth.

“Fairy Qianbi, these are for you!” With a loud roar, I was satisfied to see the two peaches enter the mouth of the Fairy Qianbi.

“Stupid fox, why are you plotting against me? I’ll beat you to death!” After seeing this scene, Bai Qingqing was extremely grieved. She chased me and wanted to pull out my fox fur. I also ran away without taking care of Fairy Qianbi, who was choked to tears by my peaches.