binnovel Chapter 31: They Picked the Peaches
Chapter 31: They Picked the Peaches
It was clear that Nezha was about to take her to heaven.
Yang Jiao was terrified.
Isn't this just handing yourself over to die?
"Why are you making such a face? Master only said that Zhen Yuanzi is very powerful and told me not to provoke him, but he didn't say that the Queen Mother is not to be provoked."
Nezha immediately patted his chest and guaranteed it.
This once again made her deeply appreciate the benefits of having powerful connections.
Soon after, the two children, who had only lived for a combined total of seven years, arrived at the South Heavenly Gate.
Nezha pointed westward and said to Xiao Yangjiao:
"Just keep walking that way and you'll reach the Peach Garden. I still have to stay here and guard the old Dragon King, so I won't go in with you."
Upon hearing this, she immediately pointed to her own nose.
"I?"
It's not that she lacks confidence; it's just that only the Monkey King has the ability to steal peaches from the Heavenly Palace.
She was afraid that if she went inside, the heavenly soldiers and generals guarding the area would discover her and poke seventeen or eighteen holes in her.
Even if I'm lucky enough to survive, I'll be leaking eight ounces of water every time I drink a pound...
“There are 3,600 peach trees in that peach orchard. You can steal a few and no one will know.”
Xiao Yangjiao was initially hesitant, but then Nezha said:
"Since we're already here..."
Oh no, she felt like the genes from her past life hadn't been completely metabolized yet, and hearing those four words made her feel less afraid.
"That's true, we're already here."
Die or die!
I just made up my mind.
【Ding. 】
[Host detected to have reached the Thirty-Third Heaven. Successfully entered the Southern Heavenly Gate and obtained 1 Card Draw Token.]
Now, she was absolutely determined not to back down.
Who told Yang Jiao to only have those pitiful three left in her system at this moment?
In an instant, a wicked thought arose in her mind. She pulled out the jade branch and swung it behind her with style, turning it into a straight, cold jade stick.
Little Yang Jiao then curled her lips coldly and, mimicking the villain's gesture, analyzed to Nezha:
"Two heavenly generals stood in front of the gate, one on the left and one on the right."
He then made a throat-slitting gesture, Naiyizute!
"Um..." Nezha straightened her crooked mouth, which made her look even cuter than when she was trying to act sinister, and hesitated, "Um, do we really have to fight?"
For a moment, Nezha even felt that he was actually quite a worry-free person for Taiyi Zhenren.
At least he wasn't brave enough to slit someone's throat at the South Heavenly Gate...
While she was still wondering what to do if she didn't break through, she saw Nezha rushing straight towards the South Heavenly Gate. Just before he arrived, he casually cast a spell, turning the two of them into two tiny flies.
"Oh! So, this is how you come in."
but!
She rolled her dark blue, fly-like eyes away in disgust, muttering to herself:
"Could we transform into something that doesn't eat shit next time?"
"Om..."
The larger fly, carrying the smaller one, hovered and flew carelessly in front of the South Heavenly Gate, even deliberately flying in front of the two heavenly generals and buzzing provocatively.
...So frightened that Xiao Yangjiao didn't dare to breathe!
That day, it was strange that there were flies in the Thirty-Three Heavens.
He preferred to believe that it might be a fairy fly raised by some immortal being.
They simply couldn't believe that anyone in the mortal realm would dare to transform into a fly and break into the Southern Heavenly Gate.
Nezha, being agile, seized the opportunity and flew into the South Heavenly Gate with a whoosh.
Until then,
【Ding. 】
[Congratulations, host, on successfully entering the Southern Heavenly Gate. Reward: 1 Card Draw Token.]
"It's safe, it's safe!" Xiao Yangjiao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The two then quickly found a deserted corner and used magic to restore their original appearance.
Nezha immediately put on a smug and expectant look, and said arrogantly:
"Hehe, how about it? Aren't my Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang incredibly powerful?"
"Phew~" She let out a long breath, wiping the cold sweat from her brow as she looked back at the South Heavenly Gate, and then said:
"Amazing! It even got on the face of a flying man, how could it not be amazing!"
With an air of smugness, Nezha puffed out his chest and immediately strode ahead, leading the way with an air of superiority.
After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped.
Xiao Yangjiao was following closely and bumped into the back of his head without warning, which made her nose sting with pain.
"That old mudfish has gone to heaven!"
Nezha's eyes flickered, and he immediately turned around, giving two instructions:
"Little sister, the Peach Garden is right there, I won't go with you."
"I'll come here to pick you up after I stop that old mudfish and beat him up again."
Having said that, Nezha gripped the gleaming Fire-Tipped Spear and charged out.
Left standing there, Xiao Yangjiao helplessly reached out Er Kang's hand towards that hurried figure.
"me?"
"When I was two years old, I went to the Queen Mother of the West's Peach Garden to steal peaches?"
【Ding. 】
[The system detected that the host is courting disaster and has directly awarded a gacha token.]
When people are speechless, they really want to burst out laughing.
Strangely enough, she was so afraid to go in just now, but after hearing the system's words, her fear dissipated somewhat.
That's the good thing about Heaven; it's filled with celestial energy, like free dry ice.
It was covered with a thick layer.
Immediately, Xiao Yangjiao got down on all fours, concealed herself in the fairy mist, and crawled forward.
After climbing up the layers of stairs, we finally entered the Peach Garden.
Just as Nezha said, the Peach Garden was incredibly vast, but...
"Where are the fairy peaches?!"
All of them are tall branches whose twigs are not visible.
What's even more surprising is that there wasn't even a guard here.
Even in the original story, shouldn't there be a local deity in the Peach Garden?
Xiao Yangjiao tiptoed to her feet and hid behind a large tree. All around was quiet, and the only sound was the pounding of her own heart.
"Could it be that the Heavenly Court is short-handed because the deification ceremony has not yet been held?"
That's how it should be. Otherwise, why would the Jade Emperor go to Master Hongjun to complain that he had no one to use, which led to the Three Pure Ones creating the Investiture of the Gods and appointing 365 righteous gods to fill the vacancies in Heaven?
With this in mind, she became bolder and started climbing the tree while holding onto it.
Hey yo hey yo...
These trees planted by the gods are truly extraordinary; they tower into the clouds, and even Xiao Yangjiao had to rest halfway up.
She remained in the cocoon for quite some time. If it weren't for some petals falling from the tree, she would have suspected that she had climbed the wrong tree.
When she smelled the sweet scent of peaches in her nostrils, she looked up and was instantly overjoyed!
"So many peaches!"
It's truly a spectacle!
One side of the tree was covered in pink peach blossoms, while the other side was laden with ripe peaches, each one incredibly tempting.
They actually blossomed and bore fruit together!
"There are so many, the Queen Mother of the West probably can't finish them all, so let's steal a few more."
Helping others is a good thing, and avoiding waste is an even greater act of merit.
Xiao Yangjiao straddled a branch at the top of the tree, about to reach out and pick a peach, but the peach tree suddenly grew taller.
The peaches were now an arm's length away.
"Eh? It's Kaze-cho!"
Unconvinced, she climbed another half meter, and the peach was right in front of her, within easy reach.
Xiao Yangjiao is determined to succeed this time and is reaching out again.
Whoosh!
The peach tree has grown a little taller.
"This tree is definitely targeting me!"
She was so angry that she threw a tantrum on the tree. Suddenly, she remembered that Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit was also magical and required a specific magical tool to knock it down. Could it be that this peach was the same?
What can counteract the effects of peaches?
【Ding. 】
[System detected a 1-year-old peach; one reward card draw token will be awarded.]
"A peach from three thousand years ago?" She pondered the words carefully and finally realized the problem.
The peach I was trying to pick was still a bit unripe. Was this the unripe peach's self-protection mechanism kicking in?
Thinking of this, Xiao Yangjiao searched the tree for a long time before finally finding that there were only five peaches with a layer of fine fuzz that shimmered slightly.
She tentatively reached out her hands again, cupped the glowing peach in her palms, and gently twisted it off.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for plucking the three-thousand-year-old peach! You are now rewarded with 1 card-drawing token.]