Fire Captain

Three hundred years have passed since Bai Qian gave birth to this little glutinous rice dumpling. Our little prince Ayi has grown from a swaddled baby to a little naughty boy who can run and jump. In Qingqiu, except for Bai Qian, everyone else loves him so much that they don't even dare to say a harsh word to him. He has become more and more mischievous and lawless. With this little prince Bai Fengjiu, who is naughty all day long, Bai Qian sits in Qingqiu all day drinking wine, watching this little dumpling that is not even as tall as her waist "rolling around" in the mountains and fields, and she doesn't feel bored.

Bai Qian sat in the pavilion, watching A Yi playing outside. Bai Fengjiu and Mi Gu called out, "Mi Gu!"

Mi Gu hurried over and said, "Hey, what do you want, aunt?"

Seeing this, Ayi and Bai Fengjiu also ran over, one leaning against Bai Qian. Bai Qian wiped Ayi's cat-like face and ordered, "Go to the pond and get me the biggest night-shining pearl!"

Mi Gu said with a smile: "Aunt is going to give gifts again!"

Bai Qian said: "How do you know?"

Mi Gu smiled and said, "Everyone in Qingqiu knows that Auntie likes to give away night-shining pearls the most. She decides whether to give a big or small one based on the level of her immortal status and Auntie's mood that day. When the Fox Emperor lived in this cave, there were still many night-shining pearls in the pond, but now they are almost empty!"

Bai Qian smiled and said, "Stop talking, go get it!"

"Okay!" Mi Gu turned around and ran out, saying, "My spendthrift aunt!"

Bai Fengjiu looked at Mi Gu who ran away and said with a smile: "Aunt, who are you giving the gift to this time? And you want to give the biggest night-shining pearl in this pond?"

Bai Qian drank and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the East China Sea, and when I come back I will visit Fourth Brother's house..."

Ah Yi hurriedly asked, "Mother, what about me? What about me?"

Bai Qian patted A Yi's little head and said with a smile: "Of course I'll take you with me."

Bai Fengjiu was very surprised after hearing this. In the past three hundred years, her aunt had hardly left the house. She didn't even take it to heart when she said she was pushed off the Zhuxiantai. She rushed to the Heavenly Palace to avenge her aunt, but when she arrived at the Heavenly Palace and inquired, she found out that one of the two people at that time had already died, and the other was seriously injured and could die at any time. She didn't know how long she could live. Bai Fengjiu immediately lost interest in revenge. When she returned to Qingqiu and told Bai Qian about it, Bai Qian just smiled without any surprise or unnecessary expression. In the past three hundred years, there was less and less things that could make her worry.

Now she is actually saying that she is leaving Qingqiu, so she can't help but ask, "What is aunt going to the East Sea for?"

Bai Qian picked up the wine glass and said, "The King of the Sea of ​​the East China Sea has a son. He just sent me a wedding invitation and asked me to go to the wedding!"

Bai Fengjiu said: "But my aunt never likes this kind of social banquets. Why is the King of the East Sea so lucky this time that he can invite my aunt?"

Bai Qian sighed and said, "Normally I don't like to join in on this kind of fun, but when my mother gave birth to me, she had a difficult labor. Fortunately, the midwife from Shui Jun's family helped her, so she didn't suffer a lot. This time, they invited me, and it's a happy occasion, so I can't be ungrateful... Besides, since Ah Yi was born, the only places he has been to are Qingqiu or Zheyan's Ten Mile Peach Forest, and the residence of Fourth Brother Beihuang. He has never seen the East China Sea, so I will take him there this time."

After saying that, she lowered her head to look at Ayi in her arms. Ayi also looked up at Bai Qian and grinned. The mother and son smiled at each other.

Bai Fengjiu said dejectedly: "How boring would it be for me to stay in Qingqiu alone?"

Bai Qian said, "We will only be away for a few days and will be back soon. You should stay well in Qingqiu and don't cause any trouble for me."

Before leaving, Bai Qian brought A Yi to say goodbye to Bai Ziyang. In the past three hundred years, Bai Qian would bring A Yi to accompany Bai Ziyang every day and talk to him. Sometimes, even if she had nothing to say, she would come to see Bai Ziyang to feel at ease. At first, she just wanted to see Bai Ziyang, but later, Bai Qian found that whenever the mother and son came, Bai Ziyang's eyes would move. She knew that Bai Ziyang could feel everything in the outside world, so she came with the hope of waking up Bai Ziyang as soon as possible.

Bai Ziyang could indeed hear the noises from the outside world in the space, but unfortunately he always felt as if he was restrained by something and was unable to wake up.

At first, Bai Qian carried Ayi here, but later, when Ayi could run and jump, he came in by himself, jumped to the head of Bai Ziyang's bed, and sometimes climbed on top of Bai Ziyang. Ayi knew that the person lying on the bed was his father, who was injured while trying to protect his mother from the catastrophe, and thus fell into a long sleep. He also knew that as long as he talked to Bai Ziyang often, he would be able to wake him up one day.

Today, after Ah Yi and Bai Qian said goodbye to Bai Ziyang, Ah Yi had to lie down beside Bai Ziyang and whisper to his father: "Dad, today I am going to the East China Sea with my mother. My mother is so beautiful, there will definitely be many admirers. But don't worry, I will take care of my mother for you..."

Bai Qian laughed and called out, "Tuanzi, let's go!"

Bai Qian brought A Yi to the shore of the East China Sea. Just as she cast a spell to summon the immortal road leading to the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, she heard someone behind her calling, "Sister..."

Bai Qian turned around and saw a green-clad fairy with two maids behind her. The combined cultivation of the three of them was not as high as Tuanzi, so she asked, "Miss, what did you call me for?"

The fairy said, "I see that sister is surrounded by fairy spirit. I guess you are also a fairy going to the East Sea for a banquet. Can you show me the way?"

Bai Qian said casually, "Follow me!" and then walked in front holding Tuanzi's hand.

When they arrived at the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea, the fairy said, "Thank you for showing me the way, may I ask which fairy family you are from?"

Bai Qian paused for a moment, glanced at Tuanzi and said, "I have been living in the Ten-mile Peach Forest with the Supreme God Zhe Yan!"

The fairy's eyes lit up and she asked, "Do you know the prince in the Ninth Heaven?"

Bai Qian smiled and gritted her teeth, "I don't know him!"

The fairy nodded slightly disappointed and left.

Ah Yi, who was so well-behaved just now, covered her mouth and laughed, "Mother, it seems that this Crown Prince is very popular..."

Bai Qian tapped Ayi's little head and followed the fairy to the Dragon Palace.

After a few steps, she heard two fairies in front of her trying to cheer the girl up and saying, "Don't worry, Princess. With your beauty, His Highness will never forget you and will think of you every day!"

"Yes, even though the Queen of Heaven has already been chosen, how could Lord Ye Hua definitely be interested in that old woman from Qing Qiu?"

Bai Qian, who was following behind and daydreaming, was stunned and said to herself: "Old woman?"

When Ayi heard this, his face changed and he was about to go up to argue with them. Bai Qian quickly pulled Ayi back, gently covered his mouth and whispered, "Alright, alright, alright, don't bother with them..."

Ah Yi said in a low voice: "My mother is recognized as the most beautiful woman in the world. How can they talk about her behind her back?"

Bai Qian let go of A Yi, straightened his collar and said, "She's just a fairy who doesn't know her own limits. Why waste your time talking to her... We'll put down the gifts, have a drink and leave. Then we'll go play with your fourth uncle!"

Ayi said, "Didn't mother tell you that father told you that if anyone bullied you, he would come out to protect you immediately. Now that father is gone, Ayi, as a man, must protect you and cannot let others bully you!"

When Bai Qian heard Ah Yi suddenly say this, she immediately recalled the various scenes she had with Bai Ziyang in Junji Mountain in the East Desert. She said with a mixture of sadness and amusement, "What kind of man are you? You are just a little glutinous rice dumpling at best. Mother knows your feelings. You should wait until you grow up before you come to protect her!"

A Yi pouted and said, "The child is already three hundred years old, he has grown up a long time ago!"

As Bai Qian pulled A Yi towards the main hall, she responded, "Okay, okay...you are an adult now..." But if her tone wasn't so perfunctory, A Yi thought he might be happier.

The banquet hadn't started yet. Bai Qian was too lazy to go into the palace to deal with a group of people, so she took A Yi to the back garden of the Water Lord. However, there were only some pearls and corals in the garden, nothing special. A Yi felt bored after walking around twice. It was not as beautiful as his Qingqiu Mountain, so he said, "Mother, let's go. This place is not as beautiful as our Qingqiu. At worst, it is not as beautiful as Zheyan's Ten Mile Peach Forest."

Bai Qian said nonchalantly as they walked: "If Zheyan knew that you were comparing his Ten Mile Peach Forest with this place, he would be so pissed that he would die!"

Ah Yi looked at Bai Qian and suddenly said, "Mom, we have walked around here three times. Are you lost again?"

Bai Qian stopped and looked at Ayi with a look of giving up. Ayi sighed like a little adult and said, "A garden can make mother get lost. I finally understand why mother doesn't like to go out."

Just as Bai Qian was about to speak, she heard two people talking not far away. Not wanting to disturb them, she pulled A Yi to stand in the garden, intending to wait until the two people left before talking.

Unexpectedly, the voices of the two people became clearer and clearer:

"Ye Hua, the Emperor of Heaven asked you to go on a blind date with the goddess Bai Qian... oh no, it's a meeting. Can you please not always have a stern face? If the goddess Bai Qian sees you, she will think you don't want to."

"Uncle San, I am only here on the orders of the Lord of Heaven, so it is not a question of whether I am willing or not!"

"I heard that the goddess Bai Qian is 90,000 years older than you. If we talk about seniority, you should call her aunt, but if we talk about age, you should call her ancestor... Phew... I don't know how it feels?"

Another person's voice came in a calm and traditional voice: "That's it, how should I feel..."

Bai Qian wondered how she had met these two people. It would be disastrous if they met face to face, so she quickly picked up the little girl and quietly slipped away.