Journey Through the East: The Peony Fairy

Fairy Peony looked at Fairy He with a smile and said, "We're here."

Seeing that the trees were full of peaches, He Xiangu asked in surprise, "Sister Peony, is this the flat peach that is said to bloom in 3000 years and bear fruit in 3000 years?"

Fairy Peony looked at the garden full of peaches and smiled proudly: "That's right, this is the Peach Garden. I am the garden fairy here, and this is also the place where I practice."

After hearing this, Xiangu He's eyes were filled with hope: "I heard that soon there will be a flat peach banquet. I don't know if I can participate. I really want to go."

Fairy Peony nodded with certainty, "Of course! You must come, don't forget, you are not a little fairy now, you are one of the Eight Immortals who shoulder the heavy responsibility of killing demons, who do you invite?" .”

Peony Fairy took He Xiangu's hand and walked into the Pantao Garden: "Let's go, I'll take you for a stroll inside." Pointing to the peach tree full of flat peaches beside her, she said with a smile, "Peach Garden can be said to be a collection of spiritual energy from heaven and earth. The most intense place, and because of this, the queen mother asked me to be the garden fairy here."

After hearing this, He Xiangu said enviously: "Oh, the queen mother is so kind to you!"

Only a crisp voice sounded: "Sister Peony, you are back." Then a spirit magpie landed on Fairy Peony's shoulder, looking at Fairy He who was standing beside her, she asked curiously: "Sister Peony, are you back?" Who is she? Why haven't I seen her before?"

Fairy Peony smiled and said, "She is the He Xiangu who has just become a fairy. I will bring her here to familiarize herself with the environment of the heavenly court."

Ling Que rolled his eyes and smiled: "Oh, so it's Sister Xiangu, Sister Xiangu, hello, my name is Ling Que, please give me your advice."

Although He Xiangu didn't know what the little magpie meant by "please advise me", she could still feel that the little magpie was friendly to her, so she nodded with a smile and said, "Little magpie, how are you?" .”

Peony Fairy smiled and said to Ling Que, "Okay, little Ling Que, I want to take Xiangu to see other places, and I will play with you when I come back."

After hearing this, Little Lingque nodded in disappointment: "Oh, well, then you must keep your word and come back to play with me."

Fairy Peony gently touched the small head of the little magpie and smiled: "Don't worry, okay, see you later!" Then she turned to look at Fairy He: "Let's go, I'll take you to the Milky Way to see look."

He Xiangu nodded, anticipation flashed in her eyes, could she meet the legendary Weaver Girl today?If this is the case, that would be great, after all, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl has been circulated for a long time, and it is natural to have this opportunity to meet a real person.

After a while, Fairy Peony took He Xiangu to the legendary Milky Way. The Milky Way is very wide, and it is extraordinarily bright and bright under the embellishment of stars. He Xiangu couldn't help but be attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of her. The scenery in every place is so extraordinary.

"How is it? Isn't it beautiful?" Peony Fairy also looked at the stars on the Milky Way with a look of intoxication.

He Xiangu said in amazement: "Well, it's very beautiful. When I was looking at the stars in the mortal world, I thought the night was very beautiful. I didn't expect that I would come up to see the stars up close one day."

"Let me tell you, we are actually stars in the Milky Way. There is a star in the Milky Way that represents us. You have just become a fairy, so there is also a star that represents you." Peony Fairy looked at She smiled in surprise.

After hearing this, He Xiangu's eyes lit up and she hurriedly asked, "Really? Then which is my star?"

Peony Fairy pointed at a star in the Milky Way with a smile and said, "Here, look! That pink star in the shape of a lotus flower represents you."

He Xiangu exclaimed excitedly: "Ha, I saw it!"

Peony Fairy was about to say something, but found that Zhinu was coming towards them, and the corner of her mouth slightly pried up: "Sister Zhinu, have you finished weaving?"

Zhinu smiled and nodded and said: "Well, I have finished weaving. You are right, Mudan. The Jade Emperor valued me when he asked me to marry the Cowherd. Given the task given to me, I should not complain about not being able to meet the Cowherd every day, if I continue to be so passive and sabotage, I am afraid that one day the Jade Emperor may really deprive me of the opportunity to meet the Cowherd."

Peony Fairy smiled and nodded: "Well, I'm relieved if you figure it out."

He Xiangu looked at Zhinu curiously and asked, "Are you Empress Zhinu?"

Zhinu liked Fairy He's bright personality very much, so she said with a friendly smile, "I am, but I can't afford to be called Empress Zhinu. Just call me elder sister just like Mudan."

He Xiangu looked at Zhinu expectantly and asked, "Well, sister Zhinu, have you and Cowherd met this year?"

After hearing this, Zhinu shook her head with a wry smile and said, "It's not over yet, how can we meet?"

He Xiangu exclaimed in surprise: "What? You haven't passed today? What's going on?"

Fairy Peony explained with a smile: "Did you forget that a day in the sky is a thousand years on earth, but a year in the sky is quite a long time."

He Xiangu couldn't help sticking out her tongue when she heard Hu: "Oh, I forgot, the time in the sky is different from the time in the world."

Zhinu smiled and held Aunt He's hand and said with a smile: "By the way, after talking for so long, I still don't know your name?"

He Xiangu also liked the approachable Weaver Girl in front of her very much, she grinned: "My name is He Xiangu."

Zhinu is very yearning for the life of mortals. Although mortals have a limited lifespan, they can stay together with the one they love, but this kind of life is impossible for her as a fairy. Thinking of these, she asked curiously: "Oh, Fairy He, you just became a fairy today, right? Why did you want to become a fairy? Isn't it good to be a mortal?"

Fairy He said with a smile: "Isn't it good to be a fairy? To be a fairy, you can have everything you want, and you can kill demons and demons. The most important thing is to be free and easy!"

There was a touch of melancholy in Zhinu's eyes: "Really? Is it really good to be a fairy? If you can't stay with the one you love for a long time, even if you are a mandarin duck in the water, you will be a hundred times happier than you are now."

He Xiangu said cautiously: "Are you unhappy?"

Fairy Peony frowned after hearing this, gently pulled Xiangu Lahe, shook her head slightly at her, and smiled at Zhinu: "Sister Zhinu, I will take Xiangu to visit other places." Watching He Xiangu walk up to Zhinu, she reminded in a low voice, "Sister Zhinu, there is a saying in the mortal world that 'walls have ears', and you can't say anything in the heavenly court."

After listening to Fairy Peony's reminder, Zhinu turned pale with fright, and looked around nervously, only to find that there was no one, and was secretly relieved, and was about to thank Fairy Peony for her kindness, but found that she had left.

The author has something to say: The first thing I heard was this version of the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. When I grew up, I recalled this story and thought that the Jade Emperor should punish her. It's a dereliction of duty to say it's too big.

The specific story is the original version: in the "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" written in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there is such a passage: "In the east of the Tianhe River, there is a Weaver Girl, the son of the Emperor of Heaven. Every year weaving sticks, weaving into clouds brocade and heavenly clothes. The Emperor of Heaven pity She was alone, and promised to marry the Cowherd in the west of the river. After the marriage, the weaving was abandoned. The emperor of heaven was angry and ordered to return to the east of the river. Only on the night of July [-]th every year, cross the river for a while."

Later, the story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl added many romantic and legendary colors on this basis.

I'm going to take advantage of the loopholes in this story, which is the so-called loophole of the rules of heaven.