Chapter 366

Taishang Laojun clearly also knew why Tang An had come here, "Could it be that you want me to refine Chenxiang as well?"

"Refine him, why not?"

Taishang Laojun clearly hadn't expected her to be so ruthless.

"He is still a young child."

"It's fine, by the time you throw him into the alchemy furnace, he won't be a child anymore."

"His body cannot compare to that of a stone monkey."

"It's fine, just go easy on him when the time comes and refine him with some Samadhi True Fire."

"If that doesn't work, I'll give him some protective magic treasures. After all, those pills of yours won't reach their maximum efficacy if not catalyzed by the alchemy furnace."

Tang An had truly planned almost everything; she had even found protective magic treasures for Chenxiang.

Taishang Laojun flicked his whisk and smiled faintly: "You sent them all away just to discuss this?"

Tang An sighed; it really is hard to hide things from a Saint.

"Senior Uncle, I would like to ask you to help look after Chenxiang and appear to protect his life in times of crisis."

"Consider it a complete repayment of the causality from under Qilin Cliff all those years ago."

Taishang Laojun's smile faded, knowing the weight of Tang An's request.

"Why?"

Tang An looked into the distance, "Because I feel an unease in my heart; I always feel that at the final hurdle, Lingshan will definitely take action."

"Although my Master hasn't stated it clearly, I can perceive a little bit."

"No matter what situation I face then, or what the outcome is, I cannot gamble on an uncertainty."

"After all, Sanshengmu and Chenxiang were implicated by me. If it weren't for my mentality of playing in the mortal world, I wouldn't have facilitated Chenxiang's arrival and become a pusher of the Heavenly Dao."

"Since Chenxiang came because of me, I must be responsible for him."

"In case..."

"In case there is an 'in case', I can at least ensure the safety of him and Sanshengmu."

Taishang Laojun nodded with a smile, but didn't say much more.

"You have your destiny, and he has his."

"The destiny has not yet arrived, the universe is not yet set, and everything is still unknown."

"However, since he has a connection with you, he also has a connection with my Doushuai Palace. I will naturally look after what needs looking after."

Tang An knew that Taishang Laojun was trying to comfort her.

Does that mean her unease doesn't necessarily mean something will happen to her?

Is the Lion Camel Ridge hurdle a situation fraught with danger?

"Anyway, no matter what, the necessary formalities must be gone through."

"Taking your word for it, if it really is a case of 'danger but no disaster', when you refine him then, can I come and stoke the furnace for you, Senior Uncle?"

Taishang Laojun knew that whenever she was in a better mood, she would immediately get cheeky.

"That is an alchemy furnace!"

"Yes, but I don't know how to refine pills, I only know how to stoke the furnace."

Taishang Laojun:...

It was at this moment that Sun Wukong brought Nezha and the others out.

Each of them looked lighthearted, but how many pills they had taken was anyone's guess.

And since Taishang Laojun had let Sun Wukong settle so many accounts, he just let them take some pills. How many could they take? They couldn't possibly empty him out, could they?

After they left.

Taishang Laojun returned to the pill room, looked at the wall where the pills had previously been stored, now empty and bare, and fell into a silence...

They really were generous in their taking! They didn't even leave him a single gourd!

"Achoo! Achoo!"

Tang An rubbed her nose, "Is Senior Uncle cursing me in his heart?"

"With his cultivation, his Dao Heart is so resilient, why would he curse me?"

"It must be the Qingniu Jing; it must be that the sugar mandarins I gave him were left out too long, and he got diarrhea, yes."

Tang An muttered to herself as they flew toward the South Heaven Gate.

"Wait."

Tang An seemed to suddenly think of something, "Wukong, Yang Jian, you take Chenxiang and go first."

"Nezha, accompany me to a place."

Nezha was a bit surprised; what idea had Tang An come up with now? Why did she specifically name him to go along?

Yang Jian and Sun Wukong exchanged a look, smiled at each other, and without saying anything more, took Chenxiang down to the mortal world.

And from then on, little Chenxiang began his days of taking Taishang Laojun's immortal pills as meals.

Heavenly Court, at the residence of a deity.

Tang An and Nezha were outside, with no intention of going in.

The two looked from afar, occasionally hearing some voices from inside; it seemed Jin Zha was there too.

"Want to go in?" Tang An turned to ask Nezha.

Nezha frowned, his face appearing to carry hidden anxiety and anger.

"What's wrong? Still haven't gotten over that hurdle in your heart?" Tang An thought Nezha was angry because she had abruptly brought him here.

Nezha grabbed Tang An's wrist, "What are you doing?"

"Me? I..."

That's right, what was she doing?

"I..."

"Sigh, since we're here, and your heart's knot is mostly untied, of course I wanted to bring you to see Lady Yin. You'll have to meet eventually, so I just wanted to let you adapt in advance."

Nezha gripped Tang An's wrist even tighter, his heart beating violently.

"Then I'll be the one to take you home first."

Tang An also knew she had been absent-minded lately and might not have masked her emotions well.

"Of course, I'll definitely go home." She told Nezha to let go, but Nezha wouldn't.

"Tsk, why are you so nervous? I'm not saying goodbye forever; I just felt it was about time, and since we happened to be in the Heavenly Court, I brought you to take a look."

"Don't overthink it, okay."

She broke free from Nezha's hand and patted his shoulder.

Actually, Tang An didn't know what was wrong either; she was just feeling all sorts of panic and worry.

She was afraid that something might happen to her, and afraid that after she returned, she would no longer be the simple Tang An.

She was also afraid that after the Journey to the West, she might return to her original world and never see them again.

In short, it was the psychological anxiety and worry of the Journey to the West coming to an end.

Therefore, she wanted to get things done in advance as much as possible, to avoid various problems that might arise later, which would make it impossible for her to do as she pleased like now.

"Tsk, menopause?"

"Only in my twenties, that shouldn't be it."

"I know, it must be because I was old before, and reached that menopause." Tang An talked to herself, mocking herself.

Nezha looked at Lady Yin's—that is, the Bedside Granny's—immortal residence, with no intention of going in.

"The abyss, you were the one who brought me out. The nightmare, you were the one who shattered it with your own hands. The shackles of patriarchy, you were also the one who helped me cut them."

"So, after the journey ends, can you also be the one to lead me through this door?" He turned to look at Tang An, his eyes flickering with emotions that Tang An couldn't bear to look at.

It was a gaze that wanted to escape, yet begged her to let him be brave once.

"Relax, relax, it's a small matter; I'll promise you that."

Tang An couldn't bear to refuse, fearing that staying here would only make Nezha feel worse. "Let's go, we'll come back after our journey ends."

Why not let Nezha and Lady Yin recognize each other now?

Because Tang An wasn't sure if Lady Yin still held onto that idea from back then.

If so, she wouldn't have plenty of time to resolve this matter.

Therefore, she could only wait until later to specifically find time to come back.