Su Qing was not surprised to see the Moon Rabbit in the Lunar Palace.
She was only a bit surprised that this girl was still pounding medicine even now… she was truly dedicated to her duties.
She didn't even know where all the medicine in this Lunar Palace came from for her to pound.
Thinking this, Su Qing smiled at her, then continued to follow the female general to see Chang'e, without lingering.
The Moon Rabbit naturally noticed Su Qing, but couldn't recall who she was for a moment.
But after seeing that irritating smile, the Moon Rabbit instantly remembered who it was…
"Isn't that the Big Green Snake from the Puti Daoist Academy? Why did she come to the Moon Palace!? And why has her realm become so powerful?"
The Moon Rabbit was stunned for a good while, her brain unable to process it for a moment.
She looked at the pestle in her hand, her face full of confusion: "Could it be that I accidentally let a thousand years pass??"
The Moon Rabbit expressed that she found this very difficult to understand…
Was this really the same Big Green Snake who needed her own guidance just to undergo a tribulation and condense a fake core?
If a thousand years hadn't passed… then wasn't she practicing a bit too fast?
That tsundere old man Patriarch Bodhi, just how many benefits did he give her…
After thinking for a moment, the Moon Rabbit shook her head and decided not to think about it anymore.
She muttered to herself: "Forget it, once I'm done with the work in my hands, I'll just go and ask her directly…"
The Moon Rabbit felt that since this fellow had come to the Moon Palace, she probably wouldn't leave for a while.
After all, who would run to this boring Moon Palace for no reason?
Su Qing followed the female general all the way inside, and soon arrived before a portrait.
In this portrait was a woman with a human body and a snake tail, her hair styled in high buns, wearing a wide-sleeved ruqun, and the tail behind her was decorated with fine, short, hook-shaped feathers.
The woman in the portrait was naturally beautiful, but the human body and snake tail still looked a bit strange.
Beautiful yet eerie…
This was Su Qing's evaluation upon her first glance.
While she was reflecting, the female general cupped her hands slightly and said, "Lady Chang'e, the person has been brought."
"Mhm, good, you may withdraw. This Palace wishes to speak with her alone."
"Yes!"
With that, the female general immediately left, without staying for a single moment.
Hearing the voice, Su Qing finally snapped out of it and looked toward the portrait.
She saw the woman in the portrait slowly float out from within the frame.
Although the woman who floated out looked the same as the one in the painting, she did not have a snake tail; instead, she had a pair of bare, jade-like feet.
At this moment, Su Qing understood.
Whether it was the woman in the painting or the woman who floated out, both were Chang'e.
It was just that one was her original appearance, and the other was her current transformed appearance.
Su Qing cupped her hands slightly, and was just about to say "Greetings, Palace Master Chang'e."
But she found that Chang'e had already floated right in front of her.
Chang'e smiled, slightly lifting Su Qing's small face, leaning in to examine her closely:
"So you are Su Qing? You truly are as the rumors say, looking quite gentle and elegant, though it's very much to my liking. This little face is so cute, I like it very much, I really want to play with it!"
Hearing this, Su Qing's mouth twitched slightly. Why did these words feel a bit strange?
And saying she wanted to play with someone's face right upon meeting, wasn't that a bit impolite?
Oh, she was the same way, so it was fine then.
"Pfft, don't mind me."
"After all, it's been a long time since a newcomer has been to this Lunar Palace."
"It's rare for a sister to come, I'm just a bit excited."
Seeing Su Qing's dazed expression, Chang'e couldn't help but laugh.
Su Qing was helpless and simply emptied her mind, not thinking too much, and only said: "Su Qing greets Lady Chang'e…"
Hearing this, Chang'e shook her head slightly and said:
"There's no need to be so formal, just call me Sister! I'm not much older than you."
"Besides, calling me Sister gives me more of a sense of closeness!"
"Calling me 'Lady' or 'Palace Master' always makes one feel a bit distant."
"……"
Su Qing was speechless for a moment… but she was too lazy to argue.
Whatever the senior says goes!
Who wasn't a baby of tens of thousands of months anyway.
Girls are generally quite concerned about their age.
Su Qing didn't want to court trouble either.
She just obediently called out: "I understand, Sister Chang'e…"
Hearing this call of "Sister," Chang'e couldn't help but cup Su Qing's face and rub it twice.
She said with a beaming smile:
"So well-behaved! If only my silly rabbit were as well-behaved as you."
"No wonder that tsundere old man was full of praise for you! Who wouldn't like such an obedient child?"
Looking at the Chang'e before her, Su Qing's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
This Chang'e's style was quite different from what she had expected.
In her memory, descriptions of Chang'e were always elegant, gentle, or at the very least, a cold big sister living lonely in the Lunar Palace…
But the Chang'e before her…
Although she was also a beautiful and stylish big sister…
Why did she feel like a big sister who had forgotten to take her medicine?
She was a bit too cheerful.
Seeing Su Qing's expression, Chang'e just smiled and said:
"What's wrong? Looking at you, you seem quite surprised by this Palace? Is this Palace very different from what you imagined?"
Su Qing didn't hide it either, nodding slightly as she said:
"It is indeed so. I thought Sister Chang'e would be a very refined and solemn woman, I didn't expect you to be so approachable."
Chang'e couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, saying:
"It's not strange for you to think so. In the eyes of most people, this Palace indeed is like that. After all, when outside, this Palace has to put on an act!"
"Then……"
"But this isn't some formal occasion, and there's no need to face the various immortals, so why should this Palace face you with a stiff face? To show off my status as a superior?"
Chang'e shook her head with a beaming smile and said:
"Doing that would be too boring. You aren't a subordinate of this Palace, so why put on those airs? It's not close, and I'd be exhausted."
"Besides, it's rare for such a cute little sister to come to the Lunar Palace, this Palace doesn't want to scare you away."
Hearing this, Su Qing's mouth twitched slightly…
To be honest, it's actually scarier like this!
However, Su Qing didn't know how to argue, so she could only nod and say: "So that's how it is."
Chang'e just said with a beaming smile: "Come, let's sit down and chat slowly!"
As she spoke.
Chang'e pulled Su Qing over to a low table and sat down.
She even poured two cups of tea.
Although Chang'e was the mistress of the Lunar Palace, she didn't put on any airs at all; instead, she was cheerful and very approachable.
After Su Qing chatted with Chang'e about some random things, she finally couldn't help but ask about the matter of her position.
Hearing this, Chang'e smiled slightly and said:
"You don't need to worry about the position, it's just an idle post."
"You don't even need to know what it is you're supposed to do; someone will help you finish the things that need to be done!"
"You just focus on your cultivation and have a good time."
"The Moon Palace was originally a place for retirement… how could there be so many things that need managing?"
"This isn't the Heavenly Court, where one needs to worry about the affairs of many common people."
Hearing this, Su Qing's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
She couldn't remember how many times she had been speechless.
It seemed that from the moment she met Chang'e, her brain had been in a state of being completely insufficient.
But forget it, since Chang'e had said so, she could only put her heart at ease and not think so much.
After simply chatting about work matters, Chang'e started chatting about other things again; she could be said to be very talkative, discussing everything under the sun.
This Sister Chang'e before her was truly very talkative.
Even Su Qing, a little snake who wasn't socially anxious, was starting to find it hard to keep up.
"Speaking of which, Little Qing, I heard you have many girls around you. Do you like girls?"
Chang'e propped up her hand and asked this question whose purpose was a bit unclear.
Hearing this question, Su Qing was slightly stunned.
However, she still thought about it seriously and answered: "If I have to say, I suppose so?"
Hearing this, Chang'e revealed a knowing smile and asked: "Then do you want Sister to introduce a few more girlfriends to you!? There are many beautiful young girls in the Moon Palace!"
Su Qing: "……"
Chang'e was speaking with great interest, unaware that someone behind her was giving her a dangerous look.
She was dressed luxuriously, her appearance was also quite beautiful, looking to be about thirty years old.
She appeared silently behind Chang'e, then patted her shoulder and said calmly:
"Heng'e, show some decency when facing a junior. Don't go trying to steal Yuelao's job all the time. If you really can't stay idle, then go water the flowers in the backyard! How old are you now, why are you still acting like a young girl?"
Hearing this, Chang'e gave a soft smile and said: "I'm a woman! One's age might grow, but the mindset shouldn't grow old. Only when the mindset is old is one truly old."
The two of them went back and forth, while Su Qing on the side silently took a sip of tea.
Su Qing, a little snake, couldn't possibly interject in the bickering between the Lunar Deity and Chang'e, so she simply pretended she didn't hear it.
"Fine, fine, I'm too lazy to argue with you."
The Lunar Deity looked at Su Qing and asked:
"You must be Su Qing? I've let you see something embarrassing. Chang'e is like this sometimes, don't mind it too much, you'll get used to it."
Seeing that the conversation had turned to her, Su Qing stood up and bowed, saying:
"Greetings, Lady Taiyin! It's nothing embarrassing; Sister Chang'e's personality is actually quite good."
The Lunar Deity smiled faintly and said:
"Since you have nothing to do, Heng'e, take this girl to her residence! She's been in the Moon Palace for so long and you haven't even arranged a place for her to stay; you're being quite an irresponsible sister."
"I know, I know. I'm going now!"
Chang'e gave a helpless smile, stood up to tidy her skirt, and said:
"Let's go, I'll take you to your residence! This Moon Palace is quite big; if you're a bit directionally challenged, you might get lost."
"Also, don't look at the Lunar Deity as if she's some old-fashioned person; when no one's around, she's even more 'that' than I am…"
Su Qing's mouth twitched slightly, and she didn't intend to answer.
Two old seniors bickering—it might not be a good thing for her to get involved.
Fortunately, the Lunar Deity only gave Chang'e a speechless glare and then said:
"Hurry up and take her there! Also, this child has a good personality, but if you lead her astray, watch out or I'll give you a thrashing."
Chang'e didn't care at all about this habitual threat; she just pulled Su Qing and left.
Su Qing was also helpless and didn't know what to say.
At this time, Chang'e said: "You don't have to treat us as elders… we've only lived a few years longer than you! Just treat us as friends or sisters, that's enough! If you're too formal, it'll be quite boring in the Moon Palace."
Hearing these words from Chang'e, Su Qing pondered for a long time and then nodded slightly.
"I understand… Sister Chang'e."
"Relax a bit! Just act as you please… here, as long as you don't collapse houses like the Lunar Palace or make the Moon Palace disappear, you won't receive any punishment!"
Chang'e said with a beaming smile:
"If you keep being so stiff, watch out or I'll tie you up at home and train you."
"Uh… is this training the 'proper' kind?" Hearing this, Su Qing's mouth twitched as she thought helplessly.
But on the surface, she also nodded with a beaming smile.
This Chang'e… was truly completely different from the legends.
She probably really was bored out of her mind, wasn't she?
Under Chang'e's lead, Su Qing soon arrived at her residence.
This was a side palace with a very large courtyard; planting two large trees would be no problem at all.
Looking up, one could see a giant Osmanthus Tree in the distance emitting a faint glow, and the fragrance of osmanthus could be smelled even from afar.
"You shall live here from now on!" Chang'e smiled. "This place is very close to the Lunar Palace and also very close to the Lunar Deity's residence; it will be much more convenient for you to come find us in the future."
"Thank you, Sister Chang'e!" Su Qing naturally liked this house and couldn't help but express her thanks.
"No need to thank me; if you want to thank me, then just come find me often. I quite like you!" Chang'e gave a soft smile and said, "By the way, don't you have two trees? Bring them out! I'll help you plant them, saving you some effort."
"I'm troubled, Sister." Su Qing nodded slightly and brought out both the Bodhi Tree and the Ginkgo tree.
Seeing this, Chang'e immediately cast a spell, and soon the two trees were planted.
The Bodhi Tree wasn't at all reserved; it took root upon touching the ground, quickly plunging into the spiritual vein beneath the Moon Palace.
On the other hand, Gongsun Zhixue was a bit more introverted, only slowly spreading her roots to anchor them in the soil and absorb spiritual energy.
Afterward, she even specifically came out to thank Chang'e.
"What a cute girl!" Seeing Gongsun Zhixue, Chang'e couldn't help but like her, saying, "Compared to your few little fat birds, this little one is indeed much cuter."
Su Qing only smiled, while out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the few little fellows flying around.
Well, they hadn't noticed they were being called not cute.
If they had noticed, they would surely have come up to argue with Chang'e.
After Su Qing chatted briefly with Chang'e for a few more sentences.
Chang'e said: "Ah, it seems it's getting late, I won't disturb you anymore! Later, if you're bored or if there's anything you don't understand in your cultivation, you can come find me."
Su Qing nodded slightly, and after saying her thanks, she saw Chang'e off.
After Chang'e left, Su Qing and Leng Xiang naturally got busy with the move-in… after all, many things needed to be tidied up.
Before they knew it, it was already quite late.
And at this time, a rabbit came hopping over.
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