Su Qing was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Although she didn't particularly care about matters of marriage, since it was a kind gesture from a senior, she didn't refuse.
So she said, "In that case, I will trouble you, Senior."
Seeing this, Yuelao stroked his beard and then began to calculate with his fingers.
Meanwhile, Laojun, seeing this, for some reason revealed an expression like he was watching a play, looking as if he were waiting for Yuelao to make a fool of himself.
Yuelao calculated with his hands, but as he calculated, the relaxed and easygoing expression on his face suddenly vanished, replaced by a frown.
Seeing this scene, Su Qing was also stunned... and couldn't help but feel worried.
After all, Yuelao was the one in charge of marriage. If even he couldn't calculate it... wouldn't she be single for the rest of her life?
Just as worried as Su Qing was Leng Xiang... she was also nervously watching Yuelao, hoping he would give the answer she expected.
After a long time, Yuelao slowly exhaled a long breath and said, "Strange, it's truly too strange."
Su Qing hurriedly asked, "What's strange about it?"
"It's hard to say..."
Yuelao stroked his beard, seemingly weighing his words, and finally thumped his staff, saying:
"Forget it, I'll just be brief. There are many people with whom you share a marriage fate, quite a few even... I've calculated a good number. But those with whom you have a marriage fate... are all women."
"But that's not even the strangest part. After all, there are many instances of affection between women in this world, and I have tied red threads for many women before."
"The strange thing is, I found that your red thread is not governed by my Marriage Tree..."
"It's as if you are not within the Three Realms and have leaped beyond the Five Elements. I can see it, but I cannot touch it."
Upon hearing this, Su Qing's worried heart immediately relaxed...
She had thought she wouldn't have any marriage fate in the future! It had given her quite a scare.
But if it was just this, then there was indeed nothing to worry about.
However, Su Qing didn't know how to explain this to Yuelao.
Should she tell the truth?
Would that seem a bit too arrogant?
Forget it, I'm just telling the truth anyway. If he doesn't believe it, there's nothing that can be done.
"Perhaps it's because I truly am not within the Three Realms and have leaped beyond the Five Elements?" Su Qing said in a joking tone.
Hearing this, Yuelao also nodded slightly, glanced at Laojun, and then said:
"Well, if that's truly the case, then it's normal. I thought I was just incompetent in my craft!"
"Senior is the Yuelao who governs marriage. If even Senior were incompetent, wouldn't all the fortune-tellers and matchmakers in the world have to retire on the spot?"
Seeing Yuelao speak this way, Su Qing also shook her head slightly, steering the conversation elsewhere.
Yuelao laughed and said, "You girl... forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. I intended to help tie your marriage threads, but now it seems I can't do it! Since that's the case..."
Yuelao paused, pulled three red threads from his robe, and said:
"I happen to have three red threads left here, so I'll give them to you! If you meet someone you like, tie one on them, and it can bind your fate."
"Marriage matters are best left to fate! If forced, it wouldn't be beautiful," Su Qing smiled, declining the kind offer.
But Yuelao said, "Not so, not so. This marriage business isn't as simple as you think. Once this red thread is tied, you can remain connected through it even in reincarnation, and it can also help the other party recall memories of their past life, so just take them."
Hearing this, Su Qing didn't refuse again and shamelessly accepted them.
Anyway, once she took them, whether she used them or not was another matter.
She couldn't keep declining forever...
"Then, thank you, Senior," Su Qing said.
Yuelao nodded slightly and said:
"This meeting gift is a bit shabby. Come find me in the Heavenly Palace later, and I'll give you some better things then. Also, girl, you must be careful. This woodcutter Laojun is full of mischief; whatever you do, don't learn his bad habits."
"Ahem, ahem, I'm still standing right here listening! You old thing, how can you say bad things about me to my face?" Laojun coughed twice, looking at Yuelao with utter speechlessness.
Seeing this, Yuelao immediately began bickering with Laojun again.
Su Qing gave a helpless smile and quickly distanced herself from the two seniors to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
Leaving the battlefield, Su Qing saw Chang'e approaching with several women.
Counting them carefully, there were seven in total.
These seven women's features were somewhat similar, and their dress styles had only minor differences; only the colors set them apart.
Seeing this, Su Qing also went to meet them.
After meeting Chang'e, she gave a slight bow and addressed her as Palace Mistress, giving Chang'e plenty of face in public.
Chang'e smiled slightly at Su Qing and said, "These seven are the fairies who helped make the clothes for you and me."
As she spoke, Chang'e introduced the fairies one by one...
The seven fairies were distinguished by the colors of their clothing, named Jianggu, Yungu, Yuegu, Miaogu, Qinggu, Bigu, and Zigu.
Their corresponding clothing colors were red, black, yellow, green, cyan, white, and purple.
Although Su Qing felt a bit of a headache hearing these names.
Fortunately, although the fairies' features were similar, their clothing colors were different, so she could match the names to the colors and barely remember who was who.
The seven fairies were quite talkative, and because there were many of them, they were naturally quite open, so they soon became familiar with Su Qing.
The group didn't care much about other things; they didn't care for fame or utility, and they were even less interested in the affairs of the world. They only cared deeply about Su Qing's evaluation of the dresses they had sewn...
At the same time, they kept asking Su Qing and Chang'e what kind of dresses they liked.
Su Qing didn't know much about fashion, so she just spoke randomly, mentioning some styles she liked.
She even picked out and mentioned some styles from her past life's memories...
The Seven Fairies listened intently, and they noted down all of Su Qing's various whimsical ideas.
However, when they heard about those new styles, their interest suddenly grew much greater, so they kept pestering Su Qing with many more questions.
Su Qing could only helplessly cooperate and answer... after all, she had accidentally started this, so she had to find a way to finish it.
She chatted with the Seven Fairies for a long time, until Su Qing had said almost everything she knew and they had drained her dry; only then did they stop questioning her about clothing.
They turned to chat about other things...
What they spoke of were naturally not major events, mostly just small, interesting anecdotes from the Heavenly Palace.
As Su Qing chatted with the Seven Fairies, she couldn't help but think of a certain legend.
But for a moment, Su Qing didn't know how to say it...
So she gave up on the idea of warning them.
After all, for some things, there was a high probability that even if she gave a warning, it wouldn't be of any use.
However, before the fairies left, they promised Su Qing, "When the new clothes are finished, we will definitely send them to you first, Sister!"
Hearing this, Su Qing just smiled and agreed...
She didn't take it too seriously.
After all, in a few years, she would be going to the mortal world to be a mountain god!
After the Seven Fairies left, Su Qing exhaled a long breath, preparing to go get something to eat...
But just as Su Qing was about to move, she saw another immortal walking toward her... clearly, this one was also looking for her.
Su Qing was a bit confused. She didn't even know them, so why were they coming to find her one by one?
Am I just standing here attracting attention?
For a moment, she turned to look at Chang'e, only to see Chang'e send a telepathic message:
"Handle it yourself. Many middle and upper-echelon immortals from the Heavenly Court have come today. It's good for you to interact with them more and expand your network! So, don't disturb me while I'm eating."
Hearing this, Su Qing was speechless for a moment...
At this moment, she also understood why these immortals were coming to find her.
Chang'e said she could expand her network in passing... but for those immortals, wasn't it the same?
If one thought about it carefully, besides being a gathering among immortals, an immortal gathering was also an opportunity for everyone to increase their connections...
Whether the connection was deep or shallow, as long as they knew each other... then they were considered friends.
Having understood this point, Su Qing sighed slightly.
She suddenly felt that she probably wouldn't be able to eat this meal in peace tonight.
"Forget it, I'll just deal with it. Sister Chang'e is right... this can be considered an opportunity to expand my own network," Su Qing thought helplessly to herself.
Then she also met them with a smiling face...
The immortal gathering continued methodically, and Su Qing dealt with one immortal after another.
Although Chang'e said this immortal gathering had nothing special about it and couldn't compare to the grandeur of the Peaches of Immortality Banquet, in reality, the number of divine officials from the Heavenly Court who came here was actually quite large...
In Su Qing's view, it was even a bit too many...
The identities of these immortals ranged from high to low, they were male and female, and some didn't even look human...
And those who came were mostly immortals with official positions in the Heavenly Court, even the lowest being a mid-level official.
Because of this, Su Qing found it quite exhausting to deal with these seniors.
After all, when speaking with seniors, one always had to pay more attention to words and behavior. She couldn't be as lacking in propriety as she was with Chang'e on a daily basis, so it was naturally more tiring.
However, although it was tiring, the harvest was not small at all...
Time quickly reached late night. The immortals left one after another, and Su Qing was finally liberated.
Only after many people had left did the originally bustling hall seem quite empty... forming a stark contrast with before.
Chang'e looked at the hall, then turned to look at Su Qing, who had sat back down beside her, and asked with a smile:
"So, did you have a fun day today?"
Su Qing shot the woman a glare and said with a stiff smile, "Naturally I'm happy, my shamelessly unhelpful Sister Chang'e."
Leng Xiang, standing behind Su Qing, was also quite helpless.
In this matter, she couldn't help Su Qing either. All she could do was massage her shoulders to help ease her fatigue.
"Pfft, as long as you're happy..."
Chang'e nodded, saying half-jokingly.
"..." Su Qing was slightly speechless and said, "As expected, when it comes to being shameless, you are still the most shameless, Sister Chang'e."
Chang'e didn't care at all, just smiling faintly as she said, "Alright, enough of that. So? Are we going back? Or are we going to listen to Yang Chan and stay here for the night?"
"I'm fine either way..." Su Qing rubbed her brow and said, "Forget it, staying here overnight is fine too. I happen to be exhausted and don't want to fly anymore."
Hearing this, Chang'e turned to glance at Su Qing and said:
"Mm! Good! But... tonight~ you're staying with me~"
Hearing this, Su Qing was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but look at Chang'e warily, saying:
"Can I refuse? I'd still prefer to stay with Leng Xiang."
"Why do you refuse so bluntly? It's not like I'm going to eat you," Chang'e said speechlessly. "Don't worry, I won't eat you."
Su Qing thought for a moment and asked, "Sister Chang'e... which 'eat' are you talking about?"
Chang'e's eyelid twitched slightly upon hearing this, and she said, "Guess!"
"I'm not guessing."
"..." Chang'e was silent for a short while, then said in a small, expressionless voice, "Forget it. If it weren't for the fact that it's not convenient to act directly right now, I'd really want to pin you to the ground and let you try both."
Su Qing laughed, "Then should I feel lucky?"
"You should indeed feel lucky..." Chang'e said in a small voice while maintaining a calm appearance, "So, are you willing?"
"As long as you don't get handsy, Sister Chang'e, I naturally have no objection."
Chang'e rolled her eyes, nodded slightly, and said:
"Fine, fine, fine. If I get handsy with you, I'll be a puppy, alright? You really don't trust me at all! Am I that kind of person?"
Su Qing didn't say anything, just calmly took a sip of tea and nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Chang'e looked away and said to Yuer:
"Yuer, you sleep with Leng Xiang."
"Yes, Master."
Yuer naturally had no objection. Whether it was with Leng Xiang or with the sparrows, it was fine as long as it wasn't with Su Qing.
"Then what about you, Leng Xiang?" Chang'e then looked at Leng Xiang and asked.
Hearing this, Leng Xiang originally wanted to shake her head, but after thinking for a moment, she still nodded and said, "I have no problem."
"Since that's the case, then it's settled," Chang'e smiled. "Yuer, go tell the Howling Celestial Hound that we will be staying the night here."
Yuer nodded slightly and went to find the Howling Celestial Hound.
After Yuer left, Su Qing couldn't help but look up at Leng Xiang.
She was quite surprised that Leng Xiang would agree to leave her side to sleep with Yuer at Chang'e's request...
Based on her understanding of Leng Xiang, she should have immediately shaken her head.
Noticing Su Qing's gaze, Leng Xiang smiled slightly and pointed to the Cold Fragrance Sword tucked in Su Qing's hair, saying:
"Where the sword is, there the spirit is... Master, I am a sword spirit. As long as Master holds the sword, I will always be by Master's side."
Hearing this, Su Qing immediately understood why Leng Xiang had agreed so readily.
It turned out that as long as the Cold Fragrance Sword was in her hands, Leng Xiang was always by her side!
Seeing that Su Qing understood, Leng Xiang couldn't help but smile slightly, then transformed into spiritual light and flew back into the Cold Fragrance Sword.
Seeing this, Su Qing turned to look at Chang'e and broke into a smile.
Seeing this scene, Chang'e was slightly stunned for a moment, then curled her lip imperceptibly.
Well, her plan had fallen through...
She had originally intended to use tonight's opportunity to properly tease Su Qing.
"Forget it, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future; missing this one won't matter~" Chang'e thought to herself as she looked at the hairpin.
While they were chatting, Yuer had already returned and indicated that two rooms had been prepared.
Hearing this, Chang'e nodded slightly and said, "Let's go! No matter what, since you've already agreed, just stay with me obediently."
Su Qing nodded and didn't refuse.
"Yes, yes, yes, I know!"
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