Ziyi

Bai turned, just about to leave...

"Who?"

Well, she had been discovered. Bai Yujun pretended to be picking flowers as she emerged from behind the blossoms on a small Floating Rock, staring blankly at the Purple-robed Fairy Maiden as though the other woman were the uninvited guest here. After all, she had official documents for legitimate duty.

"A fairy maiden of the Palace of Joyful Transformation, carrying out an imperial order to gather Hua Lu Qiong Bao."

The Purple-robed Fairy Maiden looked Bai Yujun over, curiosity showing on her face.

"A Dragon Girl?"

She looked her up and down several times, seemingly uncertain.

"You really are a dragon. I thought there were only four dragons in the world."

Seeing the other fairy maidens busily at work nearby, the Purple-robed Fairy Maiden nodded in greeting, cast a Cloud Riding Spell, and stepped onto the clouds to fly away. She seemed disinclined to converse further.

Bai Yujun's Phoenix Eyes rolled as the flames of gossip blazed within her.

A fairy maiden yearning for mortal love! Wasn't this exactly the sort of thing those ancient idle scholars and common folk loved? Day after day, they dreamed of a beautiful fairy falling from heaven, living happily ever after with her, having a few children, then stealing Spirit Pills to gain immortality and become a heavenly immortal—thus creating a romantic tale for the ages.

In truth, none of the heavenly immortals in the Celestial Court who developed mortal desires met a good end, including those of high rank.

Either they were crushed beneath Mount Hua waiting for their astonishing son to split the mountain, or they could only count on magpies building a bridge to meet once a year. That said, the real Celestial Court differed from the one in legends. Who knew whether she