Dragging Nezha Into This: Chen Fan's Decision!

"Sixth Sister, I think I saw Nezha!"

Zhang Tianyu rubbed her eyes, staring at the little ones swarming into the bridal chamber.

Chen Fan had just helped Zhang Tianshou to the bedside. Now he was holding out sweets and pastries, luring the energetic little ones out.

Zhang Tianxian carefully looked over the children and saw nothing unusual.

"No, you didn't. You must have been dazzled by Eldest Sister's wedding dress!"

Zhang Tianxian teased Zhang Tianyu, who naturally refused to let it go.

She reached out with both hands and tickled Zhang Tianxian.

"Sixth Sister, take this!"

"Hahaha! Seventh Sister, stop it! Hahaha!"

Watching the Zhang sisters scamper off, Chen Fan rubbed his forehead.

He'd known those two couldn't be trusted.

He turned back, put two pieces of pastry in Zhang Tianshou's hand, and murmured,

"Wife, have a couple of pastries to tide you over. I'll be back soon!

If that's not enough, you can lift your veil and eat a little. I'll shut the door!"

As a young man from the twenty-first century, Chen Fan wasn't about to be bound by these outdated customs.

After reminding Zhang Tianshou not to let herself go hungry, he turned and left.

Once outside, Chen Fan casually closed the bridal chamber door behind him.

The moment he appeared, the place burst into commotion.

"Brother Fan, come have a drink!"

"What 'Brother Fan'? With his seniority now, you have to call him Great-Granduncle!"

The whole banquet table erupted in laughter.

Hearing that, Chen Fan puffed out his chest and answered in a deep voice,

"Come here, my good grandson. Have a drink with your Great-Granduncle!"

"Wahahaha!"

The entire courtyard filled with laughter and cheer.

Meanwhile, in the bridal chamber, a figure rolled out from under the bed.

The children had been making a racket earlier, and Zhang Tianshou had been holding Chen Fan's hand, leaving her dazed.

Now she was alone in the room when suddenly something stirred beneath the bed.

Zhang Tianshou noticed at once and called out sharply,

"Who's there?"

She clenched her hand inside the sleeve of her wedding robe, and a scarlet sword appeared in her grasp.

Nezha brushed the dust off himself and said calmly,

"Eldest Highness, don't be afraid. I'm Nezha!"

"Nezha!"

Zhang Tianshou gasped. She could no longer sit still. Magic Power surged from her, sending her veil flying.

Before her stood a handsome, martial-looking boy with red lips and pearly teeth.

The color drained from Zhang Tianshou's rosy face, and she asked in a trembling voice,

"Father has found out already?"

A wave of dizziness swept over Zhang Tianshou, and panic suddenly welled up in her heart.

She knew Chen Fan had great merit and that the Heavenly Court shouldn't move against him.

But now that the moment had come, Zhang Tianshou still couldn't help panicking.

Before Fairy Yunhua was executed, everyone had thought the Jade Emperor was merely acting in a fit of anger.

But her heartless father had done it anyway.

And he had shown absolutely no mercy!

The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meeting on the Magpie Bridge was just a lovely mortal fantasy!

The truth was that the Cowherd had been cast into the animal realm, never to be human again.

The Weaver Girl had been spared by the Queen Mother, but she was forbidden to leave the Cloud Brocade Palace for the rest of her life.

Zhang Tianshou and the others had once gone to see the Weaver Girl.

Who could have imagined that a woman who had once been among the most renowned female immortals in the Heavenly Court

would become a withered old woman, weaving cloud brocade day and night?

Zhang Tianshou even suspected the Weaver Girl's mind had long since been worn away,

leaving behind only a shell that could repeat the same task over and over.

"Since you know what fate awaits you, Eldest Highness, you should understand that His Majesty will find out sooner or later!

Don't forget, Eldest Highness: after three days in Heaven, three years will have passed in the mortal world. Then it'll be time for the Peach Banquet.

If you can't attend, His Majesty will surely investigate!"

Nezha's tender face was full of exasperation.

As a member of the Heavenly Court's "Alliance of Children Worried About Their Fathers," Nezha was close to the Seven Fairies.

That was why he couldn't understand Zhang Tianshou's choice.

"Nezha, you don't understand!"

Zhang Tianshou shook her head and soon regained her composure.

From Nezha's words, she could tell that the Jade Emperor didn't know about this yet.

Although Nezha knew, Zhang Tianshou trusted that he wouldn't betray her.

"Fine, I don't understand. But I don't want you to end up like Senior Brother Yang Jian's mother!"

Nezha sat down irritably at the table, poured himself a cup of wine, and downed it in one gulp.

His exasperated expression made Zhang Tianshou laugh.

"All right, Nezha. Don't worry. If I dared to do this, it means I have a way out!"

"A way out? Is it that man in white?"

Nezha suddenly recalled the mysterious, powerful figure who had appeared at the wedding banquet.

If a powerful expert stepped in, there might still be a chance to turn things around.

Everyone knew the Jade Emperor was merciless toward his own family.

But he wasn't necessarily so vicious toward outsiders.

Just look at the immortals of the Heavenly Court: they were all useless freeloaders who put in little effort.

The Jade Emperor hadn't actually done anything to them, beyond the occasional mild reprimand.

"The man in white? You mean Mr. Bai Qianli?"

"Right. His strength..."

Just as Nezha was about to tell Zhang Tianshou how terrifying Bai Qianli was,

the bridal chamber door suddenly opened, and Chen Fan walked in with a mischievous grin.

"Wife, I'm back... What the hell? When did this little brat get in here?"

Chen Fan saw a little boy sitting in a chair with the air of an old man.

Annoyed, he rolled up his sleeves and threatened him,

"You little rascal, get out, or Great-Grandpa's going to spank you!"

Chapter 40: Dragging Nezha Into This, Chen Fan's Decision!

In the bridal chamber, Chen Fan irritably scratched his head, really wanting a cigarette.

He looked at Nezha, then at Zhang Tianshou, whose face showed both embarrassment and shyness.

He downed the wine in his cup, let out a breath, and said,

"So, you're the Heavenly Court's Eldest Princess, and he's Nezha, the Great Deity of the Three Altars and the Sea.

If I marry you and the Heavenly Court finds out, they'll send an army to attack us, right?"

Zhang Tianshou obediently nodded, making Chen Fan mutter a curse.