"Although the Goddess knew of the Eight Immortals, there were only two of us among them now: Lü Dongbin and me. The other six Immortals would all be born in this realm."
Iron Crutch Li limped over to Verdant Green Maiden and spoke to her.
"Back in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, He Qiong should have cultivated to immortality in that lifetime and become He Xiangu. But the Goddess intervened, and she lost that chance. She could only use her to give the lotus to the Goddess instead."
"Now, several hundred years later, she should become an Immortal in this lifetime. I beg the Goddess to guide her to enlightenment!"
Hearing this, Verdant Green Maiden glanced at Iron Crutch Li, surprise in her expression. "You lame old Daoist certainly have some nerve. Didn't we just have an argument? And now you want me to help you with this."
"One matter has nothing to do with the other."
Iron Crutch Li smiled and bowed to Verdant Green Maiden.
He added, "The Goddess should help her, considering she gave you the prototype of the Precious Lotus Lantern back then. After all, that lotus was supposed to be her magic artifact."
Verdant Green Maiden nodded. "That's easy enough."
She had been wondering about it herself. The lotus had originally been a single flower, so she didn't know how a second one had appeared, turning it into a Twin Lotus. At first, she had thought it was because the flower had been nourished by her Dragon Qi. Now, it seemed it had been set aside for He Qiong long ago.
This lotus was her magic artifact.
Seeing that Verdant Green Maiden had agreed, Iron Crutch Li breathed a sigh of relief.
But just then, Verdant Green Maiden suddenly thought of something. She turned to