Lu Chuan sealed Tianpeng's mouth in time, because he suddenly remembered that one of his subordinate Inspection Spirit Officials had once reported to him, saying he had seen Tianpeng circling around Guanghan Palace several times.
Judging by Tianpeng's appearance today, and then linking it with Journey to the West, he immediately concluded that this fellow was most likely connected to Chang'e.
Wasn't this Tianpeng the one who, at the Antian Assembly, put on that whole drunken act of flirting with Chang'e, and so was beaten down to the mortal realm?
On account of the small bit of friendship between them in the past, Lu Chuan decided to pull this fellow back and find some other death-seeking bastards to go to the Western Heaven to retrieve the scriptures.
"Mmff, mmff..."
When Tianpeng heard this, his eyes widened as he cried out, wanting to speak, but Lu Chuan had sealed his mouth and he could not get a word out.
Only after Lu Chuan raised his hand and used magic power to disperse the smell of wine on Tianpeng did he point a finger and release Tianpeng's mouth.
"Ow, you nearly smothered me to death. What are you doing?" Tianpeng said, displeased.
Lu Chuan sneered. "Come clean. How exactly did you, this fellow, start getting ideas about Fairy Chang'e? Don't even think of denying it. My subordinate Inspection Spirit Officials have seen it several times.
"Some people were sneaking around delivering flowers, and reciting poetry all by themselves. Heh, you made it quite artistic, didn't you? If I hadn't suppressed the reports, you'd have been punished long ago."
"T-this, this, this... If you already know, what else do you want me to say?"
Tianpeng's gaze flickered as he said, embarrassed, "Besides, for a peerless beauty like Fairy Chang'e, who wouldn't admire her?