Chapter 673: Mind Your Own Business About Fairies (32)
Baozhu’s remark about Jiangg Yao was: "Fool, you actually believe in the deep affection of men. Don’t you know that the men of the Mortal World love to visit brothels, yet they also despise the women there? Hoping they’ll marry you as their legitimate wife is less likely than emptying their money bags."
Jiangg Yao felt utterly ashamed, but inwardly agreed with Baozhu’s words.
Indeed, if she had realized this earlier, she could have saved up some money with her youthful beauty and definitely would not end up desolate and despised in her old age.
Yuling recounted her own life’s experiences, serving a fool, a cripple, and a sister-in-law, ultimately gaining nothing and working herself to death.
Baozhu unceremoniously scolded: "With your looks in youth, you might as well have run off with the Silver Coins. You have no identity in the Mortal World, and you and that fool aren’t really married. Go to another strange place; who would know who you were before? Pretend you’re someone escaping disaster; with your looks, you wouldn’t fare badly. Anyway, you lack brains; only your face is of any use."
Yuling wanted to argue but couldn’t.
She was indeed inferior to Baozhu, who had the talent to assist a new monarch and know important matters of the world, whereas she couldn’t see that far ahead.
Baozhu sneered, thinking it truly lowered her status to be sisters with these people who can’t survive without immortal power.
Brains don’t work, nor do they know how to leverage their advantages.
In truth, Baozhu was also a little regretful; descending to the Mortal World might have been the most foolish decision of her life.
Indeed, being with brainless ones can easily lower one’s intelligence. If it weren’t for these few clamoring to go down, piquing her curiosity, she’d still be a Fairy in the Heavenly Realm.
Perhaps one day, she might even surpass that person.
A hint of regret appeared on her face; she hadn’t expected that person to so resolutely take away her Spiritual Pearl, something entirely against their nature.
Could something have happened in between?
Baozhu lowered her eyes in thought, remembering there was still Lann Zhen. She looked at Lann Zhen, "Tell us about your experiences, it’s boring just sitting around anyway."
Baozhu actually wanted to do something, but Naihe she possessed no power and was in the Underworld, the most just of the Three Realms, where nothing could be done. If she violated the rules here, the outcome wouldn’t be good.
Lann Zhen slowly recounted her experiences, yet to Baozhu and the others’ surprise, Lann Zhen did not resent Qiann Yan’s actions. Instead, she urged them to repent, acknowledging that this matter was indeed their fault, as they had hurt their eldest sister’s heart.
All their misfortunes were, in fact, self-inflicted.
Lann Zhen said, "Our eldest sister should not forgive us anymore. I never dared hope for that. I only wish that daily repentance might slightly lessen my own sins, easing the pain in my heart."
No matter the result determined by the Judge, she would accept it.
Baozhu sneered at this: "Pretentious. Do you think this will make her know, be moved, and take you back to the Heavenly Realm?"
"I no longer hope for these things," Lann Zhen’s face was serene. "All those years, I lived under our eldest sister’s wings, growing up under her protection without realizing the true difficulty of becoming an Immortal. Honestly, with my wit, I am totally unfit to be an Immortal."
Lann Zhen’s willingness to accept reincarnation truly shocked Baozhu and the others. They couldn’t understand it and thought Lann Zhen was out of her mind.
Lann Zhen looked at them without saying more.
She found a nice spot, placed the statue there, and knelt to perform her daily act of self-repentance.