After much effort, A Xiao finally understood the situation.
It turned out that before she crossed over, Erlang Shen had taken Xiao Tian Quan on a patrol when they were ambushed by the Demon Prince. At that time, a Millennium Thunder was approaching, and in order to protect his master, Xiao Tian Quan fought fiercely against the Demon Prince, resulting in both of them being gravely injured. The Demon Prince fled in a panic, leaving Xiao Tian Quan unconscious and severely wounded, while Erlang Shen was also exhausted. At that moment, the Jade Rabbit was sent to the mortal realm by Chang'e to search for something and happened to pass by this location. As they began to converse, the thunder struck. In a twist of fate, their bodies were unexpectedly swapped.
At that time, the Demon Realm was eyeing the Heavenly Court with hostility. As a key general of the Heavenly Court, Erlang Shen naturally could not disclose the body swap; otherwise, it would be difficult to ensure that the Demon Realm would not take advantage of this opportunity to invade. Erlang Shen and the Jade Rabbit privately agreed not to tell anyone else about this matter and decided to wait until the next Millennium Thunder to switch back their bodies. Coincidentally, the Fox Demon they needed to eliminate had just gone through its own millennium tribulation and inadvertently helped Erlang Shen and the Jade Rabbit regain their original bodies.
A Xiao pondered for a moment and looked at the Jade Rabbit. “So that’s why you often say things like ‘wait for me to turn into a rabbit’?”
The Jade Rabbit nodded eagerly like a chick pecking at rice. “There are rules in the celestial realm that immortals cannot have relationships with celestial beasts; otherwise, the celestial beast must be sent away. I didn’t want A Xiao to leave, so I asked you to wait for me to turn into a rabbit.” He smiled brightly as he approached her. “Now we can stay together forever.”
“Now…” Erlang Shen cleared his throat and said, “The matter has been explained clearly. The Heavenly Court is peaceful now; you should live happily with the Jade Rabbit. I will cultivate another Xiao Tian Quan to take your place.”
Does this mean she could return home?
A Xiao suddenly exclaimed, “I don’t want to!”
The Jade Rabbit jumped up in surprise, eyes wide open. “Why don’t you want to?”
A Xiao glanced at the Jade Rabbit and sighed dramatically. “I’ve gotten used to Erlang Shen’s version of the Jade Rabbit. Suddenly asking me to accept this silly version without giving me time to adjust is just too much!”
“But you can still call me silly!”
“That’s not the same.”
"What’s different?" Jade Rabbit shouted for the first time at A Xiao.
A Xiao took a deep breath and shouted back, "I said it’s different because it is! What? Are you planning to rebel, you silly fool?"
Jade Rabbit suddenly burst into laughter, resembling a cat that had just stolen a fish—oh no, a rabbit that had snatched a carrot. He happily leaned forward and nibbled on A Xiao's lips, saying, "A Xiao, I like you."
"I really, really like you. I like the way you shout at me."
"..." Is this what they call a masochistic tendency?
Erlang Shen had vanished without a trace. Jade Rabbit tightened his embrace around A Xiao and added, "I like the way you frown while eating carrots with me."
"In the future, I’ll frown while eating braised pork with you," Jade Rabbit interrupted A Xiao firmly.
A Xiao gazed at him deeply for a moment before finally managing to say one word: "Okay."
A fool is still a fool; even if he wears a different guise, he cannot change his foolish nature.
Thus, the recent farce in the Heavenly Court came to an end.
But soon another rumor spread: Chang'e from the Moon Palace and Tianpeng Marshal stationed at Tianchi were spotted secretly meeting on the Magpie Bridge with Niulang and the Seven Fairies. In an instant, the entire Heavenly Court was buzzing with gossip once again.
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