Chapter 37: The Clothes Thief
To think, the love of my life for eighteen years would appear in this way.
He first steals the clothes of bathing women; if it were just his own, that would be one thing, but he also wanted to take all of his sisters’ clothes, and use that to blackmail them into marrying him.
This…
Zhi Nu was speechless. She gave Dong Yong a resentful glare, but because her love was so deep, she couldn’t bring herself to hate him.
Zhi Nu said with resentment, “Quickly return the clothes to my sisters.”
Dong Yong said, “I won’t return them. I want to marry all of you sisters.”
Zhi Nu frowned slightly, “Do you really think that just by stealing their clothes, you can blackmail them into staying and marrying you?
You’re wrong!
My sisters only felt ashamed for a moment because they lost their clothes, so they hurriedly flew away.
Do you really think that a mere mortal like you can withstand the anger of an Immortal Fairy?
If you don’t return their robes, I won’t be able to stop them from coming to kill you.
After all… you took advantage of the women bathing, not only did you peep from the side, but you also secretly took away their clothes.
Heavens!
I don’t even know what to say to you. If my sisters get angry, even if I wanted to protect you, I wouldn’t find an excuse to defend you!”
At this moment, Dong Yong was covered in cold sweat.
An immortal could crush a mortal like an ant; even if these immortals were women who looked weak and delicate.
But they were still immortals!
Before, Old Yellow Ox told him to steal Zhi Nu’s clothes, so that Zhi Nu would stay and marry him.
However, that was because Zhi Nu had a past relationship with him. The other fairies didn’t have such entanglements, and they wouldn’t be merciful if they came back to kill him.
“Here you go!”
Dong Yong hurriedly handed the clothes in his hands to Zhi Nu. He was afraid that if he was too late, those fairies who could fly and use magic would come to make trouble for him.
Dong Yong added, “But you must come back!”
Zhi Nu took the robes of her sisters, and sighed. This lover of hers was finally coming to his senses.
Zhi Nu didn’t say anything. First, with a flick of her fair hand, her own pure white robe was once again on her body.
White as snow, with an ethereal aura.
Then, she flew away on a cloud, to find her sisters who had scattered in all directions.
“You must come back, okay!” Dong Yong shouted from below, afraid that this good match would just fly away and never return.
Zhi Nu turned her head and spat, ignoring Dong Yong, and continued to chase her sisters.
Zhi Nu stood on a large cloud. The other fairies, seeing that she had brought back their robes, gathered from all around.
“How hateful, we were actually peeped at while bathing!”
“That man deserves to die. Once I put on my robe, I’ll go and tear him to pieces.”
“It’s not that simple. My father works in the underworld. I’m going to tell my father to make that hateful peeping thief be reborn as a dog or a pig for all eternity.”
The fairies were ashamed and angry. While putting on their robes, they discussed how to punish Dong Yong.
Zhi Nu was in a terrible state!
She secretly hated Dong Yong in her heart. He was clearly a smart and upright person, so how could he do such a disgusting thing as stealing women’s clothes?
How could she possibly plead for him with her sisters?!
She dared not say that Dong Yong stole the fairies’ clothes with the ultimate goal of blackmailing them into staying and marrying him.
Heavens!
If she dared tell the truth, she probably wouldn’t be able to stop her six sisters from flying down and turning Dong Yong into a meat patty with one palm strike.
Zhi Nu smiled awkwardly, “Sisters, that clothes thief is indeed hateful. Can you give me the authority to punish him?
Don’t worry, I definitely won’t let him off easy!”
The fairies looked at each other. Although they were sworn sisters, their statuses were very different. After all, Zhi Nu was a princess, so they had to give her some face.
Yun Shu said, “Then let’s leave it to Seventh Sister. It seems that the clothes thief will definitely not have a good ending in Seventh Sister’s hands.”
“Little Seven, you must not be soft-hearted. It’s really infuriating. He saw everything. How are we going to find a Daoist partner in the future?”
“That’s right, Seventh Sister!”
Zhi Nu replied repeatedly, “Okay, okay, don’t worry. I will definitely punish that clothes thief severely.”
“Then we’ll leave first, Little Seven.”
With that, the six fairies, with their bodies shining brightly and draped in rainbows, flew away gracefully.
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“Sigh…”
Seeing that her sisters had all gone far away, Zhi Nu sighed. She hadn’t expected her first reunion with Dong Lang to cause such a mess.
She really couldn’t understand why Dong Lang had become so lecherous. Why would he run to peep at women bathing, and even steal their clothes to blackmail them into marrying him?
This…
With this kind of character, he would be despised by both heaven and earth, and should be punished, right?
Zhi Nu shook her head. After all, her feelings for Dong Yong were very deep. Even if Dong Yong had made a serious mistake, she couldn’t just leave him because of it.
She stepped on auspicious clouds and flew down from the blue sky. Although she was a little annoyed in her heart, she was still secretly happy to see her lover again.
Perhaps this was just a moment of confusion for her lover?
Perhaps it was just because he went up the mountain to chop wood and collect herbs and accidentally came to the Seven Colored Pool?
And he just happened to see her sisters’ robes, so he wanted to steal them to sell for money?
A love-struck mind was indeed invincible. Zhi Nu was actually making up excuses in her heart.
“You’re back, my wife!”
Seeing Zhi Nu fly back, Dong Yong was overjoyed. He was really afraid that Zhi Nu would just leave and never return.
She was a princess of the Heavenly Realm!
It wasn’t easy to climb such a high branch. If he let her go, wouldn’t he regret it for the rest of his life?
As for the women in the world, none of them were as beautiful as an Immortal Fairy.
Dong Yong was determined to become the Jade Emperor’s son-in-law.
Zhi Nu came to Dong Yong’s side, feeling a little awkward. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say.
She suddenly remembered that Dong Yong had called her ‘wife’ just now, and felt both shy and embarrassed, “Don’t call me that. We haven’t married yet, and I’m not your wife yet.”
“Ahahaha…”
Dong Yong scratched his head. It seemed he really was too rash. If he let the duck that was already in his hands fly away because of this, it would be too much of a pity.
Zhi Nu said, “How have you been these past years, Dong Lang?”
“Not good!”
Dong Yong began to exaggerate, saying how hard his life had been these past years, how he had been waiting for Zhi Nu wholeheartedly, and how he had never forgotten her for a single day.
Zhi Nu’s cheeks flushed red as she listened. She thought that Dong Lang had indeed not changed, and she felt heartbroken by Dong Yong’s experiences these past years.
How could a mortal possibly remember everything from the past? How could Dong Yong possibly be thinking of her every day?
Their past was only something that Old Yellow Ox had told Dong Yong yesterday. How could it be that Dong Yong had been thinking of her all these years?
But her love-struck mind was beyond saving. Zhi Nu didn’t even think there was a problem with Dong Yong’s words.
Zhi Nu said, “It’s all my fault. I angered my father and mother, and caused you to suffer, Dong Lang, in the mortal realm.”
Dong Yong said, “It’s not hard, it’s all worth it for you.
Let’s not separate again this time, okay?”
“Okay!” Zhi Nu nodded shyly.
“Then let’s go home together. You weave and I’ll herd the cattle. We’ll live a life of men farming and women weaving.” Dong Yong was ecstatic in his heart.
“You weave and I’ll herd the cattle. We’ll live a life of men farming and women weaving.” Zhi Nu also longed for such a life.
The two of them left Seven Haze Mountain together, heading down the mountain.
In the grass, a yellow ox and a child were quietly watching everything.
Bai Ze said, “It seems that this Dong Yong really has great luck. He hooked up with a princess in the Heavenly Realm once, and now that he’s been sent down to the mortal realm, he can actually hook up with her again.”
Old Yellow Ox said, “I’m starting to believe what you said. If we don’t interfere, things will likely develop as you said.
In the end, the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will spread throughout the world, and many lovers will see them as models of true love.
If it really creates such a big impact, Dong Yong may very well attain sainthood because of it.”
Old Yellow Ox slapped his thigh with his hoof, “How infuriating, someone like that will end up being praised as a legend, and even attain sainthood because of it. That’s just too unreasonable!”
“Don’t be discouraged, Old Ox. I’ve got everything under control.” Bai Ze patted Old Yellow Ox’s neck and said.
Bai Ze said, “Let’s go, Old Yellow. Let’s finish the last bit of work. A journey of a hundred miles is only half-finished at ninety. Let’s not have any problems at the end.”
The child rode on Old Yellow Ox, and Old Yellow Ox, with the wind and sand, sped toward Dong Family Town.
