Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 490: Too Many Women Bring Trouble

This question was thrown back to her, and the smile on Fairy Baihua’s face stiffened slightly, "Chef Wukong, if you had told me that Goddess Nuwa would come, I would certainly have been mentally prepared. But then again, with Goddess Nuwa’s esteemed identity, why would she attend such an occasion?"

Goddess Nuwa had not yet responded when Tian Peng first expressed his dissatisfaction, "Fairy Baihua, your words are rather unpleasant to hear. What’s wrong with my banquet? I have prepared it meticulously, and the dishes are all stir-fried by Mr. Monkey. The menu was provided by my master. How can you say my banquet isn’t suitable for Goddess Nuwa to attend?"

If it weren’t for her strong willpower, Fairy Baihua would have rolled her eyes at Tian Peng right then and there. What’s it to you, chiming in like that...

At this moment, both Tian Peng and Nuwa were waiting for her response; Fairy Baihua said with a smile, "Oh, Lord Tian Peng, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that with Goddess Nuwa’s distinguished status, she has never attended any major or minor banquets in the Heavenly Court. I was just surprised that she could be invited to this one. I was merely curious."

Her words implied that Nuwa was putting on airs, looking down on the Heavenly Court; she never attended their banquets, yet she could be invited to such a small gathering.

In her sly insinuation, Fairy Baihua pointed out that Nuwa seemed to look down on the Heavenly Court. However, she was unaware that Nuwa’s relationship with Chen Nuo had made significant progress; she still thought it was similar to her own relationship with Chen Nuo, so she dared to speak her mind. If she had known, she wouldn’t have made such remarks.

"I usually do not attend such banquets," Nuwa said, holding back Xuan Feng, who was ready to retort, "But I accepted due to Sun Wukong’s enthusiastic invitation."

"Moreover, since I am somewhat acquainted with Shopkeeper Chen, I must certainly show my support for a banquet where he is the main character. Is Fairy Baihua managing so broadly that she even needs to concern herself with this?"

"Naturally, I have no business with this matter. It’s just that everyone has only had a few meals at Shopkeeper Chen’s place, so let’s not boast about being familiar. You might want to ingratiate yourself with him, but you also need to see whether he cares to bother with you or not," said Fairy Baihua as she laughed, then glanced at everyone’s expressions and covered her mouth with a feigned look of surprise, "Oh my, I was speaking about someone else. Goddess Nuwa, please do not take it personally."

With that said, Nuwa could neither get angry nor take offense. If she got angry, it would prove Fairy Baihua’s point about taking things personally. If she didn’t, Fairy Baihua’s words would be infuriating.

Even the brutes in the room, who only knew about drinking and fighting, sensed that the atmosphere was off and looked at Fairy Baihua with astonishment.

She really was bold. Even if she was a favored figure in the Jade Pool, that was still Goddess Nuwa, and to speak such words to Goddess Nuwa in front of so many, could Fairy Baihua be tired of being an immortal?

But if Nuwa truly, as everyone speculated, demoted Fairy Baihua to the mortal realm just for her disrespect, it wouldn’t be an easy matter.

After all, Fairy Baihua had the Jade Pool behind her. Even if she were punished in public, while those present might not intervene, they would inevitably gossip afterwards, saying that while Goddess Nuwa seemed magnanimous, in reality, she was a narrow-minded deity.

Fortunately, Nuwa was not as petty as the divine officials imagined. Watching Fairy Baihua speak such mocking words in public, her own name was just short of being explicitly mentioned.

Yet Fairy Baihua still had to push it as someone else’s label. Having lived for hundreds of millions of years, couldn’t she handle such a situation?

Nuwa’s lips curved into a smile, and her eyes seemed to laugh as well, but there was no warmth in them, and the atmosphere of the entire scene chilled. Everyone watched Nuwa and Fairy Baihua anxiously.

Who knew what had gotten into Fairy Baihua, to start off by ridiculing Nuwa? Perhaps she had grown weary of living, or could it be that she sought a grand and dramatic exit by taking advantage of this occasion?

"Whether Shopkeeper Chen and I are close, only the two of us know. As for you, it seems like you have no business in this matter, right?"

Fairy Baihua was taken aback. She had made those remarks with the intention of provoking Nuwa. Not only to anger Nuwa but also to show Chen Nuo that Nuwa had a bad character and was not a good person, suggesting he’d better stay away from her.

Instead of becoming angry with her in public, Nuwa remained so indifferent.

Chen Nuo had no interest in such pointless verbal fights; he had found the whole drinking gathering very dull to begin with and had been looking for an opportunity to leave.

But then, Sun Wukong called over quite a few people, and now he couldn’t leave, forced to watch this tedious spectacle.

He wasn’t the least bit worried that Nuwa would be at a disadvantage. Even though Fairy Baihua had asked for her help several times, he had also provided compensation, and getting involved in a war of words, especially as a man, wouldn’t be very proper, so it was best to stay quiet and keep his mouth shut.

Fairy Baihua looked at Chen Nuo, remembering that he disliked familiarity from others, so she waited for Chen Nuo to take the initiative to clear up his relationship with Nuwa.

To her surprise, Chen Nuo just sat up straight and started drinking, which made her somewhat angry; biting her lip, she didn’t know what to say, so she found a seat at random and sat down.

Xuan Feng, seeing his goddess win the argument, was very happy and made a face at Fairy Baihua after she sat down, which infuriated her so much that she wanted to leave the banquet on the spot.

Yang Chan had just come over to greet Chen Nuo when Fairy Baihua and Nuwa started their confrontation, and she didn’t know whether she should intervene.

As she was about to step forward, her brother pulled her back by her clothes, knowing that she shouldn’t get involved. After watching the excitement for a while, she slowly approached the front to take a seat after the argument between Nuwa and Fairy Baihua had concluded.

"It turns out Goddess Nuwa is here, too," said Yang Chan, bowing with her brother to Nuwa before sitting down opposite her.

Despite being love rivals, Nuwa still had a good impression of Yang Chan and gave her a gentle smile when she sat down, "Someone invited me, so I came; I just didn’t expect to run into you here."

Yang Chan really hadn’t expected to meet Nuwa; she came only because Sun Wukong had said that Chen Nuo would be there.

But Nuwa’s words were merely polite, and in such circumstances, even if she didn’t speak, she wouldn’t know how to respond, so it was better to fob it off with some excuse.

After taking her seat, Yang Chan raised her glass to Nuwa and Chen Nuo and said, "Meeting here is fate; I toast to you both."

Chen Nuo and Nuwa raised their glasses in return, and the three of them emptied their glasses in one go.

Fairy Baihua had been so preoccupied with arguing with Nuwa upon arrival that she had forgotten to toast to Chen Nuo.

Seeing Yang Chan toast, it dawned on her, and she also raised her glass towards Chen Nuo, "Shopkeeper Chen, it’s been a long time since I saw you last. I was wondering when you would return, and unexpectedly, we meet at this banquet."

Because Fairy Baihua had started arguing with Nuwa right away, Chen Nuo felt somewhat displeased. He had a favorable impression of Nuwa but wasn’t upset enough with Fairy Baihua over such a trivial matter to hold a grudge,

What displeased him was that Fairy Baihua, upon arriving, cared only about showing off her linguistic prowess without considering the occasion or the people present, completely disregarding the overall situation and just wasting time.

But since she had raised her glass to him, Chen Nuo wasn’t without grace. He nodded at Fairy Baihua and drank the wine in his glass. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

After drinking, Fairy Baihua continued to look at Chen Nuo as if she was hiding something, occasionally hesitating as if wanting to speak.