Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 508: Send He Xi to Buy Milk Tea

"Why can’t I? Besides, this place isn’t exactly the Heavenly Court. My milk tea is very popular, so they made an exception and let me open a milk tea shop here," Chen Nuo explained.

The more He Xi listened, the more she admired Chen, "Chen, you’re really amazing, to actually have Immortals buying your milk tea and to have it be so popular, no, Brother Chen, you’re an Immortal yourself, being able to do this much is really quite impressive!"

"I’m not an Immortal, I’m just a shopkeeper," Chen Nuo denied his Immortal identity.

"Ah? You’re not an Immortal?" He Xi was even more surprised.

"I don’t think I’ve ever said that I was an Immortal. Although I’m not an Immortal, I can still make Immortals envy me."

Hearing Chen Nuo say this, He Xi remembered the sign of Chaos Residence, Brother Chen wasn’t an Immortal, but those who came looking for him seemed all to be Immortals. They indeed treated Brother Chen very well, truly worthy of being Brother Chen.

"By the way, Brother Chen, why did you bring me to this place?" He Xi asked.

"Wait a moment, get in line to buy milk tea," Chen Nuo said.

He Xi looked at the two queues, "Ah? But Chen, Brother Chen, those are all Immortals. If I queue up, won’t I be recognized by them?"

"Don’t worry, they’re here just like you, to queue up for milk tea. They won’t take a second look at you. Just follow this queue and take this. When it’s your turn, ask for the original flavor milk tea."

As Chen Nuo said this, there was a mischievous glint in his eyes.

He Xi was a bit stunned. She had never seen Chen Nuo like this before, as if he wasn’t the Chen Nuo she had always relied on but rather the mischievous elder brother next door who could always be counted on to reassure people at critical moments.

"Go on, if they ask you for money, just take this out."

He Xi looked at the jade pendant in her hand, engraved with the name of Chen Nuo’s Chaos Residence, feeling somewhat timid, "Brother Chen, which queue should I join? There are two, right?"

"Go to the one next door."

He was pointing to Sun Wukong’s location. Sun Wukong generally had a good temperament and wouldn’t get angry at the opposite sex, even when irritated. Tian Peng had been in a bad mood these past few days, so it was best not to startle him face-to-face.

He Xi moved step by step to the back of the queue; she was still a little afraid. What if she was recognized as a mortal by this group of Immortals? That would be terribly embarrassing.

Although she thought this way, He Xi still tried to stand without showing any emotion.

When she arrived at the back of the queue, someone came behind her and naturally lined up after her.

Everyone’s eyes were only on the milk tea. Apart from that, there really wasn’t anything else special that caught their attention.

Actually, when He Xi had arrived, quite a few Immortal Officials had seen her, finding her unfamiliar and not recalling having seen her before.

However, there were a fair number of new Immortals ascending to the Heavenly Court every day, and it wasn’t odd for unfamiliar faces to appear.

He Xi, whether in terms of facial appearance or clothing, was impeccable, appearing with a floating Immortal Qi.

But for some reason, she seemed to lack any trace of Immortal Qi; perhaps she had not been ascended for long. Some curious Immortal Officials merely glanced at her and didn’t delve deeper.

For some reason, the queue moved surprisingly fast. As He Xi watched the Immortal Officials in front of her leave one by one, it eventually became her turn.

"What’ll you have?" The milk tea vendor was Chen Nuo’s hairy-faced disciple, who didn’t bother to look up at He Xi, instead focusing on the drinks menu in front of him.

Indeed, with so many Immortal Officials seen every day, there was really nothing worth looking at. He Xi took a breath to compose herself and said, "I’ll have the original flavor milk tea."

He Xi was very nervous; she feared that saying something wrong might make Sun Wukong suspicious. Thankfully, Sun Wukong just nodded and started making her milk tea.

While waiting, He Xi kept looking back. Chen Nuo had found a corner where no one was paying attention and was watching He Xi. When He Xi looked back and couldn’t see Chen Nuo, she felt a bit anxious.

Her hurried appearance caught Sun Wukong’s attention. As he was making milk tea, he asked, "Little Fairy seems to be in a rush, eh?"

"Ah, yes, I do have urgent matters," He Xi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Sun Wukong’s words.

Sun Wukong took a break to glance up at her. "You look very familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"

He Xi was startled. When she had met Sun Wukong, she had been only around ten years old, and now almost a decade had passed. Her appearance had changed long ago. How could he recognize her?

"Is that so?" He Xi laughed dryly, "Then perhaps we met before at Heavenly Court."

"Maybe," Sun Wukong remarked, staring at the Little Fairy’s face. She indeed looked strikingly familiar but also somewhat unfamiliar. It was likely they had only met once; it wouldn’t be strange if they had crossed paths.

Soon, Sun Wukong finished making the milk tea for He Xi, handed it to her, and waited for her to pay.

He Xi instinctively glanced behind again.

Sun Wukong found this Little Fairy quite strange, always looking behind. He followed He Xi’s gaze but saw nothing.

"What’s behind there? Little Fairy, why do you keep looking back?"

"Ah, no, it’s nothing. I was just looking around," He Xi said hurriedly.

Sun Wukong looked at her suspiciously but said nothing, waiting for her to pay.

He Xi handed over the jade pendant that she had been clutching in her hand to Sun Wukong.

Sun Wukong found it odd but accepted it anyway, "We usually take Spirit Stones here, not gold or treasures, but since you look so familiar, I’ll make an exception just this once."

"Tha... Thank you," He Xi quickly thanked Sun Wukong and then prepared to leave.

As Sun Wukong casually placed the jade pendant on the table, he was about to make milk tea for the next Immortal Official when he paused.

He picked up the jade pendant he had just put on the table and called out to He Xi, "Little Fairy, wait a moment!"

His voice was a bit loud, and Tian Peng, who was also making milk tea, turned to look, "What’s wrong, Mr. Monkey? Is there an issue with this Little Fairy?"

"Look at this," Sun Wukong passed the jade pendant to Tian Peng.

Tian Peng casually took the jade pendant, "A jade pendant, what’s the big deal..." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Both froze in unison, then looked towards He Xi. Who exactly was this Little Fairy to have Chen Nuo’s jade pendant?

He Xi stood still, unsure of what to do, clenching her milk tea involuntarily.

Chen Nuo, seeing He Xi’s awkwardness, walked out from the corner and stood beside her.

Both Tian Peng and Sun Wukong were surprised to see Chen Nuo.

"Master!"

"Shopkeeper!"

"It’s me," Chen Nuo said with a smile. "I thought your memory was quite good, yet you couldn’t recognize me in the end. It seems you still need to improve your skills."

He was addressing Sun Wukong. He had thought that with Sun Wukong’s abilities and eyesight, he would have recognized him instantly. Yet he hadn’t, which was overestimating him.