The Penglai Pickpocket Immortal Temple, once a thriving landmark in Penglai, saved the people of the mortal world with a Glazed Lantern and transformed into the Eight Immortals Agency.
Along with tracking down thieves, the Eight Immortals Agency now offers fortune-telling, matchmaking predictions, and luck readings. If you have a special request, they can even summon thunder for you.
Of course, more often than not, the boss, Han Zhongli, wears an impatient look and says, "Turn right at the red-earth duck shop window out front. Where there are ducks, there are the Eight Immortals."
Even so, the Eight Immortals Agency has become one of the most popular Taoist temples around, though nobody understands why a temple would be called an agency.
Now, some of you might be wondering: Eight Immortals, but why are there only six people in the agency?
Zhong Liquan fans himself with a palm-leaf fan, crosses one leg over the other, and explains, "Because our Eight Immortals Temple, uh, I mean, our Eight Immortals Agency, upgraded with the times." He gives his head a shake. "There are also two employees who have been away on business in the mortal world."
"You mean the legendary..." whispers a worshipper in the know. "The righteous thief with a bounty of ninety-five million taels on his head..."
"That's right, my master's good friend Wuxin Chang!" Han Xiangzi shouts, making sure everyone can hear him. "Which reminds me, I have to tell the story again about how my master and Wuxin Chang worked together to persuade the Three Star Lords to send the Glazed Lantern to the mortal world."
Luckily, Zhong Liquan had already made sure Han Xiangzi knew what to say. Otherwise, this bigmouth would have spread the word to everyone about how they stole the Glazed Lantern and offended Yang Jian. Zhong Liquan secretly rolls his eyes behind Han Xiangzi's back.
The character Chang without its heart radical makes Lu, Zhong Liquan reminds himself. Lu Lang, Lu Lang, you're truly a heartless man. You changed your senior brother's fate and fulfilled his heart's desire, then, just as your senior brother finally remembered the deep bond between you, you ran off to enjoy yourself far from Penglai.
A man of Zhong Liquan's stature, after gaining legitimate experience running a Taoist temple, has found the nine-to-five routine unbearably dull. All he wants now is to catch that brat who left after knocking his sword against Zhong Liquan and throwing his Daoist heart into chaos.
As luck would have it, just then, an uninvited guest barges into the Eight Immortals Agency. He gets straight to the point: "I'm Hong Haier. I've come to find you, Han Zhongli."
"Wuxin Chang claims he's going to steal the palm-leaf fan from you and take it to Flaming Mountain, where a drought is raging, so he can summon wind and rain," Hong Haier continues. "I want to use this chance to ask you to help me sneak into the mortal world under the pretense that a treasure has been stolen. I need to find my mother, who's been missing without a trace."
"Wuxin Chang? Steal from me?!" Zhong Liquan slams a hand on the table in shock. What? What is this guy talking about? Is he saying that the junior brother who told him he admired him and wanted to save him is going to steal his palm-leaf fan?!
"H-how could that be?" Zhong Liquan hurriedly pours himself a cup of tea to calm down, only to pull a note from his mouth that reads, "I'll come get the palm-leaf fan soon."
"You little brat. You've really got some nerve." He actually wants to steal his senior brother's most treasured possession. Zhong Liquan decides to head straight to Flaming Mountain and give him a good lesson first.
Then he'll trick him into coming back and working for free!
Of course, Zhong Liquan soon realizes that the trouble his junior brother drags him into is anything but easy. Still, he loves the thrill of it all.
The road to saving all living beings is steep and winding, but Zhong Liquan can always hold Lu Dongbin's hand at his side.
A film-inspired Eight Immortals fanfic. Lu Dongbin tops Zhong Liquan. The top is righteous, reserved, and utterly devoted to his senior brother; the bottom is flirtatious and slick, but with a noble heart.
May include slight Kong Xuan/Yang Jian and Chenxiang/Yang Jian.
Theme: I will save all living beings, and I will save my senior brother too.
Are they already secretly in love? Looking forward to the follow-up, I feel like there is a big conspiracy unfolding.
Bull Demon King: In order to survive, I even shouted for daddy. I look down on you, kid (x
Good-looking, good-looking, more of them
""Old Zhong, you said I changed..." This is a big bug for the author~ Zhongli Quan's surname is Zhongli
"Tieguai Li cried sadly: "Old..." This is a big bug for the author~ Teacher Zhongli Quan's surname is Zhongli
The most painful thing in the world is chasing updates
I feel like it's well written and feels like an original novel, it's not OOC at all, and I can completely imagine the scene when I read it 🥺 I like it 😚 😚
Such a cute interaction. Quan'er. Just admit it, your heart is moved when you look at your junior brother's figure. By the way, was Donghua also there when they were changing clothes?
After watching the movie, I came here seriously
Well, I feel sour in my heart. Dad, what did you put in the rice?