I Became the Imperial Preceptor in the Investiture of the Gods! [Honghuang]

Qing Xuan transmigrated into a nine-tailed fox.

He had cautiously kept his head down for countless years. Just when he thought he would stay safe from then on, he dozed off on his way home and opened his eyes in the Wa Huang Palace.

Qing Xuan: I have a bad feeling about this...

[Hear my secret decree...]

Sure enough, not long afterward, Empress Nuwa sent Qing Xuan to the Shang Dynasty to lend a hand during King Wu's campaign against King Zhou.

But to avoid ending up dead and scattered to the winds like a certain fox whose surname was Su, Qing Xuan decided to take a different path.

Qing Xuan: How about I work for you as a state preceptor (mascot)?

King Zhou: Sure.

Some time later, King Zhou, now on familiar terms with Qing Xuan: State Preceptor! I really want to go out and have fun!

Qing Xuan: ...Is there any hope of saving this king?

What Qing Xuan regretted most was agreeing to wait for someone when that person died.

And so he waited for who knew how many tens of thousands of years.

If he ever managed to wait until that person returned...

The person across from him looked curious.

"What would you do if you did?"

Qing Xuan smiled, his tone calm.

"If I did... I'd go right up and slap him hard, then tell him we're through!"

"..."

After one careless remark got him banished to the mortal world, Qing Xuan was forced to take part in Guanyin Bodhisattva's plan to send the Buddhist scriptures east.

Now Xuanzang, he traveled over mountains and rivers to Yuhua Prefecture. But when he arrived, he heard people in the city say that the king planned to execute ten thousand monks, and had already killed 9,996.

The four master and disciples: So he's just waiting for the four of us, then.

Xuanzang decided to disguise himself as a traveling merchant to sneak in. But because of who he was, he couldn't openly beg for food...ahem, ask for alms.

So they had to perform on the street to earn a little money for food.

"Come one, come all! The Eastern Land Acrobatic Troupe is about to begin!"

He pointed at Sha Seng. "This is my nephew from far away. His specialty is smashing a boulder on his chest!"

Xuanzang picked up a huge hammer, swung it around, and brought it down on the half-meter-thick slab of blue stone on Sha Wujing's chest.

"Crack!"

The slab broke into dozens of pieces. His third disciple stood up as if nothing had happened and even saluted the audience.

"Bravo!"

After a round of cheers, the Purple Gold Alms Bowl was half full.

Xuanzang pointed to Zhu Bajie, who had shrunk to the size of a piglet. "Next, a little pig balances a bowl and walks on stilts!"

After Bajie did a turn on his specially made stilts, the Purple Gold Alms Bowl balanced on his head was full.

"And now, a little monkey doing somersaults!"

The Great Sage strode out, looking down on everyone.

"Forward flip!"

"Backward flip!"

"A no-hands flip!"

"Bow to everyone!"

"Say a few words of good fortune!"

The Great Sage spun in the air on his Golden Cudgel.

"Heh heh! Thanks for coming!"

"Ah! A monster!"

Afterward, Xuanzang surveyed the scene, with all sorts of things strewn across the ground, and patted the Great Sage's furry head comfortingly. "It's okay, Brother Monkey. Look, they even left the tips!"

Sun Wukong: "..."

Upcoming story: "[Book Transmigration] The Arctic Hare I Picked Up Turned Into My Master!"

When his senior fellow disciple told Lu Yixing that their master had gone into seclusion, Lu Yixing behaved properly on the outside, but was overjoyed inside.

When no one was around, he hopped about and sang to the beat:

"My master isn't home today~"

But he didn't notice that the Arctic hare he'd picked up and raised was staring at him, its gaze gradually turning sharp...

What should I do if the Arctic hare I picked up suddenly turns into my master!? Asking online! It's urgent!

Lu Yixing remembered how his master had casually waved his hand and cut through a mountain range. Then he recalled the description of his master in the original novel:

The strongest being in the world...

"Thump!"

Lu Yixing dropped to his knees without hesitation, wrapped his arms around his master's thigh, and burst into tears.

"Master, please hear my excuses!"

Xuan Li was in a good mood as he looked at the attachment clinging to his leg. He reached out and gently patted Lu Yixing's head.

"Go on. I'm listening."

Lu Yixing: "..."

Many years later, Lu Yixing curiously asked his master, "What did you see in me back then?"

Immortal Venerable Xuan Li: "You saved me."

Lu Yixing: "...I think you and an ambulance would get along perfectly."

Immortal Venerable Xuan Li: "...Don't be silly."

He does something reckless right in front of his master every day!

Content warning: The history and events in this story are entirely fictional! Not everyone's going to like it, so don't read if it's not for you. Feel free to leave or stay.

Theme: Don't come asking me to fall in love while I'm building my career!