火焰山土地
Keeper of the Flaming Mountains
炉倒砖陨遭贬日，却惜红颜难相知。
一身才学付败子，蓦然回首已成痴。
The furnace crumbles, bricks fall, a day of disgrace,
Lament did he, the beauty he could not embrace.
All his talents wasted on the golden son,
Looking back, he's become a foolish one.
银河清亮，玉宇无尘。
这夜，小道童坐在丹炉前，打着扇，守着火，正是精神不济，要偷偷眠上一眠时，忽听有声轻笑传来。
他一抬头，就见师父领着个姑娘，站在了门首，正看着他打瞌睡。
他急忙整衣起身，向师父赔礼告罪。
师父一反常态并未责骂，将他招至跟前，向他简单说明了来人，嘱咐他们日后一同看守丹炉。
末了，淡淡道：“你可唤她师姐。”
小道童起初听见有人作伴十分高兴，却听到要叫新弟子作师姐，心下不大欢喜，待师父一走，便意欲刁难刁难她。
他将扇子往姑娘手里一交，道:“炉子就归你来看了，没有大的休息让小的做事之理，对罢?师姐。”
那姑娘不反驳，只是笑道:“在理，师弟且去休息。”
次日，师父登坛，姑娘跑至近前，小道童原以为她要告状，没想她却道“师父，弟子新来，合该由我扇风。只是昨日师弟给我这把扇子，扇面小了些，用着不太趁手。”
师父瞥了小道童一眼，笑道：“既是如此，我再做一把新的，顺便就算赐你当个法器罢。”
小道童未想到师父那般严厉之人，对这姑娘却如此和颜悦色，渐渐刮目相看起来。
此后，二人一道练功修行，他发现这姑娘佛道双修，师父不论讲什么经义，姑娘都能接上几句，反观自己，嘴巴跟不上也罢，心思也落了下乘。
再后来，因丹炉被人踢翻，他被师父重罚，其他同门冷眼旁观，倒是只有这个便宜师姐，自请下凡，帮衬良多。
下界后，他才知道师姐原来还有座洞府，有群誓死效忠的随从，师父还格外开恩，为她请了地仙的名分。
又过了些时日，师父将师姐许给了下界的一位魔王。
他虽有些怅然，却也明白自己终究身份不够，不论替师父做了多少脏活，在师父眼里，他始终都配不上她。
The galaxy was clear, and the sky was spotless. That night, a young Daoist boy sat by the furnace, fanning the fire. Feeling drowsy, he was about to sneak in a nap when he suddenly heard a soft laugh.
Looking up, he saw his master standing at the door with a girl, watching him doze off. He quickly straightened his clothes and stood up to apologize. Contrary to his usual stern demeanor, the master did not scold him. Instead, he called the boy over and briefly introduced the newcomer, instructing them to guard the furnace together from now on. Finally, he said lightly, "She is your senior. You may call her Rakshasi."
At first, the young Daoist boy was delighted to have a companion, but upon hearing that the newcomer was a senior, he felt displeased. As soon as the master left, he decided to make things difficult for her.
Handing her the fan, he said, "The furnace is now your responsibility. It's only right that the older one does the work, isn't it, my senior?" The girl did not argue and simply smiled, "Indeed, my junior, you may go rest."
The next day, when the master ascended the altar, the girl approached. The young Daoist boy thought she was going to complain, but instead, she said, "Master, as a new disciple, it is only right that I fan the fire. However, the fan my junior gave me is a bit small and not very handy."
The master glanced at the young Daoist boy and smiled, "If that's the case, I'll make a new one for you. You may as well wield it as a nice vessel."
The young Daoist boy had not expected his usually strict master to be so kind to the girl. Gradually, he began to see her in a new light.
From then on, they practiced together. He discovered that the girl was adept in both Buddhist and Daoist teachings. No matter what scripture the master taught, she could always engage in discusssion, whereas he often struggled to keep up, both in speech and thought.
Later, when the furnace was kicked over, he was severely punished by the master. While other disciples looked on coldly, it was only this senior who volunteered to descend to the mortal realm to help him.
In the mortal realm, he learned that his senior had her own cave dwelling and a group of loyal followers. The master had even granted her the title of Earthy Immortal as compensation.
Some time later, the master arranged for her to marry a yaoguai king in the mortal realm. Though he felt a bit melancholic, he understood that he was ultimately unworthy of her, no matter how many dirty tasks he had done for the master. In the master's eyes, he would never be a match for her.
