In the Tushita Palace, in front of the Bagua furnace.
Taishang Laojun waved the whisk in his hand with a depressed look on his face. As he waved the whisk, he saw the canopy of the Bagua furnace slowly flying into the air amidst a golden light.
Then I saw a ray of divine green light flying out from the Bagua furnace and falling into the hands of a female fairy wearing a Jiuxia Yuxiao Taoist robe next to Taishang Laojun.
And this female fairy is none other than the chief envoy of Taixuan Province, Jiutian Xuannv.
"Old Lord, you lose." Jiutian Xuannv lightly held the sacred green jade Ruyi in her hand, even though the temperature of the jade Ruyi at this moment was enough to burn the sky and the sea.
Taishang Laojun sighed and said: "I am willing to admit defeat. I will issue an edict right now."
Upon hearing this, Jiutian Xuannv immediately bowed her head with a smile and said, "Thank you very much, Lord."
Taishang Laojun waved his hand and said: "Don't thank me, we just made a bet."
After saying that, Taishang Laojun called a boy, handed a Dharma Edict to the boy and said: "Go, give this Dharma Edict to the juniors."
The boy accepted the imperial edict and responded respectfully: "Yes."
The boy did not ask about the "junior" that Taishang Laojun said, because those who can be called juniors by Taishang Laojun are basically Taiyi Golden Immortals of the Taoist sect.
After fulfilling his promise on the bet, Taishang Laojun looked at the Bagua stove and shook his head and said: "Facts have proved that it is indeed impossible to use willow branches to make fire."
After finishing speaking, Taishang Laojun seemed to be talking to himself: "I'd better find a time to return the willow branches to Guanyin, so as not to keep people saying behind my back that I have a bad memory."
Jiutian Xuannv smiled faintly. Her purpose of coming this time had been achieved, so she didn't mind chatting with Taishang Laojun.
"I'm afraid there is no one who can hide this matter from Laojun. Laojun might as well write down the names of those who say bad things about you behind your back and give them to Pindao, under the Lei Ze Heavenly Prison in Heaven." Jiutian Xuan The woman said with a smile.
After hearing this, Taishang Laojun waved his hand and said: "Forget it, no one talks behind someone's back, and no one talks behind someone's back. Why am I, an old man, going to argue with some small family workers? Let them scold and let them do whatever they want. Just scold me. The way of heaven will not change its laws of operation because of people’s scolding. The sun, moon and stars will not change their course of movement because of people’s scolding. The heaven and earth will not change their natural laws because of people’s scolding. This is the Tao! "
Upon hearing this, Jiutian Xuannv immediately pinched her sword and bowed her head, saying, "I would like to be taught."
But Taishang Laojun changed the topic and said: "However, I don't care if others scold me. If there is one person, I will trouble the great master to help me punish him."
"Who?" Jiutian Xuannv asked.
Taishang Laojun said: "It's that Hongqing master Fang Jian. He not only scolded me behind my back, but also planned to put a sack on me and beat me. You know how can I still resist beating me when I'm an old man? This is really too dangerous. , please also ask the great envoy to bring justice to the old Taoist."
When Jiutian Xuannv heard this, she immediately looked solemn and said, "Is there such a thing? Don't worry, I will definitely investigate it carefully after I return."
Taishang Laojun suddenly became interested and asked: "If this matter is true, how will you punish him?"
Jiutian Xuannv said with a serious face: "I will blame him face to face."
"Face-to-face blame?" Taishang Laojun was very dissatisfied.
Jiutian Xuannv said: "Then I will be severely punished!"
"Is it just a heavy responsibility?" Taishang Laojun glared.
Jiutian Xuannv thought for a while, and then said: "Then I will punish you twice as hard!"
"..." Taishang Laojun was speechless and said, "If I'm still not satisfied, are you going to punish me ten times more face-to-face?"
After hearing this, Jiutian Xuannv immediately said: "If you can satisfy Laojun, then I will punish him ten times more!"
Taishang Laojun looked at Jiutian Xuannv and said: "I understand, this is called protecting shortcomings."
"Old Lord, this is wrong." Jiutian Xuannv immediately corrected Taishang Laojun and said with a serious face: "This is called official protection."
Taishang Laojun turned his face, waved the fly whisk and said: "You can go, I don't want to chat with you shameless people anymore."
Jiutian Xuannv smiled, then bowed her head and said: "I'm sorry, please leave."
...
Fang Jian met Xuanying again. Compared with other people in Qingming Tower, Xuanying was in good condition at this time.
As soon as she saw Fang Jian appear, Xuan Ying immediately stepped forward and knelt down to worship, but Fang Jian used his magic power to lift her up and said: "There is no ritual of kneeling in heaven."
When Xuan Ying heard this, she immediately bowed and said, "Xuan Ying pays homage to Master Hongqing."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "You already know, right?"
Xuanying raised her head and said: "I guessed it when the gods from the Lei Department arrived at Qingming Tower."
"Okay, let's go." Fang Jian said slowly.
Xuan Ying paused when she heard the words, then looked at Fang Jian and said, "Dare I ask Master Hongqing, are we... going to the White Stone Realm?"
"Not bad." Fang Jian said.
Xuanying opened her mouth. Although she had been looking forward to this day for a long time, when this day came, she was a little scared and panicked.
Fang Jian had a clear view of all Xuanying's emotions, but he would not delay his plan to go to Baishijie because of this.
Although Xuanying took the initiative to report the matter about Lord Baishi to Fang Jian, from the moment Fang Jian took over the case, it was no longer Xuanying's own affair, and it would not be transferred by her will.
"You go with her." Fang Jian said to Wang Ji, the secretary next to him.
Wang Ji quickly understood the meaning of Fang Jian's words, which was to let him talk to Xuanying and relieve her mood.
Then Fang Jian took Wang Ji and Xuan Ying all the way to Nantianmen, because the passage from heaven to the lower realms of the world was located outside Nantianmen.
The two heavenly generals guarding the Nantian Gate today are Tianyi Xing Lu Zicheng and Tiansha Xing Ren Laipin among the thirty-six Tiangang generals.
As an inspector of the Three Realms, this official position alone can freely travel to any lower realm. There is no need to go to Taixuan Capital Province to apply for a talisman edict from the lower realms, because the rules of heaven stipulate that any heavenly official without special duties and Taixuan Capital According to the Provincial Fu Zhao, you cannot go to the lower realms of the world without permission.
After Lu Zicheng and Ren Laipin inspected Fang Jian's Immortal Official Jade Disk, they then asked about the realm of heaven that Fang Jian was going to, and then used the Zhoutian realm tablet to open the passage outside the Nantian Gate to the lower realms of the heavens.
"Master Hongqing, the passage to the White Stone Realm has been opened." Lu Zicheng said to Fang Jian.
Fang Jian nodded, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you two generals."
But just as Fang Jian was about to enter the passage, he heard a shout from behind him: "Inspector, please stay!"
When Fang Jian heard this, he turned around and saw Yang Xiuzheng, the chief secretary of the Three Realms Inspection Department, leading seven nine-foot gods wearing light yellow robes and bright yellow turbans with a yin and yang fish picture painted on the front of the turbans. People quickly caught up with him.
