Chapter 384

"Brother, you're lying to me!"

Hearing that they were going to the Jie Sect to wait for becoming immortals, the Seventh Princess said with dissatisfaction.

In her eyes, Gu Qing was the transformation of one of her brothers, born a deity, so he naturally wouldn't participate in the Great War of Investiture. What he said about going to the Jie Sect to cultivate and so on was naturally a lie.

"Heh."

Gu Qing gave a strange smile and looked at the one tiger and two foxes. Taking advantage of the time Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess were talking, these three little demons crawled outward very perceptively, wanting to slip away quietly.

"Sucking Palm!"

Gu Qing raised his palm, and a powerful gravitational force immediately formed around them. The fleeing tiger demon and Fifth Brother felt this massive suction force and flew toward Gu Qing without any resistance. Afterward, Gu Qing opened his stance and punched, shouting, "Eight Extremities Collapse!" The force layered, totaling eight levels, crushing toward the tiger demon and Fifth Brother.

"Crack!"

"Crack!"

Both fists came out, hitting the spine directly. The force surged and overflowed, spreading to the four limbs and hundred bones, causing the tendons and bones of these two demons to snap inch by inch.

"You harbor ill intentions toward my sister, you have already paved your own way to death."

Gu Qing's voice was cold as he said, "Considering that Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life, I won't kill you today."

Gu Qing appropriately displayed the dominance of a "Golden Crow." As for this Fifth Brother, he was after all Xiaoyu's father. Before Xiaoyu was born, Gu Qing would not kill him.

Hu Mei ran up in a panic, looking at one whose tendons and bones were snapped and the other who was unconscious, tidying up in a flurry. When she raised her eyes to guard against Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess, the sun was bright and the plants were still there, but Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess had already disappeared.

Yang Fu.

Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess stood outside the residence, looking inside, seeing that it was already empty. Yao Ji had already taken the whole family and packed their bags, and until now, the Heavenly Court's troops had not yet descended.

"Aunt has escaped this disaster."

The Seventh Princess patted her chest and said in a low voice.

Gu Qing nodded.

In Yao Ji's original concept, she had given birth to offspring in the mortal world, stayed with Yang Tianyou, and looked after her son and daughter, which was only a hundred years or so. In the Heavenly Court, that was only a hundred days or so. Therefore, Yao Ji had sealed the magic power of the Yang family, not letting them attract the attention of the Heavenly Court, wanting to protect them so they could live a life without disasters or calamities.

Now that the matter had been leaked, Yao Ji also had to make other plans for the Yang family.

"Let's go back to the Heavenly Court."

The Seventh Princess looked sideways at Gu Qing, and suddenly her heart stirred, so she carefully examined Gu Qing's face. Looking back and forth, she couldn't see any resemblance to any of her brothers.

But the power was from the same source; that couldn't be wrong.

"Alright."

Gu Qing smiled and said, "Sister, I want to test you. What kind of flying techniques does our family have?"

The Seventh Princess gave a light hum, but still answered honestly, "Father uses the Dragon Carriage, Mother uses the Luan Carriage, you all use the Escape Light Technique, and only the sisters use the Cloud-Driving Method."

Gu Qing nodded. Seeing that the Seventh Princess in front of him didn't have much suspicion, he continued to bluff, saying, "I'll just use the Cloud-Driving Method to go to heaven with you."

The Seventh Princess nodded repeatedly, saying, "Of course, your Escape Light Technique makes such a big commotion." While speaking, the Seventh Princess pinched a seal, and smoke and clouds rose under Gu Qing's feet. Just hearing the Seventh Princess call out "Rise," the smoke and clouds lifted, carrying Gu Qing up slowly.

On this journey to heaven, Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess chatted, roughly figuring out the cultivation realms of this world.

Cultivation in the mortal world is Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Emptiness, and Refining Emptiness into Dao. Once reaching the Immortal Realm, there is a distinction between True Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, and Golden Immortal. Gu Qing estimated himself; having cultivated to become an immortal in the White Snake world, he was only a True Immortal, while the Jade Emperor, Wang Mu, Lao Jun, Yuan Shi, and Tathagata were all likely Golden Immortals.

But in this world, cultivation realm and combat power are not equal. Although Gu Qing is a True Immortal, by using Hou Yi's archery, he can still shoot through the Heavenly Immortal Great Golden Crow.

As the Seventh Princess flew on the clouds, the South Tianmen arrived before they knew it. This place was heavily guarded and strictly secured. When the Seventh Princess arrived here, she hurriedly pulled Gu Qing to hide to one side.

"Big Brother was hurt quite badly."

The Seventh Princess leaned her head slightly, looking at the heavy guards here, her words carrying a bit of worry.

The Great Golden Crow had not descended to wipe out the Yang family, and the Seventh Princess also had some brother-sister affection for the Great Golden Crow. Seeing the heavy guards here, the Seventh Princess watched for a while and said to Gu Qing, "The brothers are all here, let's go down quickly too."

This way, they could mix into the scene without anyone knowing.

Gu Qing couldn't help but laugh. Seeing the Seventh Princess's eager appearance, he asked with a smile, "Your brothers are all here, how am I supposed to go down?"

Hearing this, the Seventh Princess suddenly realized. She looked toward the scene, seeing the Great Golden Crow lying on the ground, with immortals healing him beside him, while the remaining nine Golden Crows were all watching. All ten brothers were there. Thus, the Seventh Princess turned her face and asked in surprise, "Then you are..."

"I am your brother who cannot see the light."

Gu Qing said in a low voice.

Brother who cannot see the light...

The Seventh Princess thought for a while and thought of the Jade Emperor. Could it be that Father made a mistake?

While the Seventh Princess was letting her imagination run wild, a figure in white came lightly. The surrounding immortals hurriedly made way. Chang'e, the fairy of the Guanghan Palace, came upon hearing the news. She looked at the arrow on the Great Golden Crow's body. At this one glance, her dainty body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but take several steps back.

"Hou Yi..."

Chang'e whispered.

In the ancient times, there were also ten suns in this world roasting the earth. Hou Yi shot and killed nine of them. The Wang Mu gave Hou Yi a pill of immortality, and then when Hou Yi went out, Feng Meng came to snatch it. Chang'e did not want this pill to be snatched by Feng Meng, so she swallowed the pill and ascended to the Taiyin Star.

Since then, Chang'e had lived alone in the Guanghan Palace for countless years, still missing Hou Yi.

Now that this arrow had been shot into the sky, it seemed to be declaring to the Three Realms that Hou Yi had returned.

"Is it really the Great God Hou Yi?"

The Golden Crow brothers were all unsettled.

"How many years has the Great God Hou Yi been dead..."

"Aunt Chang'e, you wouldn't be mistaken, would you?"

Hearing the name Hou Yi, the Golden Crows became polite toward Chang'e. As for calling Chang'e Aunt, that was for Yao Ji's sake. Yao Ji and Chang'e were best friends, and the Golden Crows were all raised by Yao Ji.

"I wouldn't be mistaken."

Chang'e's eyes were filled with tears, her teeth biting on ice. A look of joy appeared on her cold face as she said, "It must be him who has returned."

Gu Qing hid in the dark to observe. Seeing Chang'e like this, he couldn't help but shake his head. This ex-husband's shadow was too heavy. That was why in the White Snake world, Gu Qing never broke through the final step with Chang'e.

In this world, he must turn up the intensity for her!

"Hey, hey..." Just as Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess were peeking and observing, a tiny voice came from behind. Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess turned their heads and saw a little girl with an exquisite appearance, hair in buns, a red cape, and a ring on her body, asking cautiously, "Has Ao Guang gone to heaven yet?"

Nezha...

Gu Qing looked up and down at this "little girl" and sighed, feeling very disappointed... This little girl was growing up to become the rough man in *Lotus Lantern*.

"Not yet."

Gu Qing answered Nezha's question simply and asked in a low voice, "Did you offend Ao Guang?"

"No, no."

Nezha immediately denied it.

The time when Yang Jian's family was harmed was also the time when Nezha caused trouble in the sea. Now little Nezha had offended Ao Guang. When Ao Guang went to heaven to complain, he rushed up to intercept. In the original plot, the Yang family was wiped out, and Nezha even transformed into the Jade Emperor to save the Third Holy Mother, Yang Chan, who was about to be executed.

Gu Qing scanned Nezha's whole body again, confirming that he was indeed a boy, and shook his head, turning his face away.

Nezha and Yang Jian were both figures who would contribute in the Great War of Investiture. As for Gu Qing, he was born with a Dao body, and all three sects would try to win him over. Moreover, his name was not on the Investiture List. As long as he didn't get hot-headed and rush up to take someone's place, this Great War of Investiture basically had nothing to do with him.

"The Great Golden Crow has woken up."

A sound came from the scene. Gu Qing leaned his head over, watching the arrow being pulled out. The Great Golden Crow woke up faintly, and the temperature around them rose all at once.

Having followed the Jade Emperor's imperial edict and being about to bring a menacing catastrophe to the Yang family, he didn't expect to fall asleep as soon as he went out. Now that he had woken up, it was enough to make him furious.

"Brother, it's about to disperse here, where are you going?"

The Seventh Princess asked kindly.

Gu Qing looked at the Seventh Princess's beautiful face close at hand, gently took her small hand, and said, "Good sister, let me ask you, are the flat peaches about to ripen soon?"

Hearing this, the Seventh Princess thought carefully and said, "Indeed, some flat peaches are about to ripen, it's just that these flat peaches are not for us to eat."

Flat peaches are divided into those that ripen every three thousand years, six thousand years, and nine thousand years. Usually, when the flat peaches ripen, the Heavenly Court also sets up a Flat Peach Banquet, inviting immortals from all walks of life. This is also a way for the Heavenly Court to win over people. But there are rules when eating flat peaches; some can get one, some can get several. Like these flat peaches that ripen every nine thousand years, they are distributed to the big shots of the Three Realms.

"Good sister."

Gu Qing held the Seventh Princess's hand and said, "You tell me where the Jade Emperor is, I'm preparing to steal peaches to eat."

Hearing this, the Seventh Princess felt Gu Qing was too bold. Just as she was about to refuse, she thought of Gu Qing's unspeakable identity and felt that letting Gu Qing steal a few peaches was nothing.

"You just need to point the way for me."

Gu Qing said in a low voice.

According to general common sense, the Jade Emperor is supreme, and Gu Qing jumping in front of him is seeking death. But this is the Jade Emperor in *Lotus Lantern*, where anyone can jump in his face. What's more, Gu Qing isn't making a move directly...

"What are you preparing to do?"

Nezha was already interested. He grabbed Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess's hands and jumped, saying, "Take me with you!"

"Heh heh."

Gu Qing smiled.

In the original plot, the Yang family was wiped out, and Yao Ji was taken to the Heavenly Court. After the Jade Emperor heard about Yao Ji's encounter, he wanted to forgive Yao Ji. But because of the tragic death of her husband and eldest son, Yao Ji was furious and rushed at him. The Jade Emperor was furious. When he struck Yao Ji down to the mortal world, he casually took the peach beside him and gave an order. This peach turned into Peach Mountain, pressing Yao Ji under the mountain.

The peaches that can be on the Jade Emperor's table are certainly not ordinary peaches.

Gu Qing also followed the Seven Fairies to the Heavenly Court because of this plate of peaches.

From the South Tianmen to the Lingxiao Palace, the layout is different from the White Snake world, but the Seventh Princess pointed the way for Gu Qing. Gu Qing circulated his methods, and what radiated from his body was also the True Fire of the Sun. Together with little Nezha, they flew into the Heavenly Palace. Both of them shrank their figures, and before they knew it, they arrived outside the Lingxiao Palace.

At this time in the Lingxiao Palace, the Jade Emperor was sulking there. His good sister had given birth to children in the mortal world, and these children had sent troops to crusade, only to be hit hard head-on. Now the Jade Emperor was also thinking about where things had gone wrong.

"Your Majesty, great joy, the Great Golden Crow has already woken up."

Tian Nu came from outside to report the good news to the Jade Emperor.

"What kind of good news is this?"

The Jade Emperor said unhappily, "How is the matter of taking Yao Ji into custody going?"

Once this question was asked, the people below didn't make a sound. The Great Golden Crow was the commander-in-chief, but he was beaten as soon as he left the South Tianmen. Marshal Tianpeng was the deputy commander, but this one only wanted to slack off and help Yao Ji. Back and forth, the army was at the South Tianmen and hadn't moved at all.

"Forget it."

The Jade Emperor gave a hum and said, "Let Marshal Tianpeng and General Juan Lian go down to the mortal world together to bring Yao Ji to justice and cast the Yang family into a place of eternal doom. In addition, dispatch immortal soldiers to the Underworld to investigate the whereabouts of Hou Yi."

A Hou Yi had appeared outside, and the Golden Crows didn't dare to go out. The manpower the Jade Emperor could use was much less.

Letting Marshal Tianpeng take command was already a last resort.

Tian Nu said yes and slowly retreated.

The Jade Emperor stood up and suddenly heard a buzzing sound in his ears. He naturally felt it was unusual, after all, mosquitoes and such things couldn't fly to the Heavenly Court. He immediately shouted an order, calling for Tian Nu.

"You are too heartless!"

At this moment, Nezha appeared, stood directly on the table, pointed at the Jade Emperor, and said, "That Yao Ji is your sister, and the children born to the Yang family are all your nephews and nieces. You actually want to take action against them. You are truly cold and heartless!"

Everything about the Yang family was told by Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess. Nezha was young but had a strong sense of justice. Hearing such things, he naturally felt sympathy for the Yang family. Now hearing the Jade Emperor's order, he was very dissatisfied. After pointing at the Jade Emperor and scolding him angrily, he reached out and rolled up the flat peaches on the table, riding the Wind and Fire Wheels and running outside.

"Stop him!"

The Jade Emperor was furious.

Jumping in his face was one thing, but how could he scold him and take things, even taking the flat peaches away!

Thinking of that little girl in red, young but with such skills, the Jade Emperor paced twice, feeling that her origin was likely between the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect, and couldn't help but sigh. The current Heavenly Court was weak, and he really had no way to deal with the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect.

"Come!"

After Nezha left the Lingxiao Palace, he immediately hid his figure. After finding Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess, he took out the flat peaches in his arms and said, "Come, the flat peaches are in hand, let's divide them together."

In the Lingxiao Palace, Nezha had brought out seven flat peaches, but he was very decent, directly spreading out the flat peaches and letting Gu Qing and the Seventh Princess take them first.

"This matter is your first merit."

Gu Qing was not greedy either. He took two from inside, handed one to the Seventh Princess, and said to Nezha, "I heard you also have a master and family in the mortal world. You should take these flat peaches home and let them enjoy them."

Flat peaches are things you only need to eat one of.

(End of chapter)