Taking the opportunity, Bian Lang asked, "So why is Lady Shiji angry?"

"Is Her Majesty angry?" The old man looked astonished.

Even the caretaker of the Shiji Niangniang Temple was clearly unaware that the Shiji Niangniang enshrined in the temple was angry.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "Those people outside, are they all here to beg the Empress for food?"

The old man nodded and then let out a long sigh.

Several years of natural disasters have made the people in the disaster areas extremely lazy.

In the past, many people would starve to death during disasters, causing immense suffering to the victims.

Even with the government's relief efforts, the disaster victims were still in dire straits.

With the Empress's help, all the victims of the disasters of the past few years have lived a carefree and happy life.

The Empress's intentions were good, but the result of the disaster relief efforts was the creation of a large number of lazy people.

After their pleas to the Empress proved useless, everyone turned to Lady Shiji for help. But how could Lady Shiji possibly grant their unreasonable requests?

Upon entering the main hall, Shangguan Hongyu was surprised to see the imposing statue of Lady Shiji on the altar. She never imagined that such an exquisitely crafted statue of Lady Shiji could exist on the land of the empire.

"Master Bian, is the Empress truly very angry?" The old man's voice trembled as he asked this question.

Bian Lang nodded.

But at this moment, one could no longer sense Lady Shiji's anger.

“Husband, since you sent this statue, it means…” Shangguan Hongyu suddenly thought of something more important.

Bian Lang laughed, "That's right, this statue is the remains of Lady Shiji."

Shangguan Hongyu smiled, lit an incense stick, offered the incense, knelt on the prayer mat, closed her eyes, and prayed silently.

She didn't pray for anything else, just that they would achieve a great victory in this expedition.

"Justice is written by the victors." The statue of Lady Shiji suddenly opened its eyes.

Everyone in the main hall heard these words.

Lady Shiji's voice sounded very gentle and pleasant.

The old man quickly knelt on the ground, his forehead touching the ground, not daring to raise his head.

Shangguan Hongyu smiled and said, "Please calm down, Lady Shiji. It was my oversight that led to the people here being spoiled like this. In my opinion, they are beyond saving unless they are willing to save themselves."

“That is exactly what I planned,” said Lady Shiji.

Let the people plead and beg, but the court does nothing, and Lady Shiji does nothing. When the people can't bear it anymore, if they still refuse to work and find a way to support themselves, then even Heaven will probably abandon them.

However, if the people take steps to save themselves, then Lady Shiji will surely lend a helping hand and help them overcome their current difficulties.

If one could live a good life simply by praying to gods and Buddhas, then probably no one in this world would want to be a god.

Even ordinary animals strive desperately to survive.

For example, a cat can wait in front of a mouse hole all night to catch a mouse. Even if it catches nothing in the end, the cat doesn't feel anything. It will continue to wait there next time, and eventually it will catch something.

But if you don't stake out the place and just stay home sleeping in and fantasizing, you'll never get to eat a mouse.

“I’m worried that when those people outside get too hungry, they’ll break into the temple and steal things…” Liu Yi said, looking at the old man.

Dugu Qiusheng laughed and said, "With the protection of Lady Shiji, it would be strange if those mortals could get in."

In fact, one could tell this from Lady Shiji's anger. Liu Yi knew that she was being too pessimistic. This time, Dugu Qiusheng had turned the tables.

Given that Lady Shiji could unleash such terrifying rage, preventing ordinary people from entering the temple would have been an easy task for her.

"Are you going to the East Sea?" Lady Shiji suddenly asked.

Bian Lang laughed and said, "The aquatic creatures of the Four Seas are causing trouble. We should go and teach them a lesson."

"The aquatic creatures of the Four Seas are easy to deal with, but the celestial realm is difficult to deal with." Lady Shiji shared the same view as Shangguan Hongyu and the others.

I reckon only Bian Lang didn't take the Heavenly Realm seriously.

He just didn't know how to get to the Heavenly Realm. Otherwise, Bian Lang would love to go there and challenge those high and mighty gods.

Bian Lang said, "I'm afraid the Heavenly Realm won't send anyone down."

That sounds extremely arrogant.

Even Lady Shiji knew that Bian Lang was capable of such arrogance.

But Bian Lang underestimated the Heavenly Realm. He should know that none of those guys in the Heavenly Realm are easy to deal with.

"Does Your Majesty know how to ascend to the Heavenly Realm?" Bian Lang then asked.

Lady Shiji said, "You want to storm the Heavenly Realm?"

Bian Lang nodded.

"This is insane," Liu Yi muttered under her breath.

They were already incredibly grateful that the Heavenly Realm didn't punish them; they never expected that Bian Lang would harbor such dangerous thoughts.

"If you want to open the gate to the Heavenly Realm, then you must kill all the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas on your way to the East Sea," said Lady Shiji.

Bian Lang understood this very well. Only by completely severing the roots of the Four Seas Dragon Palace could they truly intimidate the Heavenly Realm and make the gods there take them seriously.

But that's a story for later. Bian Lang hesitated and asked, "Your Majesty, is Xing Tian's head really in the Heavenly Realm?"

"It's hard to say." It has been too many years since Lady Shiji fell, and she has no information about the exact location of Xing Tian's head.

The news came from Lao Hei, but Bian Lang didn't think Lao Hei's words were trustworthy.

Old Hei said that probably just to achieve some kind of goal.

Bian Lang thanked him and prepared to leave.

After all, they were heading to the East China Sea and couldn't linger here for too long.

But when he arrived outside the temple and saw the people pleading with Goddess Shiji, Bian Lang couldn't help but scold them.

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