Chapter 224 Fuli: I’m afraid Nezha will kick me…

Nezha kicked the stone bench where Ying Zheng was sitting. Just as Ying Zheng was about to laugh at him, the bench flipped over and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Ying Zheng: “???!!!”

——He swore that he saw it right. Teacher Yin just casually stretched out his foot and kicked it. This stone bench must have weighed at least 100 kilograms (more than 50 kilograms in modern times), and it was knocked over by him?

Fu Li's expression changed, and she scolded him softly, "Nezha!"

Nezha gave Ying Zheng a provocative smile, then turned to face Fu Li, his face filled with innocence and obedience. "Sister, I just recovered, and in my haste, I lost control of my strength."

A look of self-blame appeared on his face, and he said guiltily, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been provoked by Zheng'er and couldn't help but joke with him."

Ying Zheng: “???”

——No, who is provoking whom? Teacher, you are so smart, you won't believe his nonsense, right?

Fu Li would not believe his lies, but she loved drinking the tea he made.

"Zheng'er," he said with a serious face, "Nezha is your elder, you must respect him."

Ying Zheng: "...The students understand."

——For the teacher’s sake, for the teacher’s sake!

He was trying to comfort himself, but someone was taking advantage of him.

Nezha said magnanimously, "Don't be angry, sister. I don't blame him. Even though he's almost thirty, he's always been spoiled by you, and he still has the heart of a child. How could I argue with a child?"

Ying Zheng laughed out of anger. He had never seen such a shameless person!

Fu Li quietly twisted Nezha's waist, signaling him to stop. There is a limit to making tea. If you put too much tea leaves, the taste will be bitter.

"Alright, both of you, stop messing around. Nezha, Zheng'er just put aside all his official duties to come see us after such a big thing happened. He must be very panicked, so don't joke with him."

After pinning Nezha down, Fu Li continued to say to Ying Zheng, "He just loves to tease the younger ones he's close to. Not only you and Zhang Han, but even Wukong hasn't been spared. It's only because your eldest brother's situation is special that he doesn't dare to act rashly."

——Although Jiang Ziya is also a junior, he was Nezha's commander-in-chief during the war between Shang and Zhou, and he still has some authority in front of Nezha.

Nezha snorted, "I was just letting him go!"

Fu Li pretended not to hear this and urged Ying Zheng to return to the palace: "The ministers should have arrived by now. If they don't see you, there will be no telling how much commotion there will be."

"But teacher, Zheng is worried about you, why don't you go back to the palace with Zheng."

Fu Li looked at Nezha and asked him. Nezha nodded, so she said, "Okay."

She called the family elder and asked him to guard the gate. After thinking about it, she took Cunxin and Bai Shanjun with her.

The situation is unclear now, so bringing these two into the palace and placing them next to Ying Zheng and Zheng Jia will also allow them to deal with emergencies.

As for those children, let them live in Weiyang Palace for the next few days.

Ying Zheng accepted her proposal in its entirety, with only one modification: "Let Yan'er live in a side hall of Zhangtai Palace."

He had to start establishing Ying Yan's uniqueness and prepare for the future succession.

Fu Li hardly interfered in the political affairs of the Qin State, and naturally had no objection to this, letting Ying Zheng make his own arrangements.

Now, there is only one thing that bothers her.

After returning to Xianyang Palace, Fu Li refused Ying Zheng's proposal to send them to the Eastern Palace, asking him to go about his own business and to keep Bai Shanjun by his side at all times.

"I can only tell you that the world is changing. Even when you are sleeping, you must have him guard the outer room and make sure he is within ten steps of you at all times."

Fu Li said this tentatively, not feeling the consequences of her actions. Her heart, already filled with worries, suddenly sank to the bottom.

Nezha worriedly grabbed her hand and looked at her nervously. After Ying Zheng, who seemed lost in thought, left, Nezha couldn't help but complain, "Sister, now that our magical powers have returned, there are some things we can't casually reveal to mortals."

Fu Li took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, patting Nezha's arm soothingly. "I'm just trying to see how far-reaching this change in the world is."

"Have you tried it out?" Nezha was still dissatisfied with her not caring about his safety.

Fu Li looked up at him, her brows furrowed, her eyes as dark as the night: "I don't feel a trace of causal power."

In other words, the current way of heaven has no control over the mortal world at all.

After saying this, Fu Li seemed to lose all her strength and whispered, "Nezha, hold me tight, I'm a little scared."

Nezha simply bent down and picked her up, letting her slightly pale cheek bury in his arms. While gently patting her back, he slowly walked into the inner room, turned around and sat on the couch, holding her tightly in his arms.

After a long moment, Fu Li's muffled voice shook his chest, "Do you think this will affect the two teachers?"

Nezha opened his mouth, wanting to comfort her, but he couldn't deceive himself.

After a long while, he said, "They are both Golden Immortals, just like you. You are not even close to them. I think a Golden Immortal is not worthy of participating in a fight of that level."

"Those three masters, and Saint Nuwa..."

They both fell silent.

It involves the Way of Heaven, the Taoist Ancestor, and the saints. In the face of absolutely powerful strength, even if Fu Li has thousands of strategies, he can only sigh helplessly.

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At this moment, the core members following Fu Li, including Wukong, gathered on Penglai Island.

Wukong frowned and asked, "Still can't contact Mu?"

Ji Meng shook his head, his worries no less than his: "This matter has developed to the point where it is no longer something we can get involved in."

Dan Xin couldn't help but complain, "Just separate the immortals and mortals, even if it's a few years later, at least wait until the Emperor and the others come back."

"Danxin!" Hongxin immediately scolded her, "Stop talking nonsense!"

Separating the immortals from the mortals was what the Taoist Ancestor did. Although Danxin didn't dare to mention the Taoist's name, what's the difference between that and saying it directly?

Mo Ang disagreed, saying, "This is the arrangement of the saints. We don't understand the whole story, so we should not make random comments."

It turned out that the shock in the mortal world was caused by the Taoist master manipulating the way of heaven and dividing the immortals and mortals.

Because of the chaos of the Warring States Period, the countries fought for more than two hundred years, and the killing atmosphere was very heavy, which caused the demon tribes that were originally hiding in the Central Plains to evacuate from the Southern Continent, or move to the Dongsheng Shenzhou, or immigrate to the Xiniu Hezhou.

This time when immortals and mortals were divided, the Central Plains region was the most severely blocked. There was almost no node connecting them to the world of immortal cultivation.

If Ji Meng hadn't told them, people like Hong Xin and Mo Ang, who had less cultivation, would have had no idea what was going on.

But there is one thing they are very clear about, that is, the decision of the Taoist Ancestor is not something they can judge.

But they could restrain Danxin, but they could not restrain Wukong.

Wukong was filled with worry and said impatiently, "My mother and father haven't returned yet. What if Lingxiao Palace has done something wrong and the immortal-mortal barrier is completely closed..."

"Impossible. Wukong, you're worrying too much." Ji Meng said calmly, "Let's not even talk about whether he dares to disobey Daozu. Lingshan alone won't allow him to do anything."

She paused and added, "For at least five hundred years, Lingshan will not allow anyone to set their sights on the mortal world."

Ever since Fu Li left Heaven, Haotian has tasted the sweetness of being the boss, and his intention to control Heaven has become stronger.

But it was too slow for him to develop his power on his own, so he thought of recruiting foreign aid as a backer.

His first choice was naturally the Queen Mother of the West. After all, the two had once practiced under the Daoist ancestor and were both appointed as the Lords of the Three Realms by the Daoist ancestor. Haotian felt that they should naturally stand on a united front.

However, there are some things he forgot, but the Queen Mother of the West did not forget.

Both of them were the masters of heaven. After arriving in heaven, Haotian naturally put himself in the main position and believed that Queen Mother of the West should assist him.

The Queen Mother of the West was able to maintain her position as the head of the female immortals thanks to Fu Li's support. Why would she turn to Hao Tian? Can Hao Tian give her more?

After hitting a wall with the Queen Mother, Haotian went to Lingshan again. Tathagata didn't directly refuse, but he didn't agree either.

It is because of this neither-up-nor-down position that Haotian dares not offend him easily.

As soon as Ji Meng said this, everyone present turned to look at her.

Hong Xin felt a little unhappy and asked tentatively, "Could it be that the Great Sage has received some news?"

Ji Meng glanced at her, somewhat helplessly: "It's not that I got any news, it was sent directly to me from Lingshan. You know, I've always been in charge of the contact there."

——This person’s desire to win is too strong. He is already the Dragon King of the East China Sea, so how can he still be so ambitious?

If Hong Xin knew what she was complaining about, she would definitely tell her with a smug look on her face: You don’t understand, this feeling of progress can make people addicted.

Ji Meng's gaze had already turned to Wukong: "Come to think of it, this matter is related to Wukong."

"Me?" Wukong pointed at himself with his backhand, his face full of confusion.

Ji Meng said, "When your mother comes back, Lingshan will negotiate with her. You just have to wait."

After hearing this, Wukong nodded and stopped asking questions.

Because he knew that if it really had something to do with him, his mother would definitely ask for his opinion before making a decision.

Hong Xin's eyes flickered between the two of them, but she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she sighed, "Who could have predicted such a turn of events? We spent so much effort setting up that person in Lingxiao Palace, and it was all in vain."

Why would Haotian suddenly think of sending people to Shu Kingdom for no reason?

Of course, someone was secretly guiding him.

Fu Li, the ruler, and Nezha, the commander of the army, descended to the mortal world at the same time, leaving the gods in heaven leaderless.

Haotian secretly contacted the reactionary forces in Uttarakuru, tying up most of Ji Meng's energy, and took the opportunity to stir up trouble in the Heavenly Court.

Yang Jian, the god of justice, couldn't stand it and had many frictions with Haotian.

The uncle and nephew already had an old grudge, and now they belonged to two different camps, making them even more disgusted with each other. After Haotian ridiculed Yao Ji in front of Yang Jian one time, it finally angered him completely.

The plan to plot against Haotian was first thought up by Yang Jian. He found Hongxin through Mo'ang, and Hongxin contacted Ji Meng.

The two helped Yang Jian perfect the plan, and Yang Jian implemented it.

He first used the people he had planted in the Pixiang Palace and the Lingxiao Palace to spread rumors to Haotian intentionally or unintentionally.

For example: Ziwei Emperor made her fortune in Shu, and the reason why she had such profound merits was because of her contribution to the management of Shu;

For example: Shu Kingdom is the foundation of Ziwei Emperor. If she completely loses the offerings of the people of Shu Kingdom, even if she does not suffer any serious damage, she will have to pay a heavy price.

Another example: Penglai...

These news are true and false, either about Shuzhong or about Penglai. In short, they are all related to Fuli and target Fuli's weaknesses.

Hong Xin originally thought this method was too simple. But Yang Jian understood Haotian, and knew his current inflated and anxious mentality.

Sure enough, Haotian took the bait.