Chapter 136 The crowd entered through the South Heavenly Gate...

The group entered the Heavenly Court through the South Heavenly Gate and headed straight for Er in the Lingxiao Palace. Since Er spent all day in the Lingxiao Palace handling official business, they figured they could easily find him there.

After entering the Lingxiao Palace, everyone saw Er giving instructions, so they simply waited to the side.

Er naturally saw everyone come in. After finishing his work, Er looked at everyone and asked, "What is it?"

The crowd didn't stand on ceremony and asked directly:

“I was just talking to Jie Gang about someone. We haven’t seen him in a long time. What did you tell him to do? We haven’t seen him for years.”

Er twirled his fingers, lowered his eyes, and said:

"I sent him to do something important. He's not back yet. I'll tell you when he gets back."

Everyone felt something was off, but couldn't quite put their finger on it. However, they figured he wouldn't lie about something like this, so they nodded.

"Alright then, I'll go back and tell Jie and my sister so they won't worry."

After saying this, he was about to leave when Er called out to the crowd from behind:

"You went to your older sister's place?"

Everyone nodded: "Yes, that's why I came to ask you, since you care about people too."

"Did my older sister ask about me?"

The crowd: "...Why is your sister asking you this? You're doing a good job as the Heavenly Emperor, what's there to ask?"

thou:……

Er waved his hand: "Never mind, go tell my sister that he went to take care of some business and probably won't be back for a long time."

Everyone turned and left; she was in a hurry to go back and talk to Cang Li.

Cang Li and Jie waited for a short while before the group returned. Jie asked directly:

"So? Do you know where he went?"

The group sat down and said, "We don't know where he went, but he said he sent someone to help him with some chores and won't be back for a long time."

Jie frowned and said, "Even so, there should be no news at all, and we can't even get in touch with them."

The others comforted him, saying, "Hey, it'll be alright. Even though that guy has changed a lot, he wouldn't lie to us. He'll definitely come looking for us once he's done with his work."

Jie nodded worriedly. She had a bad feeling, but she also felt that everyone was right. Even if Er was bad, he wouldn't harm anyone.

Upon seeing this, Cang Li said:

"What would you like to eat? I'll cook today. He's too busy to enjoy it, so let's eat."

Jie and the others immediately cheered up again and said to Cang Li:

“We want to eat fish soup, and braised pork ribs with chestnuts made by my older sister. We haven’t eaten my older sister’s cooking for so long.”

Cang Li rolled up her sleeves, thought for a moment and simply changed into some work clothes. Then she took out the pots, pans, tables and chairs that had been stored in her storage bag for a long time. Tai Qing had helped her retrieve them, and their names were engraved on the bowls.

Zhong and Jie immediately helped set up a small kitchen in the corner of the yard, arranged the table and chairs, and then went to find and prepare the ingredients for Cang Li to cook.

Cang Li picked up the spatula; it had been a long time since she had cooked. Since becoming a saint, she had forgotten about eating. Indeed, people still need to eat.

Before long, Cang Li had prepared three dishes and a soup: a milky white fish soup, beautifully colored braised pork ribs with chestnuts, stir-fried cabbage, and braised bamboo shoots—all delicious and visually appealing.

The crowd immediately said:

"I'll go call the Taoist priest to come for dinner!"

He ran off in a flash, afraid that if he was too slow, he wouldn't have anything to eat when he came back.

Amused, Cang Li served rice and placed it on the dining table. When Tai Qing and the others returned, the bowls and chopsticks were already set out, and the four of them sat down to eat.

Having only eaten half, Wugu stood behind Cangli, looking at the food on the table with a pitiful expression, and made "hmm hmm" noises to express her dissatisfaction while resting her head against Cangli's back.

Cang Li patted Wu Gu's paws and served the food to Wu Gu, who was too big to fit on the table.

Wu Gu sat down and ate happily, holding a tiny bowl that wasn't even big enough to fill a tooth gap.

After finishing his meal, Cang Li put down his chopsticks and bowl. Indeed, eating brings happiness.

Jie and Zhong were also quite satisfied. They ate the most of the food on the table; being full makes one happy. Jie and Zhong cleared the table and chairs and said to Cang Li:

"Sister, we'll head back now and come again next time!"

Cang Li waved his hand: "Go ahead, be careful."

After the two left, Cang Li pulled Tai Qing to lie down on the recliner and look at the stars, saying as they looked:

"Ji hasn't come for so long, I'm afraid he's dealing with some tough things. Of the five children, he's the most sensible and used to taking care of the other four. I wonder how he's doing now."

Taiqing subconsciously performed some calculations, then slowly looked at Cangli and said:

"He is now in the mortal realm."

Cang Li suddenly realized: "That kid is quite cunning. He sent someone to the mortal realm to help him gather people, so that the gods who will be on the list in the future won't be disobedient, right?"

Taiqing hesitated, realizing that Cangli's words were both right and wrong. He hadn't expected Er to be so ruthless.

Bored, Cang Li took out the Book of Morality to study. After the data collection system disappeared last time, she felt that the Book of Morality seemed to have changed, yet it also seemed unchanged. Anyway, it was a bit strange, and she vaguely felt that the Book of Morality did not belong to her.

Seeing that Cangli had stopped talking, Taiqing stopped speaking and instead read the educational book with Cangli.

"Ah Li, why did you take out your magic weapon?"

Cang Li's eyes didn't leave the textbook: "I just felt that it had changed, so I studied it."

Taiqing reached out and touched the Book of Morality, his spiritual energy probing into it. He and Cangli shared the same spiritual palace and had done all sorts of intimate things. The Book of Morality didn't stop them at all, as Taiqing's spiritual energy probing into the person was unaffected.

After a while, Taiqing stopped and said:

"There seems to be some philosophy in the books of moral teachings?"

The tone wasn't very certain.

Cang Li was taken aback: "You mean the Dao of Heaven?"

Taiqing nodded hesitantly, and Cangli became puzzled. How could there be Dao in her magic weapon?

"Sigh, whatever, I can't figure it out anyway, let's just leave it. You always say to let nature take its course, so let's just let nature take its course."

Confused, Cang Li put away the book of teachings and, after thinking for a moment, felt that staying there like this was a bit boring.

"Taoist Master, shall we go out and have some fun?"

Taiqing supported Cangli's waist as he lunged forward, pulling him closer to her and saying:

"What are you going out for? Isn't it good to stay at home?"

Cang Li gritted his teeth, biting Tai Qing's collarbone, and mumbled:

"It's nice to be at home, but I get a little bored after a while."

Taiqing thought for a moment and said, "If you're going, go during this time, but come back quickly, otherwise you might get involved."

Cang Li immediately agreed and was about to start playing when Tai Qing stopped him, smiling as she looked at him and said:

"You bit me and then ran away?"

Cang Li blinked, pretending not to know, but the next second Tai Qing carried her back to her room, saying to her, "We'll go again tomorrow."

The next day, Cang Li kicked Tai Qing off the bed and said with a deep expression:

"Taoist Master, you've changed."

Taiqing casually took out a set of clothes, walked to the bedside, bent down and helped Cangli put them on, then smiled and said:

"Weren't we going to have some fun? If we don't leave soon, the sun will be setting."

Cang Li immediately scrambled to his feet: "Let's go, let's go!"

Taiqing followed Cangli out the door, and the two went to the mortal realm together.

"Once you arrive, you are not allowed to interfere, no matter what you see."

Taiqing repeatedly instructed Cangli.

Cang Li: "Don't worry, I won't interfere. I know the rules."

The two went directly to Chaoge, and upon arrival they saw that Emperor Xin was building the Zhaixing Tower on a grand scale, which caused much discontent among the people, but they dared not speak out.

Cang Li and Tai Qing watched the ancient city wall from their hiding places. She never expected to see what the Shang Dynasty looked like with her own eyes.

Chaoge wasn't large, but it was a complete city. People hurried along the main road, and there were also small vendors setting up stalls to barter. Many slaves were gathered at the Zhaixing Tower to move stones and wood. The people's faces were not good, and it could be described as a sign of a country on the verge of collapse.

Cang Li felt a little bitter. Humans have developed for so long, yet they are still not as well off as when the human race was first born. At least back then, everyone looked healthy.

Taiqing pinched Cangli's earlobe: "You can't control whether they live for thousands of years."

Cang Li sighed and said softly, "It's just a bit unsettling; people are developing too fast."

Taiqing looked at Cangli with amusement and led Cangli on a stroll through the ancient city.

When Cang Li reached a crowded place, he heard that the Marquis of Xibo was going to be executed, and that the Marquis's eldest son was reportedly on his way to save his father.

Cang Li whispered in Tai Qing's ear:

"I know that this young master won't survive if he comes, and he'll die a horrible death."

Brother Roubing, Boyi Kao, is quite famous even in modern times. There aren't many people in history who died as tragically as him.

Taiqing whispered back, "Then don't go and join in the fun."

Cang Li nodded: "Don't worry, don't worry."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sharp arrow streaked across the sky, heading straight for the palace. Shortly afterward, a group of men emerged from the direction of the palace and pursued the arrow in the direction it had come from.

Cang Li: "What kind of arrow is this? It's incredibly powerful, able to fly so far."

Taiqing: "...Don't you recognize it? The Sun-Shooting Arrow, the one you didn't finish using."

Cang Li: ?

Upon further reflection, it was indeed the image of shooting down the sun, Cang Li:

"Who was so skilled as to shoot that arrow? Let's go see!"

Cang Li pulled Tai Qing to go see the excitement, but at this point she hadn't yet connected the arrow with Nezha from the mythological story.

The two had just left Chaoge when Jie arrived, disguised as an ordinary Chaoge woman, looking around and waiting on the only way to the palace. She had divined that Ji would come to Chaoge in the next few days. After leaving Cangli, Jie became more and more uneasy, and she could only feel at ease when she saw Ji.

So Jie directly consulted a fortune teller, found out where the person was, and came to find him immediately.

Cang Li followed the group of people who were tracking arrows to Chen Tang Pass. Seeing the familiar East Sea, Cang Li tugged at Tai Qing:

"Daoist, it's the East Sea. Many years have passed. I wonder if Mo went to retrieve Fuqu."

Taiqing said directly, "They're gone. The two of them no longer need to worry about the East Sea. The current Dragon King of the East Sea is called Ao Guang, and he was chosen by Mo."

Cang Li saw the three characters "Chen Tang Pass," and long-forgotten memories rushed back. Cang Li:

"Master! It's Chen Tang Pass!"

Taiqing looked at Cangli with a puzzled expression: "Chentang Pass, what's wrong?"

Cang Li shook his head mysteriously: "Daoist, you don't understand. There's a devilish king in Chen Tang Pass."

No sooner had they finished speaking than they heard the sound of a child being beaten.

"You disobedient child! How dare you touch the Xuanyuan Bow?! If you cause trouble, I'll hand you over!"

Then came the voice of a young child:

"Where did I misbehave? Wasn't that bow there for me to play with?"

"You! Tell me! Where did you shoot those two arrows?"

Before the child could answer, the people from Chaoge swarmed into the courtyard, arrogantly questioning:

"Could it be Li Jing, the General of Chentang Pass!?"

Li Jing was greatly surprised: "It was me, the humble official, who didn't know?"

"take away."

The man didn't give Li Jing any chance to explain and was about to take him away.