"This..." Jian He, the prime minister, immediately looked towards Sun Wukong. Sun Wukong was also a little embarrassed and could only ask Jian He: "In the old law, is there a precedent for a disciple to receive punishment on behalf of his master?"

"Yes," Jian He replied affirmatively, "In the old laws, the bond between master and disciple was extremely important, so there were many precedents for disciples taking punishment on behalf of their masters."

Xu Hongyuan's face lit up with joy, but Cen Biqing coldly scolded him, "Asshole, who told you to come up here? Get out!"

But Xu Hongyuan straightened up and said, "No, Master, this is all my fault. Let me take the punishment for you!"

Upon hearing this, Cen Biqing's face changed and she raised her hand to hit Xu Hongyuan, but Xu Hongyuan stiffened his neck and said, "If you hit me, I will take the punishment for you!"

Cen Biqing's expression changed several times, but he ultimately stopped fighting. Suddenly, Li Hong and Ling Yu stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Holy Buddha Emperor, Your Majesty, Prime Minister Jian He, although Master Lingxia Xuanjing caused a disturbance in Yaochi Heavenly Street, we are also at fault. Please, Your Majesty, punish us. We are willing to bear half of Master Lingxia Xuanjing's punishment."

Yunhe and the other scattered immortals also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Holy Buddha Emperor and Prime Minister Jianhe, it was we who spoke disrespectfully first, causing Lingxia Xuanjing to break the law and be punished. This is all our fault. We are willing to bear the other half of Lingxia Xuanjing's punishment. Please, Your Majesty, the Holy Buddha Emperor and Prime Minister Jianhe, have mercy on us."

Seeing this scene, not only Cen Biqing frowned, but even Jian He and Sun Wukong were stunned.

After a while, Jian He saw a trace of embarrassment on Sun Wukong's face. Knowing that Sun Wukong had just become the Supreme Lord of the Jade Palace of Divine Thunder, and was not familiar with the procedures for handling many things, he immediately said, "Your Majesty the Holy Buddha, I think it is appropriate for the disciple Lingxia Xuanjing to bear the punishment of his master."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong nodded immediately and was about to say yes when he heard Cen Biqing say, "Holy Buddha Emperor, please wait."

Sun Wukong looked at Cen Biqing in surprise and asked, "Little Green Snake, what are you going to say?"

Cen Biqing didn't say anything, but looked at Fang Jian who had been silent. Cen Biqing's eyes were clear and firm. At this moment, everything she wanted to say was contained in her eyes.

Sure enough, when Sun Wukong saw Cen Biqing's gaze, he was slightly startled, then seemed to understand something and looked at Fang Jian.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Jian finally spoke, "Cen Biqing disrupted the laws of Tianhefang. Although there were reasons, they were not enough to justify his actions. Where is the Minister of the Taiyi Thunder Division?"

Jian He immediately bowed and said, "I am here."

Fang Jian raised his hand and issued an imperial edict, saying, "Sentence Cen Biqing to be lashed with thirty thunder whips. She must receive the punishment personally. No one else may take her place. This is a punishment for her. Execute her immediately and show no mercy."

Jian He was stunned. This was ten lashes heavier than his own sentence. But Fang Jian had spoken personally, which meant there was no room for negotiation. So he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will obey the order of Emperor Hongqing."

Cen Biqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled at Fang Jian, and then was led out of Mingzhi Hall by Jian He and two thunder generals to the Thunder Department to be punished.

Xu Hongyuan was stunned when he heard Fang Jian's verdict and Cen Biqing being taken away. After a while, he reacted and hurriedly said to Fang Jian, "Emperor Shi Hongqing, how could you make such a judgment? This is unfair."

Fang Jian's face was indifferent as he said, "The law of nature is clear and unambiguous. Merits are rewarded, faults are punished, and crimes are punished. This is fairness."

After saying that, Fang Jian called out, "Lü Fengxian."

Lu Fengxian immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I am here."

Fang Jian pointed at Xu Hongyuan and said, "Take Xu Hongyuan to the Thunder Department and let him witness his master being tortured."

Lu Fengxian immediately obeyed the order, then stepped forward and hugged Xu Hongyuan, lifting him up. However, Xu Hongyuan struggled while pleading with Fang Jian. Unfortunately, he was no match for Lu Fengxian and was soon dragged to the door of the hall.

At this time, Xu Hongyuan no longer begged for mercy. His face turned red and he pointed at Fang Jian and said, "Woof woof woof woof!" Then he was dragged out by Lu Fengxian.

"." The hall was plunged into an indescribable silence and awkwardness as Xu Hongyuan's dog barked.

After an unknown amount of time, Sun Wukong, with a face full of suppressed laughter, said to Fang Jian, "He is scolding you." Of course, monkeys can understand the language of dogs.

Fang Jian said calmly, "I know."

"Huh?" Sun Wukong asked curiously, "Can you also understand a dog's barking?"

"No." Fang Jian's face was calm as he slowly said, "He has scolded others like this before."

Sun Wukong: “.”

The Department of Thunder, the Northern Emperor’s Thunder Division, is in charge of the execution platform.

Cen Biqing stood on the stage, and Huo Yi, the Prime Minister of the Northern Emperor's Thunder Department, stood on the execution platform. After receiving the Fang Jian Fu Zhao from Jian He, he immediately ordered the execution.

Then, a Thunder General holding a Thunder Whip walked up to the execution platform and came behind Cen Biqing and asked, "Master, I am about to begin the execution. If the Taoist robe you are wearing is a defensive robe, please remove the defensive power from it."

Cen Biqing nodded, removed the defensive power of his low-grade immortal robe, and said lightly: "Okay, thank you for your help, General Tian."

At this time, Xu Hongyuan and Lu Fengxian also arrived at the execution platform. Xu Hongyuan was about to rush to the execution platform, but was stopped by the guard: "The execution platform is a restricted area. Outsiders are not allowed to enter."

Xu Hongyuan was stunned, then tears welled up in his eyes and he knelt down in front of Cen Biqing on the execution platform.

Then General Lei held the thunder whip in his hand and hit Cen Biqing on the back without mercy. There was a "crack" sound of thunder, and the thunder whip hit Cen Biqing's back with the power of thunder. A hideous blood mark immediately appeared on Cen Biqing's delicate back.

The Taoist robe on Cen Biqing's back was immediately soaked in blood. Although the robe's defensive power had been removed, it was still a low-grade immortal treasure after all. Its own strength was there, so it naturally would not be easily broken.

Xu Hongyuan kowtowed directly, making the jade floor tiles on the ground hit with a loud bang.

Then, every time Cen Biqing was hit by a thunder whip, Xu Hongyuan kowtowed with tears in his eyes until the execution of thirty thunder whips was over.

When the executioner Lei Jiang told Cen Biqing that the execution was over, Cen Biqing's back was already covered in blood and flesh, and her body was staggering. When she heard Lei Jiang say that the execution was over, she finally collapsed and fell forward onto the execution platform.

General Lei, who was already used to this, did not go to help Cen Biqing. Instead, he turned around and left the execution platform with the thunder whip to report to Huo Yi.

After General Lei left, the general on duty at the execution platform also withdrew immediately. Xu Hongyuan, who kowtowed thirty times and had a bloody mark on his forehead, immediately rushed to the execution platform and helped Cen Biqing up from the ground.

At this moment, Cen Biqing's face was pale, her eyes were slightly closed, and she was breathing weakly. Her forehead and face were covered with cold sweat due to the severe pain, and blood was constantly oozing from her back. Even her breath was extremely weak.

Xu Hongyuan hurriedly took out his healing pills and fed them to Cen Biqing, but the pills had no effect after taking them.

"This is a lightning injury. Ordinary healing pills are ineffective. Quick, send the God to Baicaoyuan!" Lu Fengxian hurriedly said to Xu Hongyuan.

Upon hearing this, Xu Hongyuan immediately grabbed Cen Biqing's hands and slowly put her on his back. Then, he rushed out of the execution platform and the Thunder Department with Cen Biqing on his back, and ran straight to the Baicaoyuan of the Taixuan Division.