But before Mei Xianzhang could finish her words, she saw a flash of fairy light around the "little monster", and a familiar tall figure suddenly appeared in her eyes.

"Master?!" Mei Xianzhang exclaimed, then rubbed her eyes vigorously. Just as she was wondering if she was dreaming, Zu Qing, who was standing beside her, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Zu Qing, the general envoy of the Thunder Department, greets the True Lord Hongqing."

"Hongqing Zhenjun!" Xuanying reacted and quickly bowed down and said, "Greetings to Hongqing Zhenjun."

Fang Jian bowed to Zu Qing in return, then walked up to Mei Xianzhang and said, "Kneel down."

Mei Xianzhang pursed her lips and slowly knelt on the ground, but her hands were still holding the half roasted crane. "You're reluctant to throw it away, right?" Fang Jian asked.

Upon hearing this, Mei Xianzhang immediately turned around and threw the half roasted crane into the purple jade furnace. He then whispered, "Master, why did you turn into a little monster? I can't even recognize you."

"Master Hongqing is your master?" The little boy from the Yuzhen Palace next to him came to his senses at this moment, and asked in surprise while looking at Mei Xianzhang who was kneeling on the ground.

Mei Xianzhang snorted and said, "Of course."

"Who taught you to talk to General Lei like that?" Fang Jian asked, looking at Mei Xianzhang lying on the ground.

Mei Xianzhang said, "Master, didn't I just tell you? This isn't our fault. It's Yuzhen Palace's fault."

"I'm not asking about the Yuzhen Palace. I'm asking who told you to talk to General Lei like that?" Fang Jian shouted.

Mei Xianzhang finally realized that he and his master were not talking about the same thing, and he immediately said, "Master, I was wrong."

"Stand up and apologize to the envoy of the Thunder Department's general." Fang Jian said.

Mei Xianzhang stood up, and Fang Jian reached out and helped Xuanying up from the ground. After Xuanying stood up, she secretly glanced at Fang Jian, then quickly lowered her head and said, "Master Hongqing, it's all my fault."

But Fang Jian stopped her and turned to Zu Qing and said, "You are the envoy of the Thunder Department's general. Your disciple secretly killed the immortal crane of Chiying. You know me, Fang Jian. Just enforce the law."

Upon hearing Fang Jian's words, Zu Qing nodded and said, "Master Hongqing is of high character and integrity. I admire you."

Zu Qing then looked at Mei Xianzhang and said, "Mei Xianzhang, you must apologize to Master Chiying and compensate her for the loss of the crane."

Mei Xianzhang snorted, "Compensation is fine. Come on, little boy, take me to see your queen."

Upon hearing this, the little boy first glanced at Zu Qing, then looked up at Fang Jian.

Fang Jian smiled and said, "Thank you, fairy boy, for taking her to Yuzhen Palace to apologize to your queen."

After hearing Fang Jian's words, the little boy nodded and said to Mei Xianzhang, "Please follow me."

Then the little boy and Mei Xianzhang flew away from Haiyin Mountain on a cloud, heading straight for Yuzhen Palace.

Xuanying also wanted to go with them, but was stopped by Fang Jian, "This matter has nothing to do with you, just wait here for her to come back."

"Master Hongqing, it's all my fault." Xuanying wanted to take the blame again, but Fang Jian smiled and said, "Don't take it on yourself if it's not your fault."

At this time, Zu Qing had already called over two teams of thunder soldiers and ordered them, "Go to the demon caves within a thousand miles to investigate and see if what Mei Xianzhang said is true."

"Yes." The thunder soldiers accepted the order respectfully, then turned and left Yaer Cave, heading towards the mountains, rivers and caves in all directions.

Only then did Zu Qing turn around and complain to Fang Jian, "This Master Chiying is so bored. She can't handle such a small matter herself, but she actually sent a talisman to our Thunder Department. Don't worry, she is a great Taoist after all. Let's take care of it. Why would she send so many people to come in person for such a trivial matter?"

Fang Jian said, "You don't need to take on matters that have nothing to do with the laws of nature in the future."

"Alas, we can't compare to you, Master Hongqing, after all, in the future...right?" Zu Qing said to Fang Jian with a meaningful look in his eyes.

Fang Jian nodded slightly. After all, they still had time to rely on the Dao Sect in the future. "However, since your disciple said that this Master Chiying was feasting and disturbing the people, we can investigate."

"This is true. She keeps many men in Yuzhen Palace. She holds banquets with those men every few days, causing unrest in the area within a thousand miles." Xuanying added quickly.

Zu Qing was startled when he heard this and asked, "Is there such a thing?" Then he looked at Fang Jian and asked, "Does this count as a mass riot?"

"Uh." Fang Jian was also stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know either. It depends on the Taoist precepts."

"Why don't we ask someone from Qi Law Institute to come?" Zu Qing said.

Fang Jian nodded and said, "Alright, let the Qi Law Institute handle it."

Zu Qing then directly issued an imperial edict, asking the on-duty god Liu Hong to submit the edict to the Qi Law Court.

At this time, Mei Xianzhang and the little boy returned to the outside of Yaer Cave. "Master, for five cranes, she actually asked me to pay 100,000 Tribulation Jades!" Mei Xianzhang came to Fang Jian and said with a distressed face.

"Five? You ate so many?" Fang Jian asked in surprise.

Mei Xianzhang said, "But even if it's five cranes, they can't be that expensive, right?! Are their cranes made of gold?"

"You've got to pay it back," Fang Jian said. "Next time you encounter something like this, be reasonable and don't damage other people's things. Also, be more polite when you speak to the gods in heaven. Don't get angry and provoke them. If I catch you doing that again, I'll have you thrown into the Lei Ze Prison."

Even though Mei Xianzhang was displeased, he could only respond softly to Fang Jian's lecture, "I understand, Master."

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