Fang Jian was startled upon hearing this and quickly bowed, saying, "I never thought the Divine Blue Jade Ruyi meant so much to the Great Dao Lord. I am deeply terrified and dare not take away what the Great Dao Lord loves. Now, I am willing to return the Divine Blue Jade Ruyi to the Great Dao Lord..."

However, before Fang Jian could finish his words, he felt a chill all over his body. He quickly raised his head, only to see that the originally gentle gaze of the Queen Mother of the West had now become as cold as ice. Fang Jian suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave.

"Is the Great Dao Lord angry? But I didn't say anything wrong?" Fang Jian thought in panic.

It was the first time he saw the Queen Mother of the West so angry, and the cold power made him feel a little breathless.

Fang Jian's face was a little flustered. He didn't know how he had offended the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens, so he could only apologize quickly, "Lord of the Dao, please forgive me. Although I don't know how I have offended you, I...willingly accept the punishment!"

As Fang Jian was about to bow down, he felt his shoulders go weak and he couldn't do it. He looked up and saw that the Queen Mother of the West was holding her hands on his arms.

And at this moment, the Queen Mother of the West was closer to him than ever before.

"Did I ask you to restore the Qingcai Feiyu Ruyi?" asked the Lady of the West in a cold voice.

Fang Jian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "To Lord Dao, no."

"Then why do you want to return it?" asked the Queen Mother of the West again.

Fang Jian immediately understood what the Dao Lord was angry about. So Fang Jian quickly explained to Jiu Tian Xuan Nu. As she watched Fang Jian earnestly explain why he had to return the Divine Blue Jade Ruyi, the coldness in Jiu Tian Xuan Nu's eyes gradually dissipated.

After Fang Jian finished explaining, the frost in Jiu Tian Xuan Nu's eyes melted away, and she became as gentle as the spring breeze in February.

"Alas." Jiu Tian Xuan Nu sighed slightly and withdrew her hand. Then, with a gentle smile in her eyes, she said, "Fang Jian, it turns out you also have a blunt side."

"Straight and dull?" Fang Jian was surprised. He remembered that in his previous life on Earth, someone had called him a "straight man". Is there any difference between the straight and dull mentioned by the Queen Mother of the West and a straight man?

But Fang Jian was too embarrassed to ask, so he just said, "If the Great Dao Lord doesn't allow me to return the Divine Blue Jade Ruyi, then I'll keep it. Actually, I quite like this Divine Blue Jade Ruyi."

Hearing this, the gentle smile in Jiu Tian Xuan Nu's eyes became more intense, and she said softly, "As long as you like it."

"I like to use it to hit people, the effect is really good." Fang Jian was about to say this, but when he saw the joy in Jiu Tian Xuan Nu's eyes, he finally swallowed the words back.

At this time, the Lady of the Nine Heavens turned around and stood in front of the railings of the Hanlu Pavilion. She looked at the sea of ​​peony flowers in full bloom in the garden ahead and said, "Fang Jian, before you return to the Hunyi Zhutian, please accompany me to appreciate this garden full of peonies."

Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately put away the divine blue jade ruyi and said, "Your Majesty will obey the order."

So Fang Jian and the Lady of the Nine Heavens stood one in front of the other, quietly admiring the beautiful sea of ​​peony flowers in front of them. Behind them, the Qingyi boy was sitting there holding a qingtan wood box, eating "Ginseng Bud Crispy Candy" in a trance.

The spring breeze slowly blows across the sea of ​​peony flowers, blowing open the stamens in the garden, blowing the lotus sleeves, and blowing open the gentle brows.

...

An hour later, Fang Jian bid farewell to the Queen Mother of the West, left Mingsu Garden and returned to Tianshu Province.

"Alas, facts prove that looking at flowers for too long will soften your heart!" Fang Jian thought secretly as he stood outside the Tianshudu Province Immortal Palace.

"But you can't be soft-hearted in Hunyi Zhutian." Fang Jian said, and immediately flicked his sleeves. At this time, a wisp of fragrance from Mingsu Garden drifted into his nose. Fang Jian was slightly startled, and then he waved his sleeves calmly to disperse the wisp of fragrance. When he took another step, his heart became as cold as steel again.

Guan Yu saw Fang Jian enter the Tianshu Hall and immediately stood up to greet him. "Master Hongqing, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Fang Jian bowed and smiled, "Thank you for keeping me waiting, Marshal Guan. By the way, are all the people here?"

"All gathered," Guan Yu said. "My eldest and third brothers are among the 340,000 heavenly soldiers. They've already gone to the Zhoutian Star Region to await orders, waiting for Master Hongqing to lead them to the Unified Heavens."

Fang Jian was delighted when he heard this and immediately said, "Okay, then I will set off immediately and return to the Universe."

Guan Yu said, "Oh right, Nezha the Third Prince is also going, he has already gone to the Zhoutian Star Region to wait."

Fang Jian was shocked when he heard this and asked, "Did the Great Emperor Ziwei really agree to let him go?"

Guan Yu laughed heartily and said, "There won't be any major events happening in the current situation in the Great World of Jambu. He will be idle in the Heavenly Palace. Since he wants to go and make his mark in the Heavens, the Great Emperor Ziwei will naturally not refuse."

"This..." Fang Jian said helplessly: "Okay!"

Afterwards, Fang Jian left Tianshu Province. This time, Guan Yu personally saw him off, and the two of them traveled all the way to the Zhoutian Star Region.

Nezha, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and 340,000 heavenly soldiers have been waiting here ready for battle.