But Zhenren Jieqing then said, "However, according to the Heavenly Law, he was indeed guilty of shielding someone. However, considering that he did not resist when he was arrested and cooperated with the Heavenly Court's investigation, his merits and demerits offset each other, and he is found not guilty."

The Lady of the Nine Heavens asked expressionlessly, "So Yuan Tiangang has been released?"

"That's not the case," said Master Jieqing. "Although Yuan Tiangang is innocent, he did make mistakes. The Heavenly Court has decided to punish him by sending him to Tushita Palace to work as a pyrotechnician for a hundred years."

The Lady of the Nine Heavens chuckled and said, "Is this a punishment or a reward?"

Upon hearing this, Zhenren Jieqing bowed and kowtowed, not daring to say much.

Afterwards, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady spoke, "I personally appointed all the members of the Heavenly Court. Any decisions you make are based on your own reasons. I will not interfere with you except in matters concerning important individuals or matters. Furthermore, I cannot punish you simply because I am dissatisfied with your decisions. Immortal officials are governed by their laws regarding rewards, punishments, appointments, and dismissals. As the Grand Master, I naturally cannot be the first to violate these laws."

Upon hearing this, Zhenren Jieqing breathed a sigh of relief. There must be a reason why the people from the Heavenly Court dared to do this.

Since the Queen Mother of the West appointed them as Heavenly Judges, they were given the right to interpret the Heavenly Laws. Even if they were dissatisfied with their "reasonable" judgments, they could not abolish them without reason, and they could not be punished without reason.

Doing so is extremely childish. It not only weakens the authority of the Heavenly Court, but also the authority of the Heavenly Court and the majesty of the Heavenly Law.

However, the Queen Mother of the Nine Heavens immediately asked, "How many cases have been piled up in the Heavenly Court for over three months and still haven't been dealt with?"

Jie Qing Zhenren was stunned, not understanding why Jiu Tian Xuan Nu asked this, but still replied: "To the Great Master, there are 197 cases. Because they are minor cases and not important, they have not been dealt with yet."

"Can minor cases be shelved at will? Can they be shelved and not dealt with if they are not important? This is dereliction of duty!" Jiu Tian Xuan Nu snorted coldly.

Zhenren Jieqing broke out in a cold sweat in an instant, and he immediately understood the purpose of Jiu Tian Xuan Nu's asking this question.

Do you think that I can't deal with you just because you have a reasonable explanation for Yuan Tiangang's acquittal?

"Propagate my decree: The Heavenly Court has shelved 197 Heavenly Cases for over three months. This is a serious dereliction of duty. Therefore, each of the current Heavenly Judges in the Heavenly Court shall be fined 100,000 merits. This is the decree!"

Since you let Yuan Tiangang go, don't think I will let you go.