"Master, let's just forget about it..."
Long'er felt extremely guilty, then timidly glanced at Shang Qing, "It's alright as long as the amulet is found. Long'er isn't a petty person."
She originally intended to let the matter slide by saying she was magnanimous, but Shangqing felt even more aggrieved when he saw how sensible she was.
One must never allow one's own apprentice to be wronged.
"No, this matter must be explained!"
"Fine, I'll give you an explanation!"
Long'er panicked.
Yuqing waved her sleeve, and the scene of Long'er falling down and then secretly placing the talisman on Sisi was replayed.
"No, that's not how it is..."
Long'er's face turned pale. Shang Qing stared at the scene in disbelief, gripping her hand tightly, and roared, "Did you put the amulet on her?"
"explain!!!"
Faced with the facts, Long'er's eyes trembled, and tears streamed down her face. "It was me, it was me who put it there, Master. I was wrong. I was just jealous. Brother Yuan has never talked to me that much before. I was jealous."
She sobbed uncontrollably.
Shang Qing was furious. "You child, even so, you can't just falsely accuse someone!"
He was originally so confident, but now he has completely lost out to Yuqing. It's truly embarrassing!
Yuqing, holding Sisi, sneered, "Who's really holding on? Shangqing, after tens of thousands of years, your eyes are still so blind, you can't even tell right from wrong!"
Shangqing couldn't understand his hidden meaning, only thinking that he felt it was wrong for Long'er to slander him, and said somewhat awkwardly.
“Long’er has been alone in the South China Sea since she was a child. She is really lonely and she especially likes Yuan’er. Yuan’er is a cold person. It’s inevitable that she would feel bad when he suddenly said so many things to Sisi.”
“Sisi is Yuan’er’s junior sister, so he’s naturally closer to her. She’s not someone you can just pick up anywhere.”
Long'er was furious when she heard this. Shang Qing's face was also very ugly, but in the end he was in the wrong and could only swallow his grievances.
When Sisi heard that Mu Shen was her senior brother, her eyes widened like glass beads.
She was just talking badly about her senior brother to the Wood God.
Oh no, we've messed with the tiger's tail.
The little guy bit his finger and whimpered.
"What happened today was Long'er's fault. Please, Sisi, don't take it too seriously, Long..."
What does it mean to not be too calculating?
Yuqing interrupted him, "Are you saying that Sisi, as a victim, is petty for being so calculating?"
Shang Qing's expression darkened further. What did he mean? Did he expect him to apologize to the younger generation?
Long'er stepped forward, crying, "I'm sorry, Sisi, this is my fault. It's not my master's fault. Please don't make things difficult for my master. It's all Long'er's fault. Long'er apologizes to you!"
"No one made things difficult for my senior brother."
Wen Yuan, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, “You have been the one making your senior uncle look bad. This is your fault. You should sincerely apologize instead of crying and begging your senior uncle to stand up for you.”
Long'er pursed her lips, her palms almost bleeding from the effort. "Yes, it's my fault. Sisi, I was jealous and did something wrong. I'm sorry."
You should call her senior sister.
"Senior... Senior Sister."
Sisi blinked but didn't respond.
Yu Qing casually shifted her gaze to Shang Qing.
Shang Qing's eyelids twitched, knowing that he wanted him to apologize. Although he had said the wrong thing, he was Lingbao Tianzun. Why should he apologize to a junior?
Where does he put his face now?
"Apologize."
Yuqing held on tightly, making it seem like he was about to cause a scene if he didn't apologize.
Thinking that if things really got out of hand, he, who rarely came to the Heavenly Palace anyway, would become a laughing stock in the Heavenly Palace, Shang Qing's face turned as green as a cucumber.
After a long while, he finally opened his glued-on mouth and said with difficulty to Sisi, "Sisi, your uncle shouldn't have scolded you. Your uncle was wrong."
After saying this, Shang Qing felt as if half of his face had disappeared. He was so ashamed that he wanted to pull Long'er away.
"Wait!" Yuqing called out to him.
"Don't rush off, my disciple hasn't given his opinion yet."
He pinched Sisi's round little face, "Sisi, your senior uncle has apologized to you, do you accept it? If you don't accept it, your master will have your senior uncle apologize to you via telepathy from afar."
If the message travels a thousand miles, wouldn't everyone know that the dignified Lingbao Heavenly Venerable apologized to a junior?
Shang Qing was so angry that he felt dizzy and his head was spinning. Yu Qing was afraid that he wouldn't lose face big enough!
Sisi saw the old man's face turn black and green with anger, and pouted, "Sisi won't argue with the old man."
"Sisi is such a good girl. Come on, let's go to the Peach Banquet and eat peaches. Let's not chatter with them."
The two went ahead, and Wen Yuan nodded slightly and followed.
Long'er called softly, "Master..."
"Be more careful in the future. Your master may spoil you, but outsiders won't. Even if you like Yuan'er, she is Yuan'er's junior sister. You can't possibly surpass her. If you want to see Yuan'er, you should try to build a good relationship with her!"
Remembering the purpose of his visit, Shang Qing forcefully suppressed the anger that had been building up in his heart.
"Alright, go to the Peach Banquet. I will petition the Jade Emperor to bestow a title upon you, and you will be a goddess from now on. You must be even more careful with your words and actions, and make sure no one finds fault with you, understand?"
"Long'er understands."
She said that on the surface, but she was almost furious inside. What did she mean by saying that she could never be better than Sisi?
Should I try to build a good relationship with her?
What a joke!
Once she becomes a goddess, she will definitely not let Sisi off the hook, no matter how many old or new grudges she has!
The Peach Banquet was a lively and bustling event.
Yuqing's appearance immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and everyone stood up and kowtowed.
The Jade Emperor laughed, "Why did it take you so long to arrive? Did you go to see that spirit tree again?"
"The Spirit Immortal Tree is precious, so of course we have to see it."
Yuqing found a seat and sat down. When the Jade Emperor saw him holding Sisi tightly, his eyes flashed.
"So Sisi went looking for you. No wonder I couldn't find her anywhere. She's still closer to you."
Upon hearing Sisi's name, Yuqing's eyes lit up with a smile. "Of course, it's rare for Sisi to return from her tribulation, so naturally I had to come and see her."
The Jade Emperor smiled and nodded, then noticed that Shangqing was holding a little girl's hand and asked, "Is this the little dragon that Lingbao Tianzun picked up? It seems to have a good temperament."
Shang Qing sighed softly, "Long'er is indeed of good character. If it weren't for her kind heart, I'm afraid I would have been sad for a long time."
"How so?"
"Not long ago, when I went to inspect the South China Sea, my jade pendant suddenly fell into Yuqing Lake. The jade pendant was extremely precious to me and was rich in spiritual power. This child not only did not covet it, but also took the initiative to retrieve the jade pendant from the lake for me."
Shangqing affectionately patted Long'er's head, "The waters of Yuqing Lake overflow every year, harming the people of the world. Poor Long'er is just a carp that has not yet leaped over the Dragon Gate. She has used her meager spiritual power to guard the lake for decades and has saved many people of the world."
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