Chapter 300: Countdown to the End (Part 1)
"Should I find a place to retreat into seclusion?"
"What's so special about it, Uncle-Master?"
Nezha patted Yu Ding Zhenren, who seemed to be calculating something, and asked curiously.
"Ah, Nezha..." Master Yuding couldn't help but sigh when he saw him, "A cautionary tale indeed—"
"What is that?"
Nezha looked completely bewildered.
"I'm so worried—"
What are you worried about?
The Heavenly Court must be out of its mind to appoint Yang Jian as the God of Justice. What, hasn't the Jade Emperor's downfall been a wake-up call? Does the Queen Mother not want to stay in power any longer either?
Master Yuding looked at Nezha and sighed again. He and his senior brother were truly destined for misery. No, he was even more miserable than his senior brother.
Nezha only wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace once or twice, while Yang Jian has already penetrated deep into the Heavenly Court. It's not impossible that he could overthrow the Heavenly Court one day.
Oh, I almost forgot, he also has a little apprentice who offended the East Sea on his behalf.
Despite his young age, he has quite high aspirations. He just said it casually, but Wukong actually took a liking to the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff).
It's just that he's too good at teaching; all the disciples he's taught are too outstanding, and they're just too famous throughout the Three Realms!
His theoretical knowledge is perfect, but his fighting skills are lacking. If his two apprentices were to engage in a serious fight, he could easily lose his life!
"No, no, I have to go into seclusion!"
Watching Master Yuding hurriedly run off, Nezha shook his head in bewilderment: "Always talking nonsense. But speaking of seclusion... hasn't Master been in seclusion for a long time?"
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
In a remote, deep mountain forest, Master Taiyi brushed the fallen leaves off his body and emerged from his hidden cave.
Looking at the bright sun on the horizon, his face glowing, he said, "A quick calculation shows the winds and waves are calm. Good, excellent! I can finally emerge from seclusion! I wonder how my two disciples are doing? It's been so long, I miss them terribly!"
...
"What did you say?"
Yang Chan looked at the Weaver Girl, who had come down to earth specifically to find her, with a look of surprise.
The Weaver Girl smiled bitterly: "I'm telling you the truth, the clouds I wove conveyed to me that the Seventh Princess really did secretly marry a mortal."
"Xiao Qi!" Yang Chan exclaimed in shock, recalling Xiao Qi's earlier strange behavior, and began to guess what was going on. She turned to look at the Weaver Girl, her eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Weaver Girl."
The Weaver Girl smiled gently: "It's alright. You saved me before, and I only did something insignificant. The Seventh Princess... is too naive. I'm worried she'll be deceived."
Ever since the story of the Cowherd, the Weaver Girl has been extremely wary of all men.
"Moreover, Her Majesty is most committed to upholding the Heavenly Laws; if she were to find out about this..."
Yang Chan grasped the Weaver Girl's hand: "So thank you. Don't worry, I will handle this matter well."
After seeing off the worried Weaver Girl, Yang Chan, who had been full of confidence, couldn't help but also become worried.
"Yang Chan, what's wrong?"
Nezha appeared upside down under the eaves, startling Yang Chan: "Nezha!"
Nezha nimbly jumped down, walked to her side, and asked curiously, "Was that the Weaver Girl who just came down? What was she doing on earth? Watching the daily life of the Cowherd and the Bull Demon after their marriage?"
Yang Chan couldn't help but laugh: "What married life? That's ancient history, it's disgusting to even mention it."
"Then what is she doing here?"
Yang Chan sighed, but didn't answer him. Instead, she paced around the temple a few times and said, "No, I have to go find my older brother."
Nezha instantly felt wronged: "All you do is cultivate in seclusion all day long. I'm always the one who comes to Mount Hua to visit you. Yang Jiao is so lazy, but you always take the initiative to go to him!"
"I have serious business to attend to, something important to do."
Yang Chan habitually soothed Nezha, and he was quickly appeased as well: "Then I'll go too. How can I be absent from something so important? Tell me, shall we make havoc in the Heavenly Palace or help Wukong snatch the Ruyi Jingu Bang from the East Sea?"
Yang Chan was silent for a moment, then closed her eyes: "How long have you been planning to do this?"
Nezha chuckled, touching his nose. "Isn't it just... boredom?"
Yang Chan took a deep breath and couldn't help but grab his ear: "You're not allowed to be bored! Do you hear me?"
"Oh, I'm sorry... Can't I even think about it?"
"You can think... but you can't say it out loud. Also, you can't lead Wukong astray!"
"Did I corrupt Wukong? That little monkey was always wild, okay?"
"You still dare to talk!"
"I was wrong, I was wrong. We need to see Yang Jiao, so let's go quickly. If we don't go soon, he'll probably be asleep."
"Hey? Big brother, is your schedule this healthy now?"
"Is he healthy? He's just idle, lazy all day long like he hasn't slept!"
"Don't you dare talk about my older brother!"
"Okay, I won't say, I won't say..."
The two of them flew towards the Yang residence, playfully bickering, completely unaware that they were brushing past Taiyi Zhenren.
"It's too dangerous, too dangerous..."
Taiyi Zhenren hurried down Mount Hua. He had heard that Yang Chan was cultivating on Mount Hua and came specifically to see her, since Yang Chan was much more obedient than Nezha.
As soon as he arrived at the Temple of the Holy Mother, he heard Nezha and Yang Chan talking about going to wreak havoc in the Heavenly Palace and stealing things from the East Sea!
This is outrageous!
Taiyi Zhenren couldn't listen to any more and turned to run away.
"Young people are too impetuous. I think I should go back and seclude myself for another hundred years or so. They're too irrational, far too irrational..."
Master Taiyi continued his journey, choosing another secluded mountain forest for seclusion.
...
"Oh, the seventh princess wants to be your mother!"
*Smack!* Nezha slapped Ao Bing on the head. "Can't you speak properly? Can't you shut up!"
Ao Bing felt wronged, but dared not speak out. Who told him to get involved in this gossip saga out of mere curiosity? For the sake of gossip, he endured it!
But everyone understood the meaning behind his words. Yang Chan looked at Yang Jiao, her eyes filled with worry: "Big brother, I talked to Xiao Qi before, and it seems that she really is influenced by Father and Mother, as well as Fox Sister and Fox Five, so..."
Yang Jiao gently shook his head: "If she is really affected, we should not only see the happiness of our parents, but also the responsibility of our father and the consequences for our mother. I'm afraid she only sees the happiness."
"What should we do then?" Yang Chan asked anxiously. "Xiao Qi is clearly violating the Heavenly Laws..."
"I have a plan!" Nezha proudly puffed out his chest, meeting Yang Chan's curious gaze, and confidently said, "Let's cause trouble in Heaven again and get the Queen Mother to pardon her!"
"Okay, shut up."
Yang Chan reacted quickly, pinching Nezha's mouth shut, "You can sit at the same table as Ao Bing."
"Ugh...why should I?"
Nezha, who was moved to Ao Bing's side by Yang Chan's magic, was very dissatisfied.
Ao Bing looked at him mockingly: "How tactful! You wouldn't believe me if I told you you were stupid. You regret not using lotus root to make your body, aren't you? You're such a dim-witted fool!"
"Shut up too!"
Nezha refused to touch Ao Bing's dirty mouth and immediately cast a spell to silence him.
Yang Chan watched this scene with amusement. Speaking of being clueless, Ao Bing had included himself in the insult, completely unaware, hadn't he?
Ignoring Nezha, who was focused on causing trouble, Yang Chan looked at Yang Jiao, noticing the fan in his hand. Her question, which had started with asking for his opinion, suddenly changed: "Big brother...this fan looks so familiar..."
“Oh, the one that Master Yuding used,” Yang Jiao said, fanning himself with a smile. “I think he liked it quite a bit. It seemed very comfortable to use. He forgot to take it with him when he left, so I’m using it.”
Are you sure you forgot to bring it?
Yang Chan's conscience briefly appeared for a second in her older brother's innocent eyes before disappearing completely: "Okay, then what do you think we should do, older brother?"
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