Whether he recognized Nezha or not, the golden-armored general didn't even struggle before being pulled down from the clouds along with his sword by the red ribbon, and sat upright in front of Xu Milu and Nezha.
"Mo Liqing greets the Third Prince."
The golden-armored general was dressed in golden armor, but his entire body was covered in blue. He had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and his features were well-proportioned. His eyebrows were a strange bluish-purple color, and his face was covered in a bluish-purple beard that looked like a crab growing horizontally on his face. The sword in his hand shone brightly, as if it were made of glass.
He glanced at Xu Milu, then at Nezha who was still gnawing on a bone, and said in a muffled voice:
"I was guarding the South Heavenly Gate when I suddenly felt a golden light shine straight up to the Heavenly Court, scattering the clouds at the South Heavenly Gate and allowing many mortals to glimpse a corner of the Heavenly Palace. They thought some powerful demon had been born, so they descended to the mortal realm to take a look. Could it be that the Third Prince has already captured the troublesome demon—"
Mo Liqing, one of the Four Heavenly Kings guarding the South Heavenly Gate?
There are two versions of the Four Heavenly Kings. One version is that they are the four demon generals in the novel "Investiture of the Gods". The four brothers were first severely injured by Yang Jian, and then all died from the Heart-Piercing Nail of Bingling Gong Huang Tianhua. Later, Jiang Ziya conferred the title of "Four Heavenly Kings" to represent the four elements of earth, water, fire and wind, protect the country and people, and control the power of favorable weather.
The second explanation comes from Journey to the West. These four gods are the Four Heavenly Kings under the Buddha in Western Buddhism. When Sun Wukong made havoc in the Heavenly Palace, the Jade Emperor borrowed them from the Buddha. The four brothers then guarded the four gates of the Heavenly Palace in the east, south, west and north respectively, and became known as the "Four Heavenly Kings".
However, the Journey to the West world is different from the original Journey to the West. The characters in this world are vivid and lively, so for a moment, Xu Milu found it difficult to determine which version was true.
Thinking of this, she saw Chenxiang sleeping to one side, and with a beckoning motion, a shower of wisteria blossoms fell, covering most of Chenxiang's face, which resembled Yang Jian's.
—Although I don’t know the Heavenly Court’s attitude towards Chenxiang, it’s best to be cautious.
"It wasn't demons causing trouble, it was just that my friend and I were cooking meat here, and we were making a bit too much noise."
Nezha spat out a piece of bone, loosened the red ribbon, and released the person from the chariot. The story will continue:
"I don't know that it is the Southern Heavenly King who is guarding the Southern Heavenly Gate today. General, just report the truth and there is no need to be afraid of anything."
"Cook the meat?"
Upon hearing this, the divine general's eyes widened considerably.
Although he had not eaten human grains for a long time, he still knew what the process of cooking meat was. With such a big commotion right now, who could cook meat in such a way that it would alarm the Heavenly Palace Guards?
He subconsciously twitched his nose, feeling an enticing aroma rush to his brain, as if his entire mind was immersed in the fragrance of meat. His long-dormant cravings stirred, and his stomach rumbled mischievously.
"Gurgle—"
A faint awkwardness spread through the backyard, and Mo Liqing's pale face seemed to turn even paler.
Unlike Nezha, who has a palace in the mortal world where he receives incense offerings, Mo Liqing rarely enjoys offerings from the mortal world and doesn't usually like to use incense. Now, suddenly smelling this intoxicating aroma of meat, he almost lost his composure in front of everyone.
Q: Is there anything more embarrassing than descending to earth to catch a demon and ending up catching the Third Prince?
A: Yes, she made indecent noises in front of him and stared at the freshly cooked meat with great envy.
This turn of events was rather abrupt, and Nezha was also somewhat surprised. He carefully examined Mo Liqing's expression, and after a long while, he said to Xu Milu incredulously:
"I remember the general has long since abstained from grains and has never liked offerings from the people. I never imagined that the meat you cooked would even make him—"
Before she could finish speaking, Xu Milu quickly covered her friend's mouth and smoothed things over:
"I didn't expect this meat to taste so good, hahaha... If the Heavenly King doesn't mind, why don't you stay and have some before you leave? It was my fault just now, I wasn't watching carefully and this mistake happened. Thank you for reminding me, Heavenly King, I won't do it again next time."
Brother, didn't you see that the other person was so embarrassed that they wanted to draw their sword and commit suicide?
Stop complaining! The other person is your colleague, after all. What if they make things difficult for you later?
Nezha seemed to have never been interrupted like this before. A hint of annoyance flashed across his face, but when he turned and saw Xu Milu frantically winking at him, he seemed to understand something. He casually flicked the red ribbon in his hand and said stiffly:
"As you wish."
The Third Prince didn't get angry?
They're actually willing to stay here and obey this female immortal's orders?
Upon seeing this, Mo Liqing could hardly hide his astonishment; his blue beard trembled three times, as if he had witnessed something extraordinary.
"Thank you for your kindness, Third Prince, but I have important matters to attend to and cannot leave my post. I will definitely enjoy wine with you another day. Farewell."
After saying that, he stepped on a cloud and hurriedly led his troops back to the Heavenly Court without any hesitation.
Mo Liqing almost fled in panic, leaving Xu Milu speechless:
"Just...it was all blown over like that? Does this mean having connections in high places makes things easier?"
"That is Mo Liqing, the Southern Heavenly King, who guards the Southern Heavenly Gate. In the past, when the Great Sage made a great disturbance at the Peach Banquet, the Jade Emperor sent the Four Heavenly Kings to assist my father and me, gathering the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Nine Luminaries, the Twelve Earthly Branches... a total of 100,000 heavenly soldiers from all the stars, and setting up eighty-one nets to surround Flower Fruit Mountain. Now my father is the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and the four Mo Liqing brothers are all under his command. I can be considered a comrade-in-arms with Mo Liqing, so he won't make things difficult for me over such a trivial matter."
Nezha's clear black and white eyes blinked, seemingly unable to understand:
"You used to be fearless, but now you're so worried about such a small thing. Where is even a trace of the spirit of that monkey back then?"
"So what? Being brave but reckless is called a brute, and being neither brave nor reckless is called a fool. Besides, it was my carelessness today that caused that wisp of cloud to soar into the sky. If it can be settled with an apology, why resort to weapons?"
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