Yinyu laughed dryly and said, "Did you hear that?"
Quan Yizhen nodded. Yinyu's face was filled with confusion. He scratched the bridge of his nose with his knuckles and said, "...It's...not...so...good..."
Anyone with normal guts could tell that the words were forced, but Quan Yizhen seemed to have taken them at face value and said, "Oh."
Yinyu saw that he believed her, smiled, and finally said, "Actually, don't worry about it. You didn't do anything wrong, really. This is fine."
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the reason why all the brothers and sisters disliked Quan Yizhen was not because he had a big appetite, or because he was irritable when he woke up, or because he always ignored others and only cared about showing off when forming a team.
In the final analysis, what they really couldn't stand was the latter part: he came the latest, but got the most.
Quan Yizhen nodded and said, "I think so too."
Yinyu patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go practice! This is the most important thing. Don't worry about anything else."
Quan Yizhen jumped out of the window. Looking in the direction he was heading, he was indeed going to practice. Yinyu closed the window and also picked up the scriptures from the desk and began to study.
After watching both scenes, Xie Lian praised, "Sanlang, this subordinate of yours is truly a rare talent. He has a very good character." But then he remembered that Yinyu had just nearly chopped off Quan Yizhen's head with a shovel from the Earth Master. He hurriedly asked, "Is everything okay out there?"
Hua Cheng showed him the outside. Yin Yu calmed down and pulled the Earth Master out with a shovel, seemingly contemplating what to do with Quan Yizhen's head. Xie Lian felt slightly relieved and said, "I guess their problem probably started after their ascension?"
Hua Cheng said: "Correct."
After he finished speaking, a magnificent palace appeared before Xie Lian’s eyes.
Yinyu sat solemnly in the center of the main hall, Jianyu and Quan Yizhen standing behind him, one on each side. The hall was filled with a constant stream of fascinated people, all of them priests from the Celestial Court. Xie Lian also spotted many familiar faces, such as the masculine Lingwen, the indifferent Pei Su, and the flawless Lang Qianqiu... All of them were dressed in formal attire, and the young priests behind them held bright red gift boxes.
This was clearly the Yinyu Palace in Xianjing. This day was the Yinyu Palace's inauguration ceremony, marking the auspicious day for the completion of his immortal residence in Xianjing.
Xie Lian was slightly surprised. It wasn't difficult for Huacheng to see the sights of the human world. The human world was his domain; as long as he cast his net among the masses, he could exploit the eyes of passersby, wandering spirits, birds, and beasts. But Xianjing was the land of the heavens; how could he see this?
Hua Cheng seemed to have guessed what he was thinking and said, "Brother, look at the corner near the palace door."
Xie Lian followed his instructions and looked over. The area of "corner" was quite large, as the temple itself was quite large. There were at least dozens of figures moving in and out of the corner near the temple door. Hua Cheng then asked, "Guess which one is Heishui?"
Xie Lian then remembered that He Xuan had been lurking in the Upper Heavens, and that all the information about the Immortal Capital must have been sold to Hua Cheng by him. He couldn't help but concentrate on identifying the connection, and after a moment, he found a close match and asked, "The one in black?"
Hua Chengdao: "This guess is too conservative. It's not right. Guess again."
Xie Lian asked again, “The one who’s so serious?”
Hua Cheng said: "That's not right."
After guessing several times but none of them were correct, someone announced, "Master Wind Master has arrived—"
Xie Lian immediately looked towards the main hall entrance. He saw Shi Qingxuan swaying gracefully, waving his Wind Master Fan, striding in with a beaming smile. He tossed the gift box to the side and said with a bow, "Congratulations on establishing the Yu Palace. I'm late, I'm late. Drink a little wine, hahahaha!"
Yin Yu, who was sitting on the table, smiled and said, "No, I'm not late. Master Fengshi, please come in!"
Hua Cheng finally revealed the answer to the mystery and said, "That's it."
Xie Lian: “??? Master Fengshi is Heishui?”
This is too mysterious. Hua Cheng laughed and said, "Brother, you misunderstood. It's not this, it's the one behind him."
Xie Lian looked closely and saw a low-ranking priest standing at the side of the hall door behind Shi Qingxuan, responsible for receiving gift boxes from the guests. He wasn't very impressive, but he was beaming with enthusiasm. Shi Qingxuan strode into the hall triumphantly and casually tossed him a small pearl as a reward. The priest's eyes gleamed as he caught it with both hands, repeatedly saying "Thank you, sir!" with a completely servile air. Xie Lian couldn't help but wonder, "...Is this Heishui? Heishui with such a bright smile?"
Hua Cheng said, "That's him. It's just a fake smile. This person has at least fifty clones in Xianjing, each with a different identity. They can monitor more than eighty priests of the Upper Heaven Court and more than three hundred priests of the Middle Heaven Court at the same time. Otherwise, the identity of Earth Master alone would be far from enough."
"..." Xie Lian couldn't help but admire Heishui's acting skills, his ability to play chess, and his overwhelming energy. He asked, "So, what about those fifty-plus clones now?"
Hua Cheng said, "Jun Wu is pulling out the nails one by one."
Just as he finished speaking, a harsh voice suddenly came from outside: "Your Highness Yinyu, you'd better give an explanation today. What exactly happened to your junior brother?"
The priests' smiles instantly faded, and they all looked outside. Someone seemed to be trying to break in, but was stopped. They continued to shout, "Your junior brother Quan Yizhen attacked a priest of higher status in the Upper Heaven. Did you do anything about it?"
Yinyu's smile disappeared, and he lowered his voice to ask the two people behind him, "What's going on? Yizhen, did you fight with them again?"
Quan Yizhen said: "It moved."
Jianyu's eyes widened with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's you again, you stinky brat!"
When something like this happened, Shi Qingxuan was always the first to speak. He tucked his whisk into his collar and said, "What's going on? Today is their temple-opening ceremony. Can't we talk about it later?"
It's someone else's big day, and you're here to cause trouble. Either you're inconsiderate or you're just looking for trouble. Someone outside the palace said, "Oh, so today is your big day, the day you're going to establish the palace. We didn't know that. But he beat us up for not picking a date, so why should we pick a date when we're going to settle accounts with him? Quan Yizhen is a member of your Yinyu Palace, appointed by His Highness Yinyu himself. Who else should we go after if not him?"
It was certain: he was here to cause trouble. Ling Wen frowned slightly and said, "Why do you have to do this?"
Yinyu had no choice but to stand up and said, "I understand. However, now is not a good time. How about we talk about it later?"
The people outside the palace said, "I just hope that you, Yinyu Palace, won't cover up for me!"
Without knowing how the whole thing happened, the accusation of "sheltering" was suddenly thrust upon him, which was truly intimidating. Shi Qingxuan seemed about to speak again, but Quan Yizhen suddenly jumped down from behind Yinyu and said, "Are you guys leaving or not?"
The troublemaker had obviously guessed that he wouldn't dare to fight back in this situation, so he said fearlessly, "If you don't leave, do you still want to fight? So many immortal officials are watching..."
Unexpectedly, Quan Yizhen was a man who could not be judged by common sense. Without a word, he raised his fist and flew out. A scream was heard outside the hall, and all the priests inside were stunned!
After a while, Ling Wen finally said, "Come here, hold him back! He's going to be beaten to death!"
Yinyu was stunned for a moment, then hurried out, shouting, "Stop it!" The troublemakers shouted, "You Yinyu Palace members are truly amazing! Great, great! Brothers, you're ganging up on me!"
…
That evening, in the side hall of Yinyu Palace, Yinyu was pacing back and forth. Jianyu was furious and said, "Today's good palace ceremony was completely ruined by this brat!!!"
Xie Lian could completely understand why Jianyu was so angry.
While Xie Lian didn't care much for the Temple Establishment Ceremony, many other priests did. It was the official recognition ceremony for a priest as a member of the Upper Heavenly Court. Today's incident, to use a crude analogy, was like a mortal emperor having his coronation ceremony disrupted. Who wouldn't be furious?
Yin Yu sighed and said, "Forget it. Someone must have provoked him first. And he didn't start the trouble today. It's just that they chose today on purpose. What can we do?"
Jian Yu said: "There are so many people in the Heavenly Palace, why do they choose to provoke him instead of others?"
Yin Yu said, "You know, he's never the type to take a beating without fighting back. It's not that others don't provoke others, it's that others can tolerate it, but he can't."
Jianyu said, "This is the Immortal Capital, not the human world. Can't we just keep quiet and keep a low profile?! If he hadn't started a fight earlier and just stayed quiet, no one would have had the chance to get angry today! Now he's so embarrassed! So many priests are watching! If word gets out, who's going to care who started it first? They'll just say that Yinyu Palace was unreasonable and fought in public. Who's going to argue with you about who was more wrong?! Do you think he's right? No! As long as something happens, as long as a fight breaks out, you're wrong! He doesn't know shit! He's only causing us trouble!"
After this outburst, Jianyu stormed out of the side hall, while Yinyu sat there, feeling worried.
After a while, he turned around and saw a dark figure squatting on the window frame. Yinyu was startled again by this familiar scene and asked, "Why are you squatting here again? When did you come here? What's this habit?"
Quan Yizhen didn't answer and said, "They scolded me first."
Yinyu hesitated to speak, saying, "Yizhen, don't take Jianyu's words to heart."
Quan Yizhen stubbornly said, "They scolded me first. I don't know them at all. They said I was a low-level priest and scolded me for no reason, laughed at me, and told me to get out and get out of their way. I asked them to apologize, but they refused, so I beat them. Only when they were beaten did they shut up. Otherwise, I wouldn't beat them."
Although things are relatively harmonious now, in the early days, some of the higher-ranking and more experienced priests in the Upper and Lower Heavens would indeed exclude and bully the most junior priests. This was not uncommon at that time. Yin Yu sighed.
Quan Yizhen asked, "Are lower-ranking priests inferior to others?"
Yinyu said, "No."
Isn’t it?
It was obvious that even he himself did not believe this, and Quan Yizhen also noticed it. After a long while, he frankly said, "I don't like it here."
Yinyu remained silent. Quan Yizhen said, "They find me annoying, but I find them even more annoying. I used to have eight hours a day to practice, but now I have to spend most of that time talking nonsense and listening to nonsense, visiting and being visited. Some people come and yell at me and hit me for no apparent reason, refuse to apologize, and won't let me hit them. This isn't a fairyland at all. I don't like it here."
Yinyu sighed and said, "I don't like it here either."
Quan Yizhen said: "Then go back."
Yinyu shook his head and said, "Although I don't like it here, I still want to stay here."
Quan Yizhen was puzzled and asked, "If you don't like it, why do you stay here?"
Yin Yu laughed in silence. He couldn't explain to him how many people dreamed of reaching the ultimate destination of Xianjing, nor could he make him understand how difficult it was to ascend there at his age. He said, "This... because ascending is truly difficult. Since it's so difficult, I still want to do better now that I'm here."
Quan Yizhen disagreed and said, "Ascension is no big deal! It doesn't matter if you don't fly."
Yinyu was a little annoyed, but also a little amused, and said, "What do you mean it's no big deal? Why don't you try it?"
Seeing this, Xie Lian said, "People, please don't joke around so easily."
Hua Cheng said, "That's right. In less than half a year, when Quan Yizhen ascends to heaven, he won't find it funny anymore."
Xie Lian asked, “Can we still watch it back then?”
Hua Cheng said, "Yes. Wait a moment."
The scene shifted, this time back to Xianjing, but now the setting was a banquet under the moon. Xie Lian watched for a moment and asked, "Mid-Autumn Festival banquet?"
Hua Cheng said: "Not bad."
Xie Lian asked, “Where is Blackwater hiding this time?”
Hua Cheng said, "Look who's eating."
At the banquet, the various priests were busy toasting, chatting, and playing games. Only one person had his face almost buried in the huge bowl in front of him. This time, He Xuan didn't hide, but sat in the corner as a geomancer. However, no one paid much attention to him.
Yinyu and Jianyu sat next to the Earth Master, both belonging to the marginal zone. Yinyu didn't eat or talk to anyone. Jianyu whispered, "Thank God, that sick-headed brat didn't come!"
Yinyu heard this and whispered, "He's been in the Ascension for so long now. If you keep saying this to him, it won't be good if others hear you. You'd better be careful."
Jian Yu said, "That's the truth. Am I wrong? So what if he ascended to heaven? Even if he were a few hundred years older, his brain would still be useless."
As he was speaking, a group of newly arrived priests sat down nearby. They all seemed to be new faces. After a cursory greeting, one of them casually asked Yinyu, "Who is this?"
Another priest also replied casually: "This is the Martial God who guards the West."
Upon hearing this, the priest who had asked the question suddenly became extremely enthusiastic. He stood up and toasted, saying, "Oh! Oh! Oh! I've heard so much about your great name!"
Yinyu also stood up quickly and said with a smile, "Why have you been hearing so much about me?"
The priest said, "Hey, sir, don't be so modest! I've long heard of your great name! I've long heard that His Highness Qiying of the West is young and promising. He's only ascended a few years ago, but he's already won the hearts of believers. At this year's Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, he even made it into the top ten! He currently dominates the West, his position is unshakable, and his future is limitless! Now that I see him, he seems a little older than I thought. But he's still very young, and truly worthy of the title of young and promising!"
Upon hearing this, Yinyu's smile froze. He felt awkward, not knowing whether to accept or reject the drink. Meanwhile, the other party continued his enthusiastic attempts to build a closer relationship, calling him brother. "To be honest, I rarely find people I like, but with you, Brother Quan, it feels like we've known each other from the first sight! My territory is also to the west. If there's anything I can do for you in the future, as long as you don't mind, just let me know! We should all look out for each other. Hahaha..."
He laughed heartily, and so did the people nearby who knew Yinyu. Xie Lian could almost have traveled through time and space, directly experiencing the overwhelming, suffocating embarrassment.
Jianyu's face turned green with anger, but Yinyu remained calm. Although his hands trembled a little, he managed to steady himself and said, "I'm sorry..."
Just as he was trying to clear up the misunderstanding, someone shouted, "Qiying is here!"
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