Chapter 284 Feeling Depressed
Taiyi completely forgot how enlightened he had been before, and how he had criticized Dijun for meddling, and simply went along with Changhao's wishes.
Just as he told Di Jun, he doted on Chang Hao for no other reason than to make Chang Hao happy.
But Taiichi's attitude towards his brothers and nephews were completely different.
Taiichi respects and indulges his brothers, but he is completely protective of his nephew. He cannot tolerate the thought of Xiao Shi suffering any loss.
"Alright, Uncle, don't be angry. How could I possibly suffer a loss?" Chang Hao didn't understand why Taiyi was worried about him suffering a loss, since he was the one who had Yuanshi in the best position.
"How could you not suffer a loss?" Taiyi said, feeling extremely frustrated. "Have you ever been inside the Primordial Purple Mansion?"
Taiyi couldn't fool himself. Changhao clearly had feelings for Yuanshi as well, otherwise he wouldn't have been so considerate of Yuanshi, even taking Yuanshi's face into account.
“Of course I went in,” Chang Hao replied without hesitation. “Back then, Yuanshi was sealed by the Heavenly Dao, and he was only able to break free by borrowing the Chaos Bell from you.”
This is the epitome of going from hell to heaven in a second. Taiyi breathed a sigh of relief, immediately realizing that Changhao still didn't understand.
Indeed, Chang Hao didn't even understand the meaning of entering the Purple Mansion. He dared to trespass into his own Purple Mansion, so he certainly didn't know about this unorthodox path and had no way to contact it.
Taiyi knew this because the dragons had tried to lure the brothers, and although they failed, they had opened their eyes to the world.
Di Jun's quick reaction at that time was also thanks to that adventure.
Chang Hao pulled Taiyi toward the South Heavenly Gate, "Come on, Uncle, stop sighing. Let me tell you about the Heavenly Court now."
Taiyi roused himself and looked at the familiar South Heavenly Gate and the familiar Demon-Revealing Mirror. The presence of objects but the loss of people is the most poignant thing.
"Alright, Uncle, I'll find a way to get Father and Mother back. Why are you so upset?" Chang Hao realized that he couldn't even reach Taiyi's shoulder by standing on tiptoe, and now he was the one who was frustrated.
Fortunately, Hongjun gave him the Chaos Purple Jade Lotus in time; otherwise, wouldn't his Golden Crow body have degenerated into an egg and had to hatch again?
Chang Hao immediately transformed back into his Jade Purity form, and in the blink of an eye, he was once again a handsome and elegant young man.
Taiyi glanced at Xiao Shi and became even more worried, convinced that Xiao Shi was so good-looking that the arrogant Yuanshi Tianzun had taken notice of him.
Suddenly noticing that only the Moon Essence Wheel remained on Chang Hao's waist, Taiyi couldn't even manage a fake smile. Had he even given the Sun Essence Wheel to Yuanshi Tianzun? Brother, what should he do? He really had no other choice.
Feilian, Jimeng, and Shangyang were bored and stood guard in front of the South Heavenly Gate. Originally, the three of them were supposed to take turns guarding the South Heavenly Gate with the other soldiers, but the three of them refused to be separated and insisted on guarding it together. Even if they couldn't rest, they wanted to drag the other two down with them.
For great demons of their level, guarding the position for thousands or tens of thousands of years is no big deal at all, and they can even talk to each other to keep themselves from getting bored.
Upon noticing the people approaching from the South Heavenly Gate, Fei Lian, Ji Meng, and Shang Yang lazily turned their heads and stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Hadn't His Majesty the Eastern Emperor already perished?
The three former demon saints, now gatekeepers of the South Heavenly Gate, were dazed and wondered if they were dreaming.
"Your Majesty the Eastern Emperor..." Fei Lian's eyes were blurry with tears. Never mind whether it was a dream or not, let him have a good cry first.
"Your Majesty, could it be that your spirit has appeared and, unable to bear to part with your subordinates, has come to visit us..." Ji Meng sobbed, his eyes blurred with tears, mistaking Chang Hao beside him for Di Jun, "Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, you've come too..."
If the souls of humans can manifest after death, why can't the souls of demons?
Chang Hao's face turned completely black. Anyone who didn't know better would think he had mistreated the demon race, with three former demon saints crying and wailing in front of him.
"You have no idea how much those little demons have embarrassed you..."
Shang Yang, a burly man, was crying his heart out in front of the South Heavenly Gate. If he wasn't stopped soon, the whole Three Realms would know about it.
Chang Hao, unable to bear it any longer, shouted, "Outrageous! Are you all drunk and causing trouble while on duty?"
Feilian, Jimeng, and Shangyang fell directly back to reality from the clouds. No, isn't that their crown prince's voice?
With a sudden jolt, Fei Lian, Ji Meng, and Shang Yang acted faster than they thought, immediately kneeling down and saying, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. We were rude and disrespectful."
He spoke these words with remarkable fluency, clearly demonstrating that he had practiced them extensively and was well-trained.
"Uncle, look, they're clearly deliberately going against me." Chang Hao pouted. Were these three trying to sow discord between him and Taiyi?
"Alright, what's going on here? Crying and wailing in front of the South Heavenly Gate in public, making a fool of yourself." Taiyi suppressed a laugh. Xiao Shi's habit of pouting when she was unhappy was still the same.
Feilian, Jimeng, and Shangyang suddenly looked up, their tiger-like eyes wide open, truly recognizing His Majesty the Eastern Emperor.
"Your Majesty the Eastern Emperor..." The Eastern Emperor exclaimed in unison, his voice filled with boundless joy. Fei Lian, Ji Meng, and Shang Yang could hardly believe it; it really was the Eastern Emperor who had returned.
"There is no more Donghuang in the world, only the Great Emperor of Gouchen Shanggong." This sentence directly represents Taiyi's attitude.
Unfortunately, given the intelligence of the three great demons, Feilian, Jimeng, and Shangyang, they naturally couldn't understand, but that didn't stop them from changing their tune.
"Your Majesty, it's so good that you're alright," Shang Yang said thankfully.
"What did you do to be demoted to guard the South Heavenly Gate?" Taiyi didn't realize that his words were already biased and he directly drew a conclusion about the three demons.
Fei Lian, Ji Meng, and Shang Yang's eyes darted around, and they stammered.
Taiyi suddenly realized, "Guarding the South Heavenly Gate is an insult to your dignity."
Taiyi thought he understood the reason, and turned to Chang Hao earnestly, "Xiao Shi, these three have followed your uncle on his campaigns. For your uncle's sake, why not set them free and stop making them guard the South Heavenly Gate?"
As soon as Taiyi finished speaking, Chang Hao covered his mouth and chuckled. He was willing to give Taiyi face.
Feilian, Jimeng, and Shangyang, their faces ashen, clung to the stone pillar of the South Heavenly Gate, refusing to budge. "Your Majesty," they cried, "we have no shame, no shame at all! We are willing to guard the South Heavenly Gate. We will guard it diligently, hoping to earn merit as soon as possible and return to Your Majesty's side..."
What a joke, Your Majesty the Eastern Emperor! Are you sending them to keep the Demon Emperor company?
Taiyi was a little confused. "Wouldn't it be better to set you free? Aren't you the ones who love freedom the most?"
He's only pleading for Xiao Shi out of consideration for our past relationship, so how come it seems like this plea for favors has been reversed?
Taiyi remembered that in the past, the three great demons Feilian, Jimeng, and Shangyang loved freedom, and it took his elder brother some effort to subdue them.
"No, no, no, we don't like freedom, not at all. We'd rather guard the South Heavenly Gate." Fei Lian's mouth moved rapidly, his eyes constantly glancing at Chang Hao, afraid that those thin lips would utter the word 'yes,' which would truly be the end for him.
Taiyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "It seems I can't keep up with the changes in the prehistoric world."
Could it be that the heavenly soldiers guarding the Heavenly Court are now more sought after than the position of Demon Saint in the past?
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