"I heard you call out 'Seven Commanders' just now. Who is Seven Commanders?" Cang Yan asked curiously.
Mu Tiantian: "...a person with poor eyesight."
Cang Yan: "Where is he?"
Mu Tiantian: "You abandoned me and ran away. That's so unfair, don't you think?"
Cang Yan: "Indeed..."
Qi Tong thought to himself, "Can these two even talk? They're just taking advantage of the fact that I can't speak."
snort!
Since Mu Tiantian met Cang Yan and Ji Ling, she has almost never left Cang Yan's arms.
Visiting temple fairs, buying storybooks, watching plays, eating... Cang Yan never forgot about her.
I don't know what kind of weird fetish Cang Yan has, but he just loves to rub her, especially her ears.
And I even use her as a pillow when I sleep.
It's hot and feels tight.
What I'm saying is, even if you want to increase favorability, don't you have to transform into human form first to have any hope?
While Cang Yan was fast asleep, Ji Ling quietly walked up to Mu Tiantian.
Mu Tiantian, as if seeing a savior, whispered for help, "Ji Ling, save me..."
She was being held so tightly by Cang Yan that she could barely breathe.
Ji Ling made a shushing gesture, looked at her gently, and extended his hands, mouthing silently, "Give me your hands."
Mu Tiantian stretched out her two front paws, which were very short.
Ji Ling held her little fleshy pads; they were so soft, it made him want to pinch them.
And he actually did it.
Mu Tiantian blinked her bright red eyes, pulled out a paw and patted Ji Ling's hand, signaling with her eyes that he should quickly take her out of Cang Yan's arms.
Ji Ling smiled sheepishly and carefully pulled her outside.
Cang Yan frowned and pulled the soft, fluffy rabbit toward his face with his large hand.
He nuzzled against the soft, fragrant white fur, smiled slightly, and then fell asleep peacefully.
Ji Ling grabbed Mu Tiantian's little front paws again, quickly and gently pulling her into his arms.
He hugged her and gently stroked her rabbit head.
Mu Tiantian instinctively shook her head, mainly because Cang Yan had touched her head too much, and now she would get angry at anyone who touched her head.
Ji Ling noticed her displeasure and stopped touching her, asking softly, "Where do you want to go?"
"Let's go to the river." She wanted to see if she was bald.
Ji Ling responded and led her to the riverbank.
Through the moonlight, Mu Tiantian saw her reflection on the river's surface; her fur was smooth and she hadn't lost any hair.
She tried transforming into human form again.
This time she succeeded.
Mu Tiantian was overjoyed and happily spun around. This time, she would finally not have to be petted by Cang Yan anymore.
"Thank you, Ji Ling." Mu Tiantian smiled sweetly, her eyes sparkling like stars.
Seeing how happy she was, Ji Ling couldn't help but smile as well.
Suddenly, Mu Tiantian felt a sharp pain in her ankle wound, lost her balance, and began to lean backward.
"Miss Mu!" Just as Ji Ling was about to reach out to pull her, a figure beat him to it.
Just as Mu Tiantian was about to fall into the river, a strong hand pulled her back.
The next moment she fell into a warm embrace, and a familiar teasing voice came from above her head, "You don't believe what the God says? Look, you almost fell into the river, didn't you? Will you still run around like that next time?"
Mu Tiantian pouted, "Who told you to keep touching me..."
That sounded like he was being wronged.
"If it really doesn't work out, I'll just have to put up with it from now on?" Cang Yan seemed very easy to talk to.
"Really?" Mu Tiantian was skeptical.
"Really." Cang Yan said, raising his hand. Just as he was about to place it on Mu Tiantian's head, she subconsciously flinched.
Cang Yan paused upon seeing this, then gently placed his hand on her head and softly stroked it. "Is this alright?"
Her hair was so soft, he really wanted to ruffle it, but for the sake of enjoying it for a longer time in the future, he decided to hold back for now.
Mu Tiantian nodded, feeling quite comfortable.
"Then you mustn't run around like that in the future."
"I...I didn't run around. You almost strangled me, that's why I ran away, right, Ji Ling?" Mu Tiantian winked at Ji Ling.
Ji Lingyi replied, "That's right. I saw that Miss Mu was having trouble breathing and was about to suffocate, so I brought her out."
After hearing this, Cang Yan looked at Mu Tiantian and said, "You can tell me next time."
"I'm telling you, you have to listen, you're sleeping like a log..." Mu Tiantian muttered under her breath.
Although the voice wasn't loud, Cang Yan heard every word. He smiled and said softly, "I'm listening. I'll listen to whatever you say."
This was the first time Ji Ling had seen Cang Yan treat someone with such patience, especially since that person was a rabbit demon with extremely strong demonic energy.
From that day on, it seemed like everything changed.
Later, he reminded Cang Yan, "Cang Yan, she is a rabbit demon. She has such heavy demonic energy on her body, yet she hasn't turned into a demon. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?"
Cang Yan replied nonchalantly, "Is there a problem?"
He could tell that Cang Yan truly didn't care.
He didn't know what his reasons were, but he continued to persuade her, "Cang Yan, you are a god-king, and she is just a rabbit demon. Aren't you two getting a little too close? What if the other gods in the celestial realm find out..."
"So what? I won't let them know." Cang Yan said this, and he really did it.
From then on, he and Mu Tiantian began to express their feelings for each other.
The sight of the two of them being so affectionate was an eyesore to Ji Ling.
He thought that the discomfort in his heart would be relieved after returning to the Heavenly Realm, but it wasn't.
He thought about it a lot.
If on the day they met, he was the one applying medicine to her wounds; if on the day she almost fell into the river, he was the one who caught her first.
Would things be different then?
Upon learning of Mu Tiantian's death, Ji Ling thought...
If... if he had taken her away on the day they first met in the underworld, would she not have died?
Ji Ling walked to the Heavenly Palace.
Four people stood in the main hall: two divine lords, two immortal lords, and Sang Shiyao knelt in the center.
This time, Sang Shiyao did not return to the Heavenly Realm with Ji Ling, but chose to stay in the Underworld.
Later, during the civil war in the Underworld, she secretly released Mu Yexuan.
Her actions have already betrayed the heavens.
When Xuanming saw Ji Ling return, he asked, "Is Cang Yan willing to stay in the Heavenly Realm and hand over the defense map?"
"He said he didn't have a defense map, and he sent Lord Xuanming personally to do it."
Upon hearing this, Xuanming loudly proclaimed to Sang Shiyao, "Sang Shiyao has violated the Heavenly Rules. Her Immortal Lord cultivation has been stripped, and she has been banished to the mortal realm. Only after enduring countless tribulations can she return to Heaven."
Sang Shiyao didn't speak, but kowtowed once.
“Lord Xuanming,” Ji Ling said.
"you say."
"If the gods violate the heavenly rules, will they also be punished in this way?"
Xuanming could understand the meaning behind Ji Ling's words.
This was a reminder to him that Cang Yan also deserved this punishment.
Xuanming said solemnly, "As long as they are gods recognized by the Temple of Divine Names, they will naturally be punished according to the Heavenly Rules."
Ji Ling bowed slightly to show that he understood.
“Immortal Lord Ji Ling,” Xuan Ming reminded him as he walked to his side, “Both the God Clan and the Immortal Clan are governed by the Heavenly Rules, and are also one family living under the same sky. I hope Immortal Lord Ji Ling will not make such a clear distinction.”
Ji Ling remained silent, making way for Xuan Ming.
He sneered inwardly, for he was never the one who could so clearly distinguish between gods and immortals.
...
Xuanming went to the Heavenly Palace where Cangyan was imprisoned.
“Cangyan”.
"Lord Xuanming".
Although Xuanming may not be as talented as him, Xuanming has lived long enough and his strength is no less than his.
Although Xuanming did not interact with him often, he took good care of Canglan.
Therefore, he is still willing to talk to him here.
"The defense map isn't on you?" Xuanming asked.
"It's not here." Cang Yan truly didn't know the whereabouts of the defense map.
Xuanming didn't say much. A white light appeared in his palm and he quickly attacked Cang Yan.
Cang Yan was struggling to resist, as he had just experienced the Great War in the Underworld and his divine power had not yet recovered.
After a while, a bright yellow scroll appeared inside Cang Yan's body.
The pattern on the scroll changes every incense stick's time.
Cang Yan was shocked. How could this be?
Xuanming explained, "Cangyan, this is not only a defense map of the Heavenly Realm, but also a defense map of the Three Realms. The defense map depicts the layout of the Heavenly, Human, and Underworld Realms, as well as the mountains and rivers. The holder can change the Three Realms."
If the Three Realms are in chaos, the holder can use the defense map to free the Three Realms from chaos.
Similarly, it could plunge the Three Realms into chaos.
This was the first time Cang Yan had learned about the function of the defense map.
In the past, he didn't care about anything, so even though he was in charge of guarding the defense map, he never thought of exploring its secrets.
"Why were you entrusted with guarding something so important in the first place?" Cang Yan asked, puzzled.
If someone could change the three realms by possessing it, it should at least be placed in an extremely safe place.
“Because only you can be its owner,” Xuanming said. “It only recognizes you as its owner.”
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