"Junior brother, have you made enough trouble? Wait until Master comes back and see how you'll explain it." Zhang Qi grabbed Nan Shuyu by the back of the collar and threw him to the ground.
The masked man in white was just surprised for a moment, then returned to normal.
He took off his mask and smiled playfully.
"I just wanted to see how many bad qualities people have. Isn't this fun? Even the Demon King got toyed with by me."
Nan Shuyu's eyes fell in the direction of the imperial palace. The golden bricks and red walls were magnificent and it must be a very wealthy place.
He wanted to see whether the emperor, who possessed the greatest wealth, would succumb to his inner demons.
However, this result surprised him somewhat.
Seeing him like this, Zhang Qi couldn't help but beat him up.
The Immortal Master's disciples started fighting in the sky.
Suddenly there were thunder and lightning, strong winds and heavy rain, and thick clouds covered the sky full of stars and the moon.
The noise was so loud that many people woke up in the middle of the night to check why it was thundering and raining in the middle of winter. Some children were frightened and cried in the middle of the night, hiding in their mother's arms and refusing to come out.
The two men fought fiercely.
"Master warned us repeatedly before we left home not to attack the Human Emperor. Yet, you not only did it, but you also allied yourself with the snake tribe from the demon world. You're truly courageous!"
Zhang Qi became a disciple of the Immortal Master a hundred years earlier than Nan Shuyu, so he naturally had the power to discipline his disciples.
He also blamed himself for being careless. After only a few months of seclusion and cultivation, his junior brother had caused such a big trouble.
Fortunately, it is not too late. When the time comes, he will bring Nan Shuyu to apologize. Presumably, the Human Emperor and the Demon Emperor will give their Immortal Lord some face.
Nan Shuyu was knocked to the ground by Zhang Qi's punch, and the huge rock under his body shattered into small pieces.
"Ha, haha, senior brother, you still use so much force." Nan Shuyu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and simply lay on the ground and didn't get up.
Zhang Qi found another demon pill on him, his eyes dark and unclear.
His junior brother used all his cleverness on this.
Is it so fun to stir up trouble?
"Hey, stop pinching it! This thing is fine." While Nan Shuyu was panicking, the demon pill from Mo Xun was crushed into powder by Zhang Qi.
Zhang Qi didn't care what he said, he just grabbed his collar and went back.
Master will be back from his travels soon, and I will hand it over to him for disposal then.
This almost provoked a war between the two worlds, and the punishment will not be light at all.
Jiang Ruyi always felt that Dongfang Ninghe had become a different person these days. Although he seemed to be smiling, there was no emotion in his eyes.
The child has grown up and can now be held upright in my arms.
The family sat together happily watching the snow scene, but Jiang Ruyi still felt that Dongfang Ninghe seemed very far away from her.
She had asked and made a fuss, but he was still smiling and wearing the Buddhist beads on his wrist. She felt that this man was about to become a monk.
A person who never gets angry and has no emotions doesn't look like an ordinary person at all.
Jiang Ruyi went to Baoxiang Temple to pray for the child and also for Dongfang Ninghe.
But he accidentally saw a familiar figure in the remote courtyard of Baoxiang Temple.
"Chunmei?" Jiang Ruyi called out tentatively with uncertainty.
The person was about to lift the bucket to pour water into the water tank, but when he heard the familiar voice calling her name, he paused and dropped the bucket to the ground. The countless splashes of water wet the hem of her coarse cloth skirt.
She was a little afraid to turn her head away, tears already streaming down her face.
"Chunmei." Jiang Ruyi confirmed that it was Chunmei's back. She walked quickly forward, wanting to take a look at this former maid.
The two had a rift because of Su Jiaojiao and never had any contact again.
I didn't expect that we would meet again under such circumstances.
"Empress, why are you here?" Chunmei heard footsteps behind her and quickly wiped away her tears.
Although Chunmei is only twenty-two years old now, her weather-beaten face and slightly hunched back make her look like she is in her thirties.
Life in the mountains is always much harder than living at the foot of the mountain.
Even after leaving the palace, Chunmei's daily tasks included fetching water, wiping tables, cleaning, and cooking vegetarian meals.
Mingkong gave her a place to live, and she did these jobs as a way of repaying him.
"I'm here to pray for the emperor and the prince." Jiang Ruyi looked at her face carefully, and Chunmei turned her head away.
"Your Majesty, please don't look at me. I'm afraid you won't like my current appearance." Chunmei invited Jiang Ruyi to sit in the room. The little black snakes knew someone was coming and hid early.
Jiang Ruyi also knew a little about Chunmei's affairs. She looked around and didn't see the little snake, so she treated the rumors as a joke.
Ever since Mo Xun died, Chunmei's vague memories have gradually become clearer.
The more she thought about it, the more regretful she felt, and she always felt that she had done something wrong to Jiang Ruyi.
After Jiang Ruyi sat down, she knelt down in front of Jiang Ruyi.
Jiang Ruyi was used to receiving courtesy from others, but Chunmei was no longer considered a member of the palace. She felt a little awkward when she knelt down to pay her respects to her.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Ruyi was puzzled.
"What happened before was that Chunmei was blinded by lard, causing the Imperial Concubine and Miss Su to become enemies. It almost caused the two worlds to lose balance." Chunmei kowtowed heavily to Jiang Ruyi several times, and when she raised her head again, blood was oozing from her forehead.
Jiang Ruyi didn't want to accept Chunmei's gift anymore, so she stood up from the stool.
The hem of her brocade silk skirt was scratched by the rough edge of the stool, but she walked forward and helped the person up without caring.
Chunmei told Jiang Ruyi everything that had happened since she met Mo Xun, including the nest of little snakes.
Jiang Ruyi stood there completely frozen in place, vaguely remembering the scene where she was about to stab Su Jiaojiao to death with a pair of scissors.
How could she have such thoughts at that time?
"Master Mingkong said that it is the devil that has blinded our eyes and our reason." Chunmei tidied up Jiang Ruyi's skirt and went to pour tea.
The tea was old and smelled much worse than the one in the palace.
But Jiang Ruyi drank it without disgust.
Before leaving, Jiang Ruyi also saw the nest of snakes.
It was pitch black all over, with scarlet tongues spitting out, and it was wrapped around Chunmei's arm.
Jiang Ruyi was so frightened that her hair stood on end. She left some money for Chunmei and fled.
Chunmei didn't blame Jiang Ruyi for this reaction, as it was a normal reaction for everyone.
Didn't she want to kill these children in the first place?
But now she has gradually accepted this.
What she could do was just as Abbot Mingkong said, which was to teach them to be self-reliant and not do evil things every day. Although the children were too young to understand, it didn't matter.
Chunmei sometimes goes to listen to Buddhist scriptures, and these days the little black snake follows her and listens with her.
Sometimes I would follow her to clean up fallen leaves and cook vegetarian meals. Life was not so boring with a few followers around.
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