"Look, what did I say before? I'm not some kind of prison breaker. Even if I were, Xi Fu is currently imprisoned in the Zhenxie Heavenly Prison, where there are several Great Ascension Prison Chiefs. If I went there, I wouldn't even be able to see him, let alone rescue him."
"Besides, I have a good relationship with the Heavenly Emperor and his wife, but don't you understand the principle of separating public and private matters? You keep asking the Heavenly Emperor to release the prisoners in the Heavenly Prison. How can that relationship be maintained? It's already being polite if you don't arrest me too. I'm sorry, I can't do this."
"Moreover, let me tell you, Xi Fu offended the God of the West and almost ruined a grand plan that the Heavenly Emperor was playing. The Heavenly Emperor even smashed several white jade teacups because of this. It's best not to get involved in his affairs."
The fairy shook her head vigorously, refusing Wang Yao's request.
"Then... surely we can plead with the Heavenly Emperor to spare his life?" Wang Yao thought her words made sense, so he had no choice but to settle for second best and save Xi Fu's life first.
"You little rascal, you don't understand anything at all. You said he was sentenced to death, but how can the Heavenly Emperor decide the verdict alone? Although the Heavenly Emperor's opinion is definitely the biggest factor, the attitudes of the other leaders in the Heavenly Court must also be taken into account. If I go to beg the Heavenly Emperor, won't I be putting him in a difficult position?"
The fairy godmother shook her head again.
“Fairy, you’re not good at either of these things, are you just here in the underworld to make fun of me? You said you couldn’t save Xi Fu, so I won’t force you. You also said that the Heavenly Emperor’s words still have power, but it’s just to spare him from the death penalty, and that’s not enough either?” Wang Yao’s eyes widened.
"Sigh, you little rascal, you're quite sentimental. You didn't ask me for merit or coins, you were only thinking about saving your ex. I'll teach you a lesson so you won't say I took advantage of you later." The fairy shook her head and whispered to Wang Yao.
“Let me tell you, Xi Fu won’t be sentenced to death. The Heavenly Emperor has already spoken, telling him to open his eyes and see that our Six Realms and the Ocean Realm will eventually be as close as one family, not as bad as he thinks.”
After hearing what the fairy said, Wang Yao blinked. It seemed that the Heavenly Court had long understood that the relationship between Xi Fu and the Heavenly Court was ultimately just a difference in ideology, not a life-or-death enemy relationship. Therefore, the Heavenly Emperor did not intend to kill Xi Fu.
That makes sense when you think about it. If Xi Fu offended the foreign god, and the Heavenly Court immediately killed him, wouldn't that be a complete loss of face? Besides, Xi Fu was already a dying immortal, so what was the point of going through all that trouble to kill him?
"Well... since that's the case, if I want to visit her in prison, could you do me a favor?" Wang Yao thought to himself, and his heart was temporarily at ease. He then spoke to the fairy.
Although he knew that the Heavenly Court would not kill Xi Fu for the time being, he still planned to rescue Xi Fu. Although the fairy maiden described the Demon-Suppressing Heavenly Prison as an impregnable fortress, seeing is believing, and he had to see it for himself before he could make any decisions.
“Um…” Fairy frowned upon hearing Wang Yao’s request. It wasn’t actually that difficult. The Heavenly Court still respected the authority of immortals. Wang Yao was just visiting his former lover, and it wouldn’t be taboo for him to go anywhere. It was more reasonable than her bribing Xiao Xi with melon seeds to let Xi Fu peek at the secret files.
However, the fairy maiden really didn't want to get involved with Xi Fu's affairs. She knew some of the details. Rather than saying that the Heavenly Emperor wanted to cause trouble for Xi Fu, it would be more appropriate to say that it was Taibai Jinxing.
Most of the leaders in Heaven actually have mixed feelings about the foreign god. They don't have much affection for him, and of course, they are unwilling to fall out with him and start a big fight.
The current theme of the Six Realms is peace and development. Talking about fighting and killing now is going against the trend. Anyone who lacks tact will not be able to be a leader in the Heavenly Court.
However, Venus was different. He was the first Heavenly leader to clearly propose a series of plans to communicate with the Western gods. As a result, the Heavenly Court naturally formed three main opinions regarding Venus's plans to communicate with the Western gods: one faction was in favor, one faction was opposed, and the other faction was indifferent.
Whenever there are disagreements, there will be corresponding struggles. Venus is a guy who is most good at fighting against immortals, and he will stop at nothing to suppress dissent.
For example, Mo Guangmu, who was unlucky because of Xi Fu, actually disagreed with Taibai Jinxing on the matter of the foreign god. He was categorized as an opponent by him, which is why he seized on this small matter and forced Mo Guangmu to study at the Academy of Reflection and Repentance.
It was only because the Heavenly Emperor spoke up that Mo Guangmu ended up in the Heavenly Prison with Xi Fu; otherwise, he might have ended up in prison with Xi Fu.
The method by which Venus fights against the immortals is actually not complicated: maintain one's own camp, win over the centrists, and strike at the opposition. That's all. The fairy maiden and the immortal couple, Lü Xian, are definitely centrists and are the ones who are being won over. Isn't that a good position?
She could advance or retreat, and there was nothing wrong with either way. But if she got too deeply involved in Xi Fu's matter and was drawn into Mo Guangmu's circle by Taibai Jinxing, the vortex of Heavenly Court struggles was the most cruel and ruthless, and the fairy was unwilling to wade into such muddy waters.
“Oh dear, why can’t you escape Xi Fu’s circle? Find someone else, and then find someone else again…” The fairy godmother frowned as she pondered the sensitivity of the matter and said to Wang Yao.
“As an immortal, I only have Xi Fu as my guide. If I don’t take care of him, who will? You can’t do this or that, so let’s just forget it and get to the Three-way Center as soon as possible.”
Wang Yao's expression also changed. To be honest, it wasn't impossible to ask this fairy for some merit, but it wouldn't make much difference. He wasn't someone who could be helped by a few hundred or a thousand merits now. Without giving tens of thousands of merits, it wouldn't have much of an effect.
The fairy herself admitted that she couldn't do anything outrageous. The 10,000 merits she was offering were a reward from the Heavenly Court for Xi Fu, and the fairy couldn't possibly come up with that much.
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