"Xiao Wang, that's not right of you. How can you be picky about work? Now that we've arrived in the Demon Realm and discovered problems there, as members of the Heavenly Court, we should do what we can if we have the opportunity, and create the opportunity if we don't. Otherwise, how can we live up to our status as immortals?"
The fairy's tone changed, and she began to patiently persuade Wang Yao.
"Our investigation team's responsibility is not actually to arrest suspects, but to investigate the cause of the great calamity. Do you really believe that the cause of the great calamity is just a foreign god going crazy? Have you considered whether the changes in the demon realm today are intrinsically related to the great calamities in the human realm and the underworld?"
"Are you really willing to return to the human realm without any clear explanation? To let the situation in the demon realm deteriorate, and even escalate into a great calamity? Are you willing to let the God of the West's conspiracy succeed right under your nose...?"
"Alright, alright, I can't argue with you anymore. If the Heavenly Emperor doesn't award you a title of Heavenly Model Worker, it would be a disservice to your high level of thinking." Wang Yao's head was throbbing from the fairy's questions, so he quickly begged for mercy and surrendered.
“Who said it wasn’t awarded? I was one of the Ten Immortals Who Moved Heaven 312 years ago. That’s much more glorious than being a model worker,” the fairy said.
"Wow! You have this history? Tell me quickly, how did you move the Heavenly Court?" Upon hearing this, Wang Yao's gossip-loving fire was ignited again.
"Never mind, I have limited energy here. Do you have anything else to say? If not, I'll hang up now." The fairy was unwilling to talk about her glorious past.
"There's one more thing, it's like this..."
Upon hearing that the fairy's power was limited, Wang Yao dared not delay any longer. He then remembered something else: since the Heavenly Court could not send troops down, why not release Lady Zhemei from the Zhenxie Heavenly Prison? That old lady had been imprisoned for over a thousand years; keeping her locked up all the time was just a waste of food.
If she were released, how could the monkey tribe possibly unify the demon realm? At least a dozen branches of the Qingqiu tribe would absolutely not agree to it. She was once a powerful demon who fought her way to the Heavenly Court, and she would never willingly submit to the monkey tribe.
Wang Yao mentioned Lady Zhemei purely out of curiosity. The release of prisoners from the Zhenxie Heavenly Prison was a momentous event for him, but Wang Yao knew that it was nothing to the fairy maiden. As long as it didn't involve factional struggles in the Heavenly Court, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Of course, this is in terms of the taboo level of discussing this matter, but it does not mean that the fairy maiden could release that great demon by stepping in. What a joke! Rescuing someone from the Mahayana prison chief is impossible without the Heavenly Emperor's approval.
"This matter?" Upon hearing Wang Yao's words, the fairy did not immediately refuse, but instead pondered for a moment.
"Yes, you'd better talk to the Heavenly Emperor and persuade him, including my master. If you can release them, just release them. They're all in the same prison. Releasing one or two doesn't make a difference. Just have Xi Fu come to the Demon Realm to atone for his crimes." Seeing that there was a chance, Wang Yao immediately seized the opportunity.
"You make it sound so simple. Are those two the same thing? Did that Liang clan princess really say that? It's been over a thousand years. Does that Lady Zhemei still have such a great influence?" The fairy spat at Wang Yao on the other end of the phone and then asked.
She genuinely felt that the investigation team was isolated and outnumbered in the demon realm, and hoped to have a powerful force to support them. The Qingqiu Fox Clan was once a renowned clan in the demon realm, and if they were to pledge allegiance to the Heavenly Court, the monkey clan alliance would likely crumble. Therefore, the fairy was truly tempted.
After all, a thousand years have passed. Even if there were any grudges or entanglements back then, after so many years, they probably wouldn't be so sensitive anymore.
“It’s absolutely genuine, I can vouch for that,” Wang Yao said hastily.
“You can’t take one princess’s words at face value. You’d better meet with several patriarchs from the Qingqiu Fox Clan branches. If half of the patriarchs say the same thing, then it’s worth a try,” the fairy said.
"Uh..." Wang Yao was dumbfounded again. He didn't even know if he could meet the patriarch of the Liang clan, let alone the patriarch of the Qingqiu Fox Clan branch. He didn't even know where their clan was. How was he supposed to meet them?
"Is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up," the fairy asked again.
"Ah...oh..." Wang Yao stammered twice, still wondering if there was anything else, when the fairy slammed the call shut down.
"Hey, is anyone there? Even a fox would be fine with me...?"
Wang Yao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted loudly. Since the fairy maiden wanted him to ask the patriarchs of half of the Qingqiu fox clan branches, regardless of whether he could ask the others, he absolutely had to ask the patriarch of the Liang clan, after all, he was from the Liang clan.
He had just called out twice when he heard a series of "clunking" sounds, and then six or seven guys dressed in Liang tribe army uniforms and wearing fox heads appeared in the stairwell.
As they rushed toward Wang Yao, they shouted at him, "No noise in the office!" Their voices were even louder than Wang Yao's.
"Tell your clan chief right now that I need to talk to him about rescuing Lady Zhemei. Do you have a train station here? I need to take the train to the Shu tribe. If your clan chief doesn't come to see me before I arrive at the station, then just pretend I didn't say anything," Wang Yao said.
Now that he had received the fairy's approval, Wang Yao stopped hiding his intentions and directly stated that he had a way to rescue Lady Zhemei. After speaking, Wang Yao did not wait for the Liang soldiers to reply, but brushed past them and went downstairs to find the stairs.
"Wait a minute!" A Liang soldier, having regained his senses, called out from behind him.
"I'm not used to waiting for people!" Wang Yao replied coldly. This trip to Liangzu has been too frustrating, and it's time for me to throw a tantrum.
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