This was Ying Kaixuan's first time visiting Ying Zhao's Divine Mansion. She had previously met the two Demon Queens and the Twelve Demon Gods in the Haotian Palace, and later on, whenever she met Ying Zhao, she would be summoned by Ying Zhao to speak to him in front of his jade chariot.
The Yingzhao Divine Palace is extremely large, with twelve palaces and towers, magical flowers and herbs, rare treasures and countless pavilions, towers, and houses.
Ying Kaixuan's first impression of the Yingzhao Divine Palace was that this palace was larger than the entire territory of the Yuying clan in the Yuling Realm.
The Demon God Ying Zhao and the other eleven Demon Gods personally welcomed Fang Jian to the "Hua Ling Hall of Ying Xuan Palace" and invited Fang Jian to take a seat. The twelve Demon Gods and the rest of the people all set up seats in the hall.
"Bring the tea quickly." Ying Zhao said to Han Suxin immediately after seeing Chen Jiantang and Ying Kaixuan sitting down.
Han Suxin quickly responded, "Yes."
Han Suxin turned around and walked out of Hualing Palace, but only a few dozen breaths later, a beautiful woman wearing a colorful lotus fairy skirt, golden jade clogs, and a Qingxia crown on her head came in with a group of female fairies holding tea trays. Han Suxin followed closely behind this beautiful woman.
The beautiful woman first ordered the female fairies to serve tea, then she personally carried a jade tray to the steps of the palace and placed the teacup in the tray in front of Fang Jian.
"Master Hongqing, please have some tea." The beautiful woman said in a calm voice, her voice extremely pleasant.
At this time, Ying Zhao quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "True Lord Hongqing, this is the little divine child, Hu Qing."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately nodded towards the beautiful woman Hu Qing in front of him and said, "Thank you, fellow Taoist."
Hu Qingfu bowed and whispered, "I dare not, Master Hongqing, treat me with disrespect." Then she walked down the steps of the palace, came to the side of the demon god Yingzhao and sat down with him.
At this time, Han Suxin was also ordered to hold the teapot and walk to Fang Jian's right side and stand respectfully, ready to add tea for Fang Jian at any time.
Now that everyone had arrived and taken their seats, Fang Jian began to ask, "What is the demon tribe's attitude toward the Yuying tribe's return to their ancestral home?"
Upon hearing this, the twelve demon gods all spoke in unison, "The Yuying clan has returned to their roots. This is undoubtedly a good thing, and we welcome it with open arms."
"Okay." Fang Jian nodded, then pointed at Ying Kaixuan and said, "So, what do you think about the matter of recognizing relatives proposed by fellow Daoist Ying Kaixuan?"
Hearing this, the eleven demon gods fell silent. This was mainly because this matter was the family affair of the demon god Yingzhao, and it was not convenient for them to interfere.
But they had no choice but to come. After the demon clan received the news that Fang Jian was coming, the demon god Yingzhao anticipated that Fang Jian might come for this matter, so he invited them to come and discuss it together.
Seeing that the eleven demon gods were silent, Ying Zhao and his wife looked at each other, then turned their gaze to Ying Kaixuan who was sitting opposite them.
Ying Kaixuan faced the gazes of Ying Zhao and Hu Qing calmly, then picked up the teacup and took a sip.
After a long while, Ying Zhao finally stood up and said, "Master Hongqing, please allow me to inform you that Ying Kaixuan's mother, my daughter Lu Xue, has been engaged to Master Yangchuan, a disciple of the Southern Pole Immortal Master. If mother and daughter recognize each other now and cause a big commotion, it will be bad for both us and the Southern Pole Immortal Master."
"You have a point," Fang Jian said. "But Ying Kaixuan is Lu Xue's biological daughter. Their mother-daughter relationship is undeniable. Forcing a mother and daughter to stay apart is unjustified."
Ying Zhao sighed and said, "I never thought such a small matter would alarm the True Lord Hongqing. True Lord Hongqing, this matter concerns the reputation of the Twelve Demon Gods and the Southern Pole Immortal. I cannot afford to act without seriousness."
"Reputation?" Fang Jian smiled faintly, "Fellow Daoist is also a Taiyi Golden Immortal. After the seclusion in the Heavenly Court, you must have also achieved a great Dao, right?"
Ying Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, of us twelve demon gods, six have attained the path of 'auspiciousness', and six have attained the path of 'disaster'."
Fang Jian said, "Since you have already attained the Great Yi Golden Immortal, can't you see through these false feelings?"
"This..." Ying Zhao was stunned and didn't know how to answer.
At this time, Yingzhao's wife Hu Qing stood up and said, "Respectfully, our reputation is a minor issue. My daughter is engaged and will be married soon. If something like this happens now,
"Won't my daughter be ridiculed? Even more frightening is how my husband will view me? Please, True Lord Hongqing, examine this matter."
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately asked, "Has Lu Xue met Ying Kaixuan?"
"To True Lord Hongqing, no," Chen Jiantang replied. "Fellow Daoist Ying Kaixuan has yet to meet Fellow Daoist Luxue."
Fang Jian said calmly, "Then let them meet first and see what Lu Xue has to say."
"This, can't be..." Ying Zhao said quickly, "No, Master Hongqing."
Fang Jian gently tapped the table in front of him with the divine blue jade ruyi in his hand. Then, his gaze fell calmly on Ying Zhao and said, "What's wrong with mother and daughter meeting? The talisman is here, so don't say anything more."
After saying this, Fang Jian issued an imperial edict, which flew in front of Chen Jiantang. "Chen Jiantang, I order you to take my edict and personally bring Ying Kaixuan to see Lu Xue."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jiantang immediately stood up, took the imperial edict, and then walked away from the desk and bowed, saying, "I will obey your command."
Then Fang Jian said to Han Suxin who was standing beside him, "You lead the way."
Han Suxin was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then turned her gaze to Ying Zhao and his wife. Ying Zhao and his wife were also in trouble at the moment, and immediately looked at the other eleven demon gods for help.
Immediately, the Ghost Chariot Demon God stood up and bowed to Fang Jian, saying, "Master Hongqing, can we discuss this matter for a moment longer?"
Fang Jian leaned back slightly, resting his head on the backrest of the sandalwood chair. He gently fiddled with the divine blue jade ruyi in his hand. He didn't respond to the Ghost Chariot Demon God, but instead said something else, "My boy just reported that someone dared to instigate the Yuying Clan to privately elect a clan leader. It seems that the laws of the Heavenly Court are indeed useless in the Qingxiao Treasure Realm."
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