'Snap' 'Snap'
Two crisp applause sounds rang out in the ancient and charming temple, which made Master Shao Ling stop drinking instantly, and a red handprint appeared on each of his left and right cheeks.
"You're still fucking sleeping. You're breaking the law, do you know that?" Ke Mengqing sat down on Master Shao Ling's chest, grabbed his collar with his left hand, and slapped him a few times with his right hand.
Master Shao Ling suddenly woke up from the pain and angrily asked, "Who hit me?!"
Seeing that he was drunk and his tone was full of anger, Ke Mengqing immediately became furious. He stood up and kicked all the wine jars in Shao Ling Zhenren's abode. In an instant, a strong smell of alcohol filled the abode, and the clear spiritual wine spilled all over the floor.
"You! Are you fucking crazy?" Shao Ling Zhenren was still a little confused, but when he saw Ke Mengqing had kicked all his wine jars into pieces, he suddenly stood up, flew forward, grabbed Ke Mengqing's shoulders and shouted angrily: "What are you crazy about? That's my wine!"
Ke Mengqing sneered and pointed at the spiritual wine flowing on the ground and said, "Drink it. You like drinking so much, drink it!"
Shao Ling Zhenren's eyes were red, and he looked at Ke Mengqing with a murderous look on his face and said, "Boy, do you want me to loosen up on you? You have to compensate me for the wine. If you don't compensate me today, don't even think about leaving this room alive."
Ke Mengqing showed no fear at all. Instead, he looked at Master Shao Ling calmly and said, "Whether I can walk out of this room on my own or not, you definitely won't be able to walk out of the Jade Emperor Temple with ease."
"What do you mean?" Hearing Ke Mengqing's words, Shao Ling Zhenren immediately said doubtfully: "You kid, explain yourself clearly...hiccup..."
Ke Mengqing said calmly: "It's nothing serious, it's just that Master Hongqing has arrived."
"Oh?" Master Shao Ling burped several times, then asked in surprise, "Why...why is he here?"
Ke Mengqing said, "I don't know. Anyway, he knew you were drinking, so he used the Purple Star Mysterious Talisman to punish you for dereliction of duty. You're on your own."
"What?" Master Shao Ling was shocked when he heard this, but he quickly calmed down and said to Ke Mengqing, "Are you kidding me? Master Hong Qing and I are both judicial gods. Besides, I've even had a drink with him before and never offended him. How could he possibly come after me?"
Ke Mengqing said, "Whether I lied to you or not, you'll know if you go out and take a look. Besides, Master Hongqing's personality doesn't care whether you've ever had a drink with him or offended him. Could it be that Yuan Tiangang's apprentice and Fairy Yulan have offended him?"
Upon hearing this, Master Shao Ling broke out in a cold sweat, and his drunkenness had instantly dissipated by 30%. Thinking carefully, he realized that Master Hong Qing was indeed known for his ruthless law enforcement.
"Where is Master Hongqing?" Master Shaoling didn't care about the spilled wine and asked Ke Mengqing directly.
Ke Mengqing said: "Inside the Jade Emperor Temple."
"Let's go!" As the god of justice, Shao Ling Zhenren knew that he was indeed guilty of dereliction of duty by drinking every day during this period, so he left Ke Mengqing without saying a word and turned into a gust of immortal wind to fly out of the temple.
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Jade Emperor Temple, Qingwei Hall.
Fang Jian sat at the top, with Master Changxia, Master Shuting, Master Quanjing, Song Ci, and Ke Mengqing sitting on both sides respectively, while Master Shaoling stood in the middle of the hall with his head lowered, accepting questioning from twelve gazes in front of him.
"Master Shao." Fang Jian called out slowly.
Master Shao Ling quickly raised his head and said to Fang Jian with a broad smile, "Master Hong Qing, long time no see. How have you been lately?"
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Thank you for asking. It's not bad."
"That's good, that's good." Master Shao Ling nodded repeatedly.
Fang Jian raised his hand and summoned the Mysterious Purple Star Talisman. He asked, "Master Shao, do you recognize what this is?"
Shao Ling Zhenren's face fell, and he pleaded, "Zhenren Hongqing, you and I are colleagues in the Heavenly Court. Could you please, for the sake of our fellowship, spare me this time?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian ignored Shao Ling Zhenren's plea and asked again, "Zhenren Shao, do you recognize this thing?"
Shao Ling's eyes were suddenly filled with disappointment, and his spirit suddenly withered. He nodded and said, "I recognize it. It's the Purple Star Mysterious Talisman."
Fang Jian asked, "Master Shao Ling, as the God of Justice, why did the Great Lord send you to the Southern Continent?"
Shao Ling Zhenren glanced at Fang Jian and immediately said, "The Grand Master sent me to Jambudvīpa to monitor the Tang Dynasty's suppression of Buddhism and prevent the dispute between Taoism and Buddhism from affecting the mortal world."
Fang Jian asked, "So how far has the Tang Dynasty progressed in its campaign to suppress Buddhism?"
"What great beings have descended from Taoism and Buddhism to manifest themselves in the world?"
"How is the Dao Sect planning?"
"What is the Buddhist sect's plan?"
"Do you have any idea?" Fang Jian asked Shao Ling Zhenren one by one.
When Master Shao Ling heard this, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. Master Chang Xia, Master Shu Ting, Master Quan Jing, Song Ci, and Ke Mengqing on both sides looked at him anxiously, wanting to remind him but not daring to, and could only worry anxiously.
Shao Ling Zhenren's expression changed from gloomy to bright, and after a long inner struggle, he finally said weakly as if he had collapsed, "I don't know."
Fang Jian said, "You drink all day long, your sins are unresolved, and you don't care about worldly affairs. You have official business to attend to, but you indulge in drinking and neglect your duties. Do you plead guilty?"
At this point, Master Shao Ling knew there was no turning back, so he stopped struggling and nodded, saying, "Master Hong Qing, I plead guilty."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Master Shao, you have committed the crime of dereliction of duty as stipulated in the 'Heavenly Laws - Laws for Immortal Officials,' but fortunately, it has not led to any serious consequences. Therefore, I sentence you to one year in Lei Ze. However, as a God of Justice, knowingly breaking the law is an even greater offense. I sentence you to two years in Lei Ze. Do you accept the punishment?"
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