When Mother Lotus heard that Fang Jian was coming with Thunder General and Thunder Soldiers, her first reaction was to run away. But after thinking about it carefully, she realized that what she was doing was far from enough to warrant running away, so she gave up the idea of running away.
So the old mother Lotus came out of the Lotus Cave herself. Although she didn't know who the immortal official was, his strength was not weaker than hers, so she thought he must be someone from a prominent background.
When Lotus Mother saw Fang Jian again, he still had a gentle smile on his face, but the moment he opened his mouth, Lotus Mother's mood plummeted: "Daoyou, you've been caught."
Mother Lotus rolled her eyes, then bowed to Fang Jian and said, "I am Li Qingyang, the Taoist name is Lotus. May I ask who the Supreme God is?"
"No problem, Fang Jian, my Taoist name is Hongqing." Fang Jian returned the greeting with a smile.
The Lotus Mother's pupils shrank instantly, and a tsunami rose in her heart. Fang Hongqing! It was actually him.
"Tong'er, serve tea." Mother Lotus reacted and immediately shouted into the cave.
Then she bowed to Fang Jian and pointed to the peak of Lingji Mountain, which was shaded by a huge pine tree. She said, "Master Hongqing, let's go sit there and talk."
"Okay." Fang Jian nodded.
Under the pine tree, there was a stone table and three stone benches, on which sat Fang Jian, Lotus Mother, and Chen En, the Thunder General of the Thunder Department.
After they sat down, two ordinary-looking ghost boys in the Yangshen realm served Fang Jian and Chen En spiritual tea. The Lotus Mother said, "This spiritual tea is made from three thousand year old Qingyang lotus seeds. Please enjoy it, Master Hongqing. What is the name of this General Lei?"
Chen En said calmly, "Chen En."
"General Chen, please have some tea." The Lotus Mother said with a gesture of invitation.
Fang Jian held the spiritual tea in his hand and sniffed the delicate and sweet aroma from the teacup. He asked curiously, "Qingyang Lotus Seeds? Are they the seeds of the Qingyang White Lotus?"
"That's right." Lotus Mother said, "To be honest, my true form is a 50,000-year-old Qingyang White Lotus."
Fang Jian nodded slightly. It seemed that these three thousand year old Qingyang lotus seeds were produced by the Qingyang White Lotus that was raised by the Lotus Mother herself.
Thinking of this, Fang Jian couldn't help but feel a little strange. There was nothing wrong with him and Chen En drinking lotus seed tea, but the Lotus Mother herself was also a Qingyang White Lotus who cultivated to become an immortal. Wouldn't it be a bit strange for her to drink lotus seed tea from her own kind?
However, Fang Jian did not ask any more questions. Instead, he took a sip of lotus seed tea. As the tea entered his throat, it instantly turned into a fragrant and warm spiritual energy that entered his body, making him feel refreshed and happy.
"Good tea." Fang Jian nodded, then put down the teacup. "Although the tea is delicious, business must be done."
After saying this, Fang Jian took out a Spiritual Light Shadow, then released it directly, pointing at the Hundred Ghosts Bottle inside and asked, "Fellow Daoist Lianhua, is this Hundred Ghosts Bottle your magic weapon?"
Lotus Mother took a look and nodded directly, saying, "It's my magic weapon."
Fang Jian asked again, "Did you lend this treasure to Hu Meng, the mountain god of Dianxiang Mountain?"
Mother Lotus shook her head and said, "Yes."
After saying this, the Lotus Mother took out the thousand-year-old Hanzhi grass and said to Fang Jian, "The God of Dianxiang Mountain is using this as a price to borrow the Hundred Ghosts Bottle from me for a few days."
Fang Jian said, "He used the Hundred Ghosts Bottle to wantonly release ghosts to invade the mortal world. Did you know?"
Lotus Mother said, "I borrowed the Hundred Ghosts Bottle just for this matter. I know this, but it has nothing to do with me. I only lent him the Hundred Ghosts Bottle because of this immortal medicine and my friendship with the mountain god of Dianxiang Mountain."
Fang Jian said, "But you knew he was an immortal official, yet you still lent him this treasure. You are also guilty of joint responsibility."
Lotus Mother said: "If that is the case, I plead guilty."
This confused Fang Jian and Chen En. Just plead guilty so easily?
General Fang was stunned for a moment, then continued, "According to Hu Meng's confession, you secretly released ghosts into the mortal world for him to capture, helping him accumulate merits and get promoted. Is this true?"
Upon hearing this, Mother Lotus said, "Master Hongqing, I have never done this before!"
"But this is Hu Meng's confession." Fang Jian said.
Mother Lotus shook her head and said, "That's just his wishful thinking. I have never had such thoughts, nor have I ever personally admitted to such a thing."
Fang Jian and Chen En looked at each other. If it was really as what the Lotus Mother said, then they would have to go back to heaven to examine Hu Meng's soul.
Putting this aside for now, Fang Jian continued, "Fellow Daoist Lotus, Hu Meng also confessed that you made friends with a large number of immortal officials. Is this true?"
Lotus Mother nodded and said, "It is true. I love making friends. If there is any happy event, I will hold a Dharma banquet in the cave and invite fellow Taoists from all over the world to come and gather together."
After saying this, Mother Lotus looked at Fang Jian and asked, "Is this also a sin?"
"You are not guilty, but I need to find out whether you have abused the authority of these immortal officials to act recklessly." Fang Jian said.
The Lotus Mother smiled faintly, then said calmly, "Master Hongqing, please check."
Fang Jian stood up and said, "Of course we have to investigate, but I need Fellow Daoist Lotus to come with me."
Lotus Mother was startled when she heard this, her mind racing for a moment before she stood up and said, "Okay."
"Ancestor!"
Hearing that Mother Lotus was going to leave with Fang Jian, the demon cultivator and ghost boy beside her immediately cried out in concern.
The Lotus Mother turned to the demon cultivator and the ghost boy and said, "Take good care of the cave. I will be back soon."
Afterwards, the Lotus Mother was monitored by the Thunder General and Thunder Soldiers from front and back as she flew into the clouds. Under the leadership of Fang Jian, she first arrived at the Palace of the Heavenly Lord in the Southern Continent.
The reason why we have to come to Nan Tianfu first is to investigate whether there is anything that violates the heavenly rules in the interactions between the Lotus Mother and those immortal officials.
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