"Master, why do you have to give them a three-day deadline?" Fang Jian came to Luoyan Ridge and entered the reed tent. He first saluted Master Weisheng and Empress Wenlin, and then asked Master Weisheng.
Immortal Weisheng said, "Someone must be behind this, trying to stir up trouble and stir up conflict between our Heavenly Army and the demon tribe of Xihua Province! So, I'm giving them three days to resolve this on their own."
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately said, "Master, you're wrong. Three days is more than enough time for them to find a scapegoat. Now is the perfect opportunity for us to seize control of the Nine Caverns Demon Clan in Xihua Province!"
Upon hearing this, Master Weisheng shook his head and said, "This will inevitably lead to a massive slaughter, which is not what I desire. We need to proceed with our work slowly."
Fang Jian was stunned. He looked at Master Weisheng, then at Empress Wenlin, and asked, "Does the Empress think so too?"
Empress Wenlin said, "I have no decision-making authority on this trip. All matters will be decided by the Grand Protector."
Fang Jian retracted his gaze upon hearing this, and looked towards General Fatan, the Five Child Lords, and the five great Heavenly Generals. He asked, "Do you Heavenly Generals think so too?"
The generals looked at each other, then sat there in silence. Only General Fatan opened his mouth, but in the end he said, "We all follow the order of the Grand Protector!"
After hearing this, Fang Jian couldn't help but sigh heavily. He then turned to Master Weisheng and said, "The Grand Protector is truly kind-hearted, showing such compassion to the Xihuazhou demon tribe."
Master Weisheng found this statement strange, like a compliment, yet also like sarcasm. After thinking it over, he replied, "I have endured thirty-six tribulations in the mortal world, cultivated the Dao for three thousand years, and accumulated one hundred and sixty thousand virtues before achieving the status of an immortal. As immortal officials of the Heavenly Court, we should cultivate the highest virtues and practice great virtues to complete our achievements."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "What the Grand Protector said is true. However, if he is so compassionate towards the demons of Xihua Prefecture, where does that leave the True Man 'Yu Youqing', the former God of Broken Boundary Mountain 'Wang Yin', and the one thousand heavenly soldiers who died today?"
"Hmm?" When Master Weisheng heard this, his expression finally changed.
Even the heavenly generals standing nearby widened their eyes. Master Weisheng raised his finger and pointed, shouting at Fang Jian, "Fang Jian, you're just a mere sixth-rank mountain god, and you dare to sneer at me? Come here!"
"Master, please calm down!" General Fatan and the Five Young Lords hurried out and bowed to Master Weisheng. "Master, the pacification envoy was merely worried about a colleague who had perished for the greater good of Heaven. He acted impulsively. Please calm down."
Immortal Weisheng said coldly, "I have been an immortal for ten thousand years, so I wouldn't be angered by such a trivial matter. However, Fang Jian dared to be so presumptuous in front of me, disregarding the distinction between superiors and inferiors. This has violated the "Heavenly Laws: Laws for Immortal Officials": the rule of 'insubordination to superiors'. He shall be flogged with a stone whip one hundred times as a warning to others."
The stone whip is a whip made from the hardest stone in the world, and it is engraved with the art of hardening stone. Not to mention the cultivators in the Void Refining Realm, even a cultivator in the Yangshen Realm would have his skin torn to pieces after being hit by a hundred times.
Even Empress Wenlin was moved by this and asked, "Master, isn't this too heavy?"
After saying this, she turned to Fang Jian and said, "Fang Jian, considering this is your first offense, apologize to the Master immediately. The Master is magnanimous and will definitely not blame you again."
Fang Jian smiled faintly, not fearing at all. He simply pointed at his Qingxia Yudou Qilin robe and summoned the Nine Dragon Staff from his spirit realm. "Master, Madam Wenlin, General Fatan, the Five Young Lords, and the other Heavenly Generals, I, Fang Jian, have not offended anyone. I am merely fulfilling my responsibilities as a Celestial Official. Master Yu Youqing of the Siming Court was ambushed and murdered by demonic cultivators. Ten thousand years of cultivation were lost in a single day, and his birth records were also taken away. Master was ordered to lead 300,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to station at Luoyan Ridge. Over half a year has passed since then. Besides the Four-Eyed Demon Lord's accomplices, who else have they captured? The previous Mountain God, Wang Yin, was inexplicably murdered, only to have a puppet created by the Nine Caves to take the blame. Now another thousand Heavenly Soldiers have been killed. Master, don't you consider whether someone thinks these 300,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals are weak and can be bullied?"
When these words came out, everyone present was shocked. These words were no longer a rebuke to Master Weisheng, but were directly pointing at Master Weisheng's face and scolding him: "You are such a coward."
For a moment, everyone present looked at Master Weisheng. As a Xuanxian, Master Weisheng had extremely high self-cultivation. Even though Fang Jian said this at this moment, there was still no trace of anger on his face.
Instead, the Immortal Weisheng said to Fang Jian, "Then what do you think?"
Fang Jian said, "I have the Nine Dragon Scepter bestowed upon me by His Majesty, and I have been appointed by the Grand Envoy as the Pacification Commissioner of the Xihua Prefecture Protectorate, with full authority over the 'North Wind Blows the Ground, White Grass Breaks' project."
After saying this, Fang Jian clasped his fists towards Master Weisheng and said, "Please sit back on Yanling Mountain and just keep an eye on Master Lingxu. I will take full responsibility for everything else."
Immortal Weisheng asked, "If serious consequences occur and the lives of the people in Xihua Province are devastated, who will bear the responsibility?"
"I'll take responsibility!" Fang Jian said in a firm tone.
Master Weisheng smiled. This was the answer he wanted, so he said very simply, "Alright, it's settled. You were indeed speaking objectively earlier, not in a disrespectful manner. I misunderstood you."
"..." It was not until this moment that General Fatan and his men realized that Master Weisheng did not want to take it slow, but he simply did not want to take responsibility for the war between immortals and demons.
If Fang Jian hadn't said this today, he would definitely continue to "take it slow". Anyway, it would be a waste of time with a Nine Caves. It doesn't matter if my Heavenly Court wastes ten or even dozens of years with you. We can afford it, but can you afford it with a Nine Caves?
Empress Wenlin sighed, glanced at Fang Jian, and said nothing, but just felt that Fang Jian was still too young.
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