Beyond the thirty-three heavens lies the Heavenly Court.
Within the celestial realm, clouds and mist swirled, creating an ethereal atmosphere. As sunlight streamed down, the hazy mist gradually dissipated, revealing several colossal pillars, each hundreds of feet tall, standing majestically. Golden dragon patterns were carved on the pillars, appearing as if they were alive and ready to leap out and roar towards the heavens at any moment.
At the end of dozens of pillars stood a colossal palace, its form appearing and disappearing in the mist. Upon closer inspection, the palace shimmered with golden light, radiating a golden glow amidst the clouds. Anyone standing before it felt an overwhelming urge to kneel in reverence.
The grand hall was none other than the Lingxiao Palace, but at this moment the entire Lingxiao Palace was empty.
Not far from the Lingxiao Palace, many celestial mountains float, with palaces towering atop them. Layers of clouds and wisps of celestial mist create the most magnificent and awe-inspiring heavenly palace. Amidst the clouds and wind, there are corridors every five miles and pavilions every ten miles. The eaves of the corridors fly, and the palace walls and courtyards are covered with scale-like tiles and green walls. There are also several palace willows, clear blue water, craggy rocks, and flying cranes. It is truly a sight to behold.
At this moment, on a celestial mountain, beneath a tree laden with thousand-year-old vermilion fruits, beside a stone table, Haotian, dressed in white, was drinking alone. On the table were some pastries and celestial fruits.
At this moment, as the ruler of the Heavenly Court, his face was full of sorrow. This was Jade Peak Mountain, which belonged exclusively to Haotian. Without his order, even the Queen Mother could not enter. Whenever he encountered troubles, Haotian would come here alone.
"Sigh..." Haotian sighed softly, holding up his wine glass.
In truth, Haotian, despite being the Jade Emperor, was unhappy. Although he seemed to have supreme glory and was the nominal ruler of the Three Realms, he only missed the carefree days he spent in Zixiao Palace.
Haotian took out a pink jade pendant from his sleeve. Looking at the pendant, a gentle smile appeared on his face. This was originally meant for Princess Longji, but he didn't expect that the child would sneak out of the Heavenly Court. Haotian couldn't help but doubt himself. Was he too strict with her?
Just as I was wondering, I suddenly sensed something.
"Who?" Haotian frowned and shouted at the artificial hill directly in front of him.
"Heave-ho."
A figure suddenly appeared from behind the artificial hill. It was a three-year-old girl riding on a black dog that was taller than a person.
Haotian was stunned. Where did this doll come from? He had already set up a restriction here, and even ordinary quasi-saints could not enter.
"hey-hey..."
The little girl blinked her big eyes and looked at Haotian curiously.
Seeing how adorable the other person was, the Jade Emperor suddenly suppressed his anger and revealed a smile.
"Little one, whose family are you from? How did you get here?" Haotian asked.
The little guy jumped off the big black dog, barefoot, and hopped over.
"Are you Longji's father? My name is Mengmeng."
The little girl is Mengmeng.
Haotian was taken aback upon hearing this, but then he realized what was happening.
"Longji? You know Longji?" Haotian asked hurriedly.
"Mmm." Mengmeng nodded, then reached out her little hand to grab the snacks on the table.
"Awoo..."
"Smack...smack...I recognize it," Mengmeng replied between bites.
Looking at the outgoing little guy, Haotian couldn't help but laugh.
"Your name is Mengmeng? You look familiar." Haotian carefully examined Mengmeng.
"Giggle..." Mengmeng suddenly laughed.
"Last time you prayed for rain, you even peeked at me," Mengmeng said with a smile.
Haotian exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this.
"You are that child."
Many years ago, when praying for rain in Chaoge, Haotian used a magic mirror to check the situation in the lower realm. However, Mengmeng's words shattered the mirror, startling him. He never expected that the child would actually come here.
"Hehe, it's me!" Mengmeng said proudly.
Haotian looked at Mengmeng carefully again, and sure enough, she gradually matched the image of the child in his mind.
"Never mind, never mind." Haotian shook his head helplessly. He obviously did not intend to pursue Mengmeng's offense at the time. Moreover, the child was very magical. At that time, he felt as if he was facing the Heavenly Dao directly.
"Aww, aww." Mengmeng grabbed a snack and continued eating.
Haotian didn't stop her, and even poured a cup of tea for Mengmeng.
"Coo coo coo..."
Mengmeng didn't stand on ceremony and drank the tea down with her cheeks puffed out.
"You're not a bad person either, so why did Longji run away from home?" Mengmeng suddenly asked, tilting her head.
Upon hearing this, Haotian could only manage a wry smile.
"The child has grown up and is always full of curiosity about the outside world. How is Longji doing now? Does Taibai think I don't know his little schemes?" Haotian laughed.
“Great! Longji is at my house.” Mengmeng nodded.
"Hehe, can you show me around? Let me tell you, I also ran away from home, hehehe..." Mengmeng said, laughing first.
"Haha, why not?" Haotian laughed heartily.
"Xiao Hei, get up." Mengmeng turned around and called to Xiao Hei, and the big black dog lying on the ground immediately stood up.
At this moment, Haotian realized that the black dog was extraordinary. A golden light flashed in his eyes, and his expression changed drastically.
"A Qilin! This is a pure-blooded Qilin!" Haotian exclaimed.
"Oh dear, you found out."
After Mengmeng finished speaking, she patted Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei's body rapidly grew larger, and after a flash of white light, a majestic and imposing black Qilin appeared.
Looking at the enormous Qilin before him, Haotian couldn't help but gasp. Such a pure-blooded Qilin hadn't appeared in the entire prehistoric world for countless years.
"Come on up, let's go out and play." Mengmeng jumped onto the Qilin's back and waved to Haotian.
"Hahaha, good! I've never ridden such an auspicious beast in my life!" Haotian laughed loudly, and then flew up as well.
However, Haotian's smile soon faded. He realized that the child was too mischievous, and soon the entire Heavenly Court was in chaos as the Black Qilin ran amok under her control.
The immortals in the Heavenly Court were all startled. When they looked up, they saw that their Jade Emperor was sitting on a Qilin, with a little girl in front of him. Everyone was stunned.
"Giggle..."
Mengmeng was clearly pleased with her prank and laughed heartily.
For some reason, Haotian was gradually infected by Mengmeng's laughter, or perhaps he felt that this prank that transcended the rules and regulations made him temporarily forget his identity.
"Hey, where can't we go?" Haotian suddenly shouted.
However, Mengmeng ignored him and rode the black Qilin carrying the two of them towards the Peach Garden. Haotian thought to himself, "We're doomed."
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
Inside the Nuwa Palace, Nuwa, Houtu, and Xuanming were sitting together.
Although Nuwa's status was higher than theirs, she had known them for a long time, since the day she summoned them from the underworld.
"A great upheaval is imminent, sister, have you thought about your future path?" Houtu suddenly asked.
Nuwa looked at Houtu, a strange glint in her eyes.
"You've seen that person too?" Nuwa asked.
"Of course." Houtu nodded.
Xuanming nodded in agreement.
"And what do you think of him?" Nuwa asked curiously.
“Unfathomable,” Houtu said.
How do you know?
"The God-Slaying Spear," Houtu uttered three words.
"What?" Nuwa's expression changed.
“The God-Slaying Spear fell into the Netherworld back then, and he easily took it away,” Xuanming replied.
"How could this be? Could he be..." Nuwa murmured in astonishment.
"No, he is not the reincarnation of Rahu. I did not sense any evil power in him." Houtu interrupted Nuwa's conjecture.
Nuwa breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. She had always been curious about Li Daoyi's background. When she first heard about the God-Slaying Spear, she thought that he had some connection with Rahu.
"That's good, that's good." Nuwa nodded.
“I have also had contact with him. He is indeed unfathomable. This great calamity will likely cause a change in him,” Nuwa sighed softly.
"My two sisters, I didn't want to get involved, but both the demon race and the human race are closely related to me. I really don't know what to choose."
"And as for the teacher, well..." Nuwa sighed again.
"Then why don't you just continue to stand by and watch?" Xuanming said.
Nuwa shook her head with a wry smile.
"Impossible. If the situation really changes drastically, the teacher will force me to take action."
"It shouldn't be that fast, right?" Houtu said.
Each major calamity lasts for tens or hundreds of thousands of years.
“This time is different. That person seems very confident. I feel that this great calamity will soon come to a conclusion,” Nuwa said.
Houtu and Xuanming exchanged a glance, both finding it unbelievable that the Great Tribulation could end so quickly.
"Impossible. A great calamity requires sufficient malevolent energy to resolve, and it's difficult to end it in a short time," Houtu hurriedly said.
Nuwa waved her hand, and a barrier appeared around the three of them.
“Impossible doesn’t mean impossible. That person once told me that he wanted to drag all the saints into the calamity. Do you know what he meant?” Nuwa asked.
Houtu and the other person's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Killing a saint," the two said in unison.
Nuwa nodded.
"That's right, do you think the death of a sage can satisfy the needs of calamity energy?"
The two were speechless for a moment.
“One is not enough, two, two are not enough, three, or even…” Nuwa said, pointing to the top of her head, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"Hiss..." Houtu and Xuanming gasped. They never imagined that the seemingly gentlemanly Li Daoyi would have such courage.
"This...this...can he do it?" Houtu murmured.
“I don’t know, but I do know that Senior Brother Tongtian is on his side,” Nuwa said softly.
"Even the Heavenly Sage..." Houtu exclaimed in surprise.
“It’s not just him, but also Zhen Yuanzi, Kong Xuan, Kunpeng, and all the demon saints of my demon race are on his side. Of course, the demon race is under my permission,” Nuwa said.
"You're not?" Houtu was a little surprised. Didn't Nuwa just say that she didn't want to participate?
"I am protecting the demon race. If I don't do this, that person will naturally find a way to make the demon race compromise. Rather than doing that, it's better to take the initiative," Nuwa said helplessly.
After Nuwa finished speaking, she slowly stood up.
“Things might not be so bad. I just hope that person is really as strong as he appears. At that point, it won’t matter whether I take sides or not,” Nuwa sighed.
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