My brother is so cunning

Chapter 971 A Fated Marriage
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother also sought out the new teaching materials on the Intercepting Sect distributed by Wen Rui and secretly learned the knowledge in the materials.

With their intelligence, if they devoted themselves to their studies, it wouldn't be difficult for them to reach the level of becoming academicians in the Demon Alliance Academy of Sciences within a few years.

However, if the path is wrong and the thinking is flawed, then the more knowledge one has, the more reactionary one becomes.

The two supreme beings did not agree with the so-called heavenly principles in the new teaching materials of the Jie Sect from the bottom of their hearts. They were learning with prejudice and criticism. It would be a miracle if they could learn well.

As a result, neither the Jade Emperor nor the Queen Mother understood the basics of junior high school biology; otherwise, the Queen Mother wouldn't have asked such a stupid question.

The Jade Emperor, who usually attends to his many concubines and has no time to watch singing and dancing, has no spare time to learn about the Jie Sect. His knowledge of the new Jie Sect is about the same as that of the Queen Mother of the West.

Upon hearing the Queen Mother's question, he couldn't give a reasonable answer, but after all, the Jade Emperor had experienced countless tribulations and possessed knowledge and insight. He pondered and said, "Perhaps it is to harmonize the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in the mortal realm."

"If you don't believe me, sense it for yourself. Can you feel the earth and wood elements in the mortal realm, which had previously been depleted along with the water element, suddenly surging?"

The Queen Mother of the West, with some skepticism, used her divine connection to perceive the changes in the Five Elements, and indeed, it was just as the Jade Emperor had said.

Previously, Wen Rui had drawn away the water from all the lakes and seas, and the water element in the mortal realm had almost disappeared without a trace. As time went by, the wood and earth elements also gradually declined, while the fire and metal elements grew stronger and stronger.

If an ordinary person's five elements are out of balance, they will be plagued by all kinds of illnesses and bad luck.

If the five elements of a house are out of balance, the resulting negative energy field may have a negative impact on the residents' careers, and in severe cases, it may even affect their descendants, leading to the terrible consequences of family ruin and death.

If a world is out of balance in its five elements, then it is naturally not far from destruction.

The Jade Emperor used the theory of the Five Elements to explain, and the Queen Mother of the West could only helplessly agree. She wanted to say a few more bad things about Wen Rui, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.

"Furthermore, it is about harmonizing yin and yang."

The Jade Emperor, looking quite knowledgeable, continued to explain: "The mortal realm has suffered from a prolonged drought for many years, to the point that the sky can no longer gather clouds. Under the direct, scorching sunlight, the yang energy has become excessive. In the battle to destroy the insect nest at Mount Tai, the Creator Heavenly Venerable summoned the Sun-Shielding Canopy and used the true fire of the sun to scorch the entire area of ​​the Southern Jambudvipa, melting the ground."

"After all this turmoil, the yang energy in the mortal realm is too strong, causing an imbalance between yin and yang. He released mustard seed insects to breed some foul miasma, precisely to increase the yin energy, so that the yin and yang energies between heaven and earth can be restored to balance, and all living things can continue to thrive as before."

"Tsk tsk..."

The more the Jade Emperor spoke, the more he exclaimed in admiration: "The Creator Heavenly Venerable is less than six hundred years old. His lifespan is nothing compared to ours, and even compared to our daughters, it's not even a fraction of it. It's like the difference between a strong mortal and an infant."

"However, his unique Heaven-Severing Secret Technique and the Way of Creation are perfectly natural and self-consistent. The more you think about them, the more mysterious they become. His knowledge is unparalleled and surpasses that of all immortals."

The Jade Emperor casually mentioned his daughter, but the Queen Mother's face darkened and her brows furrowed. She said bitterly, "In terms of lifespan, that little thief isn't even worthy of being our foolish daughter's great-great-grandson. How dare he lay his hand on us back then!"

The Queen Mother, her face full of worry, said, "Your Majesty, the wedding date stipulated in the contract is fast approaching. What should we do? Are we really going to remarry our daughter to him?"

The Jade Emperor calmly said, "Since you have already signed the contract and brought it up yourself, then it is the will of Heaven, and the will of Heaven is hard to defy. Even if you and I are the supreme gods, we will surely suffer karmic retribution for going against Heaven. Why not follow the will of Heaven?"

"Easy for you to say!" the Queen Mother said angrily. "Although Lord Longde has not accomplished anything great over the years, he has not committed any major offenses either. During the last anti-corruption campaign by the Wen family, they couldn't find any crimes against him, which shows that his character is acceptable. How can I find a pretext to order him to divorce Longji?"

The Jade Emperor tilted his head and asked in confusion, "Do we need a reason to let them divorce?"

"Don't you need it?"

"And what was your reason for assigning the Old Man of the Moon to persuade the two of them to get married?"

The Jade Emperor said meaningfully, "Use the same reason you used before, and do it again this time. This is what is meant by 'every sip and every bite is preordained, and cause and effect are inevitable.'"

The Queen Mother was taken aback when she heard this. When the Old Man of the Moon was assigned by her to act as a matchmaker, he used two reasons: one was "a preordained marriage" and the other was "to help Zhou defeat Zhou and establish merit." In short, it was all the will of Heaven!

Finally, the Old Man of the Moon threatened Princess Longji, who was unwilling to marry, saying, "This is the will of Heaven. Although the princess wishes to force it, it is impossible."

Anyway, the higher-ups have spoken. If you don't obey, you're going against the will of heaven, and your fate is destined to be bad.

After carefully recalling the details of Longji's marriage to Hongjin, the Queen Mother briefly understood why Princess Longji would have an affair with Wenrui and subconsciously agree to remarry.

When she got married, it wasn't out of her own free will; it was fate that forced her to follow her husband wherever he went.

“Longji may not like Hongjin, but Hongjin is deeply in love with Longji.”

The Queen Mother rubbed her temples, looking troubled, and said, "Simply using the excuse of destiny and the inevitability of fate won't convince him or win over the public. If he makes a scene, the impact will be extremely bad. I don't know how many rumors will spread, vilifying us as wicked parents who sell their daughter for personal gain."

The Jade Emperor's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "He is merely a traitor of the Jie Sect. If it weren't for my promotion, he would have lost his life five hundred years ago and would probably still be suffering in hell! He has enjoyed five hundred years of boundless immortal bliss for nothing, and he is still not satisfied?"

"If he honestly recognizes his own identity and obediently agrees to a divorce, I will not treat him unfairly. I can keep his position as a star lord, but change his name to Heavenly Lone Star."

"If he doesn't want dignity... I'll give him dignity. I'll bring him back to his original state and send him back to hell to live the fate he deserves, just as I promoted him in the first place."

The Queen Mother sighed helplessly. Although she disagreed with the decision, she had no better choice than to obey the Jade Emperor's decision.

But she had a bad feeling, and she felt that things would not go so smoothly. Longde Xingjun was not some old immortal who had lived for tens of thousands of years. Like Wen Rui, he was a young immortal whose lifespan was only six hundred years.

Young immortals are prone to being too impetuous; if they weren't impetuous, could they be called young immortals?

Typical examples are Nezha and Yang Jian, who cannot tolerate the slightest grievance and dare to cause a ruckus regardless of the consequences if they feel that God is being unfair.

The hatred of killing one's father and the hatred of having one's wife stolen are equally irreconcilable. If Hong Jin could swallow this grievance, he wouldn't need to be named the Heavenly Lone Star; he could be named the Heavenly Green Star instead.

(End of this chapter)