I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 226: Imprisoned and charged with crimes

After Ao Jun and his sister settled down in the residence of Jade Ji Zhenjun, the Fire Spirit Zhenxian went straight to the Dongzhen Palace in the human world of Taixuan Zhen Palace.

Lian Xuzhi, the official in charge of the Dongzhen Palace, saw the True Immortal Huo Ling and immediately stood up to greet him. He asked with a smile, "What a good wind that has brought such a distinguished guest like Shangshu Huo Ling here."

The Fire Spirit Immortal smiled, exchanged greetings with Lian Xuzhi, and asked, "Has Lord Dong Zhen not come out of retreat yet?"

Lian Xuzhi shook his head and said, "Shang Qing has been in seclusion to cultivate his calamity, and has not come out yet."

Half a year ago, Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu discovered that he was plagued by calamity energy. Although he didn't know the reason, he had to go into seclusion to eliminate the calamity energy.

Otherwise, once the calamity energy worsens and turns into a disaster, it will be too late to turn the situation around.

Hearing Lian Xuzhi's words, the Fire Spirit Immortal nodded slightly, and then asked Lian Xuzhi: "Chengwulang, do you know the 'Zhu Xian Order'?"

Lian Xuzhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said, "Zhu Xianling? This name sounds very familiar."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lian Xuzhi suddenly shuddered, his face changed, and he clapped his hands and said, "Oh no!"

After saying that, Lian Xuzhi hurried back to his desk, picked up a jade talisman and injected some magic power into it.

As the magic power was injected into the jade talisman, the jade talisman immediately turned into a ray of fairy light and flew out of the Dongzhen Palace, disappearing to an unknown place.

At this time, Lian Xuzhi stood up and invited the Immortal Fire Spirit to take a seat. He ordered the attendant beside him to serve tea, and then asked: "Minister, where did you hear about this 'Chopping and Offering Order'?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said, "Three months ago, the God of Gufeng Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou was killed. The Dufeng General Manager was ordered to go down to the mortal world to subdue the devil and catch the murderer. The murderer was a true cultivator of the earthly immortal. After interrogation, we learned that he killed the God of Gufeng Mountain to avenge his friend."

Lian Xuzhi asked: "But what does this have to do with the Zhuxian Order?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal said, "This Taoist priest has a 'little friend', a young dragon that just transformed in Qinghe River, named Hongxian. He was captured by the Gufeng Mountain God and sentenced to beheaded. The Taoist priest searched for more than a hundred years before he learned the details, so he killed the Gufeng Mountain God in anger."

Lian Xuzhi was stunned when he heard this, and he let out a deep sigh after a long time.

At this time, a messenger quickly entered the Dongzhen Palace, then quickly stepped forward and handed a document to Lian Xuzhi.

Lian Xuzhi hurriedly opened the document and took a look. His face suddenly changed drastically. He stood up in a hurry and said, "I am about to die!"

When the Wen Lingshi heard this, he was shocked and asked, "Chengwulang, why do you say that?"

Lian Xuzhi sighed, and sat there slumped as if all the strength in his body had been drained away. Then he waved his hand weakly and said, "You can go back first. This matter has nothing to do with you."

"Yes." Envoy Wen accepted the order and left.

But as soon as Wen Lingshi left, two heavenly generals from the Thunder Department led a team of heavenly soldiers and entered the Dongzhen Palace directly.

The leading celestial general was none other than General Feng Lei, the chief general of the Thunder Department. He walked into the Dong Zhen Palace with his celestial soldiers, raised his hand and took out a decree, "Tai Xuan Zhen Palace Human Department, where is Lian Xuzhi, the Dong Zhen Palace's Cheng Wu Lang?" General Feng Lei shouted.

Lian Xuzhi trembled and stood up from behind the desk. He took a deep breath, then took the document in his hand and said, "I am the one."

General Feng Lei took a look, then waved his hand and said, "Capture it."

The two heavenly soldiers took the order and stepped forward, tied the immortal rope around Lian Xuzhi, then stepped forward and held Lian Xuzhi on both sides before walking down.

General Feng Lei brought the decree to Lian Xuzhi and said, "This is the decree of Yisheng Zhenjun, the Grand Envoy of the Heavenly Court, ordering us to come and arrest you. Let's go."

"Yes." Lian Xuzhi did not struggle or argue, but just responded dejectedly.

Lian Xuzhi was then escorted away by General Feng Lei and his heavenly soldiers. When he reached the gate of Dong Zhen Palace, he turned around and said to Huo Ling Zhenxian: "Minister Huo Ling, please go to Shao Yang Palace. Dong Zhen Shang Qing is in seclusion there."

"Okay." Fire Spirit Immortal nodded.

After Lian Xuzhi was taken away, True Immortal Huo Ling immediately left Dong Zhen Palace and came to the outside of Shaoyang Palace.

However, when she arrived at Shaoyang Palace, she found that it had already been surrounded by heavenly soldiers, blocking her way.

A celestial general looked at the Fire Spirit Immortal and asked, "What do you do?"

Fire Spirit Immortal bowed and said, "I am the Minister of Jade Extreme True Lord's Palace, and I have something to ask the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor."

"No one can see him now." The general said directly, "You can't go in either."

Fire Spirit Immortal frowned, glanced towards Shaoyang Palace, and then said, "Then it's okay for me to stand outside for a while, right?"

The general shrugged and said nonchalantly, "As long as you don't go in, no one will care if you sleep outside."

"Okay." Fire Spirit Immortal was helpless, then he took a few steps back and stood aside on the road.

An unknown amount of time had passed when suddenly there was a commotion at the gate of Shaoyang Palace. The Immortal Huo Ling looked up hurriedly and saw ten mighty celestial generals leading a team of celestial soldiers coming out of the palace gate.

The Fire Spirit True Immortal's eyes focused. He recognized those ten heavenly generals. Leading them were the Three Realms Inspector You Yilingguan and General Lei Wei, followed by General Eight Directions Yunlei.

In the middle of these ten heavenly generals was an old immortal who was wearing a Taoist robe, had an immortal look, wore a golden crown on his head, and had white hair and beard.

Seeing this old immortal, True Immortal Huo Ling was greatly surprised. That was none other than Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu. But how come his hair and beard had suddenly turned completely white?

When the team walked out of Shaoyang Palace, Huo Ling Zhenxian hurriedly stood by the road, bowed and said loudly: "Greetings to Lord Dong Zhen."

This sound really scared the surrounding heavenly soldiers and generals, and they quickly formed a battle formation and were on guard in all directions.

It was You Yi Lingguan who discovered the Fire Spirit Immortal and immediately waved his hand, saying, "This is the first level of heaven, why are you so nervous?"

After saying that, You Yi Lingguan stepped forward, bowed to the Fire Spirit Immortal, and said with a smile: "Secretary Fire Spirit, I heard that Marshal Wen and his three thousand Dongyue generals were unable to defeat you?"

Fire Spirit Immortal waved his hands quickly and said, "No, no, it's just Marshal Wen showing mercy."

Officer You Yi laughed loudly and said, "Does that mean Marshal Wen has neglected his duty?"

Fire Spirit Immortal: “.”

Seeing that he had stumped the True Immortal Fire Spirit, You Yi Lingguan smiled and said, "Just kidding, the name of the Minister of Fire Spirit has spread among the heavenly soldiers and generals. I wonder how many people want to learn from him."

"I don't know how to fight." Fire Spirit Immortal said sternly, "I just rely on the magic weapons in my hands. If I didn't have these magic weapons, how dare I touch Marshal Wen's tiger whiskers?"

"Magic weapons are also strength." As he said that, You Yi Lingguan looked at the Fire Spirit Immortal and asked, "By the way, what is the Shangshu doing here?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal immediately said, "I want to meet the Supreme Lord of the Cave."

You Yi Lingguan frowned and said, "I'm afraid that won't work. The Great Emperor Tianqi Rensheng of Dongyue has submitted a petition to impeach the Humanity Department for the "Chopping and Offering Order". The Jade Emperor has summoned the Supreme Minister of Dongzhen. Except for the people of the Thunder Department, no one is allowed to approach."

"I just want to say a few words." Fire Spirit Immortal said, "Please be lenient with me, Spirit Officer."

Lingguan Youyi thought for a moment and said, "Give me your Immortal Official Jade Certificate."

Without saying a word, the True Immortal Huo Ling took out his immortal official jade certificate and handed it to Lingguan You Yi.

Lingguan Youyi seized the jade certificate of the Fire Spirit Immortal and said, "We only have sixty breaths of time." "Thank you." The Fire Spirit Immortal bowed and thanked him. Then, at the signal of Lingguan Youyi, the heavenly soldiers made way for him and the Fire Spirit Immortal came straight to the Emperor of Zifu Shaoyang.

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang looked at the True Immortal Huo Ling and said with a smile: "Minister Huo Ling, what can I do for you?"

The Fire Spirit Immortal bowed his head, then looked at the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor and asked, "Emperor, what's wrong with you?"

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang waved his hand and smiled, "I have failed in refining the calamity energy. I am doomed to die. I will not live long."

Fire Spirit Immortal nodded when he heard this, and then said: "Emperor, time is running out, this is for you."

As he spoke, True Immortal Huo Ling took out a jade book from his sleeve and handed it over, but he was immediately stopped by General Lei Wei standing beside him.

"What is it?" General Lei Wei asked.

Immortal Huo Ling then handed it to General Lei Wei and said, "General Lei Wei, please check this. This is the list of all the dragons and phoenixes who died under the "Chopping and Offering Order" in the past thousand years. All of them are recorded in detail without any missing. If the Jade Emperor wants to personally inquire about this case, this list will be the evidence."

General Lei Wei was slightly surprised when he heard this, then he opened it carefully to check, and sure enough, it was filled with records.

After reading it, General Lei Wei handed the jade book to Lingguan Youyi, who also checked it and finally confirmed that it was correct before handing it to Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu.

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang took the jade book and took a look at it, then sighed and said, "The fault for the chopping of the offering order is all mine. One negligence caused the lives of the dragon and phoenix tribes to be destroyed. My crime is extremely heinous."

After saying this, Emperor Zifu Shaoyang put the jade book into his sleeve and said, "Thank you, Minister Huo Ling."

The True Immortal Fire Spirit shook his head, bowed to the Emperor of Zifu Shaoyang, and then retreated.

Lingguan You Yi returned the Immortal Official Jade Certificate to Immortal Huo Ling. His expression was a little complicated, and he looked at Immortal Huo Ling with an hesitation to speak.

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled and said, "What does the Spiritual Officer want to say?"

Officer You Yi Ling said, "Minister Huo Ling, you are killing people and destroying their hearts. Not only did you collect all the evidence against Shang Qing Dong Zhen, but you also handed it to him personally. What are you thinking?"

Fire Spirit Immortal smiled and pointed to his head, saying, "Use your brain to think."

You Yi Lingguan: “.”

Daluo Heaven, Tongming Palace.

The Jade Emperor sits majestically high on the golden palace, with the divine light of Taixiao behind him, which is round, bright and mysterious, illuminating all the three realms.

All the gods and immortals from the Divine Sky Jade Palace and the Divine Thunder Jade Palace were present, precious flowers filled the universe, and divine light illuminated the heavens.

Zhuang Yan also stood above the fourth-rank gods and immortals, wearing a three-color Qingxiao Four-Elephants immortal robe, a purple ribbon and white jade belt around his waist, holding a jade scepter in his hand, and standing solemnly.

The Great Emperor Dongyue stood in front of the immortal group on the right side of the hall, following Emperor Wenchang and the Five Thunder Emperors.

At this time, the Jade Emperor was reviewing the memorial from Emperor Dongyue and the list of victims of the "Chopping and Offering Order" submitted by the underworld.

There was silence in the hall, and everyone was observing the Jade Emperor's expression without leaving any trace.

But the Jade Emperor just had a calm expression, with an ordinary smile on his face, and no emotion could be seen at all.

After putting down the list, the Jade Emperor glanced at the many gods and immortals in the hall, and then said, "Issue the edict."

Emperor Wenchang quickly stood up, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please grant me an edict."

The Jade Emperor said, "From now on, starting with me, all the emperors, gods, and immortal officials in the heavenly court are not allowed to eat the flesh and precious materials of the intelligent creatures in the heaven and earth, no matter what kind of banquet they hold. The first offender will be demoted one level, and the second offender will be stripped of his immortal position and banished to the mortal world. This decree is issued to the three realms, and all gods and immortals who receive heaven's blessing must comply."

Emperor Wenchang quickly wrote it down, then bowed and said, "As you wish."

All the gods and saints in the hall bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please have mercy."

The Jade Emperor waved his hands and said, "The source of this case of beheading the offering order is here with me. If I had not eaten dragon liver and phoenix marrow and other delicacies from divine beasts, how could this case of beheading the offering order have come about? How could so many lives have died?"

"Your Majesty." Emperor Dongyue hurriedly stepped out of the immortal group and bowed, "Your Majesty is the Supreme of the Three Realms. You should enjoy the natural treasures and delicacies in the Three Realms. This crime is not yours."

The Eastern Thunder Emperor also stepped out and bowed, saying, "The crime in this case lies with the Humanity Department's Dong Zhen Shang Qing. He issued the decree but forgot about it. He did not repeal it in time after the Immortal Feast, causing the decree to last for more than a thousand years and become an evil law that caused great suffering to all living beings."

Emperor Wenchang also said: "Your Majesty, the beheading order originally only said to behead the guilty dragons and phoenixes, and there was nothing wrong with it. The reason why it was wrong was that the Ministry of Humanity did not abolish this order afterwards, which led to the proliferation of laws and caused many unjust cases."

The Western Thunder Emperor said: "The Human Department's Dongzhen Shangqing should be severely punished for his dereliction of duty."

The Jade Emperor asked, "Has the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor arrived?"

Just as he finished speaking, a spiritual officer came in from outside the Tongming Palace and bowed, "Your Majesty, the spiritual officer Youyi and General Lei Wei have summoned the Purple Mansion Shaoyang Emperor, and he is waiting for your order outside the palace."

The Jade Emperor said, "Announce."

Taibai Jinxing immediately stepped forward and announced loudly: "Your Majesty has ordered that the Emperor of Zifu Shaoyang, the Supreme Minister of Dongzhen, be summoned to the palace for an audience."

After a while, Lingguan Youyi and General Lei Wei supported the white-haired and haggard Emperor Zifu Shaoyang on the left and right and walked into the hall.

When the gods in the hall saw Emperor Zifu Shaoyang's description like this, they were all shocked.

The Jade Emperor immediately stood up from the throne and issued an order: "Give him a seat."

Immediately, four celestial generals carried a golden jade couch and placed it in the hall. Then the Jade Emperor looked at the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor who was about to pay homage and said, "My dear, you don't have to bow. Please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Emperor Shaoyang of Zifu thanked him and sat down on the jade couch.

At this time, the spiritual officer You Yi reported: "Your Majesty, the Emperor of Zifu Shaoyang has been doomed to fail, and his life is over."

After hearing this, everyone fell silent. Even the Western Thunder Emperor, who had just advocated severe punishment, retreated silently.

The Jade Emperor sat back on the throne, looked at the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor in the palace and said, "My dear minister, you have made great contributions to the Heavenly Court."

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang took out the jade book given by Fire Spirit Immortal from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, I have made great contributions, but also great faults. The execution of the order is my fault. I plead guilty and obey the law. Here is my confession and the charges against me. Please read it, Your Majesty."

The immortal servant at the side hurriedly stepped forward to take the memorial and the jade book, turned around and walked up to the steps of the palace to present them to the Jade Emperor.

The Jade Emperor first unfolded the memorial and read it carefully, and then opened the jade book to take a look.

Upon seeing this, the Jade Emperor was slightly surprised and said, "My dear, where did this jade book come from?" On it was not only the list of people who had been unjustly killed because of the chopping-off order, but also the list of people who had chopped off dragons and phoenixes and deserved the punishment. It even listed the names of the immortal officials who had chopped off each dragon and phoenix at that time. It was extremely detailed.

When Zifu Shaoyang Emperor saw the surprised look on Jade Emperor's face, he said, "It was given to me by the Immortal Huoling, the Shangshu of Yuji Zhenjun Mansion, before he left."

Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor immediately said to Zhuang Yan, "My dear Zhuang Yan, quickly summon the Fire Spirit Immortal from your tribe to the heaven to meet him."

The gods and saints in the hall were once again amazed. What on earth was written on that jade scroll? Why did the Jade Emperor attach so much importance to it?
Zhuang Yan walked out of the immortal group, holding the jade scepter and bowing, saying, "I obey your order."

Afterwards, Zhuang Yan raised his hand and issued an edict. The edict flashed with golden light, flew out of the Tongming Palace and went straight down to the sky.

(End of this chapter)