Chapter Sixteen: Yunhua Immortal Maiden (Seeking Recommendations and Bookmarks)

  Quzhou City, a peripheral small city under the jurisdiction of Dashang, is only a few hundred miles in circumference. At this time, Emperor Yi was still in power, diligently governing Dashang with great care and attention to detail. Everything was well-organized and in order, so although Quzhou City was just a small city, it was quite prosperous. The people lived peacefully and contentedly, and at night there were hardly any barking dogs to be heard.

  Shen Gong Bao walked down the bustling street with a disappointed face, for no other reason than that he had been searching for half a year in the East Sea and still hadn't found the long-awaited Ruyi Golden Hoop Rod. "Alas, if fate has it, then so be it; if not, then don't force it!"

  Although it was so, Shen Gongbao still couldn't help but feel discontented. As he walked on the bustling streets, he furrowed his brow in thought, thinking of ways to find the Golden Hoop Rod. However, Shen Gongbao lifted his head and finally entered a prosperous-looking wine tower.

  "This Taoist master, I don't know what you would like to eat?" As soon as he entered, a shop assistant quickly walked up and said respectfully.

  "Bring me all the best wine and dishes in your store!" As he spoke, Shen Gongbao threw a gold ingot that had been prepared beforehand to the shop assistant.

  "Ah, Master Dao, please come upstairs!" The shopkeeper's face lit up with a smile as soon as he saw Jinzi, and he stretched out his hand to invite Shen Gongbao upstairs.

  Xian Gong Bao walked up to the second floor, found a spot by the window and sat down. From there, he could see everything on the street outside, people coming and going, hawkers calling out, it was bustling with activity.

  Before long, the shopkeeper brought up several dishes that Shen Gongbao had never seen before, along with a bottle of top-grade huadiao wine. Without waiting for Xiao'er to introduce the names of the dishes, Shen Gongbao began devouring them ravenously, for the aroma of the food had already stirred up the hunger in his belly.

  Unlike the roasted flavor of Xianhe Xianlu, although it doesn't have that spiritual and elegant flavor, it's also tender and refreshing, with a variety of flavors, sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty. Each flavor is distinct and satisfying, even if it's just a mixture of grains, it has its own unique flavor.

  After having enough wine and food, Shen Gongbao sat on the chair, picking his teeth and patted the shopkeeper's shoulder with a smile: "The taste is not bad, haha! The extra gold ingot will be given to you as a reward!"

  The young shopkeeper was overjoyed, bowing repeatedly and saying: "Thank you, Master Dao! I hope you'll come again next time!" If such a generous Daoist were to come several more times, he would surely become rich.

  Shen Gong Bao waved his hand, just about to send the shopkeeper away and sit quietly for a moment, when suddenly his expression changed, saying: "Alright, I've had enough wine and food, Dao Ye is leaving now!" After speaking, he took big strides out of the wine tower, diving into the crowd, and disappeared in no time.

  The young shopkeeper gazed at the departing figure of Shen Gongbao and muttered, "What a majestic Taoist priest, although he looks quite disreputable."

  But it is said that the Jade Emperor's sister, named Yunhua, had been staying in the Heavenly Court for a long time and felt extremely bored. She heard that the mortal world was very lively, unlike the dullness of the Heavenly Court, so she secretly descended to the mortal world, wanting to experience the joys of human life.

  Didn't want to meet a mortal named Yang Tianyou, the two got along for a long time, and as time passed, they fell in love and secretly married, giving birth to a son and a daughter. Yang Tianyou didn't know Yunhua's true identity, while Yunhua also kept it hidden from him. In this way, the two lived with their children, full of joy and contentment, surpassing even the happiness of immortals.

  One day in heaven is ten years on earth, Cloud Flower descended to the mortal world for only a few days, but in the mortal world, it has already been several years. On this day, Haotian finally discovered that his sister had secretly descended to the mortal world and, after some calculations, found out that Cloud Flower had privately married a mortal. He was immediately furious.

  At this time, Haotian's tenure as the master of the Heavenly Court was still short, and his prestige was insufficient to intimidate the three realms. Moreover, within the three realms, there were very few people who took Haotian, the master of the Heavenly Court, seriously, especially the disciples of the Holy One, who did not even deign to notice the Heavenly Court.

  If it were the Heavenly Court of the Eastern Emperor Taizhen back then, no one would have dared to underestimate it. However, at this time, the Heavenly Court that Huatian took over was just a defeated and broken-down court with severely insufficient personnel, and its prestige was far from comparable to that of the Eastern Emperor Taizhen.

  The old Tian Ting intends to revive its former momentum, and all kinds of things need to be reprocessed, such as the Tian Ting Code. Huang Tian just established the Tian Ting Code not long ago, stating that one cannot privately descend to the mortal world, let alone have human emotions and love. Huang Tian believes that cultivators should clear their minds and desires, only then can they seek the Great Way.

  Doesn't want his own sister to be the first to ignore his laws, if the people of the three realms find out, how can he save face?

  Thus, the Emperor of Heaven immediately ordered the heavenly soldiers and generals to descend to the mortal world, capture Yun Hua and Yang Tianyou, and even demanded that their children be brought to the Heavenly Court for trial, in order to demonstrate his authority.

  On the outskirts of Quzhou City, a residential house was hosting a great show. Shen Gongbao hid to one side, stroking his chin with an expression of puzzlement and confusion. He muttered to himself, "Tianbing? Yang Tianyou? Hmm...and there's also a beautiful fairy named Yunhuaxianzi?"

  Shen Gong Bao had just felt a surge of spiritual energy fluctuations in the wine tower, and his curiosity was piqued. Although this world is full of immortals, it's possible that nine out of ten people who are killed are cultivators, but those who openly display their spiritual energy fluctuations in the bustling city are still very rare.

  "Yunhua? Yang Tianyou? Looks like I'm familiar with it!" Shen Gongbao scratched his head, frowning as he tried to recall.

  Suddenly, the situation in the field changed again, and Cloud Fragrance Fairy cried out loudly: "Put down Young Master Yang!"

  But then a heavenly soldier was seen flying swiftly towards the horizon with Yang Tianyou, while another person was entwined with Yunhua Xianzi, shouting: "Xianzi, we are also acting on orders, forgive us!"

  Yunhua Xianzi saw this, gritted her silver teeth, and with a wave of her jade-like hand, a bright and shining jade lantern appeared in her hand. She suddenly urged on her spiritual power, and the lantern burst forth with a brilliant light of ten thousand feet. Yunhua Xianzi waved her hand again, and the heavenly soldiers were fiercely blown back, without any power to resist.

  Hiding to the side, Shen Gong Bao stared with wide eyes and exclaimed in his heart: "The infinite Heavenly Lord! The Treasure Lotus Lamp? Yunhua Fairy? Younger sister of the Vast Heaven!"

  At this time, Shen Gongbao's mind involuntarily conjured up a passage: "Elegant and refined in appearance, with ears that reach the shoulders and eyes that shine brightly. Wearing a three-mountain flying phoenix hat on his head, dressed in a pale goose-yellow robe. With golden boots and dragon-patterned socks, adorned with jade belt and eight-treasured makeup. Carrying a new moon-shaped crossbow at his waist, holding a three-pointed two-bladed spear in hand. Chopping down Peach Mountain to rescue his mother, shooting down the twin phoenixes of the Plague God. Renowned for slaying the Eight Demons, forming a righteous bond with the Seven Saints of Mei Mountain. With a heart that disdains worldly ties, living as an immortal in Jiangdu. The heroic spirit of Chiying, manifesting boundlessly, known as Erlang."

  Yun Hua Xianzi didn't care, Yang Tianyou was the same, but their son was the famous Erlang Shen Yang Jian. Moreover, in Fengshen Yanyi, Yang Jian showed off his extraordinary skills and was an absolute fierce general in the conquest of Daxia, with boundless combat power.

  Is this scene not the one where Yunhua Fairy was pinned under Taoshan?

  Shen Gong Bao was not very sure, but saw Yun Hua Xianzi strike and fly the heavenly soldier after, holding the treasure lotus lamp to chase the heavenly soldier who flew away earlier. Seeing this, Shen Gong Bao hurriedly drove the cloud, quietly following behind.

  As for the heavenly soldier who was knocked flying, he had long been spitting out fresh blood and lay motionless in the distance, having fainted.

  Because he didn't dare to get too close, Shen Gong Bao flew very slowly and could only hang far behind Yun Hua Xian Zi. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, it was just in time for the most exciting part.

  Only one young man wearing a golden nine-claw dragon robe was seen holding Yang Tianyou, facing off against Yunhua Xianzi. The man was eight feet tall, exuding an air of nobility, with a solemn expression and an aura of majesty and dominance! He was none other than the Ruler of the Three Realms - Haotian Dadi!

  "Sister! How dare you secretly marry a mortal, and where has the heavenly law been placed? Where has the prestige of this heavenly master been placed?" A thunderous voice came from Haotian's mouth, shaking Yang Tianyou in front of him, dizzy and disoriented, even with a faint trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

  "No, brother, I don't want to return to the Heavenly Court. The mortal world is much warmer than the Heavenly Court. Since you became the Jade Emperor, you've changed too much!" Yunhua Xianzi wept with tears streaming down her face, but she grasped the precious lotus lantern tightly in her hand.

  "Hmph, a country has its laws, a family has its rules. You are my younger sister from the Heavenly Kingdom, how can you form a bond with a mortal? The starry eyes of the Heavenly King suddenly emitted a cold glow, and he said gloomily: "It seems that it is this mortal who has made you reluctant to leave the mortal world and return to the Heavenly Court. Very well."

  Yunhua Fairy listened to Haotian's words, suddenly feeling something was off, but saw Haotian's hand flash a sudden white light, Yunhua Fairy could only let out a heart-wrenching cry: "Brother, don't!"