Chapter 23: The Conspiracy Begins to Unfold (Part 2)

  The Northern Dipper Star Lord suddenly raised his long sword and killed towards the three Yang siblings, with the three-foot sword tip almost instantly reaching the neck of the eldest brother Yang Jiao.

  It was too late to speak, and the moment was swift. A golden light suddenly shot out from the kneeling villager, shaking open Beidou's long sword, saving Yang Jiao's life in the last moment, and rolling away the three siblings of the Yang family.

  "What a person!" Beidou's eyes coldly swept across the villagers, and saw a fat man walking out of the crowd with a smile, wearing a hemp monk's robe, holding a human-shaped bag, showing his teeth to everyone he met, saying happy words to everyone he met, his big belly could hold all the sorrows in the world, known as the ancestor of Maitreya Buddha.

  It was Maitreya, a Western Buddhist monk who had come to guide him.

  "Hehe, all the star gentlemen have been polite." Maitreya smiled and bowed to everyone, but that lewd expression made people feel like they were basking in a warm spring breeze. He was indeed a joyful and carefree cultivator who smiled at everyone he met!

  The Northern Dipper saw that the Western Sect was a cold and ruthless group, with eyes as cold as ice. The other Star Lords were no exception. It's said that the Western Sect has always been the greatest threat to the Crown Prince, whether from the perspective of the Mystic Door or the Heavenly Court, throughout the entire history of the Grand Wilderness. The Western Sect always hid in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike and reap the benefits. This made Zhang Zilong extremely vigilant.

  Along with Zhang Zilong and his subordinates, they all harbored hostility towards the Western Sect. The Star Lords of the Imperial Palace were no exception.

  "It's actually Master Maitreya, rarely seen. " Nandou also smiled and welcomed him, discussing the thick and dark learning of Taoism. Nandou was not inferior to Maitreya in this regard. The two sly guys started chatting as if no one was around, and their nonsense talk that day made Beidou and others' heads swell.

  "What's the reason for Maitreya to stop us from executing the Heavenly Decree?" Beidou finally couldn't bear their nagging conversation and directly interrupted with a question.

  Maitreya's expression stiffened, and his smile was somewhat awkward. He couldn't say that he had been waiting for them to abuse their power and spread rumors to undermine the heavenly court's authority. It wasn't until they deviated from the script and wanted to kill Yang Jiaojiao and others that he had no choice but to intervene to save them.

  "Cough, Star Lord spoke too heavily. I was just coincidentally present and saw that Yao Ji Xian Zi was pitiful, so I couldn't help but lend a hand to save these three children."

  You dare to speak without fear of getting your tongue cut off, Beidou's mouth twitched twice at the corner, Western teachings are indeed as Emperor Jun said, shameless to the extreme!

  "Oh? This is indeed a worry for the great master, we are just following orders, Yao Ji's private communication with mortals has already violated heavenly laws, the Heavenly Emperor enforces the law strictly, Master should not interfere in the affairs of the heavenly court!" Nan Dou shook his feather fan, with an appearance of being a peacemaker.

  Maitreya, however, didn't think much of it and patted his own big belly, laughing: "Star Lord is wrong, the Heavenly Court is the representative of the three realms, the affairs of the Heavenly Court are also the affairs of all living beings. When encountering unfair things, I, a poor Taoist, will also take care of them." After speaking, he continued to smile and watch the crowd of mortals kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, displaying a dignified and virtuous immortal demeanor!

  Beidou's eyes flashed with a fierce killing intent: "So you're saying that Maitreya is meddling in other people's business?"

  Uh, Maitreya's heart skipped a beat. These guys were all battle-hardened and had high cultivation levels. As for himself, with his two pounds of flesh, it was hard to say whether he could withstand so many people.

  But now he was also in a difficult situation, looking at those expectant faces, Maitreya knew that if he gave up at this moment, the Western Sect's position among humans would be even more embarrassing: "Star Lord, why not capture Yao Ji and others and bring them back to the Heavenly Court? I believe that the Great Emperor of the Vast Heaven will take into account the feelings of his brothers and spare their lives. If Star Lord insists on going it alone, although I am weak in power, I must also plan for the survival of all living beings. Moreover, even if you kill Yang's siblings, after the event, the Great Emperor of the Vast Heaven may regret it and will not forgive you!"

  What a clever Western-style holy man's high-ranking disciple!

  Everyone felt that Maitreya's aura had suddenly increased a lot, and it was a sign of the faith of all living beings!

  Inside the Lingxiao Hall, the Jade Emperor of the Supreme Heaven secretly let out a sigh of relief after Maitreya saved Yang's siblings. To be honest, he was afraid that if he had killed Yang's children, it would have led to an irreconcilable feud between them.

  His Highness and the group of immortals were whispering to each other, discussing heatedly, saying things like "This Western religion is truly compassionate and kind-hearted", "The disciples of the Sage are extraordinary" and so on, making the impartial and just Heavenly Emperor and Queen Mother seem like criminals.

  "Your son Zhang Zilong has an urgent matter to report to Your Majesty and wishes you a long and prosperous reign!"

  At this time, outside the palace, I remembered Zhang Zilong's voice. The headache of Huan Tianyaoye suddenly turned into great joy. The cunning and clever (sweating... is this talking about his own son?) Jade Dragon boy had finally returned!

  "Hurry, announce Prince Yu Long's audience!" Haotian hastily instructed Tai Bai Jin Xing.

  Only to see Taibai swept the dust in his hand, holding the jade plate and walked out: "Huangtian Dadi has an edict, declaring Yulong Taizi to pay homage..."

  A loud and clear voice, the Ling Xiao Hall for hundreds of miles around could hear it clearly, this Taibai is indeed a talented person! The prince adjusted his clothes and followed Taibai's delicate voice into the Ling Xiao Hall with a gloomy expression.

  Haotian saw Zhang Zilong walk into the grand hall, smiling at him: "The prince has worked hard, and this trip to the Western Regions has not been in vain, right?"

  Everyone in the heavenly family was overjoyed when they heard this. Every time the crown prince went on a campaign, he would bring back a large pile of spoils of war, truly making him an expert at plundering and pillaging. Although most of it was distributed to the members of the Sun Palace, after all, Zhang Zilong still understood the way of being human, so every time he would also take out a considerable portion of the treasures and present them to the heavenly court's gods. This was the crown prince eating meat while everyone else drank soup; no one was left behind. As a result, up until now, whenever the heavenly court's divine officials saw the crown prince, they all had smiling faces.

  Zhang Zilong, who was slightly embarrassed by his father's teasing, muttered: "Your son has gained a lot, and will present the list to Your Majesty later. However, this is not the time to discuss these matters. I heard that Aunt Yaoji descended into the mortal world and fell in love with a mortal man and had children?"

  Hao Tian's face turned slightly heavy after listening, and he said in a low voice: "Indeed, Yao Ji has betrayed my painstaking efforts, and actually did such a rebellious thing. Now, the Five Elements Star Lord is capturing her!"

  He pointed at the Huatian Mirror as he spoke, and Zhang Zilong looked up to see that it was indeed the painting of Beidou and Maitreya facing off.

  The dark eyeballs turned around, and the prince looked at Maitreya with a hint of puzzlement: "Father Emperor, all the immortal families, how could this Western religion coincidentally appear in my aunt's village?"

  "No! Look at the aunt's body!" The prince suddenly exclaimed, Huāntiān Jìng (the name of a satellite) claims to be all things in the three realms, and with just one thought, it can perceive everything. Not only is it a remote sensing satellite, but it also has the special ability to break through all laws and reveal all laws. At first, the immortals were busy watching Wǔ Dòu Xīng Jūn's actions and neglected Yáo Jiě's appearance. Now that Zhang Zǐ Lóng mentioned it, they all discovered it!

  Hao Tian's already gloomy face instantly turned iron-green!

  Jade Pool's face also turned red with anger, and she coldly swept her eyes over the immortals standing still in the temple.

  "What Western teachings? What great compassion? What great virtue?" One word at a time, the Queen Mother's originally gentle and beautiful voice sounded so terrifying.

  The immortals were startled and knelt down in a flurry: "Your subjects know their fault, Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

  It turned out that a strand of red mist suddenly appeared on the brow of Yao Ji Xian Zi, and the knowledgeable crowd saw at a glance that this was the Red Lotus Poison of the Western Sect, which could confuse people's minds. If the person who used it had enough strength, even Da Luo Jin Xian would not be able to escape its harm!

  "Scoundrel!" The Jade Emperor slammed the fruit platter in front of him to pieces with a loud "Bang!", his eyes almost spewing fire as he stared fixedly at Maitreya's reflection in the mirror.

  Zhang Zilong also had a burning fire in his heart, and he was not at home, which made his aunt be calculated. Now he only hoped that Yang Jun was not the dark chess of the Western Sect, otherwise... Zhang Zilong's eyes flashed with cold light, otherwise, the Western Sect would harm his aunt for eternity! The crown prince said that he couldn't help but push Ling Shan directly!