Chapter Eleven: Jingwei Escapes Disaster, Hongyuan Recruits Disciples

  Shennong was heartbroken to see his beloved daughter Nüwa transformed into a Jingwei bird. Youyu calmed him down, saying: "Shennong, don't be so sad, Jingwei will have a day of liberation, and you can reunite with your daughter then!"

  Shennong heard this and was overjoyed, tears streaming down his face: "Is this really true?"

  "You may know that the East Sea Dragon King was originally the holy father's mount, but because he received the holy father's imperial edict and his three brothers ruled the four seas. Now his son has drowned the girl, you can follow us to Fangzhang Island to see the holy father. The holy father is compassionate and will surely lend a hand to help the girl escape!"

  Shennong hastily said: "If so, I hope our ancestors will take me to Fangzhang Island!"

  You Chui nodded and immediately set up a lucky cloud with Sui Ren Shi to take Shen Nong to Fang Zhang Island.

  They traveled for less than half a day, and the three of them arrived at the East Sea. After traveling for another half day, they finally saw the misty and hazy Fangzhang Xianzhou in the distance. Suiren extracted a dark green jade pendant from his bosom, spat out some immortal energy towards it, and instantly, the jade pendant emitted a purple arc-shaped shield that protected the three of them. Along the way, they traveled unimpeded, and those large arrays remained hidden!

  After passing through the large formation, I finally saw the true face of Fangzhang Xianzhou.

  The peaks are like jade, and the immortal mist is vast and visible; Clouds and rain nourish, colorful birds sing and dance on branches; Spiritual beasts frolic, jumping and leaping across the Golden Bridge; Various divine herbs and medicines grow all over the island, the fragrance of immortals hits the nose, intoxicating people abnormally. Shennong's heart is worried about Nüwa at this time, so he has no mind to cherish such a beautiful scenery. Along the way, countless creatures kept waving at Youchao and Suiren, the two nodded their heads in response, bringing Shennong to the front of Hongyuan's thatched cottage, where they saw Hongyuan sitting on a cloud bed from afar, mysterious and unpredictable!

  The three of them hastened their pace and soon arrived before Hongyuan, kneeling down to the ground and respectfully said: "Greetings, Holy Father!"

  Hong Xuan nodded and waited for the three to stand up before saying to Shennong: "I already know about the girl's affair, you just wait a bit, I will get justice for you!"

  Shennong was overjoyed and thanked him again, then immediately stood up and stood aside anxiously waiting.

  The Dragon Palace of the East Sea, the Dragon King Ao Guang is listening to the report of the Turtle Prime Minister on the recent affairs. After all the affairs have been reported, the Turtle Prime Minister hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing that I don't know whether it should be mentioned or not."

  Ao Guang was taken aback by the words and immediately said: "Turtle Prime Minister, what is it that cannot be spoken?"

  Guo Gong heard this and said: "Three years ago, the Third Prince drowned a little girl from a coastal ethnic minority at sea."

  "Merely a little girl, what's the big deal? Why make such a fuss?"

  The tortoise minister replied: "Your Majesty, that is no ordinary little girl! She is the beloved daughter of Shen Nong, the God Emperor of Humanity."

  Ao Guang was shocked and hastily asked: "Is this true?"

  The tortoise prime minister replied affirmatively: "It is indeed true!"

  Ao Guang was furious: "This beast, who spends his days idling about and neglecting his duties, has today brought about this disaster. Bring him before me at once!"

  The turtle prime minister did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly came out of the grand hall, ordering people to go find the third prince.

  Before long, the Third Prince arrived at the grand hall, looking at Ao Guang with a gloomy face. He was nervous and cautiously asked: "I don't know what Father King has called me here for?"

  With a loud "slap", the Third Prince was knocked to the ground by Ao Guang, his face already swollen and red on one side. Ao Guang furiously pointed at the Third Prince and shouted: "You wicked beast, if you didn't know how to behave normally that's one thing, but you actually dared to drown the daughter of the Emperor, do you know you've committed a heinous crime? Are you going to drag down my entire East Sea Dragon Clan?"

  The Third Prince hastily said: "Father King, calm your anger! If that girl hadn't bullied me too much, how would I have ended up drowning in the water because of her?"

  Ao Guang hastily said: "Until now you still dare to quibble?" Just as he was about to hit the Third Prince again, a shrimp soldier suddenly ran in from outside and shouted: "Report to the Dragon King, White Jade Boy from Fangzhang Island has come to visit!"

  Ao Guang was taken aback for a moment, then said: "Not yet invited!" He also snorted at the Third Prince and said: "Spare you for now!"

  Before long, the White Jade Boy entered the great hall under the leadership of the Shrimp Soldier. Ao Guang hurriedly went forward to greet him and said with a smile: "Younger brother, you're not attending to Master today, what brings you here for me?"

  Bai Yutong looked at Ao Guang with a pitiful expression and said: "This time, I've come to tell you some bad news, elder brother."

  Ao Guang was startled by his words and said: "Younger brother, just speak your mind, but what instructions does the old master have?"

  The White Jade Boy stood on one side and said to the Third Prince, "It's a good thing your son did! Now the Human Emperor Shen Nong is already on Fangzhang Island. The old master ordered me to come and call you to take the Third Prince to Fangzhang Island for punishment."

  Ao Guang's face changed greatly, and the Third Prince was even more pale, hastily kneeling down at Ao Guang's feet and shouting: "Father King, save me!"

  Ao Guang's body shook, he gritted his teeth and said: "Enough! Today you've caused such a disaster, even if the old master blames me, I have nothing to say!" He then slapped the Third Prince unconscious with one palm, and holding him in one hand, his face pale, he said to Bai Yutongzi: "Let's go! Ao Guang will now accompany you to Fangzhang Island to apologize to the old master!"

  Bai Yutong sighed and thought to himself: Ao Guang was a hero for a lifetime, but he had a useless son!

  Fangzhang Island was situated above the Eastern Sea. In a moment, Ao Guang and Bai Yutongzi arrived before Hongyuan. Ao Guang exerted his magical power to awaken the Third Prince, pulling him down on his knees before Hongyuan, saying: "Ao Guang pays respects to Your Old Majesty, may Your Old Majesty live forever!"

  Hong Xuan nodded and said to him: "You take your son and retreat to one side for now."

  Ao Guang did not dare to disobey, and hastily pulled the Third Prince to stand opposite the three Shen Nong.

  Before long, Kong Xuan appeared with the Jingwei bird in front of everyone. Shen Nong saw it and cried out: "Nüwa!" Kong Xuan handed the Jingwei bird over to Shen Nong's arms, then turned to Hongyuan and said: "Master, I have brought back the Jingwei for you!"

  Hong Xuan nodded slightly and immediately stretched out his hand to capture the Jingwei bird, then opened his mouth and spat out a clear breath. The Jingwei bird was helped by this and instantly shed its feathers, changing its appearance, and transformed back into its original form.

  The girl saw Shennong and rushed into his arms, crying out: "Father Emperor, I miss you so much!"

  Shennong tightly hugged Nvwaa and cried with joy: "Father Emperor also misses Nvwaa!"

  After crying, Shennong pulled the girl towards Hongyuan and knelt down, saying: "Girl, don't you thank the Holy Father for his kindness?"

  The girl looked at Hongyuan, blinking her big cute eyes, and said crisply: "Are you the Holy Father? But why do you look so young, even younger than my father?"

  Hongyuan was taken aback by her words, Shen Nong hastily apologized and said: "Holy Father, please don't blame me! My daughter misspoke!"

  "Hahaha...!" Hongyuan burst into a hearty laugh, saying: "Not guilty! Not guilty!" He then chuckled and said to the little girl: "That's right, I am your Holy Grandfather." After finishing speaking, he burst into another fit of laughter, his voice echoing throughout Fangzhang Island. The creatures looked at him with puzzled eyes, wondering what had made the old man so happy today. Even Kong Xuan, You Nao, and Shi Ren couldn't help but laugh, someone actually called Hongyuan "Grandfather", no wonder he was laughing so heartily.

  Girl Doll heard and then bowed: "Girl Doll pays respects to Holy Father!"

  Hong Xuan smiled and said: "What a lovely little girl! Girl, are you willing to take me as your master?"

  Everyone was shocked to hear this! The three realms all knew that up until now, the Hongyuan Gate had only one inner disciple, Kong Xuan. Now, Hongyuan wanted to take in Nüwa as a disciple, how could they not be astonished? At the same time, they secretly sighed at Nüwa's deep good fortune!

  Shennong was overjoyed and pulled the girl along, saying: "The Holy Father wants to take you as his disciple, don't you thank him!"

  But then the girl spoke up and said: "What's the benefit of bowing to the Holy Father?"

  Hong Xuan burst into another fit of laughter, feeling that he had never laughed so heartily in billions of years. Even his cultivation seemed to have increased slightly. He chuckled and asked, "What's so good about it?"

  The girl pouted and said: "I want to eat delicious food every day!"

  "Hong Xuan said with a loud voice: 'What's difficult about this? I have the best-tasting fruit in the world, Huang Zhong Li. Even Wang Mu's peaches and Zhen Yuan Zi's ginseng fruits are not as good as mine. If you kowtow to me as your master, you can eat it!'"

  The crowd below was moved this time! Who would have thought that Hong Xuan would give the little girl Huang Zhong Li? The effect of Huang Zhong Li they knew, it's the number one fruit in the three realms, it can be seen that the little girl is deeply loved by Hong Xuan! Even Kong Xuan couldn't help but sigh: This little girl really has an incredibly deep fortune! I haven't even had a taste of Huang Zhong Li myself!

  The girl didn't know how precious Huang Zhong Li was, but only heard Hong Xuan say it's the most delicious fruit, so she happily and respectfully bowed: "Girl pays respects to teacher!"

  "Hong Xuan Xi said: 'Good, good, good!' Then he turned his head and looked at Ao Guang, saying: 'Ao Guang, your son is reckless and evil, he must be punished. Let him become a mount for the daughter of the Dragon King in the future, what do you think?'"

  "Whatever you say, sir!" Ao Guang hastily replied.

  Hong Xuan nodded, and immediately waved his hand to send a clear air onto the Third Prince's body. The Third Prince instantly transformed into a golden dragon, prostrating on the ground. The little girl saw this, jumped onto the golden dragon's back, shouted loudly, and the golden dragon soared into the sky, carrying her flying back and forth above Fangzhang Island. The little girl was having so much fun that she exclaimed excitedly and shouted repeatedly!

  The people below also burst into laughter, and a joyful atmosphere filled Fangzhang Island!

  Ao Guang looked up, secretly letting out a sigh of relief: Finally saved the life of this rebellious son! He knew that Hong Xuan did not want to argue with him about this matter, and was deeply grateful in his heart.

  Jing Wei escaped from disaster and revived Nüwa, Hongyuan took in disciples who liked Yan.