A Heaven-Shaking, World-Shrouding Black Pot of Blame

The State-Guarding Eldest Princess's Residence

With a "bang",

The newly replaced desk in the study collapsed again.

"Playing music on a painted boat, cockfighting in a rooster's den—how wonderful, how wonderful!"

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang stood behind the broken pieces of wood on the desk, her face ashen, like a furious tigress, exuding a terrifying aura.

"I cannot wait any longer. If I wait any longer, the Immortal will surely be corrupted by that black sheep."

Xiao Zhaohuang, feeling a green glow on his head, looked tense and anxious.

The Black-Clad Mysterious Person lowered his head and remained silent.

She sensed that His Highness was becoming increasingly abnormal.

She was no longer the wise, powerful, aloof, and proud Princess Who Guards the Nation.

She was clearly just an incompetent wife who panicked and frantically tried to avoid her husband's infidelity.

Is this the power of love?

It can actually change a person's personality and temperament.

That's absolutely terrifying.

The Black-Clad Mysterious Person shivered and secretly vowed never to fall in love with a man.

She didn't want to end up like the Eldest Princess.

They lost themselves and abandoned their pride.

"Your Highness, please calm down and do not act impulsively. We only have one chance. If we act rashly, we will only suffer the same fate as His Highness the Imperial Eldest Grandson, being rejected by the Immortals and never being able to see Immortal again."

Seeing the Eldest Princess's eager and impatient expression, the Black-Clad Mysterious Person hesitated for a moment before finally offering some advice.

"Then tell me, what should I do?"

Upon hearing her subordinate's words, Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang paused, her arrogance vanished, and all that remained was a look of frustration and dejection.

She commanded the three armies and controlled the court.

They can handle all of them with ease.

But he was helpless against Immortals, and hesitated to act rashly.

This intense sense of defeat left her, who was always proud and arrogant, feeling heavy-hearted and uneasy.

"Instead of trying to figure him out, we should cater to his tastes. Zhang Qingyan gained the Immortal's favor simply because of his expertise in eating, drinking, and having fun. We can learn from him and imitate his ways..."

However, before the Black-Clad Mysterious Person could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Eldest Princess.

"You mean you want me to take the Immortals out for drinking, gambling, and debauchery?"

The Eldest Princess's expression was frighteningly cold, and her tone was even more chilling.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was that we could invite Zhang Qingyan over and then use his connections to make contact with the Immortals."

The Black-Clad Mysterious Person immediately changed his tune.

Upon hearing this,

Eldest Princess Xiao Zhaohuang's eyes lit up instantly.

It's like finally finding the thread in a tangled mess, and everything becomes clear in an instant.

"Send someone to the Zhang Residence and bring that troublemaker to me—no, bring him here."

"As you command."

After eating, drinking, and having fun, Zhang Qingyan rode a carriage home.

After today,

He felt that his relationship with the Immortals had taken another step closer.

Having latched onto someone's coattails, he no longer respected anyone, displaying a confidence and arrogance akin to a fox borrowing the tiger's power.

Today,

He wanted to return home through the main gate with dignity and integrity.

I will never sneak back through the back door of the alley again.

He swore.

Then,

The carriage suddenly stopped.

"You're home already?"

Zhang Qingyan lifted the carriage curtain in confusion and saw a large group of scholars dressed in Confucian robes gathered at the entrance of his house.

"Zhang Qingyan, you black sheep, you shameless scoundrel."

"Get out here, Zhang Qingyan, get out here!"

"How dare they bring Immortals to Brothels Gambling Dens? It's utterly depraved and morally bankrupt!"

"Immortals are so holy and noble, transcending worldly affairs. How dare you bewitch Immortal, taking Immortal to brothels and defile Immortal pure and immaculate bodies? This is intolerable!"

"Zhang Qingyan, get out here, I want to fight you one-on-one."

"You have utterly disgraced the people of the Capital! You are utterly rebellious and unforgivable; you deserve to die for your sins."

"..."

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever.

The news that Zhang Qingyan had been bestowed with Immortal Elixir by Immortal quickly spread.

This is in conjunction with his actions yesterday, where he took a mysterious, masked man to Brothels and Gambling Dens.

As long as they're not stupid,

Everyone could guess that the mysterious masked man with extraordinary bearing was Azure Profound Immortal Venerable.

Then,

The news spreads from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, from a hundred to a thousand.

The entire Capital was in an uproar.

Those who heard of this were all filled with grief and indignation.

The revered, holy, and Immortal, worshipped by all, had only been in the Capital for a few days.

He was dragged into a brothel by Zhang Qingyan, an uneducated and dissolute playboy.

This is utterly absurd and appalling.

What they found most unacceptable was that...

Zhang Qingyan, this morally corrupt and shameless scoundrel, was not only not punished by the Immortals, but was also appreciated by them, and was even bestowed with an Immortal Elixir of Immortal.

Is there no law left?

Is there any justice in this world?

The Immortal was absolutely blinded, bewitched, and deceived by this sycophantic and servile villain.

After all, Immortals used to live in celestial palaces in the heavens.

Simple, kind, benevolent, and noble.

Inexperienced in the ways of the world, unaware of worldly affairs.

Little did they know how treacherous people can be and how complex society can be.

No,

We absolutely cannot let the Immortals continue down this path of depravity.

We must save the Immortals from this dire situation.

Let Him be close to the virtuous and stay away from the petty.

Then,

This led to the scene where the Zhang Residence was besieged and protested by a large number of scholars.

Fortunately, this was the residence of a high-ranking official of the second rank in the imperial court, the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of War; otherwise, these scholars, whose moral compass had crumbled and who were filled with anger, would probably have already smashed down the door and stormed in.

Zhang Qingyan looked at the indignant and righteous crowd outside her door.

Silently lower the carriage curtain.

At this moment,

He felt the world was full of malice towards him.

He really wanted to go outside.

Speak loudly to these people who are unaware of the truth.

It wasn't him who led the Immortals to eat, drink, gamble, and whore.

Rather, it was the Immortal who wanted to go there.

He was forced into it.

But Zhang Qingyan dared not go out.

Because he knew that once he went out, no one would listen to his explanation.

No one would believe that the hobbies of such a lofty, aloof, and holy Immortal would be so vulgar.

No one would believe him.

Nobody cares about the truth.

They will only see themselves as the culprits, the black sheep, the scoundrels who deceive the Immortals, and the villains who fool the Immortal Venerable.

This enormous black pot is astounding!

Zhang Qingyan was determined to memorize it.

And it can never be completely cleaned.

It might even leave a stain on history, making one infamous for eternity.

"It's over. My life is completely over."

Zhang Qingyan slumped in the carriage, completely dazed, her face showing a look of utter despair.

"Young master, what should we do now?"

A servant's low voice came from outside the carriage, as if raising his voice even slightly would disturb the surging crowd of scholars in the distance.

"Let's go through the back door."

Zhang Qingyan spoke in a daze.

However,

When he sneaked in through the back door of the alley again...

Then I saw his father, Zhang Erhai.

He was holding a military baton about the size of a bowl.

He was grinning maliciously at him.