In a single day, the Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain were repeatedly raided by an unknown great demon. Gods and Buddhas across the heavens were all in danger, so naturally no one cared about the trivial matter between Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen.
After beating up the two big shots, Duke felt thoroughly refreshed. The Jade Emperor and Buddha had never provoked him, but since they bore those names, who else was supposed to take the blame?
Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen returned to Hangzhou. At first, they feared Guanyin Bodhisattva would come knocking and remained on edge for a long time. Bai Suzhen learned of Duke's deeds through unofficial channels and told Xu Xian and Xiao Qing. Both were utterly speechless, especially Xu Xian, who feared he had summoned a demon that would bring calamity upon the world.
Fortunately, Duke still had some integrity. After giving the Jade Emperor and Buddha a sound beating, he continued studying his Yin-Yang Qi under a false name and never went out to stir up trouble again.
With the pressure from the Buddhist Sect gone, Xu Xian peacefully lived his life with Bai Suzhen. Days passed like years, and the Imperial Capital finally descended into chaos.
Ever since Yue Fei had welcomed back the two emperors, the Southern Song Dynasty court had been controlled by three emperors. One nation with three Sons of Heaven—chaos was bound to come sooner or later. It was only because a triangle was the most stable structure that things had lasted this long.
Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong had been taken captive for many years and suffered endless torment at the hands of the Jin Kingdom. They hated the Jin Kingdom to the bone and had never abandoned their thoughts of revenge. Emperor Gaozong's attitude toward this was