After Verdant Green Maiden had thoroughly dealt with these ministers' private soldiers, they still refused to take the hint. They sent people over several more times in a row, and she sent every last one packing. She couldn't help admiring their perseverance. Apparently, the lives of their private soldiers didn't count as lives!
To put an end to the matter once and for all, Verdant Green Maiden went door to door, paying each household a visit and bringing them a little warmth.
After her reasoned and heartfelt talks, the ministers unanimously agreed that the Dragon Woman was right! They had been disturbing Huayang Pavilion while it attended to important business; what they had done was utterly wrong, a terrible mistake, and they deserved a beating!
Verdant Green Maiden didn't care whether they were sincerely sorry. All she wanted was for them to behave themselves.
Whether they meant it or not didn't matter.
"Finally, some peace and quiet!"
Verdant Green Maiden sighed, then settled down for a comfortable lie-in at Huayang Pavilion.
With the concerted efforts of the various Daoist sects, and Verdant Green Maiden keeping them in check, a more objective and impartial True Spirit Karma Array Diagram than the one recorded in history finally came into being after three years!
When Tao Hongjing and the other Daoist masters presented the True Spirit Karma Array Diagram to Verdant Green Maiden, brilliant treasure light shone in the sky. Golden lotuses fell from above, and all of Maoshan was blessed by the shower! Tao Hongjing and the other compilers received merit as well.
A golden lotus landed on Verdant Green Maiden's shoulder, then vanished.
She gave a scoff and said nothing.
Below, Tao Hongjing and the others were marveling at the sight of golden lotuses appearing in the sky, astonished beyond words.