Hearing the Queen Mother's words, the Seven Fairies covered their mouths and began to snicker, winking and making faces at Longji.
Longji glared fiercely at them, and only then did the seven stop and let it be.
The Queen Mother said, "Right, regarding Tianpeng's punishment this time, isn't it a little too heavy?"
When the Jade Emperor heard the Queen Mother bring this up, he waved a hand at Longji and the others. "You may withdraw first!"
"This child takes her leave!"
Seeing this, the eight of them withdrew.
"This time is only an experiment. Immortals and mortals walk different roads; humans and ghosts take separate paths. Heaven and earth possess virtue, nurturing and giving birth to all things."
The Jade Emperor sat down on the long couch and sighed. "And the various races should each walk their own path as well. Once any living being oversteps and violates a prohibition, heaven and earth will not tolerate it. The Heavenly Court governs the Three Realms and serves as the model for the Three Realms. As the lord of the Heavenly Court, We naturally must properly manage the gods of the heavenly realm."
"A thousand lifetimes of love tribulations... Immortal Fuyuan truly is venomous."
The Queen Mother's gaze flickered as she said, "Love tribulations, love tribulations—love itself is the calamity. Judging by Fuyuan's temper, I fear every lifetime will be a tragedy. Tianpeng is going to be miserable now."
The Jade Emperor said, "Only a hundred lifetimes. Let Tianpeng try it first and see the effect. Besides, the immortals must see it too; it will serve nicely as killing the chicken to warn the monkeys."
"Speaking of which..."
The Queen Mother said, "Gouchen's seat has been vacant for a long time. It would not be bad for True Martial to take