Thinking it over, Lu Chuan felt it really did seem more and more possible.
"Don't go to Yaochi just yet. I'll go take a look first. If it hasn't blown up, I can still help cover for you," Lu Chuan said.
What had made him a little nervous earlier was the fear that these fairy maidens had been abducted by mortals. Once something like that happened, it would not be a small matter.
The Heavenly Court was not the Jade Emperor's one-man dictatorship. As the lord of the Heavenly Court, he had to enforce the law impartially; only then could he convince the masses.
Yang Jian's mother had been like that back then, Xiao Qi and Dong Yong had been like that, and Yang Chan and Liu Yanchang had also been like that.
However, the original story of The Heavenly Maiden and the Mortal took place in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Counting it that way, Xiao Qi's trial could be considered passed too, right?
Then next up was Yang Chan.
Such a good girl. He just could not understand it—what was wrong with being a goddess untouched by the smoke and fire of the mortal world? Why did she insist on falling into the dust of the mortal realm?
Of course, the life of immortals was indeed a bit dull. To put it simply, they probably just got into trouble from having too much free time.
When Huang'er heard this, she was overjoyed. She hugged Lu Chuan's arm and cheered, "Thank you, Brother-in-law! I knew you loved us the most, mua..."
A pair of lips kissed him on the cheek.
Emperor Lu, who had been pondering the matter, froze on the spot. He hurriedly dodged aside, looked left and right, and let out a long breath when he discovered no