Heavenly Court, northern quarter, Xuantian Palace.
"Emperor!"
Zhang Jian came forward, glanced at Lu Chuan, and seemed to hesitate.
Lu Chuan said, "If you have something to say, say it."
Holding a memorial report, Zhang Jian said, "This is the report our Inspection Department will submit to the Jade Emperor tomorrow. Among it is one matter that the brothers under us especially ask Emperor to decide."
Lu Chuan said, "What is it about?"
Zhang Jian said, "One of our spirit official brothers discovered two immortals of the Heavenly Court engaging in a private fight on Mount Hua. One of them seemed to be True Lord Erlang, and the other seemed to be..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Chuan.
"It was This Seat!"
Lu Chuan stopped, glanced at the memorial report, and admitted it openly. "But who said we were privately fighting?"
He still had some sense of just how huge the commotion had been when he and Yang Jian fought.
Zhang Jian was startled. "Perhaps Emperor and True Lord Erlang simply had itchy hands for a moment and exchanged pointers in a friendly bout."
"A child that can be taught. But it isn't perhaps—the fact is exactly so."
Lu Chuan smiled and said, "When I went down to the mortal realm to eliminate demons, I happened to run into True Lord Erlang. You know we're friends, don't you? Isn't it perfectly normal for friends to exchange pointers in a friendly bout?"
Zhang Jian nodded. "Right!"
Lu Chuan said, "Besides, did our bout cause any harm to the human world? It seems not. Did it delay our own work? It also seems not, right?"
Zhang Jian said, "Right. Then this subordinate will withdraw this report!"
Lu Chuan gave an "Mm," his gaze flickering.
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