Shou's Minor Misstep

Although Li Changshou very much wanted to go to Three Immortal Island and relax first, he was, after all, an ordinary powerful minister with principles. In the end, he chose to return to the Heavenly Court first and report the previous events to Your Majesty Jade Emperor.

He was now the Heavenly Court's spokesperson. Every move he made would be interpreted as the will of the Heavenly Court, so he had to maintain proper communication with the man at the top.

Even if it was after the fact.

Thus, Li Changshou first returned to Taibai Palace and hid away his true body. Then he sent his Paper Daoist strolling about, eventually meeting Marshal Quan Tong, who was likewise wandering around while waiting for him, at an immortal mountain.

Li Changshou called him Marshal, and the Jade Emperor's Incarnation answered with General. The two incarnations then found an uninhabited place.

They set down a small table, fired up the grill rack, poured some Jade Lake Special Reserve, played a few immortal-realm tunes, sat on their benches, stretched out their legs, chatted about the great affairs of the Three Realms, and passed judgment on Di Yi, King Zhou, the Dragon Kings, and the Yama Kings.

The air was thick with the flavor of everyday life.

"Chang Geng, after spending all these years among mortals, have you gained anything?"

Quan Tong chewed on the ordinary meat Li Changshou had brought back from the mortal world, savoring it with great relish.

Li Changshou drew a scroll from his sleeve. It was precisely the Record of Capable Ministers from the Mortal World that he had compiled earlier.

"Your Majesty, there truly are quite a few promising talents among mortals. What they lack is merely breadth of vision. If we bring them to the Heavenly Court