Jiao Yao, having received his instructions, chuckled. "Since the Court Executor has shown such concern, Jiao will certainly investigate with care. This is also Jiao's first time taking on an assignment, so I dare not boast. If I truly perform poorly, I hope the Court Executor will be lenient."
Zhang Yu said, "So long as Fellow Daoist Jiao applies himself, that will suffice."
He believed that this old dragon would certainly handle the matter well. It was not merely because of the old dragon's cultivation; a cultivator who possessed such superior attainment and had managed to thrive in every direction from the days of Divine Xia until now must have some ability. In the past, he had simply been unwilling to exert himself.
This time, however, the man had come forward of his own accord. Since the matter concerned himself, so long as he still wished to resolve the punishment upon him, he would ultimately have to produce achievements worthy of mention.
Jiao Yao said, "Yes, yes. This old dragon will certainly apply himself."
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "Fellow Daoist Jiao, may I ask what it is you seek?"
Jiao Yao said leisurely, "Court Executor, that question is rather too broad. There are many things in this world that Jiao desires—one can never have too many of them. But speaking broadly, as a cultivator, what I seek is naturally the Dao. With the Dao, one has all; without the Dao, one has nothing."
Zhang Yu said, "Then what of matters outside the Dao?"
Jiao Yao smiled. "If I had to name one thing among my many desires, it would naturally be 'laziness.'" He said leisurely, "If I could lie there every day while my cultivation came to me of its own accord, and whatever I thought of