On the earth, in the Human Race's territory.
In a small mountain village.
Zi'er, one of the Seven Fairies, was watering the flowers and plants she had grown when she suddenly sensed something. Her expression changed, and she hurriedly put down the watering can and ran outside.
"My dear?" Dong Yong, who had been reading, found her behavior strange and followed her out.
Once outside, he saw his wife looking up at the sky, so he looked up too. The sight instantly froze his expression.
More than a dozen figures clad in silver-white Battle Armor and carrying spears were flying toward them. No-one of them carried a Three-Point Double-Edged Blade. They clearly meant trouble.
"My dear, let's hide!" Dong Yong hurriedly took Zi'er's hand, trying to lead her inside.
"It's no use." Zi'er placed her hand over the back of Dong Yong's and shook her head. "Now that the Heavenly Court knows about us, there's nowhere we can hide."
"The... Heavenly Court?" Dong Yong's eyes widened as he stammered.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Several Divine Bailiffs, Yang Jian among them, landed and surrounded the pair. One of them called out, "Seventh Princess, you descended to the mortal realm out of mortal longing and violated the Heavenly Laws. Return to the Heavenly Court with us at once to answer for your crimes!"
"Seventh Princess?" Learning his wife's true identity struck Dong Yong like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, leaving him rooted to the spot. His wife... was a princess of the Heavenly Court?
"My husband..." Seeing Dong Yong like this, Zi'er grew worried that he would blame her for keeping the truth from him. She wanted to explain, but with so many outsiders present, she could hardly speak freely. Instead, she swept her gaze over the Judicial Divine Messengers and asked,