Forgetful Nezha

Zhang Xuezhou was extremely adept at cultivating relationships.

His presence in the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Realm was not very noticeable, and his interactions with Nezha were extremely limited.

But this didn't stop him from using it to build rapport.

Who are you?

"I am Dongfang Shuo. My uncle, Yao Yuanguang, works at the East Heavenly Gate. He took us there last time!"

"I don't remember!"

"Jinxia Yuanjun even treated us to tea!"

"So you're my senior's guest!"

Nezha's memory seems to be a bit poor; the other party doesn't remember Zhang Xuezhou at all.

It wasn't until Zhang Xuezhou mentioned the hospitality of Jinxia Yuanjun that Nezha showed some goodwill.

"Get out of the way, you eyesores! We can inspect them, but they didn't run away, why are we tying them up?" Nezha cursed. "Besides, where can they escape to in a place like this!"

"Nezha, stop causing trouble! This is an important matter!" a general in red armor with a stern expression shouted.

"So what if it's a serious matter? It's not like I caused this trouble, and the Eastern Heavenly Gate isn't responsible for guarding the North Sea Eye," Nezha shrugged. "You'd better hurry up and check, then release my senior brother's guest, or I'll lose my temper and beat you up!"

"You unfilial son!"

"Pooh!"

The general shouted a rebuke, and Nezha, not to be outdone, spat in response, causing the surrounding Immortal Court cultivators to retreat several steps.

"You unfilial son... inspect them immediately!"

The general gritted his teeth and cursed, reaching into his sleeve to retrieve the treasure.

As soon as Nezha flicked his arm and grabbed a golden ring, he abruptly stopped reaching for it and instead instructed the others to check quickly.

"Please stand in front of this mirror. If you don't see any monster's reflection, you've passed the test!"

A monk dressed in wide robes stepped forward, holding a mirror about half a person's height, to show everyone not to panic.

"If you are truly possessed by a demon, it would be a good thing if we could find out," the cultivator said.

"You believe them? If they really find any demons on you, they'll use all sorts of Law Treasure and Technique Method to chop you into dust," Nezha sneered.

"We naturally have no demons on us!"

Gongsun Hong retorted, his face showing a hint of gloom, while Zhang Xuezhou and Li Shaojun dropped their wooden staffs and the vines they were holding.

People aren't afraid of being possessed by evil spirits; what they fear is the detection of even the slightest trace of related energy, which would then lead to a mass attack, leaving them with no recourse even in death.

Based on the information provided by Nezha, everyone threw away any items they might be carrying that could cause problems.

Of course, everyone has limited resources.

Canes and sticks certainly don't attract much attention.

"What kind of poison did you take? Your heart and lungs are blackened!"

Gongsun Hong was the first to walk up to the mirror. After the cultivator looked at himself in the mirror, he couldn't help but complain that Gongsun Hong's health was terrible.

"I took some random medications when I broke through to a higher realm!"

Hongku, then quickly retreated.

He was slightly sweating, feeling that he had been lucky not to be misjudged.

Judging from their murderous appearance, if he were beaten to death here, he would have nowhere to seek justice.

"Should you go first or me?"

"Whatever!"

When Li Shaojun asked a question, Zhang Xuezhou responded nonchalantly.

This prompted Li Shaojun to give Zhang Xuezhou a slight nudge, his gaze then sweeping over the strangely shaped large mirror held by the cultivator.

When the mirror cast a bright light onto Zhang Xuezhou, revealing his internal body and brain, Li Shaojun could even see slight tremors and pulsations in Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou's skull, which made his expression extremely solemn.

"Was your head punched through? Did the overpass get loosened? This dark area is probably a result of a hidden injury you left behind!"

The cultivator's gaze swept over Zhang Xuezhou and then left.

The previous cultivator's internal organs were poisoned and damaged, while the cultivator in front of him appeared normal, but his head had been severely struck and was still injured.

It's quite normal for these two unfortunate brothers to encounter another shipwreck.

He waved his hand, signaling Zhang Xuezhou to proceed.

Could Shen Gongbao be hiding in that dark area?

"You mean Shen Gongbao smashed his head, then possessed his body here? And then sent this body back to the North Sea Eye?"

Shen Gongbao would not choose to house... a cultivator lacking the aptitude for cultivation!

"That's true!"

A few more brief discussions followed.

Perhaps it was because of Nezha, or perhaps the Immortal Court had lost its previous "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free" attitude, but Zhang Xuezhou barely passed the test.

Only after Zhang Xuezhou retrieved his stick did Li Shaojun stand in front of him with a serious expression.

The feeling that his internal organs had been seen through surged into Li Shaojun's heart, and he was terrified.

"There are shadows here, and dark areas here too!"

He has something hidden inside his body!

"Wait, that's my great-grandfather protecting me, don't do anything rash... Ah!"

Zhang Xuezhou managed to get through the challenge thanks to his broken head, while Li Shaojun wasn't so lucky.

When two suspicious spots appeared in the mirror, some cultivators raised their golden maces, while others took out their Law Treasure ropes.

The mirror that was shining on Li Shaojun flipped over, and a beam of white light flew out. Li Shaojun immediately cried out and fell to the ground.

"The Yin-Yang Mirror has one side that can reveal the body's ailments, and the other side that governs death. A single flash of its light can kill an enemy. This Law Treasure is truly enviable!"

"Even if Shen Gongbao were hidden inside his body, being reflected in this mirror would surely cause his soul to fly away, leaving him trapped once more in the eyes of the North Sea."

The cultivator wielding the mirror killed Li Shaojun, but the immortals paid no attention to the killing. Instead, they praised the wonder of the cultivator's Law Treasure.

The immortals looked around but saw no three souls flying out from Li Shaojun. After praising him several times, they couldn't help but fall silent.

"I told you long ago that these people would swarm in as soon as they detected even the slightest hint of anything related to it, bah!"

Nezha chuckled coldly.

When his gaze swept over the cultivator holding the mirror, he saw the cultivator give Nezha a helpless look before turning his attention to the general wearing a large crown.

According to the usual practice of the Immortal Court, let alone Li Shaojun's situation, even Zhang Xuezhou would have been killed with a single strike from the mirror.

Zhang Xuezhou's good point is that he called out "Third Prince" and got to know Jinxia Yuanjun, while Nezha also has a rather unreasonable personality.

This led everyone to steer the discussion towards the idea of harmlessness, even if someone noticed the problem, to avoid getting themselves into trouble later.

As for Li Shaojun's death, it can only be attributed to his bad luck.

The protection of the founding emperor was useless; only the protection of Nezha, the third prince who came to watch the spectacle, was effective.

Everyone here is just doing their job; nobody's thinking of risking their lives. As long as there aren't obvious traces of Shen Gongbao during their inspections, they'll turn a blind eye.

After going through the motions, the group gave a warning to Gongsun Hong, who was seriously ill, telling him not to cause trouble by speaking out about his companion's death.

After a few whispered conversations, the monk holding the mirror went to report to the leading general.

"Relative?"

"No!"

"Friend?"

We've done several things together, so we're friends who've been through thick and thin together!

"You still have some conscience; you didn't turn your back on your friend after he died. Don't worry, with me here, they won't dare to investigate you. Besides, those bastards clearly killed the wrong person!"

With nothing to do, Nezha glanced at the corpse lying on the ground, then looked at Zhang Xuezhou, who was squatting to the side, and asked him a few questions.

Zhang Xuezhou's character wasn't too bad, which made Nezha willing to chat for a while.

After Zhang Xuezhou responded with a few words, Nezha asked with a curious expression.

"My senior brother said that Xiao Yao went out to do some work for me. What kind of work did he do? Did he go to find Master for me?"

"It seems that Uncle Yao went to Huainan, but I can't inquire about the specifics!"

What does Huainan have?

My impression of Huainan is that they have oranges to eat there!

"Did Xiao Yao go pick oranges for me?"

Nezha was curious and even felt a strong urge to go to Huainan.

But as soon as he thought of the rule that Jinxia Yuanjun had instructed him not to wander into the human world, he could only suppress his desire to pick oranges.

"I haven't tasted oranges in years. When you see Xiao Yao, ask him to pick some more for me!"

Nezha muttered to himself several times, and Zhang Xuezhou asked a few questions as well.

After repeated examination, Zhang Xuezhou confirmed that Nezha no longer remembered many things that had happened in recent years, including what happened during their trip to the Eastern Heavenly Gate.

The other party seems to have a forgetfulness problem; only a few extremely close and familiar people are remembered by Nezha.