Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Somehow, Haotian discovered Yaoji's thoughts and became furious. He roared at Yaoji, "Yaoji, you are a princess of the Heavenly Realm, with a very high status. The mortal realm is a filthy place, not a place for you!"

Yao Ji pouted in dissatisfaction and said, "No, I want to go to the mortal realm. The mortal realm isn't as serious as you make it out to be. There are countless novelties in the human world, birds fly freely, and people laugh and cry loudly. I want to go!"

"How could you be so willful!" Haotian angrily pointed at Yaoji, flicked his sleeves, turned and walked out of Yaoji's palace, shouting as he went, "Come on, keep a close watch on the princess, and absolutely do not allow her to step out of the palace!"

Haotian decided to confine Yaoji, thinking that it was just a whim and that she would forget about it after a few days of reflection. However, when Yaoji saw that Haotian had confined her, she developed an even stronger desire to descend to the mortal realm.

Yao Ji looked at the white cranes flying below and said, "White crane, you are as white as jade, soaring with your wings spread. How I wish I could be like you, flying everywhere, traveling everywhere, to see what the mortal world is like!"

Yao Ji requested to see her Heavenly Emperor brother, but her Heavenly Emperor brother was busy with the signing of the Investiture of the Gods and had no time to care about her. After being locked up in Jinbi for a while, Yao Ji became angrier and more aggrieved. Finally, one day, she made up her mind and decided to secretly leave the palace and sneak into the mortal world.

Yao Ji meticulously planned this scheme for several days. Seeing that Yao Ji was no longer so stubborn, the guards gradually relaxed their vigilance. Little did they know that this was just a trick by Yao Ji to deceive them. Finally, when the guards were completely relaxed, Yao Ji secretly slipped out of the palace.

Before she could even sneak into the mortal realm, she saw her Heavenly Emperor brother leading a large group of people toward his palace. This terrified Yao Ji, and she hurriedly returned, pretending that nothing had happened.

"Brother, what brings you here today?"

Haotian felt much better when he saw that Yaoji was no longer angry with him. He thought that her previous desire to descend to the mortal world was just a passing fancy and that she had stopped thinking about it now that the novelty had worn off. He felt that his sister had reached the age to get married, so Haotian brought a picture of the husband he had carefully chosen for her to Yaoji.

"Yaoji, you are intelligent and innocent. I wish I could give you all the good things in the world. You are now of marriageable age. This is the most suitable one for you that I have chosen from among all the gods. Take a look!" With that, he handed a scroll to Yaoji.

Yao Ji curiously took the scroll, opened it, glanced at it, and then threw it on the table, saying with displeasure, "I don't want it!"

"You!" Haotian was furious when Yaoji refused after just one glance, but thinking of how he had kept his precious little sister locked up for so many days, he had no choice but to take a deep breath and suppress his dissatisfaction. "How about this, Yaoji, you must be getting a little bored in the Heavenly Palace after so many days. Why don't you go out and have some fun?"

Upon hearing Haotian's words, Yaoji was overjoyed, her heart bursting with happiness, "Great! Great!"

"Hmm, where to go?" Haotian pretended to think, but he already had a plan in mind, but he just didn't want to say it. "You've basically traveled all over the sky, so why don't you go to the sea? By the way, you must have never been to the ocean before. You can go to the ocean and take a look at the Dragon Palace and the strange little fish in the sea."

Yao Ji thought it was a good idea and readily agreed, smiling happily. Hao Tian was also very happy to see his sister's innocent smile, so he ordered dozens of heavenly soldiers and generals to accompany Yao Ji to the East Sea.

The East Sea had already received news that the princess from the Heavenly Court was going to visit the East Sea. The Dragon King of the East Sea hurriedly ordered the Turtle Prime Minister and others to make arrangements to make the East Sea Dragon Palace extremely magnificent.

The Dragon King of the East Sea is actually the brother-in-law favored by the Heavenly Emperor. He is the richest and most handsome of the four Dragon Kings. If Yao Ji marries him, she will become the Dragon Queen, and her life will not be much worse than in the Heavenly Palace. Moreover, Haotian now needs the support of the four Dragon Kings, so Haotian wants to facilitate this marriage.

Surrounded by heavenly soldiers and generals, Yao Ji arrived at the East Sea Dragon Palace. At first, she found it very interesting, as there were all kinds of fish, many of which she had never seen before.

Chapter 1097 Leaving the Dragon Palace

The Dragon Palace was exceptionally bright, making it impossible to distinguish between day and night. This was because luminous pearls hung everywhere, radiating a crystal-clear light.

The Dragon King of the East Sea spent several days with Yao Ji and had a good impression of her. He also knew the intentions of Heaven and Earth, and he was extremely confident that Yao Ji felt the same way about him. So one day, while they were drinking, the Dragon King of the East Sea secretly moved closer to Yao Ji.

At first, Yao Ji didn't feel anything, but when the Dragon King of the East Sea touched her, she was startled and angrily shouted, "What are you doing?"

"Princess, why are you so angry? Haven't you understood what's going on after all these days in my Dragon Palace?"

Yao Ji frowned slightly, puzzled, and asked, "Understand what?"

“Princess, the Heavenly Emperor has already arranged a marriage for us. You are my Dragon Queen. Isn’t it normal for us to have physical intimacy?” the Dragon King said nonchalantly.

Yao Ji became even angrier upon hearing this. "When did I ever marry you?! Don't talk nonsense! I hate you. Get out of here and don't let me see you again!"

The Dragon King of the East Sea, of noble birth and raised in luxury, had never suffered such humiliation before, and immediately turned and left.

Yao Ji turned pale with anger, realizing she had fallen into a trap. In a fit of rage, she left the Dragon Palace and refused to return to heaven.

When she arrived at the foot of Wushan Mountain, she encountered many people. These people were all emaciated, dressed in rags, leaning on begging sticks, carrying broken bamboo baskets, holding the old and carrying the young, crying and sobbing. Seeing this, Yao Ji felt a pang of sadness.

Just as Yao Ji was about to go and ask what had happened, she suddenly saw twelve evil dragons stirring up trouble in the sky.

Yao Ji quickly rode a cloud to dissuade the dragons, "Hey, you twelve wicked dragons, what are you doing? How can you be so arrogant?"

"Hey, you little brat, you dare to boss us around? Do you even know who we are?"

"Hmph! I don't care who you are, it's wrong of you to bully these elderly people and children here!"

After hearing Yao Ji's words, the twelve dragons became even more agitated, and suddenly a strong wind arose, with sand and stones flying everywhere, and the ground was filled with wailing sounds.

Seeing this, Yao Ji knew that these beasts would not listen to her advice, so she could not bear it any longer. She gently pulled out a jade hairpin from her hair and waved it at the twelve evil dragons.

Suddenly, a ray of light flashed across the sky, and immediately the wind stopped, the rain ceased, the clouds dispersed, and the sky cleared. More than half of the twelve evil dragons died instantly.

"You, you actually killed my brother! We were caught off guard and let this little brat get the upper hand. We grew up together, and now you've killed us! We will never forgive you! Brothers, today we must kill this bitch to avenge our fallen brothers!"

"Yes! You brat, prepare to die!"

The remaining six evil dragons used all their strength to charge at Yao Ji. Although Yao Ji was the sister of heaven and earth and a princess of the Heavenly Court, with profound cultivation, she had not experienced much actual combat.

Although Yao Ji finally defeated the twelve evil dragons after a fierce battle, she herself was also seriously injured.

Severely injured, Yao Ji no longer had the strength to fly through the clouds, and like a kite with a broken string, she teetered on the ground and fell to the ground.

While the gods in the sky were fighting, the refugees on earth had long since disappeared without a trace. The celestial princess, who had fallen from the sky, lay disheveled in the mud, looking utterly wretched.

A scholar-like man was passing by when he tripped over Yao Ji on the ground and fell flat on his face.

"Huh, is this a person or a ghost?" The scholar approached Yao Ji with some fear. After finding that Yao Ji was still breathing, he finally felt relieved and carried Yao Ji to the dilapidated temple. While treating Yao Ji, the scholar was really startled to find that Yao Ji actually had three eyes. However, he still managed to save Yao Ji by upholding his kind nature.

Grateful to her savior, Yao Ji decided to stay and repay his kindness. However, as time went by, Yao Ji and the scholar developed a deep affection for each other and decided to stay in the mortal world to marry the scholar.

The Dragon King of the East Sea knew that Yao Ji disliked him and assumed that Yao Ji had returned to the Heavenly Court, so he stopped asking about Yao Ji's affairs. The Heavenly Emperor, on the other hand, thought that Yao Ji was still playing in the East Sea Dragon Palace, and since a day in heaven is a year on earth, he didn't take it seriously.

Unexpectedly, one day while patrolling the human world, he discovered Yao Ji's whereabouts.

When the Heavenly Emperor saw Yao Ji dressed as a married woman, with three children in her arms and a scholar beside her who seemed very close to her, he was filled with suspicion and sent General Curtain-Raising to the mortal realm to investigate.

This investigation infuriated the Heavenly Emperor. It turned out that Yao Ji had fallen in love with mortals and had secretly married and had three children in the human world.

The Heavenly Emperor glared fiercely at the scene reflected in the Kunlun Mirror and said, "General Curtain Roller, you must descend to the mortal realm immediately and bring Princess Yaoji back, or you will not return!"

General Juanlian readily agreed. He originally thought that this matter would be easy to succeed, but little did he know that this very matter would almost cost him his official position.

"Princess, the mortal realm is not a place for you. You should return to the Heavenly Court with me as soon as possible!" General Curtain earnestly advised. He did not want to have any conflict with this princess unless absolutely necessary, after all, she was the Heavenly Emperor's most beloved younger sister.

Yao Ji knew this day would come eventually, but she never expected it to arrive so quickly, in just a few years. She would never give up her happiness so easily.

"No, I will not go back with you!" Yao Ji said, holding her husband's hand. "Husband, we will never be apart!"

"Yes! We won't be apart!" The scholar gazed lovingly at his wife, expressing his feelings.

Seeing their deep affection, the Curtain-Raising General knew that persuasion would not work and that force would be necessary. "Princess, since you are unwilling to return to Heaven with me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

After finishing speaking, General Curtain-Roller gestured with his demon-subduing staff, making a sweeping motion through the air.

Chapter 1098 Forced Separation

A beam of pure golden light shot towards Yao Ji. The light was extremely sharp, and anyone who was hit by it would surely die.

Seeing his wife in danger, the scholar shielded her from the beam of light without hesitation. In no time, he coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.

"My husband! My husband!"

The scholar raised his hand, wanting to touch his beloved wife's face again, but he had no strength left. His hand, which he had just raised, fell to the ground because of its owner's death, and the scholar stopped breathing completely.

"Husband! Husband! Husband!" Yao Ji was furious when she saw that her husband was no longer alive. "Why did you kill him? Why? I just wanted to be happy. Why did you have to separate us?"

"Princess Yaoji, you are an immortal, while he is just a mortal. How can he be worthy of you?"

"Hmph! So what if he's an immortal? So what if he's a mortal? I only know that we love each other and we will be together for all eternity! You killed him, and I will make you pay with your life!"

Princess Yaoji has gone mad. She glared at General Juanlian, her hatred about to devour him!

Yao Ji pulled out the jade hairpin from her hair bun, and in the blink of an eye, the jade hairpin grew larger in Yao Ji's hand, becoming as sharp as a sword, completely losing its original warmth.

"Roller, you and I are not related, yet you killed my husband. I will not rest until I avenge this! I will make sure you never appear before me again!"

After saying this, Yao Ji threw the hairpin into the air, and it immediately transformed into countless green jade hairpins. Under Yao Ji's control, they all rushed towards General Juanlian.

General Rolling Curtain hurriedly used his demon-slaying staff to block.

Although General Juanlian was highly skilled in martial arts and had profound cultivation, Yaoji was now filled with rage, like a raging fire. Supported by hatred, Yaoji unleashed astonishing power, which even a veteran like General Juanlian, who had been through many battles, could hardly withstand.

As the two sides fought fiercely, the curtain finally gave out and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Rolling Curtain, do you think you can take me back? What a joke! I, Yao Ji, am not going anywhere! You will also die here today!" Yao Ji was no longer the innocent and kind woman she once was. Holding a jade hairpin, Yao Ji approached General Rolling Curtain step by step, looking like a demon coming to claim her life.

Juanlian collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to struggle any longer. He looked at Yaoji, who was pressing him relentlessly, his heart filled with rage. He couldn't believe that he would die here today. Suddenly, his eyes fell on Yang Jian, who was hidden in the water vat. That was Yaoji's child.

“Princess, I urge you to think twice before you act! Princess, if you really kill me, how do you think the Heavenly Emperor will punish you? According to the rules of the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Emperor will certainly not protect you, and your children will truly become orphans without parents! They are still so young, how can you bear to let them be without parents?”

Yao Ji was indeed stunned when she heard this. Her hurried steps stopped in place, and her hand holding the jade hairpin trembled slightly. Her eyes were fixed on the large water vat not far away, her heart filled with reluctance, and tears fell one after another.

Upon seeing this, the curtain-roller knew that he might still have a chance to live today, and hurriedly continued, "Princess, if you can release me, I will return to Heaven and report to the Heavenly Emperor. After you have settled your children, you will voluntarily return to Heaven. I believe the Heavenly Emperor will give you some time to settle your children! You should know that a day in Heaven is equivalent to a year on Earth, and the Heavenly Palace is currently very busy. You will definitely be able to spend some time with your children and teach them how to survive! Princess!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Ji was stunned. If she died too, what would happen to her children? They were still so young and didn't understand anything. After a long while, Yao Ji finally made up her mind. "Fine! I'll trust you this once! Get out of here! Otherwise, I will definitely kill you!"

After Yao Ji finished speaking, General Juanlian immediately disappeared in a flash.

Who would have thought that after General Curtain-Roller disappeared, another group of heavenly soldiers and generals arrived. They were numerous, and Yao Ji, having exhausted herself in a previous battle, was ultimately defeated and taken back to the Heavenly Court. Because she resolutely refused to confess her crimes, the Heavenly Emperor, in a fit of anger, imprisoned her under Peach Mountain, where she lived a life without seeing the light of day.

Yang Jian originally had two siblings, but after his eldest brother passed away, only he and Yang Chan remained.

He had just witnessed his father's death and his mother's arrest, and he was filled with immense grief. He wanted to save his mother, but he was powerless to do so. He and his sister knelt on their father's body and wept bitterly.

Just then, Li Xiuyuan happened to pass by. Hearing such heart-wrenching cries, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow. He followed the sound to the Yang family's courtyard and saw the corpse lying on the ground, two agonizing children, and a mess all over the place.

Li Xiuyuan keenly sensed the traces of spiritual energy remaining in the air, which was spiritual energy from the Heavenly Court.

Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but wonder who it was that could make the Heavenly Emperor send heavenly soldiers and generals down to earth to capture people amidst his busy schedule.

"Children, don't cry! It breaks my heart to see you crying like this!" Li Xiuyuan took out a clean white handkerchief from his bosom and carefully wiped away the tears of the two children.

When he wiped the boy's tears, he accidentally touched the boy's forehead and found that it was also wet. He looked at it carefully out of curiosity and suddenly realized what was going on.

It turns out that this boy actually has an eye on his forehead, making him three eyes in total—that's Yang Jian.

Li Xiuyuan finally understood why there were traces of a battle between heavenly soldiers and generals here. Presumably, those heavenly soldiers and generals were sent by the Heavenly Emperor to capture Yao Ji.