The Seven Princesses' Journey Across Time

At this moment, a massive force of merit descended from the sky, continuously converging upon Youyou. At the same time, Zheyan, Youyou's mentor, also gained a vast amount of merit, quickly making up for the merit he had previously lost. Furthermore, everyone else associated with Youyou, as well as those who had contributed to this matter, all received a certain amount of merit in return. Subsequently, many people throughout the four seas and eight wastelands also felt the arrival of merit, all of whom were kindhearted and willing to help others.

Here, Su Lian and his wife ran over and pulled Youyou around to check if she was injured: "Child, are you hurt? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?" Youyou looked at her parents' worried eyes and turned around: "I'm fine, better than ever."

Then he held his mother's hand, looked at the two of them and said, "Daddy, Mommy, are you hurt?"

Su Lian: "No. Your mother and I are fine. It's just you. You've grown into a big girl after three hundred years of not seeing you. My son is so cute." She looked at her mother nodding and looking at her tenderly.

Youyou said coquettishly: "You all say that I am a grown-up girl now, shouldn't I have a name?"

Su Lian glanced at his wife and saw her nod. Then he said to Youyou, "We think the name Youyou is good, but it's okay as a nickname, so we chose a name for you. What do you think? Ziyou."

Youyou heard her muttering "Ziyou, Ziyou, okay, I like it very much" with a very satisfied look on her face. After all, she had been used to being called Youyou for so long, and Zi was the same as her own name, so she was extremely satisfied.

Seeing the satisfied look on their daughter's face, Su Lian and her husband were also very happy.

Donghua, observing many people receiving gifts from Heaven, spoke quietly, "Everyone should hurry back and make arrangements. Some may need to plan their funerals. Heaven clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments. Now it's rewards, and now it's punishments." Everyone was startled by Donghua's words and began to speculate about who would be punished. Some who had done something wrong became uneasy, fearing they would be the next target. Everyone hurried back to discuss countermeasures or to await the results of their punishments.

Bai Zhi and the others from the Bai family began to panic, knowing full well that they would not be able to escape the punishment of Heaven for what they had done. So, they began to seek ways to protect themselves, and some even tried to collude with other forces to resist the punishment of Heaven.

However, it was too late. The power of Heaven was irresistible, and it began to settle accounts with those who were guilty one by one. For a time, a great uproar was set off throughout the world, and many people received the punishment they deserved.

In this punishment, justice was finally served, and those who harbored evil intentions were taught a lesson. People began to understand that good and evil will eventually be rewarded, and that only by upholding the right path can one gain a foothold in this world.

All of this is talk of the afterlife, as if some kind of destiny has deliberately set aside some time, granting everyone the opportunity to prepare, perhaps even to repent and mend their ways. To this day, the final reckoning has yet to begin.

At this moment, the situation on Ruoshui's side had settled. The Winged Tribe had chosen to surrender and had already embarked on their journey back to the Wing Realm. As for the Celestial Tribe, Su Lian and his wife looked at their daughter, who smiled and nodded at them. Knowing that now was not the time to talk, they returned with the other Celestial Tribe generals and their own people.

The Celestial Monarch gazed at Ying Zheng, then moved his gaze to Zi You, finally settling on Dong Hua. His expression seemed to be expecting Dong Hua to make some promise or issue some directive. However, Dong Hua ignored the Celestial Monarch, his eyes fixed on Ying Zheng, never moving. He clearly remembered the look Ying Zheng had cast upon him when he was first born, a look that felt like the final confirmation of something crucial.

Ying Zheng keenly sensed Donghua's gaze, and immediately turned to face him, saying, "Could it be that you are the Lord of Heaven and Earth—Emperor Donghua?" Although the words were questioning, the tone of certainty contained in them was unquestionable.

Donghua nodded slightly and replied, "Indeed, I am indeed the Shaoyang Lord of Donghua Zifu, but I resigned my former position as Lord of Heaven and Earth long ago." His words revealed a sense of calm and detachment that came from having experienced many vicissitudes of life.

Ying Zheng choked up a bit. "That being said, you still make the decisions on many matters within the Celestial Clan, don't you? Perhaps you'll find out in a few days. I'm looking for you now because of something else that's happened to you."

Donghua was filled with suspicion. He couldn't recall any connection with the Emperor of Fengdu, so how could there be any past events to discuss? But seeing that his expression didn't seem fake, Donghua raised his hand and said slowly, "How about we go to my Taichen Palace?" He then pointed to the nearby underworld, "Or maybe to your place?"

Ying Zheng raised his hand and cast a barrier around the underworld, barring all living beings from entering. He withdrew his hand, looked at the crowd, and said slowly, "Let's go to Taichen Palace. It's more convenient."

Everyone muttered to themselves: "The underworld is right before our eyes, wouldn't it be more convenient?" However, since people said so, what can we do?

When everyone arrived at Taichen Palace, Donghua called out softly, "Si Ming, serve the tea."

Ying Zheng glanced at Siming, then looked away. He then bowed to Ziyou and said earnestly, "Thank you, Lord God, for helping me to emerge from the underworld."

Youyou quickly smiled and waved her hands: "I just stumbled upon it by accident, it can't be considered as helping anyone." But she was thinking secretly in her heart: Looking at his outfit and name, he looks a lot like the First Emperor that modern people who make TV dramas highly praise?

Ying Zheng's words were sincere: "Perhaps it was a coincidence for you, but for me, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Otherwise, I don't know how long I would have waited."

Zi You recalled the original direction, and it was indeed like that. Until the end, the underworld never showed up, so he said no more.

Donghua sat down leisurely, resting his head on his hands, staring at Ying Zheng, and asked, "I wonder what old things the Emperor of Fengdu wants to discuss with me?"

Ying Zheng didn't mince words and said bluntly, "The underworld is still missing a crucial item. It's the Three Lives Stone whose name you crossed out back then. However, your sword strike destroyed its incarnation."

Upon hearing this, Donghua's face suddenly became solemn. He sat up straight as if facing a great enemy, staring at Ying Zheng with a sharp gaze: "How could this be? I didn't realize it had a spirit at the beginning!" Otherwise, how could he have acted so without hesitation? Although he pacified the world by stopping killing with killing and war with war, he was not a murderer.