A cat that lingers beside a saint

"Master, I've come to see you."

The cat arrived before its voice.

She ran into the main hall, then quickly jumped onto the throne, and snuggled into the arms of Lingbao Tianzun. Her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was finally at ease.

Lingbao Tianzun looked at the kitten that had crawled into his pocket, and a hint of helplessness appeared on his majestic face.

It's clear that this kitten has been thoroughly spoiled by its owner.

In the past, none of the disciples of the Jie Sect would have dared to cause such trouble for him.

Oh, I remember now.

There is one, but I haven't seen her in a long time, and I wonder how she's doing these days.

"You little rascal, what trouble have you gotten yourself into?"

Su Bai hid in his pocket, then poked his head out after a moment and said with a grin, "It's nothing, I just accidentally made a hole in someone else's treasure."

Lingbao Tianzun is an existence of immense power. In this Heavenly Court, apart from the Jade Emperor, the Three Pure Ones are the highest beings. Basically, no movement in the Heavenly Court can escape their watchful eyes.

In fact, every time Su Bai stepped into the Heavenly Court, his every move and every word was under the watchful eye of Lingbao Tianzun.

After all, he was the master's last disciple, so he had to take good care of him no matter what.

However, he never expected that the kitten had somehow learned to control the Qingping Sword.

He even pierced Li Jing's exquisite pagoda with the Qingping Sword.

This is why Miaole stopped Li Jing on the way and took him to Miaole Tianzun's temple for tea and discussion.

"You little brat, you've only been out here a few times and you've only caused trouble. Don't you know anything about the conflict between Nezha and Li Jing?"

"Do you understand the consequences that will befall Li Jing by piercing his exquisite pagoda and destroying the spiritual energy it contains?"

Su Bai blinked. Little did he know that the tower was so flimsy. He didn't even have to use any force before the small sword pierced through it.

Even if someone is to be blamed, it shouldn't be his fault.

Su Bai's eyes darted around: "This is all Second Uncle's fault."

……

Jade Purity Realm.

The eyes of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, which were tightly closed, twitched slightly.

The light of merit behind his head flickered, and then the entire Jade Purity Realm suddenly went dark.

At the same time, the Jade Emperor, who was in the Lingxiao Palace, seemed to sense something and frowned slightly.

He then lowered his head in thought, and after a moment, when he looked up, a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"Laojun, where is Li Tianwang now?"

In the crowd, Laozi, holding a whisk, smiled faintly and said, "I was invited by the Celestial Venerable Miaole to have tea and discuss the Dao."

Discussing philosophy over tea?

Okay, that's good.

If Li Jing were to return at this time, he might really get stabbed a hundred or eighty holes by Nezha.

Unlike other immortals, Li Jing was not included in the Investiture of the Gods. If he were really stabbed to death, then he would truly be dead.

Even with a divine position, one cannot escape the cycle of reincarnation. When one returns, one will likely no longer be the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li.

"Does Laozi have a way to repair that exquisite pagoda?"

After pondering for a moment, Laozi nodded slightly and said, "It's not that difficult. The difficult part is how to take this pagoda from Nezha's hands."

"As Your Majesty knows, Nezha has a temper that most people would find difficult to persuade. If he gets stubborn, even my ox wouldn't be able to pull him down."

"Would it be alright to ask the Primordial Celestial Venerable to intervene?" the Jade Emperor continued to ask.

After pondering for a moment, Laozi gently shook his head and said, "Yuanshi Tianzun has been detached from worldly affairs for a long time, so I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him."

"Why not try asking the Western Buddha Dipankara? I remember that this exquisite pagoda was a magic weapon that the Daoist Dipankara gave to Li Jing. He probably wouldn't have a way to retrieve it."

"And it might be simpler to have him fix it again."

Perhaps fearing the Jade Emperor's displeasure, Laozi continued, "Alas, Your Majesty, you are unaware that my alchemy furnace has been refining new elixirs these past few days. If these elixirs are used to repair the Heavenly King's pagoda, then this entire batch of elixirs will be destroyed."

"If we wait for the alchemy to be finished, who knows how long that will take."

As he spoke, Lao Tzu began to count on his fingers.

"At the very least, it will take at least ten days to half a month."

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Court can do without me, but it cannot do without the Heavenly King. If the Heavenly Court does not see the Heavenly King for ten days or half a month, who will deal with the demons in the mortal realm?"

The Jade Emperor was well aware of the old man's thoughts.

To put it nicely, he was thinking about the safety of Heaven; to put it bluntly, he was just too lazy to care.

For Laozi, would it really be necessary to use the Bagua Furnace to repair a Linglong Pagoda?

That really underestimates this Lord Taiqing.

However, upon closer reflection, although the Jade Emperor was adept at using Li Tianwang, he was ultimately still a disciple of the Daoist Ran Deng.

Although the Taoist Ran Deng is now the Ancient Buddha Ran Deng in the Western Paradise, this relationship still exists.

Thinking of this, the Jade Emperor nodded slightly, then looked at Venus and said, "Venus, I would like to trouble you to go to the Western Paradise, meet with Dipankara Buddha, and explain the matter of Li Jing."

Taibai smiled and nodded, without saying a word, he walked out of the main hall, transformed into a stream of light and flew directly towards the western sky.

……

Shangqing Realm.

Su Bai was still hiding in Lingbao Tianzun's pocket.

In his view, Lingbao Tianzun and his master were the same.

Although neither of them admitted it, Su Bai was certain that the cat's intuition was correct.

"Master, do you think Nezha would actually take action if he really found Li Jing?"

Lingbao pondered for a moment. If it were before, Nezha would definitely have made a move and would never have shown any mercy.

But after so many years, in this Heavenly Court, the father and son can be considered a loving father and a filial son.

Moreover, Nezha had been a deity in Heaven for quite some time, and after years of being tempered by the rules, the ferocity in his heart had long since dissipated.

Even if there are still remnants, they can be suppressed by Nezha's rationality.

The reason they're putting on this show, standing outside the South Heavenly Gate, is simply to vent their anger.

However, these are merely guesses in Lingbao Tianzun's mind, and he cannot be sure whether they are true.

Lingbao Tianzun chuckled and shook his head: "You little brat, since you know that Nezha is very likely to make a move, you still dare to be so bold. You are truly audacious."

"However, you don't need to worry too much. The Jade Emperor has already sent someone to the Western Paradise to invite the Ancient Buddha Dipankara. After all, this item was made by him, so it shouldn't be too difficult for him to retrieve it from Nezha."

"After that, all that's needed is for Dipankara Buddha to make some repairs, and the matter will be settled."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai immediately crawled out of Lingbao Tianzun's pocket.

"So, does that mean I can go out and play again?"

Upon hearing this, Lingbao Tianzun immediately felt a headache coming on.

Are you kidding me?