"I …"
Hongjun didn't expect Old Ancestor Yang Mei to come up with such a perfect reason under such circumstances. He couldn't help but curse inwardly. Was this the wisdom and scheming of a Chaos Demon God that could survive the Great Heaven-Opening Tribulation?
Although he didn't want to admit it, Hongjun understood that Old Ancestor Yang Mei's reason was reasonable and could win people's sympathy.
As long as the shop owner wasn't a cruel and merciless person, he wouldn't kill a mother who had just given birth to three children.
Mother?
Old Ancestor Yang Mei clearly had the Yang attribute, and even if he wasn't, he reproduced asexually. There was no difference between Yin and Yang.
Hongjun suddenly thought of something, and his facial muscles twitched. He knew that Old Ancestor Yang Mei reproduced asexually, but Wanjie Lou and the others didn't know that.
Old Ancestor Yang Mei was the mother, but who was the father? Everyone would subconsciously think that he and Old Ancestor Yang Mei had given birth together.
Those Innate Gods and Devils in the Original World had guessed so, and now Wanjie Lou and the others thought so too.
He and Old Ancestor Yang Mei had three children?
He didn't dare to imagine what would happen next. If everyone thought so, he couldn't defend himself. After all, he had no way to prove that the children weren't born by him and Old Ancestor Yang Mei.
"Rules are rules, and they can't be changed. If they change it for you today, they will change it for others tomorrow. If they change it again and again, Wanjie Lou will have no rules to speak of."
Zhou Yang's expression was calm, but he felt a little awkward.
If he wasn't wrong, the reason why Old Ancestor Yang Mei gave birth to children should be related to him. The Aphrodisiac Pill he threw into the chaos of Primitive World had probably poisoned Old Ancestor Yang Mei.
"Is it really the child of Old Ancestor Yang Mei and Hongjun?"
Zhou Yang's eyes swept back and forth between Old Ancestor Yang Mei and Hongjun, and his eyelids twitched slightly.
Hongjun was the Dao Ancestor of Primitive World in the future. He had an extraordinary temperament and a noble identity. He couldn't imagine the shocking scene of Hongjun suddenly running out of the Purple Cloud Palace and calling him father.
"F * ck, I thought that only the Wanjie Lou Hongjun had a Dao partner and had a child. I didn't expect that the Hongjun in the other world also had a Dao partner and child."
Previously, when Donghuang Taiyi saw Yang Mei's three willow trees, he couldn't help but return to Wanjie Lou to inform Tongtian and the others.
In the end, this news gradually turned into a rumor. Some people said that Hong Jun of the Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group had a Dao partner and had a child. Some people said that Hong Jun of the Starry Sky Commerce Group had a Dao partner and had a child.
Originally, Wanjie Lou and the others were skeptical about these gossipy rumors. But now that they had personally seen Hongjun and his dao companion in the other world, as well as the three children that Ancestor Yang Mei had personally acknowledged, everyone's views had completely changed.
For a moment, Wanjie Lou and the others no longer paid attention to Hong Jun and Ancestor Yang Mei in the Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group. Many people also looked at the Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group's camp and the Starry Sky Commerce Group's camp, looking for the other two Hongjuns.
If the black-robed Hongjun had a Dao partner and had a child, Wanjie Lou and the others could still accept it. But the Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group's Hongjun had a Dao partner and had a child made Wanjie Lou and the others very surprised.
Rumor had it that Hong Jun of the Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group was the incarnation of the Great Dao and didn't have any human emotions. Now that they saw that Hong Jun of the Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group had a Dao partner and had a child, Wanjie Lou's rumor might be true.
If the incarnation of the Great Dao had a Dao partner and had a child, wouldn't that prove that the Great Dao had selfish desires? This terrifying result made everyone tremble.
Wanjie Lou had once organized a world mission to kill the Heavenly Dao. Many people in Wanjie Lou had participated in it. Even those who hadn't participated had seen it with their own eyes.
How terrifying was the Heavenly Dao with selfish desires? It was simply feeding all living beings and using them as nourishment to nourish itself.
The Great Dao was a rule that was even more mysterious and unpredictable than the Heavenly Dao. In many great worlds, the Great Dao was the supreme rule, and no rule could override the Great Dao.
If such a supreme rule had its own thoughts and even had selfish desires, it would be disastrous for the living beings in the world where the Great Dao existed.
The Primordial World Entrepreneurship Group's Hongjun: "…"
The black-robed Hongjun: "…"
"The shop owner is merciful!"
Without needing Great Ancestor Yang Mei's reminder, Hong Jun and Great Ancestor Yang Mei bowed deeply and said almost at the same time.
No one wanted to die like this and even become Wanjie Lou's merchandise.
"I'm finally in a much better mood."
Among the crowd, Di Zun had a smile on his face and gloated.
After so long, he finally met someone who was even more unlucky than him.
He had attacked Wanjie Lou's business because of Shen Gongbao's misdirection. Now, Hong Jun and Great Ancestor Yang Mei not only planned to empty Wanjie Lou, but they even planned to inherit Wanjie Lou and become the new shop owner.
With such audacious behavior and thoughts, even if he could survive, he would at least owe a huge debt.
Although Hong Jun and Great Ancestor Yang Mei's mistakes were unintentional, a mistake was a mistake. They could be spared from death, but they could not escape punishment. Even if they were punished with all their Value Points, it might not be enough to make up for the mistakes they had committed.
"Although your actions were unintentional, it is a fact that you have committed a crime. Now, I'll give you two choices."
Zhou Yang pondered for a moment and did not plan to kill them all.
Moreover, with Hong Jun and Great Ancestor Yang Mei's current strength and realm, even if he killed them, they would not be worth much Value Points.
If he did not kill them, they would soon become Tenth Level powerhouses, and the value of their labor would increase greatly.
"The first choice is to abolish your cultivation and banish you to the mortal world."
"The second choice is to confiscate all your personal properties. Yang Mei will provide Wanjie Lou with the Chaotic Willow Heart for free, and Hongjun will accept any task that Wanjie Lou issues for free. The time limit is one thousand years."
Zhou Yang thought about it and said.
If the punishment was too light, it would not be enough to warn others. If the punishment was too heavy, it would be too harsh.
These two choices were also decided by him after much consideration.
"Thank you for your mercy, shop owner. We are willing to choose the second punishment."
Hong Jun and Great Ancestor Yang Mei were slightly stunned, and they did not dare to believe it.
They did not expect that they were not dead, and the two choices that Zhou Yang gave them were not dead ends.
Especially the second choice, it was simply extremely merciful.
The Chaotic Willow Heart was a special energy formed in the body of a willow tree when it reached a certain age. It could cleanse the marrow, improve magic power and physique, and even increase one's comprehension.
Great Ancestor Yang Mei was formed from the Chaotic Willow Spirit Root, so his willow heart was even more precious. It was at least a peak Ninth Level commodity. When he recovered to the Tenth Level, the willow heart could be considered as a peak Tenth Level primary commodity.
In the eyes of Great Ancestor Yang Mei, the willow heart was a special energy in his body. Even if it was exhausted, he only needed to spend a certain amount of time to condense his magic power, and it could grow again.
Moreover, this punishment would only last for one thousand years. To him, one thousand years was too short, and it was completely negligible.
The shop owner was too merciful, too kind!
Hong Jun also had the same thought. One thousand years of free labor for Wanjie Lou would pass very quickly.
"Remember to send the things back."
Zhou Yang waved his sleeves and took away all the magic treasures and skills that the two had comprehended. He glanced at the two with a playful gaze and reminded them. Then, his figure instantly disappeared and returned to Wanjie Lou's resting room.
"That's great!"
Great Ancestor Yang Mei and Hong Jun felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders. They looked at each other and revealed a trace of a smile as if they had just survived a disaster.
They didn't expect that they would be punished so easily after violating the rules of Wanjie Lou.
Since the shop owner was a powerful being, if he said he didn't care about it, he naturally wouldn't.
Great Ancestor Yang Mei was a living being from the same era as Pangu, and Hong Jun was one of the first living beings who had lived for at least hundreds of millions of years. A mere one thousand years wasn't even as long as the time they spent in seclusion.
"What's going on?"
Great Ancestor Yang Mei and Hong Jun carefully picked up all the treasures on the ground. When they stood up, they saw pairs of sympathetic and mocking gazes, which made them confused.
It was just a punishment of one thousand years. It was much lighter than the first choice, and it was much lighter than what they had expected. What was there to sympathize and pity about?
"Ahem, ahem, ahem … Fellow Daoists, when you put these goods back, remember to check the history of Wanjie Lou."
Donghuang Taiyi coughed a few times again. Although it was worth celebrating to survive, it was definitely not something to be happy about.
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