The forbidden area of the Heavenly Palace, the Eternal Life Temple, was the Celestial Monarch's cultivation forbidden area. Except for the Celestial Monarch, no one was allowed to enter without his permission.
At this time, the Heavenly Court's Supervising Right Emissary, Gao Guan, rushed in with quick steps. He wore a tall black hat, and his expressionless face looked very dignified. The black cloak hanging down his shoulders swayed with his steps. The guards let him in.
Seeing Gao Guan striding in, the guards were a little surprised. They didn't know what had happened. Gao Guan actually wanted to disturb His Majesty when he was cultivating and wanted to see His Majesty. This was a very rare thing. The guards secretly exchanged glances. Something big must have happened.
The Heavenly Palace was full of atmosphere, but after entering the Eternal Life Temple, it was cold and quiet. There was only dense spiritual energy like a thin mist.
Walking to the closed door, Gao Guan pushed with his arms and pushed open the tall and heavy door. Amidst the muffled whimpering sound of the door opening, he walked in.
Qing Zhu, who was meditating in the middle of the empty and quiet hall, said slowly, "What's the hurry?"
He also knew that Gao Guan wouldn't disturb his cultivation if it wasn't something important.
Gao Guan stood not far in front of him. After bowing, he said in a serious tone, "Your Majesty! Something happened. "
Qing Zhu suddenly opened his eyes. For someone as cold and aloof as Gao Guan to say the words' something has happened ', it must be something big. He asked, "What is it? Is there news about Old Bai? "
Gao Guan, "I'm afraid it's more troublesome than Old Bai's."
"Hmm?" Qing Zhu stood up and squinted, "More troublesome than Old Bai's. What is it?"
Gao Guan looked around the Eternal Life Temple and said, "It's urgent. I brought someone here. I'm afraid I'm going to desecrate Your Majesty's cultivation place."
Qing Zhu nodded.
Gao Guan turned his hand and grabbed a three-tailed black fox from the beast bag. He undid the magical power restriction on the fox and threw it on the ground.
With a flash of golden light, the three-tailed black fox turned into a woman in black with an enchanting figure. Her hair was messy, and she was shivering on the ground. She shook her head vigorously and babbled nonsense. "Demon monk Nan Bo … Demon monk Nan Bo … Demon monk Nan Bo …"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qing Zhu's pupils constricted abruptly, and he swiftly stood up. He spread open his palm and directly pulled the black clothed woman over with a swish. He grabbed her collar and berated, "Speak clearly, where is the demonic monk Nan Bo?"
In the end, he discovered that the black-clothed woman's gaze was scattered and unable to focus. She kept repeating the four words' Demon Monk Nan Bo ', and from time to time, she would even say the word' don't '. Tears and snot flowed down her face, and there was even white foam at the corner of her mouth.
Qing Zhu suddenly turned to look at Gao Guan. "What happened?"
"Crazy!" Gao Guan replied, "The people of the Monitoring Right Division unintentionally overheard the disciples of the Proud Snow Sect of the Ding Mao Region discussing the 'Demonic Monk Nan Bo'. This humble subject was shocked when he discovered this news while flipping through the reports from various places. He immediately personally led a group of people to the Proud Snow Sect to investigate the situation. This humble subject arrived. This three-tailed black fox was currently being held captive by the Proud Snow Sect. According to the sect master of the Proud Snow Sect, it was she who crazily barged into the territory of the Proud Snow Sect. When she was captured, she was already crazy, and she kept repeating the same words. No one knew where she came from, and no one could figure out her identity. When she appeared, she did not have anything on her, and no one knew what happened to her. This humble subject then ordered everyone in the Proud Snow Sect to seal their mouths. This humble subject felt that this matter was of great importance, so he brought this three-tailed demon fox to the Heavenly Palace to see His Majesty. "
Qing Zhu asked, "Are the words of the Proud Snow Sect reliable?"
Gao Guan replied, "This matter is of great importance, so this humble subject personally interrogated it. It should not be false. When this three-tailed black fox barged into the Proud Snow Sect, many people saw it with their own eyes. "
"Demonic monk Nan Bo … Ding Mao Region …" Qing Zhu narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself, "The Ding Mao Region and the Pure Paradise Realm share a common border. Could it be that she escaped from the Pure Paradise Realm?"
Gao Guan replied, "It doesn't seem very likely. The passages to and from the Pure Paradise Realm are all guarded. It is impossible for her to barge in without being discovered. However, it would be too eye-catching for her to run around in this state, and it would be very easy for her to be stopped. More importantly, she doesn't have the capital to run too far. In other words, she either came out from some corner of the Ding Mao Region, or she came from the outer region of the Ding Mao Region. "
"That makes sense!" Qing Zhu nodded slightly and pondered for a while. Suddenly, he turned his head and shouted towards the outside of the palace, "Summon Xiahou Tianweng and the Four Heavenly Kings to the Starry Palace for a meeting."
Xiahou Tianweng was an honorific title. His real name was Xiahou Tuo, and he was the grandfather of Heaven Empress Xiahou Chengyu. The Four Heavenly Kings were Ying Jiuguang, Hao Defang, Guang Ling Gong, and Kou Lingxu.
The Four Heavenly Kings were not far from the Heavenly Palace. It could be said that they surrounded the Heavenly Palace. After receiving the summons, the Four Heavenly Kings met outside and exchanged their opinions. They asked each other why Qing Zhu had summoned them, but no one knew.
The four of them arrived at the Starry Palace first. After waiting for a while, they saw the white-haired and wrinkled Xiahou Tuo walking in with a cane.
Seeing this old man, who usually did not participate in politics and rarely appeared in the court, was here to avoid arousing suspicion, the four of them were somewhat surprised. They looked at each other, not knowing why Qing Zhu had summoned him.
Despite their doubts, the four of them cupped their hands and greeted him respectfully, "Greetings, Tianweng!"
It couldn't be helped. Although the four of them were more powerful than this man, his granddaughter was the Celestial Emperor's first wife, the Empress of Heaven. This honor was unique in the world. Moreover, House Xiahou was an established aristocratic family. When House Xiahou was at its beck and call, the four heavenly kings were still nameless pawns. They could only look up to them. They could only look up to them. Although House Xiahou was not as powerful as before, it was still a big tree with deep roots. No one knew what other trump cards they had not shown. Coupled with their seniority as in-laws, even the Celestial Emperor had to be polite to them.
It was because of this confidence that the Celestial Emperor married her, who was not particularly beautiful, as his legal wife and made her the Empress of Heaven.
"Yes!" Xiahou Tuo nodded happily and did not return the greeting. He only said, "The four Heavenly Kings are also here. May I know why Your Majesty has summoned us?"
Kou Lingxu said, "We are also thinking about it." The other three nodded, indicating that they did not know.
Now that everyone had arrived, Qing Zhu had obviously received the news as well. Soon, he appeared with Gao Guan.
The five in the palace bowed together, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"No need for formalities!" Qing Zhu raised his hand to indicate that they should rise and sit behind the long table. He then turned his head to signal Gao Guan, who was standing to the side.
Gao Guan immediately waved a hand and threw someone into the palace. It was the woman in black and the three-tailed black fox.
"Demon Monk Nan Bo … Demon Monk Nan Bo … Don't … Demon Monk Nan Bo …" The black-clothed madam looked like she was crying and trembling. She crawled on the ground and touched her body. When she saw someone, she would cower and cover her chest.
However, when the five people below heard the name 'Demon Monk Nan Bo', their eyes widened. Even Xiahou Tuo, who was so old that his eyelids were drooping, suddenly opened his eyes and stared fixedly at the shivering black-clothed woman.
After a while, they turned to look at Qing Zhu. Xiahou Tuo was the first to ask, "Your Majesty, what is this?"
Qing Zhu said, "Gao Guan, explain this to the Heavenly King. I'm afraid we'll need his help later."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Gao Guan answered, then repeated what he had said to Qing Zhu.
After listening to the story, the five of them revealed expressions of bewilderment. They looked at each other and looked at each other.
"Albatross, you've interacted with the Demonic Monk Nan Bo before. House Xiahou once helped him with a few things, so you know him better than anyone else. What do you think of this?" Lord Qing asked after observing the others' reactions.
Xiahou Tuo's bewilderment was hard to dispel. He knew of the grudge between Qing Zhu and the Demon Monk Nan Bo. Once the monk returned and learned that House Xiahou had sided with their enemy's disciple, House Xiahou would face a calamity. In fact, House Xiahou had been supported by the Demon Monk Nan Bo in its early years. However, the monk had grown increasingly inhumane, causing House Xiahou to tremble with fear. The Child of Six Paths had dared to make a move against the Demon Monk Nan Bo because of House Xiahou's instigation.
After the Demon Monk Nan Bo's downfall, House Xiahou didn't go back on its word and supported the Child of Six Paths to become the Holy Lord of Six Paths. When the Buddhist Lord, Qing Zhu, and White Zhu appeared, House Xiahou saw that the situation wasn't looking good and sided with the three. Later, Qing Zhu and his brothers fought amongst themselves and House Xiahou sided with Qing Zhu. After Qing Zhu married House Xiahou's daughter, House Xiahou used its influence to help Qing Zhu stabilize the world.
House Xiahou had experienced many twists and turns, choosing sides time and time again to stand tall.
It wasn't that House Xiahou liked to betray others, but that they had no choice but to do so in the face of a life and death situation. Otherwise, House Xiahou would've long since ceased to exist.
Xiahou Ta was bewildered for a long time. Then, with some disbelief, he said, "The Sixth Boy had already sealed Nanbo in the past. Aside from the Sixth Boy, the location of the seal should not have been leaked to anyone else. Otherwise, once the news was leaked and someone with ill intentions learned of it and released Nanbo, the consequences would be unimaginable. The Sixth Boy should know this and should have kept his mouth shut."
Qing Zhu said, "The Sixth Boy's seal on the Demon Monk Nan Bo should've been like an iron wall. He wouldn't have been able to escape so easily. But why was this little monster so terrified at the mention of Nan Bo? Something must've happened. Tian Weng, think about it carefully. Is there anyone among those people who might know where Demonic Monk Nan Bo is sealed? "
Xiahou Tuo fell into deep thought. He held his staff with one hand and stroked his beard with the other.
King Clearsky asked, "Could the Sixth Boy have told his subordinates about the location of the seal before he died?"
"It's unlikely," Qing Zhu said. "If the Sixth Boy really wanted revenge and told his subordinates where the Demon Monk Nan Bo was sealed, he would've released him long ago. He wouldn't have waited so many years to strike."
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