I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"Enough talk, countdown, three, two..."

Before long, streaks of black light gradually emerged from the palm of the Howling Celestial Dog, and it spoke in a cold and solemn tone.

The Holy Mother of the Three Kingdoms wore a complex expression as she silently gripped the Lotus Lantern.

She was unwilling to surrender, but it seemed that the only thing she could do now was to prepare for a rescue, either to restrain the mad dog before it went on a killing spree or to protect the innocent civilians.

But just as Xiaotianquan's expression grew increasingly sinister and he was about to count down to the last number, a huge robe sleeve suddenly flew out from the front and hovered in front of him.

The Celestial Hound was stunned for a moment. Just as he was about to unleash his immortal energy, his robe sleeves suddenly released an immense suction force. Even with his Celestial Immortal level strength, he was unable to resist it and was instantly drawn into it.

Above the clouds, Emerald and Pearl cried out simultaneously, their beautiful faces filled with shock.

Between the two, the Third Holy Mother was also somewhat stunned.

Don't underestimate the Celestial Hound just because it's a dog; even in the Heavenly Court, it's a renowned immortal. Given her current state of injury, even using the Lotus Lantern wouldn't guarantee her victory.

Yet this powerful celestial beast was captured in the sleeve of a robe without even being able to resist. Doesn't that mean that if that person wanted to capture it, all they had to do was raise their sleeve?

While the master and his two servants were still in shock and disbelief, Qin Yao suddenly took to the air and headed straight for the white clouds. He cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, fairy."

The Third Holy Mother was the first to react, bowing in return: "Du San Niang greets the Great Immortal. May I ask your name?"

Qin Yao smiled and said, "My surname is Qin. You may call me Daoist Qin, Third Sister."

The Third Holy Mother paused slightly, then said sincerely, "Thank you, Daoist Qin, for helping me out of this predicament."

"It's a small effort, nothing worth mentioning."

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "Third Sister, I'm going to deal with this mad dog I'm suppressing first. I'll come to Yuchi Residence to find you later."

The Third Holy Mother's eyelids twitched, and she hurriedly said, "Daoist Master, please wait. If I may ask, what are your plans for dealing with this... mad dog?"

"Of course we should kill them, and that will end it all," Qin Yao said without hesitation.

However, just as these words were spoken, the karmic fire lotus within the divine realm suddenly appeared, releasing a cloud of black energy.

Qin Yao was startled, suddenly recalling what the Third Holy Mother had said twenty-two years later: Time travel carries its own great karma, and this great karma will bring great terror.

If I were to actually kill the Celestial Hound in this time and space, it would inevitably trigger a major karmic event, and I wonder what terrifying consequences it would bring...

"Please reconsider, Taoist priest!"

At this moment, the Third Holy Mother said with a solemn expression, "This vicious dog does deserve to die, but it is, after all, Erlang Shen's dog, and Erlang Shen is an outstanding disciple of Yuxu Palace. If you kill it, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Qin Yao pursed his lips and said, "What Third Sister said makes sense. Here's what we'll do: I'll find a place to seal it away. Erlang Shen will definitely have a way to find out that it's not dead. As for whether he can find it or not, that depends entirely on fate and his methods."

On this timeline, he wasn't too worried about the Jade Void Palace's retaliation; he was more concerned about the variables.

If the variables are too great, this karma will surely come back to haunt him.

The Third Holy Mother thought for a moment and said, "That's fine then. I will wait for the Great Immortal to return at Jade Pool Residence..."

half an hour.

Qin Yao went straight into the Netherworld and into the River of Oblivion. In the deep and suffocating riverbed, he personally created a cage and set up layers of formations inside it. Finally, with a wave of his sleeve, he threw the Howling Celestial Dog into it.

The instant it entered the cage, countless chains appeared out of thin air, materialized, pierced its body, and tightly bound it. Blood immediately spread out, but failed to escape the cage's range.

The intense pain of being pierced through his body caused Xiaotian Dog to whimper and cry out in agony, his body trembling uncontrollably.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?"

"This is just the beginning," Qin Yao said meaningfully, without answering his question.

The celestial dog roared, "You have to consider the master before you beat a dog. My master will not let you get away with this.

Qin Yao chuckled, pressed down on the cage with one hand, and shoved it directly into the ground. Then he laid down a dense array of seals on the ground, completely locking it up.

What's more despairing than death is the absence of hope. Right now, he wants Xiaotian Dog to see no hope, not even the light!
And this was merely a small amount of interest he was collecting from Erlang Shen in advance...

Half an hour later.

Qin Yao returned to Yuchi Residence, only to find that there were no other guests inside, except for the Three Holy Mothers and their servants, as well as Chenxiang and Taxue.

"Master Qin."

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms was the first to sense his presence and rose to greet him.

Qin Yao smiled slightly and said, "It's already been taken care of."

The Holy Mother of the Three Kingdoms said sincerely, "Thank you... By the way, I heard from these two children that you don't have a place to stay yet? Why don't you stay at my Jade Pool Residence? Just for helping me solve the problem of the Howling Celestial Dog, I am willing to support you."

Qin Yao turned to look at Chen Xiang and Taxue, and silently nodded: "Then we shall accept your offer. Of course, we won't eat and drink for free. If Yuchi Residence encounters trouble like Xiaotian Dog again, I will take care of it myself..."

A blink of an eye.

a few days later.

Erlang Shen descended from the Heavenly Court into the Celestial Realm, his feet treading the void, and silently called out in his mind, "Howling Celestial Dog, Howling Celestial Dog..."

However, his telepathic connection with the Celestial Hound was severed by an unknown force. No matter how much he strengthened his mental power, he could not sense the other's location, nor could he hear the other's response.

After a moment of silence, his body suddenly transformed into a golden light, soaring straight into the heavens. He quickly found the two brothers, Thousand-Mile Eyes and Wind-Following Ears, in the Heavenly Court...

"Greetings, True Lord."

At the same time, upon seeing him in person, the two brothers hurriedly took the initiative to greet him.

"You two are too kind," Erlang Shen returned the greeting with clasped hands, then immediately asked, "Do you have some free time?"

The Thousand-Mile Eye said, "Please give your orders, True Lord."

"I dare not give any orders, but I would like to ask you two to help me find the Howling Celestial Dog."

Erlang Shen sighed softly, "Not long ago, after I finished my judicial affairs and left the Zhenjun Mansion, I discovered that Xiaotian Dog had disappeared. No matter how hard I searched, I could not find any trace of him."

Upon hearing this, the Thousand-Mile Eye and the Wind-Following Ear immediately used their supernatural powers to patrol the Immortal Realm.

However, more than two hours passed, and they searched almost all the unclaimed lands within the Immortal Realm, but they still couldn't see the Howling Celestial Hound, nor could they hear its voice...

“True Lord, if I may be so bold, the Celestial Hound has either descended from the Immortal Realm or entered some grotto-heaven within the Immortal Realm.”

When the supernatural power was pushed to its limit, the two brothers had no choice but to stop, and Thousand-Mile Eye said softly.

Erlangshen: "..."

He knew there was a third possibility: that the Celestial Hound had been sealed away, but the Thousand-Mile Eye was too embarrassed to say it directly.

“True Lord, we two are not strong enough to investigate the mortal realm and the grotto heavens. Perhaps you could go to the underworld and ask the Listening Beast to listen to the Three Realms and thoroughly investigate its whereabouts,” the usually taciturn Wind-Hearing suddenly suggested.

"Thank you both."

Erlang Shen bowed in thanks and said softly, "I will go to the underworld now and seek help from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva..."

a few days later.

Luzhou City, Yuchi Residence.

Qin Yao, Chen Xiang, and Taxue sat in a corner, watching the young Liu Yanchang in the center of the bamboo house, wielding his brush and ink, painting poems on the canvas, each word and phrase drawing cheers from talented people from all directions.

"It's unimaginable that such a talented and elegant man, a dragon among men, would turn out like my father." After a short while, Chenxiang said from the bottom of his heart.

"It can be explained in four words: self-degradation," Qin Yao replied.

“Look at Third Sister, the way she looks at Liu Yanchang is completely different from how she looks at everyone else,” Taxue whispered. “She must be deeply attracted by my father’s talent,” Chenxiang said with a smile.

Ta Xue asked, "What does 'attract' mean?"

“It’s because you think this person is very good and meets your expectations for a husband,” Chenxiang said.

Ta Xue: "..."

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Under the witness of Qin Yao and the other two, Liu Yanchang's relationship with the Third Holy Mother progressed day by day, gradually reaching the point of mutual affection and even a private engagement.

But after it got to this point, the Holy Mother of the Three Kingdoms became somewhat afraid.

After all, there was an insurmountable chasm between the two of them.

One is the younger sister of the dignified Manifestation Saint True Lord, while the other is just a mortal born in the Immortal Realm.

Regardless of the laws of heaven, even her own brother would not allow her to marry Liu Yanchang...

"Is something on your mind lately, Third Sister?"

One night, the moon was cold and the stars were few.

Just as the Third Holy Mother was gazing at the distant Milky Way, contemplating whether to sever her ties with her sword, a clear voice suddenly came from behind her, resounding in her ears.

Following the sound, the Third Holy Mother looked up and saw a tall, handsome figure in a black robe. She said softly, "Yes, I don't know if I should make the same mistake again."

Qin Yao stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the bright moon in the sky: "What is right, and what is wrong?"

The Third Holy Mother said, "My family will not allow me to be with Yanchang. I'm afraid that if this continues, I will harm him."

"Then why don't you ask him? If he's not afraid of this, and you're going to abandon him in the name of what's best for him, isn't that a bit cruel to him?" Qin Yao said.

He couldn't bear to see the push-and-pull scene between the two characters from the original drama performed as scheduled, because such a plot would be detrimental to anyone!
The Third Holy Mother's heart stirred, and she said, "Then I'll go ask him right now."

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Go ahead, I'm sure the result won't disappoint you..."

A blink of an eye.

The moon is high in the sky.

When the Third Holy Mother returned with a shy smile, she found that Master Qin was still standing in the courtyard, as if he had never left at all...

Are you waiting for an outcome?

“I’m worried that you’ll be blinded by love,” Qin Yao said, turning around.

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"He must have said he wasn't afraid, right?" Qin Yao asked back.

The Third Holy Mother smiled slightly and nodded, saying, "Yes, he has great backbone."

"Because of his behavior, you feel very sweet inside, right?" Qin Yao continued to ask.

The Holy Mother blushed slightly and asked, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Qin Yao said, "I want to say that although you know very well that your family will not agree to you being together, you still want to try."

The Holy Mother was astonished.

She hadn't expected that this Taoist priest Qin would guess exactly what she was thinking.

"How do you plan to try?" Qin Yao didn't give her a chance to think it over and pressed her for an answer.

The Holy Mother silently licked her lips and said, "I thought about it on the way back. I want to exchange a treasure for my freedom."

"Sure enough, you've really been blinded by love," Qin Yao said.

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms: "..."

"Wake up. Happiness is something you have to fight for, not something you can get by compromising," Qin Yao said.

After a long silence, the Third Holy Mother said, "Why do I feel like you know a lot? Can you tell me the truth?"

Qin Yao smiled and silently released his divine kingdom domain, which invaded the space-time of Jade Pool Residence. He then summoned the Lotus Lantern with the Jade Lotus Pillar.

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms was dumbfounded.

Lotus Lantern?
How could there be two Lotus Lanterns in the world?
“Chenxiang, Taxue, and I all traveled from twenty-two years in the future. Chenxiang is your biological son, and I am Chenxiang’s godfather,” Qin Yao explained.

The Holy Mother opened her mouth and murmured, "It actually works..."

She had heard that the Lotus Lantern could travel through time, but had never tried it.

The Lotus Lantern in front of her was genuine, no wonder she felt a sense of closeness to Chenxiang.

Suddenly, she realized what was happening and quickly asked, "Why have you come here?"

"save you."

Qin Yao said in a deep voice, "It is because of your idea of ​​exchanging the Lotus Lantern for freedom that you and Liu Yanchang have taken many detours."

The end result was that you were imprisoned in Mount Hua, while Liu Yanchang suffered unbearable pain and succumbed to despair.

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms: "..."

"Do you want to be with Liu Yanchang forever?" Qin Yao asked softly as she remained silent.

The Holy Mother nodded: "I think so."

"If you want to, you have to listen to me completely," Qin Yao said.

The Holy Mother hesitated and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Disable Erlang Shen," Qin Yao said in a deep voice.

The Holy Mother of the Three Kingdoms was taken aback: "Huh?"

"Don't you understand? Only Erlang Shen will relentlessly pursue you. If you don't cripple him, he will chase you to the ends of the earth," Qin Yao said.

The Third Holy Mother's mind was in complete chaos.

Her intuition told her that what the other person said was probably true.

But emotionally, she couldn't quite accept the suggestion.

After all, he is her second brother.

"Would you like to hear what you'll say from twenty-two years from now?" Qin Yao suddenly asked.

The Holy Mother of the Three Realms was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"I can take you 22 years into the future and let you talk to yourself."

"However, due to various rules, you can only hide inside the Lotus Lantern and cannot manifest your true form," Qin Yao said.

The Third Holy Mother gasped, "You actually possess the ability to travel at will?"

"My main focus is the Law of Spacetime, but this also requires the power of the Lotus Lantern itself," Qin Yao said.

The Holy Mother remained silent for a long time before letting out a long breath: "Then please take me back twenty-two years from now. I want to hear what I, the person I am twenty-two years from now, will think..." (End of this chapter)