I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

"Tianye pays respects to Master Zixuan."

Above the clouds, in front of the celestial soldiers, a silver-armored general who appeared to be a leader bowed respectfully.

Qin Yao nodded slightly and asked, "Looking for us?"

Tianye pointed his halberd at Ah Hong and said in a deep voice, "Not long ago, we witnessed this woman stealing peaches from the heavens, so we chased her all the way here."

Ah Hong was completely stunned: "Me? How could that be! I didn't go to heaven at all."

Tianye said, "Whether you look at their appearance or their temperament, there's no mistake. I might be wrong, but it's impossible for all of us Tiangang Guard brothers to be wrong."

Qin Yao narrowed his eyes slowly and said in a deep voice, "There must be a misunderstanding. Someone must be impersonating her and doing this just to frame us."

Tianye paused slightly, then invited, "Then please come with us to see the Queen Mother of the West and explain this matter."

Qin Yao thought for a moment, then turned to Ah Hong and said, "Don't worry, the innocent will clear themselves, no one can frame us."

His quasi-saint level strength was his greatest source of confidence, so even without the identity of being a disciple of the White Emperor, he was not afraid to protect Ah Hong as she went to heaven.

In the blink of an eye.

The two arrived at Yaochi under the "escort" of countless Heavenly Guards. At the end of the celestial palace, they met the Queen Mother of this realm—a beautiful woman with a dignified and gentle demeanor.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." Qin Yao, accompanied by Ah Hong, bowed in greeting.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly: "No need for formalities. The Heavenly Guards have already informed you of the situation, haven't they?"

Qin Yao silently lowered his arm and solemnly said, "Yaoyao has never left my side from beginning to end. I guarantee that the person who stole the peaches from heaven was not her."

"Your name is Yaoyao?" The Queen Mother asked Ah Hong without giving a direct answer.

Ah Hong nodded: "This name was given by Zi Xuan, and its full name is... Bai Yaoyao."

The Queen Mother said, "Zi Xuan says you have always been by his side and have never gone to heaven, but the Heavenly Guards are convinced that you stole the peaches. Both sides have their own version of events. Do you have any way to prove your innocence?"

Qin Yao frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, from a legal perspective, in such cases, the burden of proof should be placed on whoever raises the issue."

The Queen Mother shook her head: "There is no such law in Heaven."

“It wasn’t there before, but it really should be added in the future,” Qin Yao said in a deep voice. “Otherwise, with just one opportunity, the Heavenly Court will be rife with false accusations, and it will be difficult to stop.”

“Master Zixuan, please be mindful of your place in the hierarchy,” Tianye said solemnly.

Qin Yao's expression was calm, but his voice was firm: "I'm not talking about hierarchy now, I'm talking about fairness! The Nine Heavens are the model for the Three Realms, and absolute fairness is needed to demonstrate its authority."

"Tianye, shut up."

On the throne, seeing that Tianye still wanted to argue, the Queen Mother suddenly spoke.

Tianye silently shut his mouth, but the expression on his face clearly showed that he was still unconvinced.

“Zixuan, you said someone is framing you. If this is true, then he must be your enemy.”

The Queen Mother said again, "Why don't you investigate this matter thoroughly? If you can find the culprit, the Heavenly Guards can help you arrest him."

Qin Yao shook his head: "Your Majesty, I have no interest."

Tianye was furious: "Zixuan, how arrogant you are!"

Qin Yao sighed and said, "I'm not being arrogant, I'm just genuinely not interested in it."

"Your Majesty, I think it would be better to let this Heavenly Guardian Tianye be in charge of the investigation. Judging from his dissatisfaction with me, he will surely be very diligent in this matter."

Queen Mother: "..."

Tianye: "..."

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother exhaled a breath of stale air and said:

"Alright then, Zixuan, I'll reward you with a nine-thousand-year-old peach and permission for you to cultivate in the Peach Garden. This is enough to give the Azure Emperor face."

If you can prove that this matter has nothing to do with the little white snake beside you, you can get this reward.

For her, not to mention Zi Xuan's illustrious achievements in the war between gods and demons, her master, the Azure Emperor, who was like a pillar of the nine heavens, was not to be insulted or slighted.

Otherwise, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the upper echelons of the Nine Heavens, making it easy for some villains to take advantage of the situation!
Qin Yao glanced at Ah Hong, then asked the Queen Mother for confirmation: "We don't need to find the imposter, we just need to prove she didn't do it, right?"

The Queen Mother nodded: "Yes!"

Qin Yao said, "Then please come with me to Penglai Island. I have a way to prove that when the evil spirit impersonating Yao Yao stole the peaches, Yao Yao and I were on the island admiring the peach blossoms."

The Queen Mother slowly rose to her feet: "Alright~"

world.

Qin Yao, carrying Ah Hong on a golden cloud, led the celestial bird caravan to Penglai Peach Forest, immediately attracting the attention of all the immortals on the island.

Soon, all the immortals and gods gathered around and, without prior arrangement, bowed in unison towards the direction of the celestial bird carriage, saying, "Greetings, Queen Mother of the West."

The Queen Mother sat gracefully inside her fragrant carriage, raised her hand, and said, "Rise, everyone."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The immortals respectfully expressed their gratitude.

"Zixuan, you can begin."

The Queen Mother ignored these nameless little fairies and spoke softly.

Qin Yao nodded, stood in the peach grove with Ah Hong, and silently activated his Time Reversal skill.

In an instant, scenes appeared centered on the two of them, from late at night to dawn, and from dawn to dusk, constantly rewinding.

It includes not only the scene of their departure and the scene of the arrival of the Heavenly Guards, but also all the conversations and moments between the two.

Beside the carriage, Tianye stared intently at the flashback footage, silently calculating the time. At one point, his expression suddenly changed.

This was the moment the woman stole the peaches, yet in the footage, she never actually left the island.

Gradually.

The scene rewinds to the moment when Qin Yao and Ah Hong first arrived on the island, then abruptly ends, leaving the many Heavenly Guards who followed looking at each other in bewilderment, their hearts filled with unease.

"Your Majesty, you don't think I'm faking this, do you?" Qin Yao suddenly pointed to the framed image and turned to look at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother shook her head and gave him a deep look: "How can time travel be faked?"

I don't even care who the peach thief is anymore; I just want to know, how did you do that?

Qin Yao calmly said, "It's just a recently awakened innate divine ability."

Queen Mother: "..."

A sudden awakening?

Innate supernatural abilities?
Could it be that Zi Xuan had a remarkable background in his previous life, and that this supernatural power originated from that life?
In the ensuing silence, Qin Yao suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, have we successfully proven ourselves?"

The Queen Mother, as if waking from a dream, naturally understood what he meant: "Let's go, I'll take you to the Peach Garden..."

Tianye: "..."

Could it be considered that I caused the Empress to lose a top-quality peach?
Your Majesty shouldn't blame yourself for this, should you?
Just then, the Queen Mother seemed to suddenly remember him, and turned around to say:

"Tianye, you don't need to lead the Heavenly Guards for the time being. Focus your energy on tracking down the peach thief."

Tianye: "..."

At that moment, he absolutely hated the peach thief.

You can steal if you want, and you can even frame Bai Yaoyao if you want, but why didn't you investigate Zi Xuan's methods?
Haven't you learned the principle of "know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated"?
half an hour.

Inside the peach orchard.

After receiving the peaches and watching the Queen Mother of the West leave, Qin Yao handed the peaches to Ah Hong and said with a smile, "Refine them."

Ah Hong was taken aback: "Give it to me?"

"Of course, otherwise what would I prove to the Queen Mother? I don't need these peaches myself," Qin Yao said gently.

A warm feeling and sweetness welled up in Ah Hong's heart, her eyes glistening with tears: "Thank you for everything you've done for me."

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "Of course, just like you were back then." Ah Hong nodded heavily, then sat cross-legged and took small bites of the peach.

Streams of pure medicinal power flowed from her mouth into her internal organs and meridians, rapidly boosting her immortal energy and cultivation...

Qin Yao smiled slightly, then sat cross-legged opposite her, introspecting on his divine kingdom and comprehending the Great Dao.

time flies.

The sun and the moon are like shuttles.

Two years and seven months passed in the blink of an eye at Yaochi. On this day, Ah Hong suddenly opened her eyes, exhaled a long breath of white air, and her eyes shone with a dazzling light.

"Congratulations on attaining the Golden Immortal realm!" Qin Yao said with a smile, directly opposite him.

Ah Hong slowly calmed the surging immortal energy within her body and asked in confusion, "What is a Golden Immortal?"

"To endure countless eons without perishing, to be tainted by karma without being defiled, to exist eternally with Heaven, and to coexist with the Dao—that is the Golden Immortal, also known as the Great Luo Golden Immortal," Qin Yao said with a smile.

In fact, Ah Hong was already quite strong; otherwise, even with the element of mutual restraint, the Seven Fairies would not have been able to defeat Yin Shi Wang.

After all, if Yin Shi Wang's strength were placed in Uncle Nine's world, he would be considered a very strong Great Luo Golden Immortal.

However, if placed in the prehistoric world, with the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother as references, it would be equivalent to the cultivation level of a quasi-saint.

Therefore, in Qin Yao's eyes, Ah Hong was probably at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm before.

Now, with the help of a top-grade peach, he has naturally ascended to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm...

Ah Hong pondered what he said for a moment, then laughed and said, "Isn't this almost the same as the Empress Dowager?"

Qin Yao shook his head: "The gap between Golden Immortals is a huge chasm. You still have a long way to go to reach her level."

Ah Hong asked, "Will I be able to live out my entire life?"

Qin Yao paused slightly: "Perhaps."

"That's great."

Ah Hong smiled and said, "I'm already looking forward to seeing how my mother will react when she sees me as equal to or even surpassing her."

Qin Yao couldn't help but chuckle: "Let's go, it's time to go back to Jiuxi Mountain; I hope the green mountains are still there and the houses are still standing."

Ah Hong asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

“From the time you started meditating cross-legged until now, it has gotten dark a thousand and one times,” Qin Yao said.

A sudden thought flashed through Ah Hong's mind: "You mean, one day in heaven is one year on earth?"

Qin Yao nodded and said, "That's right, it has been a thousand years in the world."

Ah Hong blinked, a look of regret flashing across her face: "If only I had gone into seclusion in the mortal realm, I would have wasted so much time with you."

Qin Yao smiled and said, "The problem is, even if you were to cultivate in seclusion in the mortal realm, it wouldn't be so easy for you to break through. Do you know how much immortal energy you've absorbed in the past two years of cultivation? Not to mention Jiuxi Mountain, even Kunlun Mountain couldn't supply it."

Ah Hong: "..."

"Stop standing there, let's go."

Qin Yao suddenly stood up and extended his right hand toward the other person.

Ah Hong grabbed his hand and stood up, smiling radiantly: "Take me back."

Qin Yao chuckled: "You're already a Golden Immortal, do you still need me to guide you?"

"No matter what level I reach, I need you to guide me." Ah Hong looked into his eyes with bright eyes and said sincerely.

Qin Yao's smile vanished, and with a thought, clouds rose beneath his feet: "Let's go home!"

Not long after.

Jiuxi Mountain area.

When Qin Yao rode the golden cloud, carrying Ah Hong, to the sky above the mountain, he saw that the mountain peak was still green and beautiful, and although the palace was dusty, there was no sign of collapse, which meant that someone was taking care of it.

"Could it be Ling Chu?"

Entering the mountain from outside, Ah Hong turned her head and asked, looking at the furnishings that were exactly the same as they were a thousand years ago.

Qin Yao shook his head: "The crane is more likely."

"Who is the crane?" Ah Hong asked curiously.

Qin Yao transmitted his voice, "Zi Xuan, I was afraid she would disturb the two of us, so before you were parasitized, I sent her away under the pretext of a mission."

Ah Hong nodded, and with a wave of her hand, she conjured a large broom: "Let's clean up again..."

half an hour.

sunset.

The two of them cleaned the entire palace complex by hand without using any magical powers.

Suddenly, a figure in green robes floated down from the void, instantly attracting the attention of the two.

"Huh~"

After landing silently, the figure in green stared at Ah Hong and asked, "Who are you? How do you possess such cultivation?"

Judging from his attire, demeanor, and strength, Qin Yao immediately guessed his identity and bowed respectfully, saying, "Master."

The Azure Emperor nodded slightly, his gaze still fixed on Ah Hong.

Ah Hong then replied, "My daughter is Bai Yaoyao, a disciple of the Holy Mother of Lishan."

“A disciple of the Holy Mother…no wonder.”

The Azure Emperor suddenly realized what was happening and immediately asked, "How did you end up with Zi Xuan?"

Ah Hong said, "My master entrusted me to the care of Master Zixuan."

The Azure Emperor's expression changed slightly: "How can this be done between a lone man and a lone woman?"

Ah Hong: "..."

"Master, what brings you here?" Qin Yao stepped forward and silently shielded Ah Hong behind him.

The Azure Emperor watched this scene unfold, his eyes slowly narrowing: "Zi Xuan, are you moved?"

Qin Yao pursed his lips, shook his head, and said, "Never."

"That's good. You are destined to take over my mantle in the future. In this process, the most important thing is to abide by the heavenly rules and precepts," the Azure Emperor said in a deep voice.

Qin Yao clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes, Master."

The Azure Emperor nodded and then said, "I have already made arrangements for you. You only need to reincarnate once. If you do not make any mistakes in this life and accumulate merit, you can officially become an immortal of the Ninth Heaven."

Qin Yao's heart stirred slightly, and he asked, "When will I be reincarnated?"

"You may go to the Underworld Reincarnation Department at any time during this year to be reincarnated," the Azure Emperor replied.

Qin Yao nodded: "I understand, thank you, Master."

The Azure Emperor glanced at Ah Hong, then spoke up: "Zi Xuan, have you heard about Ling Chu being punished to be reincarnated?"

"No," Qin Yao said. "May I ask, Master, what crime did he commit?"

He clearly remembered that in the original drama, Ling Chu was punished by being forced to reincarnate because he stole the Soul Gathering Lamp to revive Zi Xuan and awaken the Demon Emperor's soul.

But now that I'm perfectly fine and don't need his help, how did this guy end up like this?
The Azure Emperor's expression was solemn as he said in a deep voice, "Because Ling Chu actually cultivated a demonic art in order to increase his strength as quickly as possible."

A disciple of the White Emperor practicing demonic arts—if word gets out, the entire Kunlun region will lose face.

Therefore, the White Emperor sealed his memories of this life and directly arranged for him to be reincarnated to slay demons and monsters until he atoneed for his sins.

Qin Yao: "..."

Could this be a case of the minor trends in this world being reversible, but the major trends being unchangeable? (End of Chapter)