Hell Emperor.

Chapter 489 Ye Jie - Longevity City

Above the sky, a magnificent spirit boat was passing by in the distance.

The spreading low temperature caused a layer of frost on the upper deck. After the cold weather, a graceful fairy stood there. She looked into the distance with cold eyes, which showed a bit of otherworldliness. When you get closer to her, even the temperature becomes even lower.

"Are you ok?"

A concerned question broke the silence. Ye Jie brought a bowl of carefully cooked, steaming dish and found Shen Qingge standing with his hands behind his back in front of the deck.

"I heard from the maids that you haven't eaten for a few days. You can't go on like this. If you don't eat, you will starve to death."

Shen Qingge waved his hand, came back to his senses, his cold eyes revealed a little imperceptible loss, waved his hand and said:
"It doesn't matter. Even if immortals don't take elixirs, they can still practice long-term fasting. It doesn't matter if they go into seclusion for hundreds of years without eating or drinking. Without the interference of grains, it can be a kind of tranquility."

Ye Jie didn't think so. "Even if I can fast, without the taste of the food, it will still be less fun. There are so many hungry ghosts who want to eat the delicious food cooked by the maids in the wine country but can't. Come and try it."

As he spoke, Ye Jie took out a white jade wine pot from the Qiankun bag he had seized earlier:
"Not only the dishes, I also brought the Forget-Sorrow Wine brewed in the wine country. As long as you drink the Forget-Sorrow Wine, you can forget all the worries in the world."

Feeling Ye Jie's kindness, Shen Qingge did not take it, but turned his head and said: "What if I don't want to forget? I need to use those experiences to constantly remind me, so that I can remember deeply how incompetent a master I am."

Ye Jie put down the dishes and the wine pot, and sighed: "Since Mo'er left, we have all seen the loss and sadness in your heart. You are the one who cares about her the most. This incompetent statement is a bit serious."

Shen Qingge sighed softly. In front of Ye Jie, she finally let down her guard. "What's the point of just caring? Failure to teach strictly is a sign of laziness on the part of the teacher. As her master, I failed to show her a clear path, causing her to be punished by the ancestor and be confined to Lonely Luan Peak. I failed to fulfill my responsibility as a master. I am to blame for this matter."

At the end, her tone trembled. She had always hoped to be a competent master and give the best teachings to Li Fei'e, but from the results, she failed after all. Not only was she punished by the master, but she also implicated Li Fei'e.

Ye Jie stared at her with a bit more conviction in his eyes: "This matter is definitely not your fault. On the contrary, you and Li Fei'e's righteous act of helping sentient beings to ascend is worthy of praise. If you want to blame someone, blame the inhumane rules of the Xuannv Sect."

"But..." Shen Qingge's eyes trembled, and when he was about to say something, he was interrupted by Ye Jie again.

"If it really doesn't work, just blame me. It was me who decided to help Xia Wei and did something that went against the will of heaven. If I could convince Xia Wei, perhaps all this wouldn't have happened, and you and Mo'er wouldn't have been punished."

Shen Qingge reached out her hand and gently smoothed the wrinkles on the front of Ye Jie's robe: "No one can convince Xia Wei. She is the reincarnation of Xuannv. She is impulsive and irritable. She can't find the direction to move forward. If you don't help her, I'm afraid she will only die alone."

Ye Jie was silent. He thought of Xia Wei, who had disappeared into nothingness before using the Moon Box to change the past. When Xia Wei faced the vast will of heaven and the invincible gods, and went to die alone, did she have any regrets in her heart?
His thoughts were soon interrupted by Shen Qingge's words:
"I don't regret the choice I made that day. If I could do it again, I would do my best to help Xia Wei achieve her wish. However, in the end, it was still hard for E'er. As her master, I led her astray and failed to live up to her expectations."

Ye Jie smiled and corrected him, "Even you don't regret it, why do you think that E'er will regret it? You didn't force E'er, this was also her own choice. Even if she knew she would be punished, she would do it without hesitation. You said that you led her astray, but this is exactly where the bright path lies. You didn't let her down, but you fulfilled the greatest responsibility of a master. You should be proud of her."

After hearing Ye Jie's words, Shen Qingge's eyes flickered, and she felt that the sadness that had troubled her heart for a long time, which made her lose her appetite and look depressed, was finally solved.

Ever since E'er was punished, she has been living in deep self-blame, always feeling that she, as a master, had not fulfilled all her responsibilities, which led to Li Fei'e being implicated. However, she overlooked the final event.

Just like she would not regret it, E'er would not regret the choice she made that day. Maybe she did not let E'er escape punishment, but she did the most important thing as a master, which was to help her disciple find the perseverance and morality in his heart.

Realizing this, she slowly raised her head, and Ye Jie's figure was reflected in her eyes. She seemed to have a thousand words to say, which finally turned into a voice of gratitude:

"I understand... Thank you, Ajie. Ever since Ge'er left, I have been in deep despair and believed that I was an incompetent master. It was you who patiently guided and comforted me along the way, which helped me resolve the sorrow in my heart. If it weren't for your words, I'm afraid I would never figure it out."

Seeing this, Ye Jie felt relieved. A few days ago, he saw Shen Qingge looking depressed and tried to comfort her, but failed to ease her heart. Now that she has finally returned to her normal state, he picked up the forget-me-not wine pot beside him and said with a smile, "I wonder if Qingge is in the mood to drink with me?"

Shen Qingge glanced at him and said, "Forget about the wine, let's switch to tea."

Ye Jie said with some curiosity: "Don't you want to forget all this?"

"No, I will remember all of this in my heart. Just like you said, I will be proud of E'er. She is the disciple I trained, and she made the most correct choice. Why should she forget all of this?" Shen Qingge asked back.

Ye Jie smiled and was about to ask the maids to replace the wine with tea, but suddenly he seemed to realize something and looked into the distance: "The leisure time is over, and it seems that we have to wait until next time to drink tea."

Shen Qingge was slightly stunned and looked up, but did not sense anything unusual in front of him. After a while, a barely perceptible scene appeared at the end of his sight. From a distance, the connected outline was clearly a town.

"We've finally arrived... Ahead is the City of Longevity, the center of the Three Realms' longevity trade."

Su Miao also sensed the breath from afar and rushed to the deck immediately. There was a hint of solemnity in the depths of her eyes. Fairy Wanshou was here.

Ye Jie glanced at her and said jokingly, "Fairy Miaorou, why are you so nervous? We are not here to cause trouble. On the contrary, we are here to visit a friend. When we were still in the Golden Wheel Palace, Fairy Wanshou and I had a pleasant cooperation. You don't have to be too restrained. No one here will hurt you."

Hearing this, Su Miao couldn't help but glared at Ye Jie: "Ye Jie, haven't you realized the mistake of the Yangshou Trade? Why do you still turn a blind eye to the people who died of old age here?" Ye Jie scratched his head: "Even if I can't bear it, so what? What can I do? This is the town of the Longevity Fairy, and she has the final say. If there are ghosts who really ask me for help, I will help them fulfill their wishes. As for the rest, I can't do more. The most I can do is to give some food to the poor here. After all, having a full stomach and not starving to death is more important than anything else."

Su Miao stamped her feet and looked at him with dissatisfaction: "What you did sounds like what a ghost messenger would do, but you are not a ghost messenger now. You are the Lord of the Underworld, Yama Palace. You can do more things!"

Hua Xiaomei leaned over and took over the conversation:

"We are here to seek help from Fairy Wanshou, not to cause trouble. Besides, Fairy Wanshou is related to the main account of Qinglian Palace. We all know the importance of the main account. If we offend her, it will not only be of no help in finding the main account, but on the contrary, we will lose an important ally. We don't have to go along with her, but we can also turn a blind eye."

Ye Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go visit the Fairy Wanshou first. As for the rest, let's talk about it later."

At the end of the conversation, a face emerged in Ye Jie's mind.

If Xia Wei were here, she would go to find Old Man Wanshou to settle the score without saying a word. As the reincarnation of Xuannv, she cannot tolerate the suffering of all living beings. With her righteous heart, she is determined to draw a clear line between herself and all evil.

However, Ye Jie is not Xia Wei after all, and is not as upright. He will help the people and ghosts here out of kindness, but he does not have the determination to change the current situation of all living beings. In his opinion, it is enough for the people here to have enough food to eat.

Soon, as the spirit boat approached, the guards outside the city asked, awakening Ye Jie's thoughts:

"Which guild are you from? If you are here to trade, please park your spirit boat at the corresponding cargo pier and don't block traffic here!"

The guard's gaze stayed on the leader Ye Jie, with a hint of contempt in his eyes. His realm was only the early third turn, and compared with the immortals who came and went in Wanshou City, he was far behind. The realms of the others were even lower than his. It seemed that the strength of this group of people was just so-so.

Without strength, there will be no right to speak. This is an iron rule among practitioners. It also applies to immortals. An immortal in the early stage of the third turn, coming to a behemoth like Wanshou City, I am afraid that in the end not even a trace will be left.

Ye Jie's face was calm. He took out a token with the word Jie engraved on it from his arms and said, "Please tell Fairy Wanshou that the Lord of Ziwei Palace is here to visit."

"Palace Master Ziwei..."

Hearing this title, the guard was slightly stunned. Since the man called himself the Palace Master, he must have some status. But what is this Ziwei Palace? Is it a branch of Laojun Palace?

After careful thinking, he still couldn't figure out what Ziwei Palace was, and what was so special about its name. The guard was more convinced that the man was from a small place, and said impatiently:

"What Ziwei Palace? I've never heard of it! Do you think that anyone can see the Wanshou Elder? Since you're here to visit, how can you come empty-handed? Leave your gifts, I'll register your names and then tell the Wanshou Elder. As for whether she will see you or not, that's not up to me! If you want me to tell her quickly, you'd better show some sincerity, understand?"

Ye Jie laughed in silence. As the saying goes, it is easy to see the King of Hell but difficult to deal with little devils. Even the Lord of the Nether Spirit Palace treated him with great courtesy. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by the guards of Wanshou City, who asked him for sincerity as soon as they opened their mouths.

Seeing Ye Jie's rare embarrassment, Shen Qingge smiled softly, walked forward slowly, and said, "Since the title of Yama Palace Master doesn't work, I wonder what the title of the descendant of Xuannv is? Tell Fairy Wanshou that I am the 169th descendant of Xuannv and have come to pay a visit to Fairy Wanshou."

"The descendant of Xuannv?"

After hearing the name Shen Qingge reported, the guards immediately lost their composure. The name of the descendant of Xuannv was well-known throughout the entire Northern Julu Continent. No major immortal sect dared to neglect the descendant of Xuannv. If they offended him abruptly, the wrath of Xuannv's sect would not be something that ordinary immortals could bear.

"Wait... did you just say Lord Yama? Could it be..."

As if he remembered something, what frightened the guard even more was yet to come.

After Shen Qingge's reminder, he finally remembered what Ziwei Palace was and who the Palace Master was. However, since Ziwei Palace had just been renamed not long ago, he had no idea what it was when he first heard it. He committed such an offensive act and cold sweat broke out on his back.

Before the guard could answer, a strong aura suddenly came from the city. From a distance, a fat ghost fairy who looked like a round meatball was seen running towards him. When he saw Ye Jie, he immediately showed joy:
"Palace Master Ye, I was wondering why I felt a familiar aura visiting Wanshou City just now. It turned out to be you. When did you come? Why didn't you tell me in advance so that I could prepare a banquet for you to welcome you."

Ye Jie clasped his fists and said respectfully, "Thank you for your kindness, Immortal Shoufa. I have only been in this continent for a short time and I came here on a whim to visit you. I just hope Immortal Shoufa will not think I am disturbing you."

Shoufa patted his belly and laughed: "What are you talking about, Palace Master Ye? You led all the sentient beings to ascend to heaven before, and I don't know how many immortals talked about it with relish. Wanshou City is honored to have you visit. We can't wait to welcome you. How can you find it annoying?"

The guard on the side was completely petrified when he saw this.

The one who came to greet the Master of Ziwei Palace was the famous Shoufa Immortal in Wanshou City. He was the disciple of Old Man Wanshou and a powerful figure in the city, and his words carried a lot of weight.

But even such a person still showed a respectful attitude towards Ye Jie. I don’t know if it was the guard’s illusion, but he actually saw a bit of flattery in Shoufa’s eyes, which made the guard sweat profusely and said that he had offended someone he shouldn’t have offended.

(End of this chapter)