Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

Sure enough, a jailer easily swung out a black rope, which hooked onto Yuan Shoucheng's collarbone with the precision of a serpent.

As the ropes tightened, Yuan Shoucheng's magical power was instantly imprisoned. He fell heavily to the ground like a kite with a broken string and was firmly subdued by the jailers.

Even after being captured, Yuan Shoucheng remained unwilling to accept his fate. He struggled and loudly defended himself.

"I am a subject of the mortal realm! The Heavenly Court has no right to judge me! I demand to see the Jade Emperor! I demand to see the Human Emperor!"

Nezha walked up to him, looked down at him, and laughed mockingly.

"Didn't you want to see the Jade Emperor? Perfect, we're just about to take you to the Heavenly Court, to the Nine-Story Heavenly Prison, so you can personally apologize to the Jade Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng felt a chill in his heart. He knew what the Nine-Story Heavenly Prison was.

He roared loudly.

"You've arrested the wrong person! I'm here to arrest the Dragon King of the Jing River! He has tampered with the will of Heaven and withheld raindrops, violating the heavenly laws! I have committed no crime!"

"Hahahaha!"

Nezha laughed loudly, his laughter filled with sarcasm.

"The Dragon King of the Jing River? He has already surrendered!"

Yuan Shoucheng was stunned; he couldn't believe his ears.

"He has turned himself in and received a pardon from the Lord of Hell."

Nezha said coldly.

"He only needs to go to the Heavenly Prison to receive some physical punishment, and then he can continue to serve the Heavenly Court."

Just then, a figure emerged from behind Nezha.

It was the Dragon King of the Jing River.

He was shackled, but he had a smile on his face, showing no signs of being a prisoner.

"Yuan Shoucheng, you didn't expect this, did you?"

"The Dragon King of the Jing River said smugly."

"I met the Lord of the Prison, and he pardoned me! I only need to go to the Heavenly Prison to receive my punishment, and then I can continue to serve the Heavenly Court!"

Yuan Shoucheng stared at the Jinghe Dragon King in shock. He couldn't understand why the Jinghe Dragon King would surrender and why he would be pardoned.

His plan was to have the Jinghe Dragon King killed by heavenly lightning, his soul scattered and his spirit dispersed.

"Why? Why did you turn yourself in?"

Yuan Shoucheng roared.

"why?"

The Dragon King of the Jing River sneered and said.

“I met Lord Prison God, who asked me why I had committed the crime, and I told him everything. Lord Prison God, seeing my honest confession, pardoned me!”

"You...you..." Yuan Shoucheng trembled with rage, pointing at the Jinghe Dragon King, speechless.

"Not only did I not die, I was also pardoned!"

The Dragon King of the Jing River boasted triumphantly in front of Yuan Shoucheng.

"And you? What have you gained?"

Yuan Shoucheng was terrified; he realized he had been tricked!
He struggled angrily, trying to break free from the jailer's restraints, but his magic was sealed, and he was unable to move at all.

"You can't arrest me! I'm a mortal! The Heavenly Court can't arrest me!"

Yuan Shoucheng roared again.

Nezha looked at him coldly and said.

"You are not being arrested because you are a mortal, but because you have disrupted the order of the Three Realms, a capital offense!"

"I didn't! I'm just a mortal fortune teller; I haven't disrupted the order of the Three Realms!"

Yuan Shoucheng tried his best to defend himself.

"you have not?"

Nezha sneered and said.

"You leaked the contents of the imperial edict and tempted the Dragon King of the Jing River to make a mistake. Isn't this disrupting the order of the Three Realms?"

Yuan Shouchang's face turned deathly pale instantly. He covered his mouth tightly, not daring to utter another word.

Nezha looked at him and continued.

Do you think we arrested you simply because you disrupted the order of the Three Realms?

Nezha's gaze, like a sharp sword, pierced straight into Yuan Shoucheng's heart.

Do you think we don't know your true identity?

"W-what are you saying? I don't understand!"

Yuan Shoucheng's heart was pounding. He shook his head frantically, trying to hide his panic.

“Yuan Shoucheng, you were once the strategist under the Great Marshal of Demon Subduing. Later, because your backer fell, you became a messenger god in the Heavenly Court.”

Nezha said coldly.

"In order to join the Western Religion, you stole the contents of the imperial edict, descended to the mortal realm to tempt the Jinghe Dragon King to commit a mistake, and tried to create chaos so that the Western Religion could interfere in mortal affairs!"

Yuan Shoucheng's mind went completely blank.

He couldn't believe that the Nine-Story Heavenly Prison even knew that he had once been Li Jing's strategist.

He couldn't believe that his secret theft of the imperial edict had actually been discovered.

"No, impossible! This is impossible!"

Yuan Shoucheng roared, shaking his head desperately, trying to deny Nezha's words.

"Nothing is impossible!"

Nezha said coldly.

"Do you think the Grand Marshal of Demon Subduing can still protect you? He can barely protect himself, so why would he care about a pawn like you?"

Yuan Shoucheng's body felt as if all his strength had been drained; he collapsed to the ground, his eyes lifeless.

He knew that his plan had completely failed.

He knew even more that he had nowhere to escape.

Nezha looked at his despairing expression, sneered, and said.

"Take him away! Take him back to the Ninth Heavenly Prison and hand him over to the Lord of the Prison for judgment!"

The jailers responded and took Yuan Shoucheng away.

Yuan Shoucheng's face was filled with despair.

He knew that his fate was sealed.

An unprecedented despair appeared on Yuan Shoucheng's face.

He never expected that his carefully laid plan would be disrupted by the Jinghe Dragon King's mere "joining in the fun".

To his surprise, the Jinghe Dragon King not only escaped being struck down by heavenly lightning, but also surrendered himself, thus escaping his predicament.

Nezha glanced coldly at Yuan Shoucheng and ordered the jailers to take him and the Jinghe Dragon King to the Nine-Story Heavenly Prison for trial.

"Let's go, it's time to go to the prison."

Nezha's voice was as cold as ice, devoid of any emotion.

The Jinghe Dragon King was in a good mood when he was taken away.

He looked at Yuan Shoucheng with a gloating smile on his face.

"Yuan Shoucheng, Yuan Shoucheng, you schemed and plotted, but you never expected that you would end up getting yourself caught in your own trap, did you?"

"You traitor!"

Yuan Shoucheng roared.

"traitor?"

The Dragon King of the Jing River laughed heartily.

"I'm just going to the Heavenly Prison to receive my punishment, but what about you? You'll be sentenced to death! You might not even be able to reincarnate!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng was utterly devastated.

He knew that what the Jinghe Dragon King said was true.

If he is sentenced to death, his true spirit will likely be annihilated, and he will not even have the chance to be reincarnated.

He burst into tears on the spot, feeling that his fate was so unfortunate that he had to encounter such a thing.

"Why are you crying? Now you're scared?"

Nezha said coldly.

"You stole the contents of the imperial edict and betrayed the Heavenly Court, a crime deserving of annihilation! When the time comes, I will personally borrow the Immortal-Slaying and God-Slaying Sword from Lord Hell God to execute traitors like you who have betrayed the Heavenly Court!"

"No, no! Prince Nezha, I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

Yuan Shoucheng cried out.

"late!"

Nezha said coldly.

"This is a decision made after discussions between Lord Prison God and the Jade Emperor. A traitor will be randomly selected to have his true spirit annihilated as a warning to others."

And you, unfortunately, were chosen!

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng completely broke down.

He knew that his fate was already sealed.

Nezha escorted Yuan Shoucheng away from the Dragon Palace, followed by ten jailers, a formidable force. They passed through the water and flew towards the Heavenly Court.

However, during the escort, Nezha suddenly felt a cold, sinister gaze, like a venomous snake, fall upon him.

He looked up and saw a man dressed in black with wings on his back staring coldly at him.

That man was none other than Yu Yixian.

Yu Yixian was a Great Luo Golden Immortal and a disciple of Ran Deng. He had come on orders to take Yuan Shoucheng away. Although Nezha knew that the other party was powerful, he did not want to embarrass Lin Zhu, nor did he want the Western Sect to take away the prisoner so easily.

"Winged Immortal, what are you doing here?"

Nezha asked coldly.

"Nezha, hand the criminal over to me, and I can pretend nothing happened."

Yu Yixian's voice was as cold as ice, devoid of any emotion.

"here you are?"

Nezha sneered.

"Winged Immortal, who do you think you are? This is a prisoner from Heaven. Why should I hand him over to you?"

"Why?"

A contemptuous smile appeared on Yu Yixian's face.

"Because I am a Great Luo Golden Immortal, while you are merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal!"

Upon hearing this, a flash of anger crossed Nezha's eyes.

He knew that Yu Yixian was mocking him.

Undeterred, he took out the Universe Ring and the Chaos Ribbon, preparing to fight against the Winged Immortal.

"Winged Immortal, don't think that just because you're a Great Luo Golden Immortal you can do whatever you want! I am the enforcer of the Three Realms, and I will not easily hand over Yuan Shoucheng!"

"Unbelievable!"

Yu Yixian sneered. Without saying any more words, he made his move.

With a wave of his hand, a powerful magical force, like a whirlwind, swept towards Nezha.

Seeing this, Nezha did not back down. He summoned the Universe Ring and went to meet the attack.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the Universe Ring was knocked away by the Winged Immortal's magic power, and Nezha also took a few steps back, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Is that all you've got?"

"Feathered Immortal said disdainfully."

Don't underestimate us!

A jailer roared and charged toward Yu Yixian with a spear in hand.

However, with just a wave of her hand, Yu Yixian sent the jailer flying, crashing heavily to the ground, his fate unknown.

"Go together!"

Nezha roared. He knew they were no match for the Winged Immortal, but they could not back down.

Upon hearing this, the jailers showed no fear and charged toward the Winged Immortal together.

Yu Yixian was shocked. He had never expected that these prison guards would be so fearless.

He also felt a deep reverence for Lin Zhu and the enforcers of the Three Realms.

He knew that Lin Zhu was no ordinary person, capable of training such subordinates.

However, the gap in strength is simply too great.

Nezha and the jailers were quickly knocked to the ground, their breaths weak and feeble. Although Yu Yixian did not kill them, they were also seriously injured.

"Hahaha! Nezha! You've finally met your match!"

Yuan Shoucheng, standing to the side, burst into gloating laughter.

Looking at Nezha's disheveled appearance, he felt a surge of vengeful pleasure.

"Winged Immortal! Kill them! Kill them!"

Yuan Shoucheng urged.

Upon hearing this, Yu Yixian glared angrily at Yuan Shoucheng and said in a cold voice.

"Do you think I don't dare?"

"Then kill him!"

Yuan Shoucheng shouted.

With a wave of his hand, Yu Yixian conjured a sharp sword.

He pointed the tip of his sword at Nezha's heart.

However, just as he was about to stab, he hesitated.

He knew Lin Zhu's prowess all too well.

Lin Zhu is the enforcer of the Heavenly Court and the ruler of the Nine-Layer Heavenly Prison.

Once he kills Nezha, Lin Zhu will definitely pursue the matter to the end.

Even with the protection of Ran Deng, he might not be able to escape Lin Zhu's revenge.

"Humph!"

Yu Yixian snorted coldly, sheathed his sword, and turned to Yuan Shoucheng.

"If you want to kill someone, do it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng immediately backed down.

Although he hated Nezha, he knew that he was no match for Nezha.

He didn't dare to speak, he just lowered his head.

In the end, Yu Yixian left with Yuan Shoucheng.

Nezha struggled, trying to give chase, but it was too late.

He could only watch helplessly as Yu Yixian and Yuan Shoucheng disappeared into the horizon.

Nezha and the jailers were knocked to the ground by the Winged Immortal, their breaths weak and feeble.

Nezha struggled to his feet, watching the departing figures of Yu Yixian and Yuan Shoucheng, his eyes filled with resentment.

He knew that Yu Yixian was deliberately delaying in order to prevent them from reporting to Lin Zhu in a timely manner.

"hateful!"

Nezha slammed his fist into the ground, his heart filled with rage.

"If I had broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm sooner, I would never have let him succeed so easily!"

He took a deep breath, enduring the pain, and spoke to the jailers.

"Let's rest for a while, then head to the Imperial City immediately to report to Lord Prison God!"

The jailers responded, knowing that this matter was beyond their control.

They must report to Lin Zhu as soon as possible in order to find a solution.

Meanwhile, in the imperial city of Chang'an, the morning court session was about to begin.

Lin Zhu was in the court with all the civil and military officials, but Lin Zhu was sitting while the other officials were standing.

Lin Zhu wore a white robe, his face hidden beneath it, exuding a cold and aloof air.

He closed his eyes to rest, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.

Yuchi Gong and several other senior officials seemed to have some idea of ​​what was going on when they saw Lin Zhu's white robe and demeanor.

They had experienced the war in the Buddhist kingdom of India and had a deep impression of that white-robed immortal.

But they were puzzled as to why Lin Zhu was there.

They were unsure and dared not say more.

Yuan Tiangang was filled with rage when he saw Lin Zhu sitting leisurely in the court.

He had always been favored because he was skilled in divination, and Li Shimin often relied on him to interpret celestial phenomena.

However, Li Shimin recently invited Lin Zhu, which made Yuan Tiangang feel that his position was seriously threatened.

He was convinced that Lin Zhu was a fraudster who had come to steal his job.

"How dare you! Who are you? How dare you sit in the imperial court?!"

Yuan Tiangang questioned loudly.

Lin Zhu remained with her eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to him.

"Brother Yuan, please don't do this."

Seeing this, Li Chunfeng quickly stepped forward, trying to ease the situation.

"This was specially arranged by His Majesty, so please don't make things too difficult for him."

"Hmph! Brother Li, don't speak up for him!"

Yuan Tiangang snorted coldly and said.

"What good is His Majesty's arrangement? He has acted so recklessly, defiling the court. As a minister of the court, how can I sit idly by?"

"Brother Yuan, you are mistaken."

Li Chunfeng said calmly. (End of Chapter)