The disaster of the world begins with Dongfang Bubai

Chapter 153: The Heavenly Rules Are Not Just for Love, but to Stop Killing, Greed, and Lust

Three days later.

"Emperor, someone has come from Yao Chi, please come over." Master Quanshan walked quickly into the hall.

"Alas, there is really not a single day of rest." Xi Mingzhang stood up and asked casually, "What happened again?"

The Master of Persuasion replied:
"The Seventh Princess longed to be a mortal, so Heavenly King Li brought the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals to bring the Seventh Princess back to Heaven. Now that the Emperor has the power of punishment and Heavenly Laws, he should also be present."

"I have also heard about Princess Yao's desire to be a mortal. Her emotions were understandable back then. She shared a heart with mortals, which led to her desire to be a mortal. What is the reason for the Seventh Princess?"

"I heard that her filial piety moved the heavens, so she took the initiative to marry Dong Yong."

"Then she is very filial."

Xi Mingzhang raised his eyebrows slightly and walked out of the hall at a leisurely pace, leaving Master Quanshan standing there.

It took him a long while before he suddenly realized that the "she" his emperor was referring to was the Seventh Princess. Thinking about it carefully, he realized that she was so filial that she trampled on the reputation of her father and mother, making them the biggest joke in the Three Realms.

Yaochi.

The Jade Emperor and Queen Mother, with icy faces, sat in the main seats. The pretty Eighth Princess was anxiously waiting beside them. Below them stood solemnly Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.

After Xi Mingzhang bowed, he saw two heavenly generals escorting the seventh princess, who had received forty strokes of the cane, to the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother looked at her daughter who had collapsed to the ground because of the punishment. A trace of heartache appeared in her eyes and she immediately said:
"Qi Er, do you know you are wrong?"

The Seventh Princess forced herself to hold on, bent her legs and sat on the ground, and spoke word by word:

"Qi Er is right."

The Queen Mother said sternly:
"Beat him. Then beat him hard for me."

"Wait." The Jade Emperor could not hide the sadness in his eyes and said:
"Qi Er, Father asks you, why did you do this?"

"Because of love." The Seventh Princess said sincerely.

"like?"

"Dong Lang sold himself to bury his father, his filial piety moved the heavens."

"Is that why you married him?"

"Qi'er was moved by his filial piety and fell in love with him."

"Ridiculous." The Jade Emperor angrily rebuked:

"Didn't you see what happened to your aunt?"

"Qi'er saw it, but Qi'er always believes that aunt is not wrong." The Seventh Princess said with tears in her eyes:
"Father, if you don't change the Heavenly Law, there will be more people like Aunt and Qi'er."

"Nonsense! The Heavenly Law is the eternal and unchanging law of the Heaven Realm. How can it be changed at will?"

"Father, Qi'er asks you, how do you govern the Three Realms?"

"order."

"But the order you established goes against human nature."

"presumptuous."

Seeing that the Jade Emperor was getting angrier and angrier, the Queen Mother said:

"Qi Er, admit your mistakes, and your mother and father will give you a lighter punishment."

The Seventh Princess answered the question irrelevantly:
"Qi Er finally understood what my aunt had in mind. Now, for the person in my heart, Qi Er is willing to sacrifice her life, even if it means ending up like my aunt."

The more she spoke, the more determined she became:
"Because Qi'er is not wrong, you can break up Qi'er and Dong Lang, but don't even think about making Qi'er admit his mistakes."

The Queen Mother's face was filled with sorrow. She said:

"Qi'er, I am your mother and His Majesty is your father. Is it so difficult for us to ask you to admit your mistakes?"

"Qi'er is right." The Seventh Princess emphasized.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she finally shed tears of great sorrow. She looked at Li Jing and asked, "How was Dong Yong dealt with?"

"In compliance with the orders of His Majesty and His Majesty, I only took the Seventh Princess back to Heaven. I did not touch Dong Yong in any way."

"Go down to the mortal world immediately, cut Dong Yong into pieces, and send his soul into a place of eternal damnation."

After saying this, the Seventh Princess hurriedly shouted:

"Mother, please don't. Qi'er is wrong. Qi'er is wrong. Please forgive Dong Yong. Qi'er would rather exchange his life for Dong Yong's."

The Queen Mother frowned upon hearing this, and looked at Xi Mingzhang who had remained silent, and said:
"God of Plague, according to the Heavenly Law, how should we deal with him?"

"Your Majesty, may I have a word with the Seventh Princess?" Xi Mingzhang bowed.

"Go ahead."

Xi Mingzhang looked at the crying Seventh Princess and shook his head:

"Seventh Princess, there is a saying among mortals that goes, 'When you see a virtuous person, you want to emulate him; when you see an unvirtuous person, you should reflect on yourself. You saw Dong Yong selling himself to bury his father, and his filial piety moved heaven. From this, we can understand the love of risking one's life. How come he doesn't have the slightest bit of filial piety towards his own mother and father?"

"You disregarded the laws of heaven and abandoned your mission as a god, making your mother and father, who gave birth to you and raised you, become the laughing stock of the three realms."

"Is there really nothing wrong with it?"

"If you really insist that you are right, then I think that the love you are talking about is the most selfish love."

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, and the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother's faces showed that these words touched their hearts.

The Seventh Princess' expression relaxed a little, and she couldn't help but look at her father and mother who were sitting on the main seat. She hesitated for a moment and said:

"I admit that I feel a little sorry for my father and mother, but it is wrong to go against the laws of humanity."

Xi Mingzhang looked calm:
"Regardless of whether the Heavenly Rule is right or wrong, shouldn't you sincerely apologize to His Majesty and His Majesty and admit your mistakes?"

After hearing this, the Seventh Princess couldn't help but lower her head and said:
"Father, Mother, I'm sorry."

The two had complicated expressions when they heard this. They didn't expect that the God of Plague could make their unrepentant daughter admit her mistake with just a few words.

"Seventh Princess, you are a god, but you say that it goes against human nature. I don't know what to say." Xi Mingzhang laughed.

“No matter if one is born as a god or becomes a god through cultivation, one still has human emotions and desires. Is there nothing wrong with governing the three realms with the ruthless laws of heaven?” The Seventh Princess looked up at Xi Mingzhang.

"When the Seventh Princess was born, she was doted on. Not only was she born with a beautiful face, she was also granted immortality. Because of her experiences since childhood and seeing the colorful world of the mortal world, she also recognized the idea of ​​Princess Yao Ji being the eldest princess."

Xi Mingzhang said leisurely:

"So, as time went on, the inexplicable emotions that the Seventh Princess had suppressed deep in her heart began to erupt."

"Why does the heavenly court set down the rules that say immortals can't fall in love, why can't immortals get married, why can't immortals have seven emotions and six desires?"

"The more you think about it, the more unwilling you feel. The more you think about it, the more indignant you feel. You think this is some kind of heavenly rule, why is it so unreasonable?"

"I also think that there must be a master in heaven. Why can't the gods make the decisions themselves? You know, it's because of the emperor's dictatorship that the people on earth often live in misery.

"Whether in heaven or on earth, isn't it enough for everyone to just take care of themselves?"

The more Xi Mingzhang spoke, the brighter the Seventh Princess' eyes became. It was obvious that she agreed. The Eighth Princess beside him also listened with surprise in her eyes. Only the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother looked increasingly embarrassed, and Li Jing could not help but stand with his eyes lowered, as if he had heard nothing.

"This time, the Seventh Princess was brought back to Heaven. Did she think she was right even more, just because her love for her friends was righteousness, her love for her parents was filial piety, and her love for her monarch was loyalty?"

"Love between men and women is a sin and is intolerable by heaven."

"As a result, you become more resolute in your belief that you can forget about wrong laws and unreasonable parents when it comes to your true love."

Seeing the Jade Emperor's expression freeze, the Queen Mother couldn't help but cough:
"Ahem, God of Plague, watch your words and actions."

Xi Mingzhang said in a gentle tone:
"It's true that romantic people are only born into wealthy and noble families. Only princesses of heaven like the Seventh Princess can take life and death so lightly, and always talk about exchanging one's own life for another's."

"You know that the Heavenly Rules are not just for love, but to prevent killing, greed, delusion, sexual immorality, and lust. Without Heavenly Rules, there will never be peace in Heaven, and the Three Realms will fall into chaos and there will never be peace."

(End of this chapter)