I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Southern Jambudvipa, Duyun Mountain, Shenzhou Divine Palace.

The three generals, namely the Search and Kill General, the Demon-Catching General, and the Ghost-Catching General, led a team of divine generals and escorted a man dressed in embroidered immortal robes to the outside of the main hall of the divine palace.

The man was tightly bound with several ropes and was still struggling, shouting, "My uncle is the God of Shenzhou! My uncle is the God of Shenzhou! How dare you treat me like this!"

But those divine generals were all extremely strong, and the man was held down firmly, unable to move at all.

At this moment, a figure walked out of the main hall. The three generals, who were in charge of searching, killing, capturing demons, and capturing ghosts, immediately bowed and said, "Chief Clerk."

Qi Zan nodded, glanced down at the person on the ground, and asked, "Where did you catch him?"

The Search and Kill General said, "He was hiding in a cave in Qing Shi Ridge. When he was found, he was drinking heavily with a group of monsters."

Qi Zan then asked, "What about those monsters?"

The general who was searching for and killing said, "Some of them fled as soon as they saw us coming, while others resisted with Xue Pan and were killed by us."

"Yes." Qi Zan nodded, then said, "The Prefect is in the hall. Take Xue Pan up there."

"Yes." The three generals acknowledged the order and then escorted Xue Pan into the hall.

Prince Teng sat on the throne, his gaze fixed on Xue Pan, who had been brought into the hall. Xue Pan saw Prince Teng and quickly called out, "Uncle, Uncle, it's me, it's Pan'er!"

Ignoring Xue Pan's shouts, Wang Ziteng only said to the three people who were searching for and killing demons and catching ghosts, "You have worked hard."

The three generals bowed and said, "We have done our best in serving you, Lord, and dare not complain of hardship."

Wang Ziteng nodded, and the three generals bowed. Then they walked to both sides of the main hall and stood together with the three generals of Fatan, Pomiao, and Xunshan.

At this moment, Wang Ziteng looked at Xue Pan and said to him, "There is no uncle of yours here, only Wang Ziteng, the God of Shenzhou Prefecture of the Heavenly Court."

Upon hearing this, Xue Pan broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly called out again, "Uncle."

Wang Ziteng was furious and immediately slammed his hand on the table, saying, "Slap him!"

The two divine generals guarding Xue Pan immediately stepped forward. One held Xue Pan down, while the other, wielding an ironwood stick, struck Xue Pan's face ten times.

Xue Pan was beaten until he cried and howled in pain, his mouth full of blood. After the beating, Wang Ziteng said again, "There is no uncle here. I am Wang Ziteng, the God of Shenzhou Prefecture in the Heavenly Court. You must remember this and not call me by the wrong name again."

Xue Pan lay on the ground groaning for a while, then Wang Ziteng asked, "Xue Pan, I ask you, why did you kill the mortal Liu Yan?"

Xue Pan raised his head and looked at Wang Ziteng with a face full of horror, feeling that his usually kind and friendly uncle was now extremely cold and unfamiliar.

“Uncle, no, Divine Lord, Liu Yan deserves to die,” Xue Pan said.

Wang Ziteng asked, "How did he deserve to die?"

Xue Pan said, "He insulted my parents, my relatives and family, and even called you, my uncle, a corrupt official and an evil god."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the six generals of the Divine Palace standing nearby twitched, and Qi Zan, the chief clerk in charge of recording, shook his head and sighed.

Wang Ziteng snorted coldly and looked at Xue Pan, saying, "That Liu Yan is just a mortal. How could he know about my relationship with you? And how could he know that I am a celestial official from the Heavenly Court? He is clearly making things up. Tell me the truth!"

Xue Pan was startled and hurriedly said, "I didn't make this up, everything I said is true. We were drinking that day when Liu Yan came in and started cursing."

"How dare you lie!" Wang Ziteng roared in fury and immediately ordered, "Guards, give him twenty strokes of the cane, beat him severely."

As soon as Prince Teng issued his token, two more divine generals came over. The first two divine generals held Xue Pan down, while the second two divine generals raised their ironwood staffs and struck him.

After being beaten twenty times, Xue Pan's buttocks were bruised and bleeding profusely. He fainted for a moment, but was quickly revived.

Upon waking, Xue Pan let out a miserable scream and howl. Prince Teng roared, "You bastard, stop crying! Do you want to take a few more blows?!"

Xue Pan was startled and immediately stopped crying, only able to lie there sobbing.

"Will you confess or not?" Wang Ziteng asked Xue Pan with a sharp look in his eyes.

Tears streamed down Xue Pan's face as he sobbed, "My mother is your own sister, and I'm your own nephew. How could you be so heartless?"

"Give him another twenty strokes," Prince Teng ordered.

Xue Pan screamed in fright and cried out, "No, no, no, I'll confess, I'll confess, okay?"

"Then tell the truth: why did you kill the mortal Liu Yan?" Wang Ziteng asked.

Xue Pan dared not try to be clever anymore and had no choice but to confess everything truthfully.

It turned out that they were drinking at Dukang Restaurant that night when Liu Yan happened to have picked some medicinal herbs that could be used to brew wine in the mountains. So he went to Dukang Restaurant alone to sell the herbs.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Yan was about to head back after selling the elixirs and getting the money, he bumped into one of Xue Pan's friends, and the friend immediately got into a fight with Liu Yan.

Liu Yan apologized first, but the man didn't accept it and instead slapped Liu Yan. Enraged by the slap, Liu Yan started arguing with Xue Pan's friend on the spot.

When Xue Pan and his group saw their friend getting into a conflict, they all rushed to help. During the incident, Xue Pan, who was drunk, beat Liu Yan to death out of a sense of loyalty to his friends and after being instigated by his cronies.

Because someone was killed at the Dukang Pavilion, the person in charge of the pavilion had to bring people up to investigate.

When Xue Pan saw that he had killed a mortal, he didn’t think much of it at first. But later, the manager of Dukang Pavilion said that he would report to the Divine Palace, so Xue Pan and the others rushed out of the gate and fled down the mountain.

At the time, Xue Pan felt that it would be too shameful to kill a mere mortal and then run away, so he left behind the ruthless statement that he would exterminate Liu Yan's entire family.

After Xue Pan finished speaking, Wang Ziteng looked at Qi Zan. Qi Zan put down his vermilion brush, nodded and said, "Your Excellency, the record is complete."

Wang Ziteng nodded slightly, then asked Xue Pan below, "What does the massacre of Liu Yan's family have to do with you?"

"Huh?" Xue Pan was stunned upon hearing this. "Exterminated an entire family? I didn't know that."

Wang Ziteng's eyes widened, and he reached for the token again. Xue Pan was so frightened by this scene that he almost cried. He hurriedly shouted, "My Lord, my Lord, I really didn't know about the massacre of Liu Yan's family!! I was just talking nonsense when I was drunk that day. It really has nothing to do with me. I can swear to heaven!"

Seeing that Xue Pan didn't seem to be faking it, Wang Ziteng slowly withdrew his hand from the token. "Is it really none of your business?"

"It really has nothing to do with me!" Xue Pan said, "After I left Shenzhou Immortal Workshop that day, I went to hide at Qing Shi Ridge with Hu Jing and others, and I never went back."

Wang Ziteng glanced at Qi Zan, who frowned slightly and looked at Xue Pan, asking, "Tell me, is it really unrelated to you that Liu Yan and his family of seven were killed?"

Xue Pan quickly shook his head and waved his hands, looking completely bewildered. He said, "I really don't know. It's true that I killed Liu Yan, but the deaths of his seven family members really have nothing to do with me."

Qi Zan stared intently at Xue Pan's expression as he answered, but noticed nothing unusual. He then turned to Prince Teng and said, "My lord, it seems this matter really has nothing to do with him. Xue Pan has no connection to the killing of four members of Liu Yan's family."

Xue Pan looked puzzled. "Didn't you say there were seven people?"

Qi Zan laughed and said, "That was a trick on you. You answered so quickly and without any doubt, which shows that this matter really has nothing to do with you."

Xue Pan exclaimed "Ah!" and then looked up at Wang Ziteng. Wang Ziteng pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "I will detain Xue Pan first, and then I will report to the Southern Mountain Divine Palace for further action."

"Yes." The four generals in the hall acknowledged the order and then escorted Xue Pan away.

After Xue Pan was taken away and imprisoned, Wang Ziteng said to Qi Zan, "Compile the case files from today's trial, submit one copy to the Southern Mountain Divine Palace, and forward the other copy to the Underworld Investigation Department."

Qi Zan rose and bowed, saying, "I will obey the decree."

Then, Wang Ziteng informed the Xue family about Xue Pan's case. Upon hearing this terrible news, Xue Ming and his wife were extremely anxious.

Soon after Xue Baochai returned, Wang Ziying immediately sought her out to inquire about the outcome of her trip to Buzhou Mountain to meet the Great Sage Huangfeng.

Xue Baochai shook her head and returned all the purple coins and rare treasures she had taken from home to the storeroom. Upon seeing this, Xue Ding immediately understood.

Seeing that Xue Baochai did not answer, Wang Ziying said, "That is your own brother. Now that you have gained wealth and status, how can you sit idly by and watch your own brother fall into misfortune?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Ding's eyebrows furrowed, and he was about to reprimand him, but before he could speak, Xue Baochai said, "My brother has fallen to such a state now, don't you bear any responsibility, Mother?"

Wang Ziying was so angry that she trembled all over, not expecting Xue Baochai to turn around and question her.

Xue Baochai continued, "If you hadn't spoiled him so much since he was little, how could he have become such an ignorant, troublesome good-for-nothing?!"

"How dare you!" Wang Ziying trembled all over, pointing at Xue Baochai and saying, "You unfilial daughter!"

Xue Baochai cupped her hands and said, "Xue Pan committed heinous crimes and killed people, violating the laws of Heaven. He should be punished by the laws of Heaven. As a seventh-rank celestial official in Heaven, I should uphold the majesty of the Heavenly Law."

Wang Ziying was so angry that her face turned pale. She looked at Xue Baochai in disbelief and suddenly pointed to the door, saying, "Get out of here! Get out! Never come back again. I will pretend that I never had a heartless and ungrateful daughter like you."

"Fine, I'll leave then." Xue Baochai said coldly, turning around and walking away.

Xue Ming hurriedly chased after her, but was grabbed by Wang Ziying. "Why are you chasing after her? Isn't Xue Pan your own son?"

"You, you, you!" Xue Ming was in a state of confusion. His son had broken the law, his daughter was standing by and doing nothing, and his wife was making a huge scene. Xue Ming felt that everything was terrible. Only Xue Ding and his wife hurried out and caught up with Xue Baochai when they reached the gate of the mansion.

"Baochai, stop right there!" Old Madam Xue shouted.

Upon hearing her grandmother's voice, Xue Baochai stopped and turned around to look at her while wiping away her tears.

Madam Xue stepped forward and hugged Xue Baochai tightly. Then she wiped away her tears and asked, "Did you see Grand Commandant Huang Feng at Buzhou Mountain?"

Xue Baochai nodded slightly and said, "I saw him."

Madam Xue then asked, "What did Grand Commandant Huang Feng say?"

Xue Baochai recounted Huang Feng Dasheng's words in detail. After listening, Madam Xue and Xue Ding exchanged a glance and immediately made up their minds.

At this moment, Xue Ding spoke up, saying, "Grand Commandant Huang Feng is a confidant of the Divine Firmament Emperor. If even he says so, then there is definitely no room for maneuver in this matter."

After saying that, Xue Ding looked at Xue Baochai and said, "Baochai, you did the right thing. Your grandmother and I both understand you."

Madam Xue also said softly, "That unfilial son did what he did wrong, he can't blame anyone else. What your mother said was just said in anger. This will always be your home."

"Yes." Xue Baochai's tears fell in a stream as she said, "Grandfather, Grandmother, I understand. I just need to go to the Shenzhou Divine Palace to see my brother."

“Alright, go ahead,” said Madam Xue. “Come back after you’ve seen it.”

"Mm." Xue Baochai nodded, then bid farewell to Xue Ding and his wife, and turned to ride away on a cloud.

When Xue Baochai arrived at the Shenfu in Shenzhou, Prince Teng, the deity, personally received her.

After all, Xue Baochai is now a seventh-rank celestial official in Heaven, a military advisor to Zhang Tianying, and follows the Great Sage Huangfeng. Her future is limitless.

“When your mother came to my place earlier, she brought hundreds of thousands of purple coins and many rare treasures. How could I dare to accept them?” Prince Teng said, taking the spirit tea from the servant beside him and handing it to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai accepted the tea and thanked her, saying, "My mother thinks there's nothing in the world that money can't solve, and she's spoiled my good-for-nothing brother since he was little."

Seeing that she had brought up Xue Pan, Wang Ziteng said, "Baochai, as your uncle, I must remind you that the law of Heaven is above all else. Your current status suggests a bright future, so don't let a small thing cause you to lose the bigger picture. Although my words may seem harsh, they are not without reason. Xue Pan has already violated the law of Heaven, and its majesty cannot be disrespected. You are still young, with a vast future ahead of you, and much to achieve, do you understand?"

Xue Baochai rose and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle. I understand now."

"Yes." Wang Ziteng nodded with a smile, then asked, "You came here this time for your brother?"

"To be honest, Uncle, before coming here, I had already visited Grand Commandant Huang Feng at Buzhou Mountain," Xue Baochai said.

Wang Ziteng was slightly surprised and asked, "So you've already met with Grand Commandant Huang Feng. What did Grand Commandant Huang Feng say?"

Xue Baochai repeated Huang Feng Taiwei's words to Wang Ziteng, who replied, "I see. Child, you have done your best."

"So, I have come here to see my elder brother." Xue Baochai bowed and said, "I hope my uncle will grant my request."

Without hesitation, Wang Ziteng nodded and said, "Okay." He then summoned a divine general, pointed at Xue Baochai, and instructed him, "She is my niece, Xue Baochai. She has come to visit her brother, Xue Pan. You take my warrant and lead her to the prison to visit her."

The general stepped forward, took the warrant, and bowed, saying, "Yes, ma'am." He then turned to Xue Baochai and said, "Please follow me, young lady."

Xue Baochai stood up, bowed to Wang Ziteng, and took her leave. Wang Ziteng smiled and nodded. But not long after Xue Baochai left, a woman's sharp wail suddenly came from outside.

Wang Ziteng frowned and immediately asked outside, "Who's crying?"

A short while later, a female servant hurried in from outside and bowed to Prince Teng, saying, "Reporting to Master, Madam Xue has arrived. She is crying and making a scene in the outer hall, demanding to see you."

Wang Ziteng immediately put his hand to his forehead, feeling an unbearable headache.

Leaving aside how Wang Ziying cried and begged for mercy in front of Wang Ziteng, Xue Baochai had already met Xue Pan in the prison.

Xue Pan, now completely devoid of his former arrogance, sat disheveled in the prison cell. Upon seeing Xue Baochai, he burst into tears, pleading, "Sister, dear sister, please go and beg Uncle for mercy. Tell him I know I was wrong and will never do it again. Please forgive me this time."

Xue Baochai looked at Xue Pan without saying a word, only silently shedding tears.

Upon seeing this, Xue Pan felt a chill run down his spine and kept saying, "Sister, say something! You are now a seventh-rank celestial official in the Heavenly Court. If you plead for me, it will surely work."

But Xue Baochai only shed tears and remained silent.

Regardless of what Xue Pan said, Xue Baochai only cried silently, without uttering a single word, which made Xue Pan feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

After an unknown amount of time, a series of chaotic sounds and cries came from outside the prison. Xue Pan, who was feeling uneasy and his heart was ice-cold from Xue Baochai's antics, suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly said, "It's Mother's voice. Mother is here."

Xue Baochai immediately stood up, walked to the corner of the prison wall, and silently stood there with her back to the wall, weeping.

Soon, Wang Ziying entered under the escort of the general who was searching for her. As soon as she saw Xue Pan in the prison, she rushed over to him and started crying.

Xue Pan broke down instantly, collapsing to his knees, utterly exhausted, and muttering, "I can't take it anymore, please stop crying, please stop crying, okay? Say something."

Three days later, the decree from the Southern Peak Divine Palace arrived at the Shenzhou Divine Palace. Xue Pan's crimes had been determined. As a cultivator, he did not cultivate morality, indulged in drunkenness and wantonly killed mortals, causing a case in the underworld. According to the heavenly law, Xue Pan should pay with his life and was sentenced to beheading to atone for his sins.

Upon seeing the imperial edict, Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief. At least the deaths of Liu Yan's family members were not caused by Xue Pan. Xue Pan only needed to die to atone for his sins, and his soul would not have to be punished in the underworld. He could reincarnate along with the souls of ordinary deceased people according to the underworld's procedures.

However, the identity of who killed Liu Yan and his entire family remains a mystery. Nevertheless, the Nanyue Divine Palace has issued an order to the Shenzhou Divine Palace to register the case.

Once a case is registered, it will be investigated indefinitely.

Seven days later, Xue Pan was sent to the execution ground with the Xue family seeing him off. Prince Teng was in charge of supervising the execution and searching for the general to carry out the execution.

With a command from Prince Teng, the general who was searching for Xue Pan swiftly brought down his blade, beheading him on the spot. His soul was immediately seized by the underworld officials who were already waiting nearby and then escorted to the Underworld's Investigation Department to atone for his sins.

Wang Ziying fainted the moment Xue Pan's head hit the ground, and Xue Ming turned his head away, his face full of grief.

Xue Baochai slowly closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. Only Wang Ziteng sighed softly, looking at Xue Pan's corpse on the ground, and said, "Let's close the case."

The registrar behind him immediately closed the case and sealed the file with a red envelope.

Xue Ming first had the servants in his mansion send Wang Ziying back to the Xue residence, while he and Xue Baochai stayed behind to collect Xue Pan's body and handle the aftermath.

Half a month later, the case file was sent to the Heavenly Law Academy of the Dust Jade Palace for archiving. Bi Zhen, the head of the Heavenly Law Academy, had previously heard the Great Sage Huang Feng inquire about matters related to this case, so he curiously opened it and took a look.

This sight greatly surprised Bi Zhen. "I never expected that there would be such a selfless celestial official who would even put righteousness before family."

Thinking of this, Bi Zhen changed his mind and immediately took the dossier to the Fire Spirit Palace to pay homage to the Fire Spirit True Immortal.

After reading the file, Huo Ling Zhenxian was quite surprised and said with a smile, "An official who upholds justice and punishes crimes without favoritism towards relatives, this Wang Ziteng is indeed a selfless person."

Bi Zhen smiled and said, "Your Highness, such a celestial official should be rewarded in order to rectify the conduct of our divine celestial officials."

"Hmm, that makes sense." True Immortal Huoling nodded slightly and said, "By imperial decree, Shenzhou Divine Lord Wang Ziteng is a just and impartial official who upholds the law and maintains the dignity of Heavenly Law. He does not protect his guilty relatives and is a model of Heavenly Officials. He is hereby bestowed with a 'Five-Colored Azure Cloud Python Robe,' a pot of Yuan Shen Imperial Wine, and five golden flowers as a sign of commendation."

The Junior Secretary Lu Lingmao quickly drafted the edict and then presented it to the True Immortal Huoling for his perusal.

After verifying that everything was correct, the Fire Spirit Immortal affixed the 'From the True King' seal and said, "Issue it immediately."

Five days later, the imperial messenger from the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm arrived at the Divine Palace of Shenzhou. Prince Teng immediately led all the gods of the Divine Palace out to receive the decree.

When the messenger finished reading the imperial edict and presented the reward to Prince Teng, Prince Teng was overjoyed.

This is a reward from the True King of the Mortal Realm, Fire Spirit True Immortal. Doesn't this mean that he, a mere Divine Lord of Shenzhou, has actually caught the eye of the True King of the Mortal Realm?!
This is no different from 'Jian is in the Emperor's heart'. Who doesn't know that Shezhenwang represents the Divine Emperor? Now that she values ​​him, he truly has a limitless future.

“Your subject, Prince Teng, the Divine Lord of Shenzhou, receives the imperial decree and kowtows to express his gratitude to the Great Emperor Shenxiao and to the True King Congshe for his bestowal of gifts.”

Prince Teng bowed three times towards Buzhou Mountain, then stepped forward to accept the imperial edict and various rewards. The chief clerk Qi Zan and the generals all came up to congratulate him.

A few days later, the Southern Jambudvipa branch of the Human World Gazette also published the story. In an instant, the reputation of Prince Teng for upholding justice and putting righteousness above family ties, and for receiving a reward from the Jade Palace of the Mortal World from the True King, spread throughout the Southern Jambudvipa.

It must be said that setting up this role model had an excellent effect, and for a time the atmosphere of Shintoism in the entire Southern Continent became better than ever before.

But at the same moment, the Great Emperor Suiren of the Western Peak, along with a group of True Kings from the Western Peak Divine Palace, arrived at the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm to pay homage to the True Immortal Huoling, saying that they had something to report.

Fire Spirit Immortal received the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and the Emperors of the Human Race in the Hall of Radiant Light of Fire Spirit Palace. When Fire Spirit Immortal heard what the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain and the Emperors of the Human Race had reported, he was slightly surprised, "You want to establish a 'Human Race Camp'."

“Indeed,” said Emperor Ku, the True King of Seasons. “Right now, Pangu is in the world attacking the Five Elements. It is a great matter for our human race to contribute.”

Fire Spirit Immortal said helplessly, "Which of the four camps—Zhechong Camp, Zhen'e Camp, Zhangtian Camp, and Bi'ou Camp—doesn't have human cultivators? Why bother building a separate human camp?"

“There are significant differences here,” said the Yellow Emperor. “Although there are human cultivators in the four camps, their attacks on other paths are all in the name of Pangu’s manifestation of the world. As the leader of all beings, our human race should have a separate name to attack other paths in the name of Pangu’s Heavenly Dao.”

Zhuanxu said, “That’s right. Among the ten Heavenly Daos, only my Pangu Heavenly Dao has the human race. Therefore, we should build a separate camp to show the great name of our human race to the ten Heavenly Daos.”

Fire Spirit Immortal couldn't help but rub his temples, then looked up and said, "This matter needs to be discussed." (End of Chapter)