I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Yangzhou, the residence of Marquis Rongxiang.

Since Jia Zheng's first wife, Wang Zhuo, was convicted and executed, the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion has become much more low-key, no longer displaying the lavish and extravagant atmosphere of the past.

However, the relationship between the Jia family and the Lin family became much more strained, because Jia Baoyu's mother was convicted and executed, and he also left the Jia family to seek enlightenment elsewhere.

Although Lady Shi showed the righteousness she should have at the time, she inevitably had complaints about her granddaughter afterwards.

Lin Daiyu acted too heartlessly in this matter. It was inevitable that Shi Taijun, who valued family, would harbor resentment, and as a result, Jia Min dared not return to visit her relatives.

Therefore, the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion is now less joyful and more somber, so somber that it's almost suffocating.

However, today, as Lady Shi sat in Rongxi Hall, looking at the Renjian Shiyi Dibao (a historical publication) in her hand, most of the resentment that had accumulated in her heart for so long dissipated.

She immediately summoned Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian, and others. After they arrived, they first greeted Lady Shi, and then Jia She asked, "What are your instructions, Mother?"

Lady Shi first asked everyone to sit down, and then passed the official gazette in her hand to them to read.

The crowd was puzzled, but they still passed around the official gazette. After reading it, everyone had a look of shock on their faces.

Lady Shi said, "You all saw that, didn't you? All twelve Divine Marquises were stripped of their titles and executed, and their clansmen were all exiled to the mortal realm."

Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian exchanged glances, all seeing extreme shock on each other's faces, and for a moment they were speechless.

At this moment, Lady Shi sighed and said, "In the past, I resented Daiyu, thinking she was heartless and ungrateful. But today it seems that Daiyu really saved our family. If we hadn't acted swiftly that day and had let things develop, I'm afraid our family would also be on this list in the official gazette."

At this point, Lady Shi looked at Jia She and Jia Zheng and said, "Your father is still fighting and battling in the Five Elements world. If our family is destroyed and we die, how can we face him?"

Upon hearing this, Jia She and Jia Zheng both lowered their heads, feeling extremely fortunate that Lin Daiyu had discovered the matter that day and had Wang Zhuo arrested and punished.

If this had been left until today, the Rongxiang Marquis's mansion would likely be facing a great calamity.

At this moment, Jia Lian said, "Grandmother, your birthday is in a few days. In my opinion, we should invite the Songjiang Water God and his wife to the banquet."

Lady Shi was overjoyed to hear this; Jia Lian's words had truly touched her heart.

"Good, Lian'er is the most sensible one." After saying this, Lady Shi immediately said to Jia Lian, "You shall handle this matter. Go to the Songjiang Water Mansion in person to invite your uncle and aunt."

Jia Lian immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "Your grandson obeys."

At this point, Jia Zheng asked, "Now that we've invited my sister and brother-in-law, shall we go and invite Marquis Jiangzhu?"

Upon hearing this, Lady Shi paused slightly, then shook her head and said, "Daiyu is currently under imperial orders from the Jade Palace of the Mortal Realm to investigate crimes in the Five Continents. It's best not to disturb her at this time."

Jia Zheng nodded and replied, "Yes, Mother."

Grandmother Shi added one last thing: "Once Daiyu is done with her work, I will personally write to him."

Lin Daiyu is indeed very busy right now. After checking Nanzhanbuzhou, she rushed to Dongsheng Shenzhou without stopping.

With Xue Baochai leading four thousand heavenly soldiers to clear the way, naturally no foolish monsters dared to block their path.

Upon arriving in Dongsheng Shenzhou, Lin Daiyu had no interest in appreciating its scenery and instead headed straight for Zilingzhou, where Zhijian was stationed.

Aolai Palace in Ziling Prefecture was once the royal palace of the King of Aolai Kingdom. However, a hundred years ago, when Aolai Kingdom fell, the palace was given to the son of the new king.

However, the royal family of Aolai was slaughtered in this palace, so ever since then, there have been vengeful spirits in the palace. Not long after, the son of the new king went mad and died.

So the palace was sealed off from then on, and to this day, many parts have collapsed and are covered with cobwebs, a scene of desolation.

But since Naoki settled here, he has tidied up the place and restored some of its former appearance.

Therefore, this place became the garrison of the heavenly soldiers. When Lin Daiyu arrived here, Zhijian immediately led two captains and twenty military officers to greet her.

"Greetings, Your Majesty." The crowd stepped forward and bowed to Lin Daiyu in greeting.

Zhijian stepped forward, cupped his hands, and addressed Lin Daiyu as "Marquis Jiangzhu".

Lin Daiyu also cupped her hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhijian, you've worked hard."

The two held the same official rank. Lin Daiyu was the Marquis of Jiangzhu, but Zhijian was a military officer under Erlang Shen. It was difficult to say who was higher or lower in rank; they could only be considered equals.

"How's your investigation going?" Lin Daiyu asked Zhijian.

Zhi Jian said, "Most of the crimes have been investigated nearly completely in the past six months. We're just waiting for Marquis Jiangzhu to arrive so we can close the net." Lin Daiyu then asked, "Have we alerted them?"

Zhijian said, "Cutting grass is unavoidable, but it's hard to say whether the snake was startled."

Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu immediately stopped and turned to Zhijian, asking, "Has anyone escaped?"

Zhijian laughed and said, "With me here, do they still think they can escape? I've already sent people to keep an eye on them. Anyone with a criminal record won't be able to get away."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said after hearing this, "Very good. I did not expect Fellow Daoist Zhijian to be so thoughtful. I admire you."

"Haha, not at all, Marquis Jiangzhu, you flatter me," Zhijian said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu said, "We have just arrived here from the Southern Continent. We will rest for three days before making arrangements to close the net. During these three days, you should send out all two thousand heavenly soldiers under your command to secretly surround the criminal dens in various places, and not let a single person escape."

Upon hearing this, Zhijian immediately cupped his hands and replied, "As you command."

Just then, Lin Daiyu noticed several Taoist priests in the distance and immediately asked Zhijian, "Fellow Daoist Zhijian, what are those people doing?"

Zhijian looked in the direction Lin Daiyu pointed and then smiled and said, "Oh, those people are cultivators from the Xuanjiao sect."

Lin Daiyu frowned and asked, "Why are there Xuanjiao cultivators here? Did you invite them?"

“I invited them,” Zhijian said with a smile. “This place was originally the royal palace of Aolai Kingdom. Later, it was haunted by wronged spirits for a hundred years. I specially invited these Xuanjiao cultivators to perform a ritual to help them pass on.”

"Ask them to perform a ritual for the deceased?" Lin Daiyu asked in surprise. "Fellow Daoist Zhijian, as a general under Erlang Shen, surely you don't know the method of performing a ritual for the deceased?"

Zhijian looked at Lin Daiyu and said, "Even Marquis Jiangzhu said I am a great general. Could it be that I know the method of deliverance?"

At this point, Zhijian patted the Seven Treasures Sword at his waist: "If it's that kind of salvation, I can do it, but those wronged souls have no grudge against me, so doing so would be against the natural order."

“Alright.” Lin Daiyu nodded, indicating her understanding.

Subsequently, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai led four thousand heavenly soldiers to set up camp here and began to examine all the evidence of their crimes.

Three days later, Lin Daiyu ordered the operation to be closed. A total of 27 immortal clans in Dongsheng Shenzhou were found guilty of their crimes, 70,000 demons were wiped out, and more than 200 caves were destroyed.

In addition, 22 divine marquises were arrested, and 126 celestial officials and deities of the seventh rank and below were arrested.

More than 50,000 ordinary people were convicted of crimes and died violent deaths. The rest were either executed or exiled after being convicted by the Emperor of the Eastern Peak.

All twenty-two Divine Lords were convicted and executed, their families were exiled to the mortal realm, and some who committed serious crimes were executed outright, resulting in a massive massacre.

After the Eastern Continent was conquered, Lin Daiyu went to the Northern Continent to close the net. In the Northern Continent, six people were executed for their crimes, sixty-seven celestial officials and gods were killed, more than eight thousand demons were wiped out, and fourteen demon caves were destroyed.

Finally, there was Xiniu Hezhou. When Lin Daiyu arrived there, she found that she was not needed to close the net.

In Xiniu Hezhou, only three immortal clans were discovered, with no immortal officials or deities. These three immortal clans have been exterminated, and all the demons involved have also been killed.

Even Lin Daiyu was somewhat skeptical, suspecting that Guo Shen was protecting those gods, celestial officials, and immortals.

But after she investigated carefully, she had to believe the fact and understand why.

Because the current ruler of Xiniu Hezhou is the Human Emperor!
The Human Emperors were most sensitive to the matter of demons eating people, so after the Great Emperor of the Western Mountain was replaced by the Human Emperor and the Human Emperors took office, they directly investigated all acts that harmed the human race in Xiniu Hezhou.

Whether it's demons eating humans or immortals, lords, and deities harming humans, none of them will be pardoned.

Although there wasn't such a bloodbath with heads rolling and rivers of blood flowing, since the Human Emperors began ruling Xiniu Hezhou, every day there have been immortal cultivators and demons who have harmed the human race being killed or exterminated.

The so-called human emperors advocated a slow and steady approach, without rushing things. They investigated and killed every day until now, and the crimes of buying and selling humans and feeding demons with humans are the fewest in the five continents, even to the point of being negligible.

Nowadays in Xiniu Hezhou, humans are not afraid of encountering monsters or fairies when they go out. On the contrary, monsters and fairies avoid humans, keeping their distance from them and not daring to come into close contact with them. Even if they have to come into contact with humans, they must immediately clean themselves of the human scent that has accumulated on them after returning home.

Because if you're not careful, the divine generals from the Three Yuan Divine Palaces in various parts of Xiniu Hezhou will rush into the cave and, without saying a word, just by looking at the human aura on your body, they can kill you and your entire cave!

After all, eliminating the demons that harm humans is no small feat.

In this situation, the demons went mad and went to eat people to cultivate. Since there were no buyers, the sellers naturally ceased to exist. As the saying goes, no demand, no supply.

The only three crimes committed by the immortal races in Xiniu Hezhou occurred in the westernmost coastal area of ​​Xiniu Hezhou. These three immortal races sold humans to demons overseas and dared not sell them to Xiniu Hezhou at all. In addition, even if they wanted to sell, no one dared to buy them.

Today, the human race in Xiniu Hezhou is at its peak, far surpassing the other four major continents.
Faced with this situation, Lin Daiyu could only bow deeply to Mount Hua in complete submission, uttering the words, "The Emperor's great virtue." (End of Chapter)