The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 187 Telling
A ray of golden light flew out from the palm of the Golden Bull Star Lord and landed on the ground. The Cowherd lay there neatly, only breathing.

Emperor Ziwei glanced at the Cowherd only once before turning his gaze to the Fifth Fairy and the Weaver Girl.

"Mother." The golden-robed fairy, who was also the eldest princess, turned her head to look at the cloud platform and called out.

"Ziwei, are you planning to deal with my granddaughter as well?" The Queen Mother's voice was unreadable.

"My seven granddaughters are of noble status, but they also have duties. Vega is also among the stars in the celestial sphere," the Ziwei Emperor said gently, pausing before continuing, "However, my seven granddaughters are female immortals, and they are also within the Queen Mother's duties. Since they are related by blood, I will not interfere and will let the Queen Mother make the decision herself."

"I, the Emperor, may simply observe the ceremony."

Emperor Ziwei spoke again.

The eldest princess and the fifth fairy breathed a sigh of relief, but the Weaver Girl lowered her head and her brows furrowed.

"You're going too far to attend my own granddaughter's punishment, Ziwei?" The Queen Mother paused, her tone becoming more forceful.

"That is not true. A female immortal's desire to be a mortal is strictly forbidden by the Heavenly Laws. This is not only Your Majesty's family matter, but also a matter of Heaven. I have already conceded and will no longer interfere in the judgment. Why am I not even allowed to observe the ceremony?"

The voice of the Ziwei Emperor also turned cold and stern.

"Your Majesty keeps saying it's just a family matter, but doesn't mention the Heavenly Rules at all. Could it be that in Your Majesty's heart, the Three Realms are just one family's opinion?"

"Or is it that the Great Celestial Venerable has been in seclusion for a long time, and I am far away in the North Sea, so the Empress has been acting as regent for the Three Realms for so long that she thinks the word 'acting' no longer exists?"

"I never knew you were so eloquent." The Queen Mother was silent for a while. "You keep mentioning the Great Celestial Venerable, but we both know the truth of the matter. Don't forget that the Great Celestial Venerable is only in seclusion. Since he is in seclusion, he will come out of seclusion someday. Although the stars are shining, they are still within the Three Realms. You..." the Queen Mother said.

"There's no need for Your Majesty to trouble yourself with that. I act in accordance with the Heavenly Rules and have no bias whatsoever. If Your Majesty has any dissatisfaction, you may speak frankly when the Great Heavenly Venerable emerges from seclusion and the Grand Court Assembly is held in the future. You have your opinions, and I will naturally have my own explanation!"

The Ziwei Emperor and the Ziwei Emperor were locked in a fierce confrontation, and the atmosphere seemed tense.

However, the sun and moon, along with the purple light, each only guarded half of their respective sides, remaining in a standoff without further development, clearly indicating that they were both maintaining a certain degree of restraint.

"Of course, if Your Majesty finds it difficult, I can also make the judgment on your behalf." Emperor Ziwei added, "This matter is so simple. There is nothing in the Three Realms that cannot be seen by the naked eye. All the reasons can be known at a glance. Child, take my decree and go to fetch the Divine Mirror of Time."

“Ziwei, good…you are very good…” Suddenly a ripple occurred, and the light of the sun and moon shone brightly. On the other side, Ziyi remained as calm as ever, as if she was certain of everything. After a moment, the sun and moon in the sky fell down again, and the Queen Mother’s voice came out again, “There is no need to trouble yourself. I can still distinguish right from wrong.”

In fact, both the Queen Mother and the Ziwei Emperor already knew the truth of the matter. As powerful beings, they had simply not paid attention before, but now that they were interested, they only needed to do a little calculation to know the cause and effect.

The Ziwei Emperor insisted on summoning the Divine Mirror of Time. This mirror had the power to reflect the entire universe and recall the past, which sounded fair and just. However, under its reflection, while the sins of the Golden Bull Star Lord and the Cowherd would be exposed, the suffering of the Weaver Girl, the unbearable memories of the Cowherd, and those she didn't want to think about again would inevitably be brought up and exposed to the public eye. How could those things be made public? On the cloud platform, a point of light flew out.

On the ground, the cowherd slowly woke up. The moment he opened his eyes, his body trembled involuntarily, as if he was still immersed in the fear of death. Then he looked around, somewhat bewildered.

"Insolence! The Emperor and the Queen Mother are here in person, and you still don't pay your respects!"

A low growl came from behind.

The Cowherd looked in the direction of the sound and saw the Golden Bull Star Lord kneeling properly at the feet of the Purple Star Emperor. The Cowherd's face immediately showed surprise. In a strange and bewildered situation, nothing is more surprising than seeing a trustworthy acquaintance.

As if he had found his backbone, his clever mind worked quickly, and in an instant he was able to judge the situation in the arena. The emperor's figure, surrounded by purple mist, was clearly within reach, yet no matter how hard he tried, he could not sense it at all.

But the more this was the case, the more at ease Niulang felt. It was because his level was too low, and he didn't even have the ability or qualification to sense things. This was his elder brother's backer in the Heavenly Court. Niulang went over and knelt down beside the Golden Bull Star Lord.

"It seems Her Majesty intends to inquire," said the Ziwei Emperor.

The Queen Mother ignored him and focused her gaze on the Five Fairies and the Weaver Girl, saying, "You two speak first."

"Grandmother... After we sisters ascended to Heaven, we were blessed by Your Majesty and were granted the seat of the Weaver Girl Star. Though we are of humble status, we are able to oversee all matters concerning the clouds and mist. The Golden Bull Star is near our Weaver Girl Star. After we finish weaving the clouds, the seven of us sisters will occasionally travel to the Milky Way. Sometimes we will meet the Golden Bull Star Lord, and we will gradually become acquainted with him..."

The five fairies slowly began to speak.

"Jin Niu is a demon immortal who ascended from the mortal realm. Sometimes he would tell us about things in the human world. My sisters and I were still young, and we gradually developed the idea of ​​going to the mortal world for a while. That day, we finally couldn't resist his repeated encouragement and thought we would just go down to the mortal world for a short while."

"We landed on a cliff. Although the scenery on earth was not as magnificent as the heavenly palace, the towering mountains and lofty peaks had their own wild charm. We lingered there without realizing it, and suddenly we saw a small pool. The water was clear and lovely, and we found ourselves wanting to bathe in it... At the time, we didn't realize it, but now, thinking back, that thought came without any reason. Perhaps we fell into a trap from that moment on..."

"Suddenly, there was a commotion, and we were terrified. We each used our magical artifacts to return to Heaven, traveling in a state of panic. When we finally arrived back, we discovered that Seventh Sister was still in the mortal realm. We initially thought she had simply gotten separated from us, but after waiting for a long time, she still hadn't returned. We were worried, and because descending to the mortal realm was forbidden by Heavenly Rules, we were mostly afraid and dared not tell the Goddess... After discussing it, we sisters decided that I would go down to the mortal realm to find Seventh Sister, while the rest of us would stay on the stars and weave clouds to temporarily conceal her. It was our fault, but we were just too afraid..."

The fifth fairy lowered her voice, looking pitiful.

"We thought that as long as we quietly found Seventh Sister, no one would know about it, and it would all be over, but who would have thought..."

"So it was you who bewitched your granddaughters to descend to the mortal realm," said the Ziwei Emperor.

“Jin Niu usually just chats with his granddaughters about the fun things that happened when they were still mortals. Who would have thought... the mortal world is not like the Heavenly Court. It is full of wild and audacious people. But when chatting, Jin Niu can’t bring himself to talk about the bloodshed of the past, which has stirred up his granddaughters’ desire to be mortals. Jin Niu... Jin Niu is at fault.”

(End of this chapter)