Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

Suddenly, Daji transformed from a fox into human form, a hint of arrogance flashing in her eyes, her lips curling into a wicked smile as she looked at King Wu.

"Ji Fa, why are you the only one in this huge Zhou camp?"

"Hmph, I alone am more than enough to take you down."

"Haha, I'd like to see just how capable you are, that you actually want to take me in."

In the blink of an eye, Daji turned sideways and swung one of her tails at King Wu. King Wu didn't react in time and was thrown out of the tent.

"You despicable Daji, you took advantage of my carelessness to ambush me. Don't blame me for being ruthless, hmph."

"Hahaha, bring it on! Let me see what you're capable of!"

King Wu, Ji Fa, sat cross-legged, clasped his hands together, and chanted incantations. Suddenly, a strange purple light appeared in the sky, blinding Daji. At that moment, King Wu pounced on Daji and ripped off one of her tails.

"Daji, your life is in my hands now, so you'd better cherish your tail!"

When Feng Lai saw the purple light suddenly appear in the sky, she knew something terrible had happened and King Wu was in trouble. She quickened her pace and went to rescue King Wu.

When Fenglai arrived, the sky was filled with a mixture of white and purple light, but King Wu was clearly no match for Daji. Fenglai immediately rushed to his aid and shouted loudly...

"Daji, do not harm King Wu! I will fight you to the death!"

With a swift movement, Feng Lai slashed down, and another of Daji's tails fell into his hands.

Daji was furious and enraged. A glint of green light flashed in her eyes, and she wished she could tear the person in front of her apart and devour him.

“I, Daji, am not one to be trifled with. I will surely devour you all.”

Chapter 1156 Daji is captured

Daji looked up to the sky and howled like a fox, then pounced on Fenglai and King Wu, tearing at King Wu's sleeve with all her might.

"what……"

"King Wu, be careful!"

Feng Lai swung his broadsword, leaving a trail of silver light as he slashed at Daji.

Seeing that things were going badly, Daji released King Wu's sleeve. A fox bite mark was left on King Wu's arm.

"Ah... Daji, I will not let you go today!"

"Hahaha..." Daji laughed, letting out a soft, panting breath.

Upon hearing King Wu's shouts, Lei Zhenzi and Yang Jian rushed out of the tent and saw King Wu, Feng Lai, and Daji fighting. Seeing that King Wu's arm was injured, they immediately went to his rescue.

"Daji, take this!" Yang Jian roared.

"what……"

Taking advantage of Daji's inattention, Yang Jian scratched the fox fur, causing Daji to let out a painful scream.

"You are despicable, you actually..."

Daji looked distressed. The long fight had exhausted her energy, and now she had been stabbed, leaving her extremely weak.

King Wu, supporting his injured arm, said...

"Daji, you've done so many bad things, yet you dare to call us despicable."

As more and more of King Wu's men gathered, Daji realized that she was now exhausted and no match for them. She decided it was better to escape, go back to recuperate, and then fight them again.

"Hmph, I, Daji, will not let this go so easily. One day I will make you my meal."

Then, Daji wagged her tail, and a white demonic cloud floated down from the sky. Daji immediately jumped onto the white demonic cloud, her eyes fixed on King Wu.

"One day you will fall to me, ahahaha!"

With that laughter, Daji disappeared into the dark night sky along with the demonic cloud.

"Oh no! Daji has escaped! We must pursue her immediately and bring that nine-tailed fox back!"

"Go quickly, go quickly, go and capture Daji to prevent her from harming the world. Daji is cunning, so you must be careful not to fall into that fox's trap."

"Yes, we understand."

Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, and the others fought and chased Daji all the way. Daji was no match for them. She struggled to run all the way, but the wounds on her body became more and more painful.

Daji felt increasingly that the situation was unfavorable to her. She calmed herself down and used all her remaining strength. The seven tails behind her suddenly rose up like a whirlwind. The seven tails stirred the wind and clouds, and with a sudden flick, a whirlwind accompanied by white light rushed straight towards the crowd!

Seeing that things were going badly, Yang Jian immediately summoned his magical artifact to fight back, and the three people around him also helped him with all their might, managing to withstand the raging wind created by the nine-tailed fox.

Having used this move, Daji was exhausted and unable to escape. She was immediately captured by the crowd, who then descended from the sky and landed at Xuanyuan Tomb.

"You fox spirit, you bewitched King Zhou and corrupted the court. Now, we have finally caught you."

"Hey, Yang Jian, let's skin her fox fur and make a fox fur collar for His Highness King Wu."

As he spoke, Lei Zhenzi was about to make a move.

"No, she has too many crimes to commit. She can't just die like this. Let's take her back and hand her over to Prime Minister Jiang for interrogation."

"Oh, alright then," Lei Zhenzi said with some disappointment, then turned back to glare fiercely at Daji, "Consider yourself lucky, I'll spare you this time!"

After saying this, the group was about to escort Daji back when they suddenly saw a figure floating in the distance.

Two people arrived, one standing and one kneeling. The one standing was an old man with white hair and an air of otherworldly grace. The one kneeling had a terrifying face, a human body with a leopard's head, and was bound by ropes, clearly the chains that bind immortals.

"Hey, what a perfect match," Lei Zhenzi said, glancing at the figure in the distance and then at Daji with a wicked smile.

Yang Jian stopped walking and quietly waited for the two to arrive.

The Old Man of the South Pole, escorting Shen Gongbao, spotted them from afar. He had come with Shen Gongbao to confront Daji and judge their crimes, so he hurried towards Xuanyuan Tomb.

"Elder, you've come from afar and even captured this number one villain. You've truly gone to great lengths."

"No, no, I came here to help you quell the rebellion of the Shang Dynasty. Shen Gongbao escaped, so of course I had to capture him. I was just about to escort him back to the camp. What are you doing here?"

"Hahaha," Lei Zhenzi said first, "What a coincidence! Daji, that fox spirit, saw that she had no way out, so she actually went to the camp to ambush our king. She was really delusional and didn't know her own death. Yang Jian and I found out that she was helping King Wu, so we fought her all the way to Xuanyuan Tomb and captured her."

"Oh, I see. This fox has always been quite cunning. This time it walked right into our trap, saving us the trouble of catching it."

The Xuanyuan Tomb was desolate. A few people found a sheltered spot, sat down, woke up Daji and Shen Gongbao, and began to interrogate them.

"You can't kill me! I went to the Shang Dynasty to assist King Zhou on the orders of the Goddess Nuwa. I was ordered to do so. If you dare to do anything to me, you are disobeying the orders of the Goddess Nuwa and showing disrespect to her!" As soon as Shen Gongbao woke up, he bared his teeth and started arguing loudly.

"What?! The Goddess Nuwa sent you? How is that possible?" Everyone was shocked.

"That's what he said when I arrested him, which is why I wanted to bring him here to confront Daji," the Antarctic Immortal said slowly.

"Since you claim that the Goddess Nuwa sent you, what proof do you have?"

Seeing that everyone was skeptical of his words, Shen Gongbao felt a renewed sense of hope.

"When King Zhou visited the temple of Nuwa to worship, he saw the statue of Nuwa and became lustful towards her. He even wrote a lewd poem to blaspheme her. Nuwa was furious and sent me to bewitch King Zhou and destroy his kingdom."

"When I descended to the mortal realm, I found a nine-tailed fox spirit, possessed Su Daji's body, and entered the palace to bewitch King Zhou. If we hadn't aided and abetted King Zhou's tyranny, turning his kingdom into an empty shell, you wouldn't have been able to conquer the Shang Dynasty so easily. In that sense, I did a great service for you."

Daji then woke up, lying on the ground covered in wounds, looking pitiful.

"Hey, so we should thank you in this sense," Lei Zhenzi said to him with a half-smile.

Chapter 1157 Shen Gongbao is about to die

"I dare not accept such praise, no need for thanks," Shen Gongbao felt hopeful and relieved. "I, Shen Gongbao, have endured humiliation and hardship in the Shang Dynasty, and I have not sought anything. As long as you release me, our grudges will be wiped clean. When I return to report to the Goddess Nuwa, I can put in a good word for you."

"Hmph, Shen Gongbao, I know you've always been cunning, but who knows if what you're saying is true or false."

"What else is there to ask? Shen Gongbao is a despicable and shameless scoundrel. Let's just kill him quickly." Lei Zhenzi didn't believe a word of Shen Gongbao's nonsense and was about to take action.

"Wait, don't be impulsive!" The Antarctic Immortal stopped him, then turned to ask the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit.

"You were also acting on the orders of the Goddess Nuwa?"

"That's right. King Zhou was so audacious with lust that Goddess Nuwa knew he was obsessed with women, which is why she sent me here."

"Oh? Since it was Goddess Nuwa who sent you, I shouldn't take you here. But Goddess Nuwa ordered you to punish King Zhou, so why are you causing chaos in the court, disregarding human life, murdering loyal officials, and even going so far as to tear out people's hearts and lungs, cut open pregnant women's bellies, and sever the kidneys of young boys? Goddess Nuwa is benevolent and loves her people, is this what she ordered you to do?"

“This, this is certainly not something that Goddess Nuwa asked us to do,” Shen Gongbao said, already sweating profusely.

"Oh, so you're relying on Goddess Nuwa as your backer, indulging in pleasure, harming everyone, and even trying to pin this stain on Goddess Nuwa's head. I wonder if Goddess Nuwa will forgive you if I report this matter to her?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Gongbao sensed that something terrible was about to happen. The story of being sent down to earth by the deity Nuwa was a complete fabrication. Shen Gongbao was an excellent orator and thought he could come up with a good excuse to get away with it. Although everyone believed his story, they still could not forgive his crime.

Shen Gongbao, with his own agenda, had no choice but to pin the blame on Daji.

“I am here on Her Majesty’s orders to punish King Zhou. I only want to destroy his kingdom, make him indulge in wine and meat, and lose the hearts of the people. This will also help the Marquis of Xibo to make up his mind to overthrow King Zhou sooner. I have never thought of harming the loyal and good people or oppressing the people.”

"But this fox spirit possessed Su Daji's body and spent every day with King Zhou. Gradually, she lost her true nature and became obsessed with wealth and glory. She became increasingly uncontrollable, which led to the great disaster."

"The killing of loyal ministers and the disregard for human life are all the fault of Daji, and have nothing to do with me!"

Upon hearing this, the nine-tailed fox spirit realized that Shen Gongbao was trying to shift the blame onto her, and her face immediately turned ugly. She hurriedly tried to defend herself.

"Shen Gongbao, you bastard! Everything I do is under your orders, and now you want to absolve yourself of all responsibility?"

"Fine, fine, you want me to take the blame for you? Let's go to hell together then."

"There was no order from the Goddess Nuwa at all. It was all made up by Shen Gongbao. He wanted to enter the Shang Dynasty to enjoy wealth and glory, so he came to me and asked me to conspire with him. No one can escape responsibility for this!"

Enraged, Daji revealed Shen Gongbao's entire conspiracy. Shen Gongbao realized that his haste had angered Daji and ruined everything. Overwhelmed with anger, he fainted.

"Hahaha, Shen Gongbao, you really are cunning! You've reaped quite a harvest this time," the crowd said, escorting Shen Gongbao and the fox spirit back to their camp.

"These two have committed numerous evils and even used the name of the Goddess Nuwa, which is truly despicable. Now that they have finally been brought to justice, I wonder how they should be dealt with properly?"

Yang Jian looked at the two villains and wished he could grind them to dust right now. However, the two of them were so powerful that they had stirred up a lot of trouble between Shang and Zhou. If he didn't announce it to the world, eliminate the villains, and promote the prestige of Zhou, it would be too easy for them to die like this!