Ming Dynasty: Gain one supernatural power every day

"His uncle had already used his connections to find a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, getting Yuding Zhenren to take Yang Jian as his apprentice and also take care of Yang Chan. Who in the Three Realms would dare offend a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun?"

"Hiss, Yuanshi Tianzun???" Xue Lu almost spat out his wine.

"Isn't this the Three Pure Ones?" Qiu Fu's eyes widened.

"Yes, it's the Three Pure Ones. Yang Jian became a disciple of the Jade Cauldron Immortal, and his status changed immediately. So we withdrew our troops."

"His mother, Yao Ji, was imprisoned under Peach Mountain. The plan was to keep her there for a hundred or two hundred years, until everyone had almost forgotten about it, and then she would be quietly released, and the matter would be considered closed."

"He's quite a good uncle. If Yang Jian knew the truth, he might actually have to thank the Jade Emperor." Zheng Heng nodded.

"But Yang Jian didn't know that! He held a grudge against the Jade Emperor. His father and his elder brother were 'dead,' and his mother was imprisoned under Peach Mountain. He thought the Jade Emperor was responsible for all of this."

"This child is stubborn. After becoming a disciple of Master Yuding, his skills improved, and he insisted on splitting Peach Mountain to save his mother."

"It's obvious this matter is going to be difficult," Xue Lu shook his head.

"Indeed, but there's nothing we can do; Yang Jian doesn't know the truth," Qiu Fu replied.

"If my mother were being oppressed, I would chop her up too," Zhu Gaoxu said resolutely, taking a swig of wine.

"Even the Jade Emperor couldn't stop it. Once Peach Mountain was split open, all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens saw it, and the Jade Emperor completely lost face."

"What could have been settled quietly has become known throughout the Three Realms. There's no other way; to uphold the dignity of the Heavenly Rules, we have no choice but to... execute Yao Ji."

At this point, Pigsy's voice turned somber: "Actually, Yao Ji cultivated for so many years to achieve this level of cultivation. After her death and reincarnation, she has to start cultivating all over again."

"The Jade Emperor was more heartbroken than anyone else, but what could he do? Leaders sometimes have to make these kinds of choices. From that day on, Yang Jian and his uncle, the Jade Emperor, truly became enemies."

"Sigh, what a pity. One didn't explain, and the other didn't understand. A perfectly good family ended up like this." Zhu Gaoxu sighed, a rare serious expression appearing on his face.

He held his wine glass, swirling the liquid inside thoughtfully, seemingly lost in thought.

"The real trouble is yet to come," Pigsy continued.

"Later, the Jade Emperor sent his ten sons, the Ten Golden Crows, to capture Yang Jian."

"The original intention was for his cousins ​​to try and persuade their nephew. They're all family; can't they talk things out?"

"Indeed, we're family, so we don't need to speak like strangers," Xue Lu nodded.

"Then what did the Ten Golden Crows say to Yang Jian?" Zheng Heng asked anxiously.

"This matter should be resolved, right?" Qiu Fu also craned his neck.

"Hey, it's not resolved yet. Those ten Golden Crows are stubborn too. Once they got there, they really started fighting Yang Jian with swords and spears."

"Yang Jian was so talented. He had already mastered the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts and was proficient in all seventy-two transformations. In a fight, ten of his cousins ​​would be no match for him."

"He killed the last nine golden crows."

"Hiss—nine!" Zhang Fu gasped. "Yang Jian is too ruthless! According to the Marshal's logic, won't all nine Golden Crows have to start over?"

"Whether it's ruthless or not, the feud is now completely set in motion."

"From then on, Yang Jian, along with his 1,200 grass-root gods, lived at the mouth of the Guan River, obeying orders but not summons."

"Although they are nominally still people of the Heavenly Court, they never set foot in the Heavenly Court unless necessary. This uncle and nephew have been stuck like this for hundreds of years."

Pigsy recounted how Yang Jian, along with 1,200 grass-headed gods, lived at the mouth of the Guan River, obeying orders but not decrees, causing a stalemate between uncle and nephew for hundreds of years. He then picked up his wine cup and took another big gulp.

As everyone listened intently, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly remembered something and pressed, "Brother, what did you have to do with this? You just went to arrest someone, right? How come it sounds like you got caught up in it too?"

"Hey! It's because the Jade Emperor asked me to do this that such a big mess happened."

"Of course, the Jade Emperor wouldn't think it was his fault for not arranging things properly; he would only think that I, Old Pig, hadn't done my best."

"Furthermore, while the Golden Crow and the others were killed, I, Old Zhu, was not seriously injured."

"The Jade Emperor couldn't save face, so he had to find someone to vent his anger on, right? That's how I, Old Pig, got a bad word about it." Pigsy sighed helplessly, spreading his hands, looking as wronged as could be.

"Isn't this an undeserved disaster!" Zhu Gaoxu slammed his fist on the table, indignant on behalf of Zhu Bajie. "He does favors for others, gets no reward for doing a good job, and takes the blame for doing a bad one. Brother, you've been wronged too much!"

"That's right." Pigsy waved his hand. "So, when I, Old Pig, was banished to the mortal realm, it was all because of these things, one by one."

"But I don't regret it. Watching those gods scheming against each other all day in heaven is not as good as being happy on earth. Look at me now, I have wine, meat, and brothers, isn't that great?"

"And then what? What happened to Yang Jian?" Zhang Fu pressed.

For some reason, he was particularly interested in the matter of Yang Jian, the God of War.

"Later, I heard that Yang Jian became the God of Justice, and his sister Yang Chan was named the Holy Mother of Mount Hua. After that, I descended to the mortal realm, and I know less about what happened in heaven." Zhu Bajie changed the subject here.

"But speaking of which, you're all so busy asking Yang Jian, why don't you ask me about my own affairs? My romantic escapades in Heaven could go on for three days and three nights."

"Anything else? Then tell me quickly, brother!" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes lit up as soon as he heard the words "romantic debts," and he sobered up a bit.

"Then take a look, isn't my outfit handsome?" Pigsy sat up straight, adjusted the collar of his golden armor, and touched his face, which had returned to its former state as Marshal Tianpeng.

"He's definitely handsome! One in a million!" Zhu Gaoxu shouted without even thinking.

"The Marshal is handsome and imposing; I knew he was no ordinary man at first glance!" Zheng Heng echoed.

"More than just handsome, he's exceptionally heroic, with an aura that can shake mountains and rivers!" Xue Lu exclaimed even more dramatically, raising his wine cup and waving it at Zhu Bajie, "This humble general toasts the Marshal!"

"Sigh, it's all because he's too handsome."

"At that time, I was Marshal Tianpeng, commanding 80,000 naval troops in the Milky Way. I was tall and handsome, and I was the most handsome man in the world."

"In addition, I, Old Pig, am popular and can talk to anyone, so many male and female immortals love to be close to me." Pigsy felt very comfortable being flattered, tilted his head back and drank the wine in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and then began to continue.

"Among them were the Jade Emperor's seven daughters."

"The Jade Emperor has seven daughters?" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes widened. "Doesn't he have ten sons? How come he has seven daughters? The Jade Emperor's family is quite large."

"You wouldn't know that," Pigsy said, waving his hand knowingly.

"Most of the Jade Emperor's sons and daughters are his descendants from his tribulations. Later, when he ascended to become the Heavenly Emperor, he brought these children to the Heavenly Court and arranged positions for them in the Heavenly Palace."

"The ten sons are the Ten Golden Crows, and the seven daughters are the Seven Fairy Maidens, dressed in seven colors: red, white, blue, black, purple, yellow, and green. Each one is exceptionally beautiful."

"Brother, you're so lucky!" Zhu Gaoxu exclaimed, his eyes full of envy. "The Jade Emperor's seven daughters, what must they be like!"