I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

My father hoped that I would inherit his lineage, so he asked me to serve and hone my skills at Mount Tai, and invited two daughters of the Queen Mother of the West to assist me.

These two fairy maidens were quite different; the elder sister was lively and cheerful, while the younger sister was dignified and composed. At the time, I was still a young boy and preferred playing with the elder sister, not being close to the younger one.

But Mount Tai was full of complicated affairs, and my younger sister mostly helped me, while my older sister was always running off to play. Today she'd meet some fox spirit, tomorrow she'd stand up for some vengeful ghost. In short, she was never at peace.

Speaking of this, the Goddess of Mount Tai felt both helpless and longing.

Perhaps, what that older sister did back then was exactly what she wanted to do.

She disliked her younger sister, but she had to be just like her, dignified and composed, and handle government affairs.

My sister often causes a ruckus outside, but nothing serious.

After all, the female immortals trained by the Queen Mother of the West clearly distinguish right from wrong and good from evil. She often does things that punish evil and promote good. If she really offends someone, it's no big deal with the two powerful figures, the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak and the Queen Mother of the West, as a backdrop.

But one day, after my sister came back from playing outside all day, her behavior and logic changed very much.

She was originally a lively fairy, but she became quiet.

But sometimes he would laugh for no reason, sometimes he would blush for no reason, and many times he would look into the distance with a worried expression.

At that time, the Goddess of Mount Tai felt something was wrong, but she was busy with government affairs and didn't have much time to care about her strange sister. She just kept it in her heart.

Later on, this older sister often went out, sometimes returning feeling frustrated, and sometimes feeling happy.

When asked if she had made any new friends, she blushed and refused to answer.

This strange behavior continued for a year or two, and she didn't make any new friends.

Until one day, Mount Tai welcomed a group of uninvited guests who made a great commotion with music and drums.

A dignified man walked into the Taishan Temple. He did not kneel before the Emperor of the Eastern Peak, but simply cupped his hands slightly as a sign of respect.

Then, he asked to marry the daughter of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak... a fairy maiden by his side.

"Only then did I realize that the people around me had long been having an affair with this emperor."

When the Queen Mother of the West learned of this, she naturally objected.

Although that guy was an emperor in the mortal world, with a high position and great power, he was no match for the Queen Mother of the West's son-in-law.

Unfortunately, that foolish older sister was deeply in love and was willing to sever ties with her birth mother to marry him. From then on, her immortal bones were stripped, her divine position removed, her innate abilities taken away, and her innate inspiration suppressed, making her utterly and completely mortal.

Speaking of this, the Goddess of Mount Tai gritted her teeth, clearly still resentful that her best friend had been deceived by a scoundrel.

She secretly cast another spell, and the fire beneath the jar where Lin Yi was hiding burned even brighter.

After hearing this story, Lingyi realized that the silly older sister was probably talking about herself, and she felt a little proud.

I didn't realize I had sacrificed so much for Lin Yi. How is he going to repay me in the future?

Let him try being aggressive again!

At that moment, Zero One felt he had reached the moral high ground.

But the Goddess of Mount Tai's anger had only just begun.

“I thought that after that man married her, he would cherish and pity her. I never expected that only three years later, he would remarry, and the woman he married was my most capable fox spirit clan leader.”

Speaking of this, the Goddess of Mount Tai is furious.

That scoundrel is trying to poach talent from someone else's side!

Chapter 538 Am I really gone?

The Thousand Illusions Ghost Princess was also stunned by the description given by the Goddess of Mount Tai.

This description is definitely of Lin Yi.

When she first met Lin Yi, he only had He Dong by his side. Later, two more wives appeared out of nowhere.

When she dies and comes back, the number increases to five.

This doesn't even include his female confidantes.

Lingling used to be very unhappy about this, but at that time, Lin Yi didn't accept them, so Lingling's anger was useless.

She even advised Lingling not to get angry over Lin Yi.

Now, after hearing what the Goddess of Mount Tai said, Zero One realized that the one who suffered the most was actually himself.

Those women, each monopolizing Lin Yi's favor, treated her with coldness and caution.

Lin Yi also disliked her, regarding her as a venomous snake or a ferocious beast.

But she is the rightful wife!

Isn't this favoring the concubine over the wife?

She's enraged! The Thousand Illusion Demon Princess is enraged!

"and after?"

She's already immersed herself in the story; clearly, the Goddess of Mount Tai is referring to her!

"Later... that fox spirit was quite skilled and gained the king's favor. Although my sister was the queen, she was already a mortal and her beauty was fading day by day. How could she resist the fox spirit's bewitching charm?"

"Damn vixen!"

Lingyi didn't know who she was thinking of, but she was so angry that she gritted her teeth, and felt extremely wronged.

How could Lin Yi treat her like this!

Goddess Taishan: "..."

If she hadn't known that Zero One's memories hadn't been restored, she probably would have thought that her supernatural powers had been strengthened again.

Zero One got into character way too fast.

But thinking about it, it's understandable. Lin Yi probably has a few vixens around him now. This man, as always, loves to attract attention.

Burn him!

Because Lingyi gets emotional quickly, she and Taishan Niangniang started chatting very quickly, complaining about the same man together, just like best friends having a private tea party.

The Goddess of Mount Tai also used her magical powers to visit the spirit tea and pastries in front of her, eating and drinking while complaining about the dog of a man.

From the Goddess of Mount Tai, Zero One also learned a lot about the past.

This story is quite long, and the Goddess of Mount Tai recounted every detail clearly.

Because so many things happened back then, and they were so complicated, if one part wasn't explained clearly, Zero One might not understand why things turned out the way they did.

Before that battle, humans and gods lived in harmony. Even earthly emperors could boldly ask to marry gods.

While marriage between immortals and mortals is not common, it is by no means taboo.

Gods and humans each performed their duties, and the world was peaceful and harmonious.

Against this backdrop, Emperor Xin waged wars in the south and north, gradually expanding the territory of the Shang Dynasty, and the human world became increasingly prosperous under his rule.

Subsequently, Emperor Xin also issued a series of benevolent policies, starting with the abolition of slavery and gradually increasing the power of commoners.

But such benevolent governance led to the collapse of society, and the killing intent between heaven and earth also erupted.

The Goddess of Mount Tai sighed, "Whenever there is change, it is always accompanied by overwhelming killing intent."

But without reform, the peace of the world will be built on the suffering of all people.

Whether he was right or wrong, even I can't judge now.

Lingyi understood the cause and effect.

This definitely seems like something that guy would do.

He was a ruthless man, but he also had a compassionate heart.

It possesses a compassionate heart, yet also a fierce determination to destroy everything.

War kills people, many people die.

Maybe if we didn't start a war, everyone could enjoy life together, and there wouldn't be so many people suffering.

Just like abolishing slavery, many slaves would no longer suffer so much, but with war, even more people would die in the war.

He seemed to have saved someone, yet he also seemed not to have.

When the cost and the result of striving and not striving are about the same, striving itself seems to lose its meaning.

But if Lin Yi had to choose, he would definitely choose to take a gamble.

Even if many people die, even if I myself die.

That's the ferocity in his bones.

The Goddess of Mount Tai has also witnessed much human suffering. She used to rule over both the human and underworld realms, and now she is in charge of the affairs of the underworld. Countless lives and deaths have passed before her eyes.

How could she not know that all living beings suffer?

But after seeing it so much, I've become somewhat numb to it.

Just as the tyrant who tried to eliminate injustice and break down the distinction between immortals and mortals abolished the slaves at the bottom, the common people became the bottom, and they were oppressed by the nobles.

Even after abolishing the nobility, there are still gods and immortals oppressing them.

There will always be those who are high above and those who are lowly below in this world.

No matter how you try to overthrow something, equality is impossible. But if you try to overthrow a mountain, the resistance you encounter is terrifying, so great that it can crush you.

The Goddess of Mount Tai herself was numb to these things, but in fact, when she saw a brave mountain mover, she felt a certain longing in her heart.

This feeling is something she can't share with outsiders; she wouldn't even tell her best friend.

Upon hearing this, Zero felt even more conflicted.

"I imagine he must have suffered a lot."

The Goddess of Mount Tai couldn't help but roll her eyes at her. Just a moment ago she was angrily criticizing him, but now she was feeling sorry for him!

"All beings suffer; how can we know that suffering is not a form of tempering?"

Set it on fire! Give it your all, old lady!

Lin Yi felt a chill run down his spine while inside the illusionary realm of the Daoist temple, as if he were a monkey trapped in an alchemy furnace.

But the monkey eventually went out, though it's unclear whether he was able to get out.