Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

“No wonder the Water Lord didn’t send anyone today!” a minor fairy remarked.

"Why don't we arrest him now and investigate thoroughly?" Lin Yaoxie thought that since everyone was convinced of the truth, they should catch this scapegoat as soon as possible.

“Based on this alone, it’s probably still hard to convince people.” Bai Qian, who hadn’t spoken for a long time, was the only one who understood. “To settle this so hastily is too unfair to the South Sea King.”

"Why don't we capture him now? I'm afraid the truth will have to come from the South Sea King himself," Xuan Nu said to the crowd, seeing that Bai Qian had refuted her.

Seeing that everyone had stopped moving, Lin Yaoxie said, "I'm going right now!"

The West Sea King nodded slowly, and everyone waited there for Lin Yaoxie to bring the South Sea King back. No one followed, which gave Lin Yaoxie more time to perform naturally.

Leaping into the air, it took Lin Yaoxie half an hour to travel between the West Sea and the South Sea.

"System! System!" Lin Yaoxie closed his eyes and searched his mind.

"Host!" The familiar mechanical voice gave Lin Yaoxie a great sense of security.

Lin Yaoxie remembered seeing a similar drug that could control people's minds and speech for a short time when he used this Demon King Point. He had to use it today, and he absolutely needed a scapegoat.

"I remember the system has a drug that can control a person's behavior?"

"Forget-Soul Grass, can be purchased for 2000 Demon King Points." The system's cold voice mercilessly struck Lin Yaoxie's heart.

"2000 Demon King Points!!! Do you think you're robbing a bank?" Lin Yaoxie retorted, but the system went silent as if it hadn't heard him.

"Killing a Diefeng only gives 2000 Demon King Points, but now buying a Forget-Soul Grass costs 2000 Demon King Points... What a rip-off system." Lin Yaoxie muttered, reluctantly clicking the purchase button in his mind.

In an instant, a magical herb appeared in his hand, its entire body crystal clear and quite beautiful.

"It's so expensive even in the system, it must be a rare species in this Three Lives Three Worlds. The South Sea Lord is truly blessed." Lin Yaoxie put the Forget-Soul Grass into his pocket and headed towards the South Sea.

"Who goes there?" The gates of the South Sea Palace were tightly shut. It seemed that, just as the West Sea Lord had said, the sea monsters were causing trouble, and the South Sea Lord had been disturbed for a moment.

"I am Lin Yaoxie, the eighteenth disciple of the War God Mo Yuan of Kunlun Ruins. I have a question to ask the Lord of the South Sea. Please inform him." Lin Yaoxie bowed, his polite demeanor belying a great demon.

Before long, the palace gates opened wide, and the Sea God of the South Sea led his shrimp soldiers and crab generals out to greet them: "May I ask what brings you here, Immortal? Please come in and have a seat."

Led by the South Sea Dragon King, Lin Yaoxie followed. It has to be said that in the past hundred years, the South Sea has actually fallen to the point of being bullied by minor demons. Although this palace is not exactly shabby, it is not prosperous either. Compared to the West Sea Dragon Palace, this place is much more desolate. Despite having many reasons to sympathize with him, Lin Yaoxie only felt that the South Sea Dragon King was useless. He couldn't even manage this small dragon palace and should be deposed as soon as possible.

"Please sit down!" The South Sea Lord led Lin Yaoxie to the seat of honor and served him the finest immortal wine. For the South Sea, which was in such a sorry state, to be able to produce such fine immortal wine must mean that it had been stored for a long time.

Taking advantage of the moment when the South Sea Lord was serving wine, Lin Yaoxie quickly took out the Forget-Soul Grass from his sleeve, which instantly dissolved in the water. It must be said that this Forget-Soul Grass was indeed a good thing. For such an expensive thing, Lin Yaoxie only used half of it and hid the other half for other uses later.

"The Crown Prince of the West Sea Dragon Palace was attacked today. You have a dispute with the West Sea Dragon King recently, so I have come to ask the Water Lord to assist us in the investigation!" Lin Yaoxie told the Water Lord the whole story.

"That old bastard actually came up with this trick to punish me! I will definitely take this to the highest heavens!" The Dragon King of the South Sea said indignantly.

"Since things have come to this, let's drink this cup together, and I'll definitely give you justice!"

"Then thank you very much, Immortal!" He drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.

The medicine took effect quickly. Lin Yaoxie silently recited something in his mind, and the South Sea King echoed it naturally, using his usual tone of voice.

"This herb truly is a divine herb!" Lin Yaoxie secretly exclaimed in delight.

Soon after, he took the South China Sea King and flew to the West Sea.

They finally arrived at the West Sea Dragon Palace, where the immortals discussed among themselves, their eyes filled with curiosity as they saw Lin Yaoxie 5.4.

The South China Sea King behind him, unaware of what was about to happen, still maintained an air of righteous indignation.

"Lord of the South Sea, could you really have killed two princes of the West Sea because of your grudge against the Lord of the West Sea?" Bai Qian still couldn't believe it.

"I..." Upon hearing this, the South Sea King hurriedly stood up to explain, but as soon as he stepped forward, he was suppressed by an invisible force.

"Does Water Lord's silence mean he agrees?" a deity nearby pressed.

Lin Yao smiled wickedly, silently reciting to himself, and the South Sea Lord immediately returned to normal: "Both princes were killed by my men. How much loyalty does the West Sea Lord have in standing by and watching them die?"

Everyone was shocked, never expecting that these two were involved in a seemingly insignificant feud between the South Sea King and the South Sea Lord, and even more surprised that the South Sea Lord would admit it so openly.

Chapter Fourteen: Rouge Inn

"With your power, I can believe you killed the eldest prince, but I don't believe you killed my senior brother, which means the second prince of the West Sea, Die Feng!" Bai Qian still didn't believe that the person in front of her was the murderer who killed her senior brother, and she didn't believe that the South Sea Lord could enter the Kunlun Ruins Library alone and kill someone.

"As for how I killed them, I don't intend to say much." The South Sea King sat down, took a sip of tea, and seemed utterly unafraid of the crowd.

Lin Yaoxie nodded in satisfaction. This was exactly the result he wanted. The rest was no longer his concern. Someone else would clean up this mess. No matter how much the South Sea King tried to deny it, the evidence of his guilt, which he had personally confessed to before the gods, could not be cleared up.

Kunlun Ruins

"Now that we've dealt with the cause of death, the next thing to do is deal with the Kunlun Ruins array diagram. Since Xuan Nu hasn't married Li Jing, she naturally won't help the Winged Realm steal the array diagram. If we start a war like this, then Qing Cang will definitely suffer a crushing defeat." Lin Yaoxie was unwilling to accept this. He was waiting for Mo Yuan to sacrifice his primordial spirit to the Eastern Emperor Bell, so that he would have one less troublesome opponent.

"Go and sound out the enemy's intentions and see when they will send troops!" Lin Yaoxie glanced at Xuan Nu beside him, his face icy. Since Xuan Nu was willing to help him kill the Crown Prince of the Western Sea, she was now on his side, making it easier for him to have an ally in the future.

“You haven’t looked at me since you came back, and this is the first thing you’ve said to me. You even asked me to sound out your feelings for you. Don’t you really know how I feel?” Xuan Nu grabbed Lin Yaoxie’s hand and placed it on her face, unaware that she had already humbled herself to the point of being in the dust.

"Do you really think that you can gain my favor by satisfying me for a moment?" Lin Yaoxie disgustedly broke free from Xuan Nu's hands, which were tightly gripping him. He then grabbed Xuan Nu's throat with his right hand. With just a little force, Xuan Nu would surely be decapitated.

Lin Yaoxie flung Xuan Nu aside, sat down with a flick of his sleeve, and took a sip of tea: "The tea temperature is just right today, let's keep it this way from now on!"

"Cough cough cough..." Xuan Nu coughed because of Lin Yaoxie, and patted the dust off her body. "I treat you so well, but you don't even notice me. You treat me as a servant, summoning me and dismissing me at will. But Si Yin hasn't given you any benefits, yet you are so devoted to her. A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow. Aren't you afraid that I will tell everyone about our affair? Do you think you will still be comfortable being a celestial being?"

"Why run all over the mountain when there's grass right next to your nest? You can say whatever you want, I'm not afraid of losing my reputation. Even if you complain to the Nine Heavens, you'll only be my ally, and how good will your end be?" Lin Yaoxie took another sip of tea, looking quite pleased, completely ignoring Xuan Nu's words.

After the Mystic Maiden had gone far away, Lin Yaoxie silently put down his teacup. He had recently noticed that the golden lotus was stirring, and he knew he had to go and check on it again.

Upon arriving at the lotus pond, one sees a figure carefully tending to a golden lotus, its surface shimmering with a faint golden light.

"My premonition was right!" Lin Yaoxie frowned. Ye Hua was born with half of the Father God's divine power, and his talent was higher than that of everyone else. He was probably a character that Mo Yuan and Hainan could not deal with.

"Eighteen?" Bai Qian turned around and saw Lin Yaoxie, who was still lost in thought. "What are you doing here?"

"Having nothing to do, I wander around..."

"Have you mastered the techniques your master gave you?" He nudged Lin Yaoxie's shoulder and quietly placed his left hand beside Lin Yaoxie's ear: "How about we go down the mountain and take a look? I'm getting so bored lately..."

The two men were dressed in江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and江湖义气, a code of honor among sages) attire, carrying fortune tellers' talismans, looking exactly like江湖义气 practitioners.

Not long after they ascended the clouds, they arrived at the mortal realm below. The two chose a secluded path and entered Chang'an City. The city's prosperity had faded, and the noisy street vendors' cries sounded just like those in Beijing's hutongs.

Bai Qian found everything fascinating, and Lin Yaoxie was even more amazed. He had just been sent by the system to Kunlun Ruins to learn martial arts, so he really couldn't spare the time to see these big and small matters.

"Rouge Inn"

The four large characters caught Lin Yaoxie's eye, and Bai Qian was also stunned. The two exchanged a glance and walked straight into the inn.

A woman dressed in coarse cloth, her hair casually tied up and secured with a simple wooden hairpin, appeared before everyone. No one would have guessed that she was the princess of the Winged Tribe.

"Rouge?" Bai Qian tentatively called out.

The previously busy figure suddenly stopped moving, clearly startled by those words.

He had just placed the dough in his hands when he roughly wiped his hands, which were covered in dough paste, on his clothes: "It's you! Please sit down!" He was both surprised and delighted.

"How did you end up in the mortal realm and open an inn like this?" Lin Yaoxie looked around at the businesses, and this one was the best-performing; it must have been open for more than just a day or two.

"This inn has been open for a while now. I'm tired of the same old life, it's time to relax!"

"That makes sense! You share the same ideals as me." Bai Qian casually placed her hand on Rouge's shoulder, forgetting that she was now a man.

Rouge looked up at Bai Qian, her face slightly flushed, but Bai Qian didn't notice. However, Lin Yaoxie saw all of this.

No one spoke. Bai Qian lowered her hand, perhaps finally realizing something was amiss, and casually asked, "The daffodils in your shop are in full bloom, and the water is such a beautiful green."

"For flowers to grow well, water is always the key. This water was specially prepared by someone from the Ninth Heaven. It nourishes celestial flowers, and it is even more precious for these mortal flowers." Rouge pointed to the clear water in the pool.

"Water is the key?!" Lin Yaoxie suddenly realized. With his current abilities, it would be difficult to completely eradicate the golden lotus left by the Father God, but the water could be easily replaced. Calculating the days, the lotus pond would be replaced in the next two days.

So that's how it is..."

"Immortal Siyin..."

The atmosphere was subtle and slightly awkward. Lin Yaoxie coughed twice: "Ahem, why don't you speak first, Rouge?"

"Hmm... Immortal Siyin, is it true that my second brother and you are in love?" Yan Zhi had probably sensed Li Jing's feelings as early as the Great Purple Palace, and her decision to go to Kunlun Ruins despite the danger made her even more certain, but she didn't know who Bai Qian's heart truly belonged to.

"Absolutely not!" Lin Yaoxie spoke up before Si Yin could react.

"Why?" Rouge asked, puzzled.

"How could Si Yin have a homosexual relationship with him!" Lin Yaoxie continued, unaware that Bai Qian beside him was already furious. When did it become Lin Yaoxie's turn to interrupt?

"Both Li Jing and I are innocent. I am grateful to him and to you for taking care of me at the Great Purple Palace. I have no other intentions. Farewell!" Bai Qian turned and left.

"Wait for me!" Lin Yaoxie stood up, then turned back and said, "I'll be back, Rouge! Goodbye!" When it comes to beauties, Lin Yaoxie prefers the vast forest, not Bai Qian.

This is a towering tree.

The two left one after the other, unaware that someone had been standing there for quite some time.

Chapter Fifteen: The Withered Golden Lotus

Perhaps frightened by Rouge's words, Lin Yaoxie was forced to be pulled up the mountain by Bai Qian after only a short stroll downstairs.

But this is for the best, so that Lin Yaoxie can get rid of the Golden Lotus threat sooner.

As soon as they entered the mountain gate, they saw the Mystic Maiden waiting at the entrance.

“God-Lord…” Xuan Nu stepped forward, interrupting Lin Yaoxie and Bai Qian’s conversation.

Seeing Xuan Nu approach, Bai Qian patted Lin Yaoxie on the shoulder, as if to say "I understand," clearly indicating that she had misunderstood something.

After Bai Qian left, Xuan Nu pulled Lin Yaoxie aside and said, "I've found out the exact time when the troops will be dispatched, but you have to agree to one condition."

"No one has ever dared to negotiate with me before, and you actually dare to negotiate with me?" Lin Yaoxie became increasingly displeased.

"This is nothing to you!"

"Tell me what your conditions are?" Lin Yaoxie sat down, casually chewing on some wild grass, seemingly indifferent.

"Marry me after you've settled everything!" Xuan Nu said smugly.

"Did you know that I could find out this information without you even knowing it?"

"I can offer you more than just these benefits; you'll see in the future!"

"Alright!" Lin Yaoxie readily agreed. Anyway, Xuan Nu didn't know that Lin Yaoxie's plan was to become the ruler of the world. Even if she did know, it was still an unknown. Who would know how long it would take for Lin Yaoxie to become the ruler of the world?

"When I become the ruler of the Three Realms, would I still marry a woman like you?" Lin Yaoxie murmured to himself. Since Xuan Nu was still useful, Lin Yaoxie didn't want to make things awkward with her.

"I've heard that the Winged Clan will be sending troops in five days. Are you going to go and fight them?" Xuan Nu pressed.

Lin Yaoxie didn't say much. The more he told this talkative woman, the more it would ruin his grand plan.

Mo Yuan has not yet emerged from seclusion. Since returning from the Winged Realm, he has not appeared again except for the time when his senior brother was killed by Lin Yaoxie. He is still in seclusion upon his return, precisely because Lin Yaoxie was training the Golden Lotus.

A good time to act.