The male supporting character was actually myself.

Now that you've regained some of your magical powers, why not repay your kindness by transforming into a beautiful young woman and marrying that Cowherd? You actually stole the Seventh Princess's fairy robes in an attempt to imprison her—a heinous crime deserving of death!

The Queen Mother's expression was solemn. "As a righteous deity of the Heavenly Court, you actually plotted to imprison a female immortal and force her to marry a mere mortal for your own selfish reasons. If this matter is not severely punished, where will the dignity and safety of the female immortals be?! Six celestial beings returned to the Heavenly Realm to search for me but to no avail, and were trapped in the Huale Heaven. You were given enough time to plot, and you still dare to say that the Heavenly Court had no accomplices?"

"Queen Mother, please investigate carefully. You are unaware that the six celestial beings are trapped. It is no easy task to trap them all at the same time. With the little magic power I have recovered, I can only guard the Weaver Girl who has lost her celestial robes. How could I possibly have the power to trap the celestial beings in Hualetian?"

"My only scheme was with the Weaver Girl from beginning to end. I suppose the Sixth Fairy Maiden must have made enemies with other immortals." Taurus Star Lord insisted on pinning all the blame on the Magpie Spirit, whose soul had already been scattered.

He neither resisted nor denied the crime outright, thus taking full responsibility to avoid implicating that good-natured man.

Moreover, the loss of the elixir was indeed enormous back then. Even the Heavenly Court could not make a detailed estimate, let alone track the whereabouts of every single elixir. The logic of this lie is so sound that no one can refute it.

Given Taurus Star Lord's abilities, it was indeed impossible for him to sneak away from the mortal realm back to the celestial realm to go to Hualetian and stop the Six Fairy Maidens.

"How did you know that the seven princesses were playing in the Jade Lotus Pond in the mortal realm? How could a male immortal like you know such a secret?" The upright Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li intuitively felt that he was hiding something, and immediately pressed him for an answer.

Taurus Star Lord replied calmly, "The Jade Lotus Pond is not a secret place. I overheard a fairy mention it when I was still working in the Heavenly Court and I remembered it."

As he spoke, he glanced at Erlang Shen. If it weren't for the fact that it would drag the kind-hearted man into this, he would have really wanted to turn the tables and implicate the Third Holy Mother.

Relying on her elder brother being the God of Justice, she was only suppressed for a while for violating heavenly rules by having an affair with a mortal and giving birth to a child. In the end, she was expelled from heaven and allowed to reunite with her family of three.

In comparison, are the mistakes I make really more serious?

Without a powerful older brother or sister, one becomes a prime target, not only demoted to the mortal realm but also condemned to be a cow for eternity, never to rise again!

"Fortunately, the Seventh Princess escaped this calamity thanks to the help of the Peach Blossom Mountain local deity. The Golden Ox Star Lord, who was banished to the mortal realm to be an ox for eternity, showed no remorse whatsoever. I urge the Jade Emperor to punish him severely to set an example." Erlang Shen then turned to the Emperor and asked, "Back then, Sun Wukong's havoc in the Heavenly Palace left behind many hidden dangers. There may still be many miraculous elixirs circulating in the mortal realm. Simply sealing his divine consciousness is no longer sufficient."

The Jade Emperor turned his gaze to his colleague—the Queen Mother of the West, the head of all female immortals.

She pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Since the punishment of sealing one's divine consciousness can only lead to more vicious hatred and make one not realize how serious the sins one has committed are, then please ask the Jade Emperor to send him into reincarnation as a woman."

It's a done deal that the Taurus Star Lord has secretly altered the Book of Marriages. He will personally suffer the humiliation and torment in place of the women who have been harmed. For every marriage he alters, he will be reincarnated to atone for his sins. After this is all over, he will be stripped of his celestial bones and position, and cast into the eighteenth level of hell, never to be reincarnated!

"The Queen Mother's punishment was excellent. How could the Golden Bull Star Lord know the suffering of mortals without experiencing it firsthand?" The Jade Emperor nodded in agreement. "The culprit, the Magpie Spirit, has been utterly destroyed. The Golden Bull Star Lord, who harmed the female immortal, will immediately have his powers stripped and be sent to the mortal realm to atone for his sins. Erlang Shenjun will personally supervise, and Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, will record all the hardships he endures in the mortal realm, so that all the gods can see the consequences of interfering in the fates of mortals!"

The two gods received the decree and dragged Taurus Star Lord down.

The six fairies stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, we sisters were so anxious to save someone that we went to the Heavenly Palace to find you, but to no avail. It was the purple-clad fairy by your side who guided us to Huale Heaven. After that, we were attacked and trapped. We beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly and find out who is behind the obstruction of our efforts to call for reinforcements to rescue our little sister!"

"The Purple-Clad Fairy?" Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother frowned slightly and looked at the Plain-Clad Fairy waiting beside her, asking, "Where is your little sister, the Purple-Clad Fairy?"

"My little sister isn't on duty today, she should be in her room..." The fairy in plain clothes was startled, thinking that her little sister was usually well-behaved, so how could she be involved in the imprisonment of the Weaver Girl and the Sixth Fairy?

"Bring the fairy in purple robes here. We must confront her before the case and get to the bottom of this matter!"

"Yes!" The fairy in plain clothes accepted the order and left. Not long after, news came that the fairy in purple clothes had disappeared.

Unable to find her in the Heavenly Palace, the Queen Mother calculated with her fingers and her face immediately turned cold. "This is truly a case of the blind being under the lamp! The Purple-Clad Fairy has violated the Heavenly Laws by descending to the mortal realm without permission. Go and ask the Jade Emperor to order the heavenly soldiers and generals to accompany me to arrest her and bring her to justice!"

Jiang Chen stared blankly at the crystal paperweight as the light dimmed. "Daoist Master, do you think the immortals noticed what we were observing?"

"Probably not. After all, a day in heaven is a year on earth. This probably happened shortly after we returned to the Heavenly Court. We just witnessed a shadow play." Daoist Chiling wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

He never expected that the newly appointed local deity, upon opening his magic weapon, would want to see what was happening in the Heavenly Court. After witnessing a trial, his legs went weak.

If they are discovered, it's not just a matter of being killed off with a single blow.

"On another note, although you haven't been discovered, that is still the Heavenly Court. It would be better to be more respectful in the future to avoid bringing trouble upon yourself." Daoist Chiling looked at him carefully again and instructed him, "The Earth God won't stay here for long. After you are listed among the immortals, I can't deduce anything, but I can tell that you won't stay in the Three Realms for long."

Nothing else, just a few words I'd like to say, which I hope the Earth God will remember: All is illusion; only by staying true to your original intentions can you achieve your goals. Now that you have obtained this incredible treasure, I urge the Earth God to protect all living beings, whether they transcend the Three Realms or remain in the mortal world, and never let emptiness cloud their true nature.

Jiang Chen stood up and bowed, "Thank you for your guidance, Daoist Master."

The little white cat slowly licked its paws. "Meow? It's like a riddle. Meow doesn't understand what it's saying. By the way, host, now that you've been made a god, does that mean you can marry a celestial being? Let me tell you, there are so many fairies in heaven, each one more beautiful than the last..."

When pretty girls are mentioned, the little dumpling's eyes light up with excitement as it chatters incessantly;

After bidding farewell to the local earth god, Daoist Chiling descended the mountain and returned to his Daoist temple on Nanlang Mountain to continue his solitary cultivation.

Meanwhile, the purple-clad fairy in the mortal realm is completely immersed in love and romance.

After descending to the mortal realm that day, she used a clichéd excuse to meet Dong Yong, a loyal, honest, and handsome man. Sure enough, the two fell in love at first sight and became husband and wife that very day. That night, they entered the bridal chamber and were overjoyed.

While the Queen Mother of the West led her heavenly soldiers and generals down to earth to capture her, the fairy in purple was enjoying herself with Dong Yong, sightseeing and having a great time.

Upon learning that his youngest daughter had fallen in love with the mortal world, the Jade Emperor was furious.

They just talked about cracking down on the Weaver Girl's near-harm incident and decided to implement stricter management, but they ended up slapping themselves in the face when their own daughter eloped with a mortal!

"Father?!" The fairy in purple panicked when she saw the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother leading a group of heavenly soldiers and generals to capture her.

Previously, she had only harbored unrequited love for Dong Yong while gazing at the mortal world from the Heavenly Palace. Now, after descending to the mortal realm and getting to know him, she has fallen completely in love and is unwilling to return to the Heavenly Palace to continue her cold and lonely life.

The mortal world is full of everyday life, and with the gentle and considerate Dong Yong by her side day and night, sharing their deepest feelings, the fairy in purple finally understands what it means to envy a loving couple more than immortals.

But the good days had only just begun, and she did not want to be separated from Dong Yong forever.

"As a celestial being, you have openly violated the heavenly rules and the law that celestial beings and mortals cannot marry. Do you know your crime?" The Jade Emperor was so angry that his beard trembled.

Instead, it was the Queen Mother of the West, who was also her colleague and daughter's superior, who mediated the situation, saying, "Although the Heavenly Laws were strict before, there were still those who violated them. The Purple-Clad Fairy was inevitably bewitched and made an unwise move for a time. Fortunately, it was still early and the two of them had no children, so there is still time."

She looked at the purple-clad fairy with a gentle smile and said softly, "You have always been the most obedient and clever person in the Heavenly Palace. How could you be so confused? Have you been bewitched and deceived by someone? Hurry up and go to your father to apologize. Sever all ties with him and come back to the Heavenly Palace with us. It is a great virtue to admit your mistakes and correct them."

"No! You can't!" Dong Yong pushed through the crowd of onlookers and rushed to the purple-clad fairy's side, shielding her behind him. Facing the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother, he declared emphatically, "Even if you are gods, you cannot interfere with my wife's freedom! What kind of ridiculous heavenly rules are these? They have no humanity whatsoever. We'd rather not be gods!"

The fairy in purple never expected her brother Dong Yong to be so brave, fearlessly protecting her despite the powerful.

"Yes, I don't want to be separated from my husband!" She immediately hugged him and declared, "No matter what, I want to be with him!"

The Jade Emperor really wanted to slap the man who lived off a woman to death, but he suppressed his anger and advised, "You live comfortably in the mortal world entirely because you crush all the mortals with your magic. Zi'er, you were born in the Heavenly Realm and have never experienced the hardships of the mortal world, so you naturally do not understand the suffering of being a mortal."

Stop being willful. The Heavenly Laws, established by Heaven, are meant to maintain fairness and justice in the Three Realms.

If you, as a deity, unite with a mortal and cannot give birth in the celestial realm, the child, carrying half-deity blood, will surely seize the cultivation resources of the native beings in the mortal world.

As deities, we cultivated and ascended to heaven in the mortal world, enjoying the blessings of this world. After achieving enlightenment, we naturally have to give back to the mortal world. Therefore, each deity has a duty to protect peace in this world to the greatest extent possible.

Only by abiding by the heavenly rules and regulations can a continuous, virtuous cycle be ensured. Breaking these rules brings no benefit to either gods or mortals!

As more and more onlookers gathered, the Queen Mother sighed and continued to mediate, saying, "Since you two are unwilling to separate, and there is a difference between immortals and mortals, why not compromise?"

Either Dong Yong cultivates to become an immortal, and the two of them can join the ranks of immortals and naturally become a Daoist couple;

The only alternative is to strip the Purple-Clad Fairy of her immortal bones and status, making her a mortal like Yang Chan, so she can live happily ever after with her husband.

The Queen Mother had already opened the back door for him, and the Jade Emperor looked at her with gratitude before coughing twice and saying, "Dong Yong, I will personally guide you to immortality!"

Cultivation is difficult, but reunion is inevitable. You two should part temporarily. While you cultivate diligently in the mortal realm, you will attain immortality upon achieving perfect merit. At that time, you can formally marry and become Daoist partners, which would be a beautiful story.

The Jade Emperor himself was the one who saved you; this was an incredibly powerful favor.

The little tree demon in Peach Blossom Mountain, who had just cultivated into human form and whose cultivation was so shallow, was immediately granted the position of Earth God and officially listed among the immortals because of his meritorious service in helping the Weaver Girl.

As a human, Dong Yong had more advantages. As long as he cultivated for three to five years and gained some magical power, he could easily find a pretext to confer an insignificant minor immortal title, and they could naturally stay together for millions of years.

The difference between demons and immortals lies in whether or not they have a legitimate official position. The vast celestial realm always has some vacancies waiting to be filled.

As long as the Jade Emperor issues a decree to directly condense a divine essence and imprint a divine seal, this matter will be accomplished!

"Separate from my wife?" Dong Yong shook his head firmly upon hearing this. "No! I, Dong Yong, am but a mortal. How easy is it for me to cultivate into an immortal? Even if I could, it would be many years from now. But my love for my wife cannot be separated even for a day!"

The Jade Emperor, the Queen Mother, and all the heavenly soldiers and generals were stunned.

I'm telling you to choose one of two options. Even though the Jade Emperor personally guided you, you still refused to cultivate and said such things. Do you want the Purple-Clad Fairy to suffer endless pain, have her immortal bones removed, be stripped of her immortal status, and be sent to the mortal world as a mortal?

If you truly love each other, don't you want the other person to be better and for the two of you to stay together forever?

As long as one cultivates to become an immortal, they can be together forever; if they don't cultivate, two mortals can only stay together for a few decades before growing old and going to the Yellow Springs, with no chance of an afterlife. Who would be foolish enough to choose the second path?

"Zi'er! What do you mean?" The Jade Emperor was so angry that he trembled all over. He really couldn't understand how his daughter could be so foolish as to choose a man who was good for nothing except for his appearance.

They were dirt poor and only lived a life of luxury thanks to Zi'er's magic.

Because of his pedantic nature, he offended many court officials, and Zi'er always had to use magic to confuse mortals and get away with it.

Nowadays, even with the back door wide open, people are unwilling to do it because they think cultivation is too hard, and they just want to sit back and enjoy the benefits!

“Father, I…” The fairy in purple hesitated for a moment, but driven by love, she forgot her original intention of just venting her desires. She looked at Dong Yong deeply for a moment and nodded, saying, “As long as I can be with my husband, I am willing to be a mortal.”

The Queen Mother was also furious and coldly reminded you: "You must not let your emotions cloud your judgment. You must know that once your immortal bones are removed, you will never be able to join the ranks of immortals again. Moreover, the process of removing your bones is extremely painful and agonizing. You must make a careful decision!"

"My wife, you mustn't!" Dong Yong held her hand tightly, refusing to let go. "If you are stripped of your immortal bones and become a mortal, then I will have harmed you! I would rather be separated from you than let you suffer such pain."

After a series of "persuasions," their stance was made clear.

They'd rather break up than spend the time and energy cultivating a relationship, putting in any effort for a mutually fulfilling love.

After a brief struggle, the fairy in purple had made up her mind to remove her immortal bones and descend to the mortal world. No matter how the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother tried to dissuade her, she refused to waver in the slightest. In fact, the more they tried to persuade her, the more she felt that true love was precious and her attitude became even more resolute.

Left with no other choice, the Jade Emperor could only issue an edict ordering the heavenly soldiers and generals to take the purple-clad fairy back to the Heavenly Court's Hall of Punishment to have her immortal bones removed.

A group of immortals came and went in a hurry, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye with their beloved wives.

A day in heaven is a year on earth, and even if someone is just taken to be executed, there will be a huge time difference.

Dong Yong waited and waited, but ten days passed without any news. Another ten days passed, and still no sign of his wife. Ten more days passed, and the family's remaining food was running low.

He came from a poor background and had to sell himself to bury his father. Fortunately, he met a woman who could provide him with countless gold and silver treasures with just a gesture, and she also helped him get a government official position.

However, those treacherous officials did not understand his intention to serve the emperor wholeheartedly, and they made things difficult for him at every turn. Even without his wife's secret support, he continued to squander his money and soon ran out of funds, even losing his official position.

A month passed quickly, and Dong Yong felt that the fairy in purple probably had a change of heart and wouldn't come back. He should think about his future.

Just as the summer was raging and drought struck many places, and it was clear that if it didn't rain soon, the people would lose their entire harvest, he suddenly remembered that the gold hairpin left by his wife was a powerful magic weapon. So he presented the gold hairpin to the emperor as a treasure.

As expected, the purple-clad fairy's golden hairpin had a very good effect in praying for rain.

The rains that fell everywhere relieved the drought, and the emperor was overjoyed and immediately appointed Dong Yong as the top scholar in the treasure presentation competition.

Three months later, Dong Yong, the top scholar who presented the treasure, happily married the prime minister's daughter.

The emperor personally selected a perfect match: one was a top scholar who could bring rain with a golden hairpin, and the other was the prime minister of the court. Naturally, their wedding was extremely extravagant, with a ten-mile-long red procession and a lively atmosphere filled with gongs and drums.

The purple-clad fairy, who was more than six months pregnant, suffered greatly before finally losing her fairy bones and descending to the mortal world. After losing her magic powers, she became haggard and worn out. She searched for her husband all night, only to find him dressed in a red robe and wearing red flowers, riding a tall horse and happily welcoming his bride.

The purple-clad fairy, who stubbornly refused to listen to advice and ended up being abandoned by everyone without any help, didn't even get to see Dong Yong. She didn't have the powerful magic to do whatever she wanted, and the mansion of the top scholar who presented the treasure was heavily guarded. No matter how much she pleaded, no one came in to announce her arrival.

After finally seeing Dong Yong on the street, dressed in luxurious clothes and looking increasingly radiant, he only glanced coldly at the sallow-faced woman with dirty clothes and a big belly. He completely ignored the fairy in purple's tearful recounting of past affections and even ordered the servants to treat her as a madwoman to avoid startling his new wife.

With Erlang Shen secretly watching over him, and Xiaotianquan occasionally sneaking a peek around, Liu Yanchang dared not harbor any further thoughts. He and Yang Chan, who had become mortals and were no longer elegant and noble, lived in harmony and mutual respect. The family of three completely severed their ties with the immortal realm, which could be considered a peaceful end.

The fate of the purple-clad fairy who longed for mortal life became a typical negative example in the celestial realm.

The bad news is that no one knows or cares where the purple-clad fairy and her unborn child ended up; the good news is that from then on, no female fairy in the Heavenly Court descended to the mortal realm without permission, stricter heavenly rules were established, and with the examples of the Golden Bull Star Lord and others before them, no deity violated them.

If there's anything unusual about the Heavenly Court now that it's back to its peaceful state, there is one thing—the Weaver Girl has registered before the Queen Mother of the West, waiting for the right moment to descend to the mortal realm and enter the cycle of reincarnation to settle a past entanglement.

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