After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"Lu Wu is a great master, and his morals are impeccable. He handles both public and private matters exceptionally well. He is quite a good match for someone like you."

Zhou Yan's face darkened.

Why do young people feel that Venus is mocking them?

Venus hurriedly said.

"Judging from Bai Ze's expression, he doesn't seem very interested in Lu Wu, or even Lu Wu?"

Zhou Yan was somewhat irritated.

"What era are we living in? How can arranged marriages still exist? This is a feudal cancer that must be abolished!"

Venus rolled his eyes.

“It’s impossible to ban it. The Heavenly Emperor’s decree is priceless. However, if you, Bai Ze, are having some trouble with Lu Wu, Taibai Jinxing can mediate.”

Zhou Yan showed a hint of interest.

Taibai Jinxing is waiting for this. He's not afraid of your aloofness, he's just afraid of you having no hobbies. And Bai Ze happens to be the kind of person who has hobbies.

"If Bai Ze can persuade Lady Yinglong to return to the Heavenly Court, Taibai Jinxing can petition the Emperor to grant Bai Ze a marriage. The Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden has always been on good terms with Bai Ze, so perhaps..."

Venus winked at Zhou Yan.

"Should we pair the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden with Bai Ze?"

Zhou Yan's body trembled violently.

This benefit seems irrefutable.

Chapter Two: Marriage

When Venus went to see Sun Wukong, he received an imperial decree, left the South Heavenly Gate, descended on auspicious clouds, and went alone to the Water Curtain Cave of Flower Fruit Mountain.

At that time, Sun Wukong was a young man who had just started his business and had paid homage to several influential figures. He didn't think much of it. After receiving the immortal decree from Taibai Jinxing, he went to the Heavenly Court and became a celestial official without any rank.

This Yinglong is no match for Sun Wukong. This woman is a queen from the ancient times, she has seen all kinds of great things. You can't just fool her when you go to find Yinglong.

After leaving Mount Ling, Venus led Zhou Yan to a hilltop behind Dahuang Village and casually summoned a carriage. The carriage was covered with floating white silk curtains, which were translucent. Upon closer inspection, one could see flying dragons and fire phoenixes carved on the white silk, which were extremely delicate. The carriage frame was also carved with various reliefs, and the reliefs were decorated with gold foil and gemstones. The materials used were luxurious, but the overall appearance was quite understated.

Of course, this carriage was not enough. Venus took out three jade dragon carvings from his pocket, threw them on the ground, and the carvings grew in the wind, soon turning into ten-meter-long dragons.

Golden-threaded horse ropes grew from the dragon's chin, connecting it to the carriage.

Venus looked at the sky again, and in an instant, many celestial officials descended from the sky. Layers of auspicious light covered three hundred miles of the sky, obscuring the entire heavens.

Zhou Yan, standing next to Venus, clicked his tongue in amazement.

"Do they really like making such a big fuss?"

Normally, only ordinary people care about grand occasions, because ordinary people can only judge how much a car costs, how much so many people cost, and how much a ceremony costs.

For a great deity like Yinglong, actions such as pulling a dragon-drawn carriage, having the Heavenly Official descend below, and having auspicious clouds stretching for three hundred miles are actually quite similar to you taking a sea motorcycle there.

In the eyes of ordinary Chinese people, such trivial matters are meaningless.

Taibai Xingjun turned around and explained to Zhou Yan.

"Empress Yinglong may not like it, but we cannot refuse to do it."

Zhou Yan understood.

Qi said, "That shows sincerity, right?"

"Heh. You know Bai Ze, that's good. Oh, by the way..."

Hey, Venus reached behind him and touched something. When his hand came out, it already held a white uniform of a celestial official.

"Bai Ze, put this on."

With a wry smile, Zhou Yan accepted the uniform, took off his casual clothes, and put on the Heavenly Official's uniform.

Lin's uniform is pure white, but the sunlight reflects off it, revealing some embroidered animals on it. This adds a touch of understated luxury to the otherwise simple and natural outfit.

Qi Taibai Jinxing walked to the left side of the dragon-horse chariot and then let Zhou Yan stand on the right side.

The remaining celestial officials' phantoms followed behind the dragon-horse's chariot.

After the Ling people finished their chanting, Venus began to speak.

"Start the stand!"

The three jade dragons in front of the dragon-horse chariot raised their heads and carried the chariot into the air. Zhou Yan and the others followed around the chariot, flying towards the sea area where Yinglong was located along with three hundred miles of auspicious clouds.

Because the road was not short, Zhou Yan couldn't help but send a message to Venus on the other side after following for a while.

"Why did Yinglong separate from the Ziwei Emperor in the first place?"

Only by understanding the origins of the couple's conflict can Zhou Yan find the right solution.

Venus, without looking to the side, spoke.

"It's all because of you, Bai Ze!"

Zhou Yan almost choked on his saliva.

"Me? Venus, are you kidding me?"

Taibai Xingjun, ignoring Zhou Yan, teased.

"Venus has deceived many people, but I have never deceived Bai Ze."

Zhou Yan: "..."

That sounds nice, but I see you can't fool me at all, so I'm not lying to you, right?

"So what exactly happened that caused Yinglong and the Ziwei Emperor to break off their relationship?"

Venus is indeed a difficult star to approach.

"This matter is quite complicated. It's because back then, Lady Yinglong and you, Bai Ze, spent too much time together and she picked up the same bad habits as you. His Majesty couldn't stand it and told Lady Yinglong to stay away from you, saying that one is influenced by one's company. Lady Yinglong refused, feeling that His Majesty shouldn't interfere with her private hobbies, so they started arguing."

Zhou Yan: "..." 8; ￡务簱∧〖傘娰覺←≯流Ｑu：

Venus, can you please stop pausing so dramatically when you speak? We really think you're the one who seduced Yinglong...

However, gods are genderless, and many great gods have been both men and women, having fathered countless children. Guanyin, for example, is a top-tier practitioner of both Buddhism and Taoism, and the number of men she has frightened with her withered bones and beautiful face is probably more than the number of rotten pants of the world's most notorious womanizer.

It's unreasonable for the Ziwei Emperor to be so critical of the differences between men and women. If there's no problem between men and women, does it really come down to a moral issue?

Speaking of which, Emperor Ziwei, you used to despise us so much that you said, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black."

"After that, Lady Yinglong descended to the mortal realm..."

Venus's tone was tinged with helplessness.

"Because of various things, I haven't returned to Heaven."

Zhou Yan inquired.

"Are all these events a great calamity from a thousand years ago?"

Venus glanced at Zhou Yan and said meaningfully.

"Bai Ze, Venus might as well tell you a secret. In fact, that great disaster did not last for a thousand years. At most, it only lasted for three hundred years."

Zhou Yan paused for a moment, then nodded.

Venus's words were somewhat illogical. Zhou Yan had heard rumors of Awakened Ones that had circulated for thousands of years. Awakened Ones were reincarnations of dead gods and demons, but the great calamity occurred three hundred years ago. The timelines of the two events did not match.

However, this great catastrophe affected both the past and the future. If Zhou Yan's thinking is not wrong, the history of the past and the future may have been modified. As a result, many issues concerning time appear ambiguous and even contradictory.

So, is this disaster still ongoing?

Zhou Yan secretly glanced at Venus.

Not long ago, Zhou Yan saw the Buddha at the Western Heavenly Gate facing a great calamity and said something like, "Please start with the Buddha."

The taste of this "beginning" is very peculiar; Zhou Yan always felt that the taste was not right.

Venus nodded without saying a word.

Zhou Yan rubbed his forehead.

What exactly is this great calamity? Why is it that even after Buddha died, Zhenwu the Great died, and all the gods and generals of the Southern Heavenly Gate turned to ashes, it still hasn't ended? Does it mean that all the gods in heaven have to die once before this calamity can be ended?

Ethereal, ethereal music began to play in the surrounding area.

The voice of Venus began to resonate in Zhou Yan's mind.

"Bai Ze, stop overthinking. Get into position. We're about to reach Yinglong Niangniang's Taiyuan Realm."

Zhou Yan tightened his expression, straightened his back, and stared straight ahead without looking to the side.

The surrounding celestial music intensified, and the auspicious clouds that stretched for three hundred miles transformed into auspicious clouds that stretched for a thousand miles, displaying boundless grandeur.

In terms of sheer spectacle, Taibai Jinxing made a grand gesture, far surpassing Sun Wukong's solo act of delivering imperial decrees.

Then, with the grand spectacle set up, accompanied by auspicious clouds stretching for miles, five hundred celestial officials, Bai Ze, and Taibai Jinxing, Zhou Yan, after traveling some distance, saw the Weak Water above the Taiyuan Realm where Yinglong resided, like a leak in the sky, with the Samadhi Divine Wind whipping up the sea tide.

To command the wind and rain.

Yinglong summoned wind and rain above the entrance to His Taiyuan Realm. It was at the highest level, the kind of storm that would leave Erlang Shen and Sun Wukong with only bones if they went in.

The procession led by Venus stopped, and Venus, at the very front, frowned deeply.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but chuckle.

Yinglong's attitude is no different from a normal man being told "You're a good person" when confessing his feelings, or being told "Wait for our notification" during a job interview.

They're all telling you it's hopeless, don't think about it, it's useless.

Venus stepped forward and spoke.

"By order of the Supreme Emperor of the Central Heaven, Purple Star, and Northern Pole, I request an audience with Lady Yinglong."

Behind Zhou Yan, the hundreds of Heavenly Officials who at least did not sense any murderous intent from him spoke up in unison.

"By order of the Supreme Emperor of the Central Heaven, Purple Star, and Northern Pole, I request an audience with Lady Yinglong."

"By order of the Supreme Emperor of the Central Heaven, Purple Star, and Northern Pole, I request an audience with Lady Yinglong."

"By order of the Supreme Emperor of the Central Heaven, Purple Star, and Northern Pole, I request an audience with Lady Yinglong."

The fierce winds from the opposite side showed no signs of abating; instead, several enormous tornadoes rose from the sea and sky, filling the gap between heaven and earth.

Zhou Yan said with a sigh.

"They've already given you the 'nice guy' card, so you should stop struggling."

Giving someone a "good guy" card is giving them a way out. If you're stubborn and think you still have a chance, don't blame them for being ruthless with their words.

Venus looked at Zhou Yan, and the reason he wanted Zhou Yan to come along was now.

Venus clasped his hands in greeting to Zhou Yan.

"Bai Ze, what are your thoughts?"

Zhou Yan stroked his chin and pondered for a while. He wanted to use the Extreme Eye to try and fail an infinite number of times, but Yinglong was, after all, a powerful figure at the Heavenly Emperor level. If Yinglong wanted to, Zhou Yan's Extreme Eye would be unusable by Yinglong.

The eye cannot make mistakes, everything is illusory, and even if everything is permitted, it is still impossible to use.

Zhou Yan suddenly wiped his face, and as soon as his hand came off, his face transformed into Lin Ziwei's.

Venus looked at Zhou Yan's changing expression with puzzlement.

What are you doing?

Although Lin Ziwei is a bit more handsome than Zhou Yan, even if you're selling your looks, don't do it so poorly. Taibai Jinxing has seen too many stunningly handsome men, and Zhou Yan's appearance doesn't even rank among them.

Zhou Yan clapped his hands again, and Ying Rushi (a fragment of Yinglong) walked out from opposite him.

The celestial officials and Venus around them all looked completely bewildered.

　What's going on?

"Ying Rushi" walked up to "Lin Ziwei", raised his hand, and with a loud "smack", directly slapped "Lin Ziwei" across half of her face, causing several teeth to fly out.

Zhou Yan had heard of an unrelated news story: a certain naive country, after learning that its foreign troops had sped up and hit its own civilians, and that the police were demanding that its residents apologize to the troops, specially hired an actor to impersonate a soldier and apologize to their country.

There's also a certain Japanese office worker who likes to have the hostesses cosplay as his female boss, who always bullies him, when he goes to a brothel, and then...

You know everything.

Lin Ziwei, whose teeth had been knocked out, covered her face and looked at Ying Rushi. Ying Rushi shouted loudly.

Are you angry?