When the Yang Jiao brothers and sisters entered the Emperor's Palace, Emperor Gouchen was sitting on the throne. On the left and right were three marshals, five war gods, and generals. Their auras were as deep as the abyss, unfathomable, and extremely murderous. They only stared at them with their eyes.
, the Yang Jiao brothers and sisters were overwhelmed by the weight of Mount Tai, making it difficult to breathe.
"Xiaoxian pays homage to Emperor Gouchen!" In such a stagnant atmosphere, the three of them did not dare to look at each other and bowed directly.
Emperor Gouchen's face was expressionless, not angry and intimidating. A purple thunder streak loomed between his eyebrows, setting off his face with steaming purple energy, hazy, mysterious and unpredictable.
"I have summoned the three of you here today to discuss the pardon you requested. The Emperor of Heaven allowed the pardon to atone for sins through meritorious deeds, to encourage relatives of criminals to punish evil and promote good, and to benefit the three realms. If there are relatives of criminals, they will be the heavens and establish the ultimate foundation for the three realms.
If the offender has performed great meritorious deeds and is willing to use his meritorious deeds to offset his sins, he may be pardoned or his sentence reduced or reduced based on his repentance.”
"However, the three of you have done no great service to all sentient beings in the three realms. You are asking for pardon with just a simple filial piety. This is too cheap. There are countless people in the three realms who have violated the laws of heaven and been punished. If everyone behaves with filial piety,
How can the Heavenly Court govern all sentient beings if we use excuses to ask for forgiveness?”
When Yang Jiao and the others first came in, they still had hopes and thought that Emperor Gouchen would change his mind and give his family a chance. However, this tone did not seem like it. But Emperor Gouchen's words were upright and every word made sense. Even if they stood in front of them,
It’s impossible to say there’s anything wrong with the angle, so it’s hard to refute at the moment.
Emperor Gouchen continued: "Furthermore, you keep saying that you are filial and cannot bear the suffering of your mother, but just kneeling down and begging is far from reflecting your filial piety. If you will be forgiven because of your kneeling down and begging today, it will not be the case if others kneel down and beg for it in the future."
To pardon or not to pardon?”
Listening to Emperor Gou Chen's emotionless tone, the Yang Jiao brothers and sisters felt their hearts sinking. Yang Chan couldn't help but shed tears, with a sad and pitiful look on her face.
Emperor Gouchen's tone changed suddenly: "However, if you insist on saving your mother, it's not impossible to make some changes. I'm afraid you won't."
When he first heard that there was a chance of improvement, Yang Jiao seemed to be grasping at a life-saving straw and hurriedly said: "Please give me your permission, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Gouchen said calmly: "Your mother was imprisoned because of the laws of heaven. You are determined to rescue her, but you don't want to be bound by the laws of heaven. That's simple. The laws of heaven only restrain gods and demons. If your mother really doesn't want to be punished,
You can choose not to be a god."
"Ah? This..." Upon hearing this, brother and sister Yang Jiao's expressions changed, and they said cautiously: "Does the emperor mean to expel the immortal or divine books?"
"Ha!" Emperor Gouchen chuckled lightly, "You have a good idea. Even if you are expelled from the immortal status, as long as your cultivation level is above the earth immortal, you will still be governed by my rules of heaven. What I mean is to expel your mother from the immortal status.
, remove the immortal bones, deprive her of her cultivation, and completely demote her to a mortal. She will never become an immortal throughout her life. In this way, she becomes a mortal and is bound by mortal laws. As long as she does not directly violate the power of heaven, heaven will not bother to care."
The faces of the Yang Jiao brothers turned pale, and they were stunned and speechless. It was difficult to accept it. You must know that it took a lot of effort for Yao Ji to become a golden immortal. She was already in the realm of immortality. As long as she did not suffer disaster, she would live as long as heaven and earth. If
If she was demoted to a mortal, wouldn't it mean that she would soon die of old age? This would not be saving her, but harming her.
Even if reincarnation is possible, reincarnation by soul is completely cut off from the previous life. Even if memories can be restored, they are no longer the same person. Not to mention their brothers and sisters, even Haotian and Yao Ji themselves cannot agree.
"What? Is it difficult to accept?" Emperor Gou Chen had already expected it, and said calmly: "Actually, for a crime like Yao Ji's, she was just imprisoned, which is considered a lighter punishment, but without tens of millions of years, it is impossible.
To expiate sins.”
Yang Chan cried: "Is there no room for change?"
Emperor Gou Chen said: "The state has national laws, and heaven has rules. Even sects have rules. Once they are violated, how can they be tolerated lightly? If your brother and sister have made great achievements, they can also atone for their sins. But you can only speak with filial piety.
Morality and law have nothing to do with each other, so how can they be confused with each other?"
The three of them felt like they had fallen into an ice cellar. They thought that there was no hope anymore. They could only watch their mother imprisoned for tens of millions of years. There was nothing they could do. Yang Jian's heart was as sharp as a knife and he shouted: "Please show mercy to the emperor, Yang Jian is willing to be punished on behalf of his mother!"
"Nonsense!" Emperor Gouchen scolded: "You are you, and Yao Ji is Yao Ji. Whose crime is to blame? Who should be punished? How can we give it to each other privately or accept it on behalf of others?"
After scolding you for a few words, he changed his tone and said: "But seeing that you three are really sincere, I can give you a chance to atone for your sins."
When Yang Jiao and the others heard this, they immediately felt as if they were saved from a desperate situation. They hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Thank you very much for your extra mercy, Emperor!"
Emperor Gou Chen said: "It is impossible to pardon directly, but I can allow the three of you to redeem your merits. Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, you two brothers can stay under my seat and listen to me. There are always monsters and monsters in the lower world causing trouble. You
You can receive tasks and perform meritorious deeds. A small merit can offset a ten-year punishment, a medium merit can offset a hundred years of punishment, and a big merit can offset a thousand years of punishment. As for Yang Chan, she can do good deeds in the lower world. A small deed can offset a year's punishment, and one middle deed can offset a one-year punishment.
A good deed can offset a hundred years, what do you think?"
Although the conditions are very harsh, it is not that easy to achieve meritorious service. Even if there are so many tasks to receive, great achievements are definitely not that easy to achieve. However, if the assistance of the master forces behind them is taken into account, it will be relatively simple. Although
The results are not fast, but at least we have a direction to work towards. As long as we are willing to work hard, we will see results, and we can reduce the number of years by one year.
Moreover, this behavior is also in line with the rules of heaven, and is much more reasonable than forcing a pardon. The rules of heaven itself are to punish evil and promote good, deter lawlessness, and make the world clear, and are not punishments for the sake of punishment. Punishing prisoners is only a means, not an end.
.If the prisoners can sincerely repent and are willing to atone for their crimes, it is not impossible to give them a chance.
Now, if the three Yang Jiao brothers and sisters are willing to take the place of their mother and atone for their sins, this is within the limits of the rules, and no one else has anything to say.
However, this situation is rare. Most of the criminals in heaven are extremely vicious people with no relatives or friends at all. Once they break the law, it is too late for others to distance themselves from each other, so how can you spend energy to atone for their sins?
"Thank you for your kindness, Emperor. We are willing to accept it." Brother Yang Jiao also understood that this is the best result. If they still do not know what to do, they may offend Emperor Gou Chen and not even give them this chance.
"Very good. During this period, you will not receive any remuneration for your meritorious service, and it will all be converted into years of offsetting guilt. How far you can achieve it is entirely up to you. The three realms are vast, and now the Shinto system of the secondary world is also improving.
, There are so many lawless people, don’t be afraid that you won’t have the chance to make meritorious deeds.”
"Yes, the emperor is so kind and benevolent. My brother and sister will remember this deeply and will go through fire and water in the future to repay this great kindness."
Emperor Gou Chen said calmly: "This emperor is just giving you a chance. How much you can do depends entirely on you. Whether you claim to be filial is just for fame and reputation. In this process, I will wait and see. Ten thousand great achievements are not that big."
It’s easy to achieve. Okay, you can step back!”
The Yang Jiao brothers and sisters retired. Xuan Xiao dismissed the gods and returned to the harem for a walk. After a while, Xuan Nu asked to see her. When she came in, she looked embarrassed and a little embarrassed.
"Why do you want to see me?" Xuan Xiao asked calmly.
"Well, I'm here to apologize." Xuannv lowered her head and whispered.
Xuan Xiao said mockingly: "I don't dare. If you don't teach me a lesson, I'm already very grateful. How dare I ask you to apologize?"
Xuannv said hurriedly: "I was wrong yesterday. I shouldn't have made you unable to step down in front of everyone. I reflected deeply last night and deeply regretted my impulsive behavior. I came here to apologize."
"You mean, if you don't do it in front of everyone, you can prevent me from getting off the stage? Do you still think that this is the Zifuzhou of my childhood, and you can use chicken feathers as arrows to take care of me on my mother's behalf?"
Xuan Xiao spoke in a harsh tone, with a sullen face, and turned around coldly, with his back to Xuannv. His gorgeous robes rippled in the wind. Although he looked aloof, he still showed his graceful and noble peerless style.
Later, Xuan Nu was a little stunned for a moment, and then she really realized that the person in front of her was the most noble person in the three realms, and was no longer the little kid she used to be. And she always seemed to subconsciously ignore his identity.
, and regarded him as a friend who played with him on Zifuzhou.
"Uh, so I'm here to take the blame. Yesterday I was impulsive and didn't think through the consequences. You can punish me. You can punish me in any way. I'm here to take the blame."
Xuan Xiao listened to her voice. At this time, the two of them were alone, and what happened yesterday happened again. The knot in his heart was relieved, and he was actually a little grateful to her.
He also recalled the happy days of his childhood. At that time, although his father was not the Emperor of Heaven, he had already achieved Hunyuan and was busy planning great things every day, while his mother had to manage such a huge force. The ones who stayed with him the longest were Qingniao and Xuan.
Female, the two often control themselves in the name of mother. Although they are master and servant, they actually have a somewhat brother-sister relationship.
At this thought, Xuan Xiao's anger gradually subsided, but she had caused a great loss of face to herself, and it was not easy for her to forgive her immediately. She still said with a straight face: "You said that I don't understand love, do you understand? Don't you?
Are you also thinking about mortals? Or you have fallen in love with some immortal? Is it the Human Emperor Xuanyuan? He has pursued you, and he even built a temple for you to worship you, respecting you as the Nine Heavens Xuannv and the heavenly war god."
Xuannv was stunned and shook her head hurriedly: "No, I have no feelings for him at all. Don't talk nonsense."
Xuan Xiao said doubtfully: "If it's not there, it's not going to happen. Why are you anxious? Since you don't understand love yourself, how can you have the confidence to teach me a lesson? I thought you knew everything!"
After saying that, he shook his head and left, leaving only one sentence: "You will be punished to face the wall for a thousand years, and you will not be allowed to cheat or slip."