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- MWM Chapter 576
“Yes, Senior Brother, we will take care of Master!”
The three Yang siblings nodded enthusiastically like pecking chicks and used their cloud-riding spells to carry Yu Ding Zhenren back to Yuquan Mountain.
Before parting, Yu Ding Zhenren reminded Leo not to forget to buy plenty of his favorite *Green Bamboo Wine*.
After seeing off his master and junior siblings, Leo immediately turned and flew toward Guanjiangkou.
According to his calculations, today was the day the Jade Emperor would send the Great Golden Crow and Marshal Tianpeng to capture Yao Ji with an army of one hundred thousand celestial soldiers and generals. Naturally, he wanted to witness the event.
Leo had no intention of stopping Yao Ji’s capture and imprisonment at Peach Mountain, as this event was crucial. Without it, Yang Jian wouldn’t grow in power so quickly, nor would he rebel against the Heavenly Court.
If that didn’t happen, the Jade Emperor wouldn’t realize the Heavenly Court’s weakness, and he wouldn’t prioritize the *Investiture of the Gods*, going against Yuan Shi Tianzun’s grand scheme.
Moreover, Yao Ji had violated the celestial laws by falling in love with a mortal, so intervening wouldn’t be justified.
However, there were still things Leo could do—like saving Yang Tianyou.
The celestial laws forbade heavenly beings from having mortal emotions, and as the Goddess of the Fourth Heaven of Desire, Yao Ji’s punishment for breaking those laws was reasonable.
Honestly, if gods and immortals were constantly falling in love, it would indeed create problems for the three realms.
But Yang Tianyou was just a mortal, and there were no laws forbidding mortals from having emotions. He had committed no crime.
The same applied to their children—Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan were also innocent. Only Yao Ji had violated the law.
The reason the Jade Emperor ordered them to be condemned to the eighteenth level of hell was because they lacked powerful backers. It was similar to how an emperor could execute a commoner simply by issuing a decree. But if that commoner gained strength and a powerful patron, as long as they didn’t break the law, the emperor wouldn’t be able to touch them.
“Good, I’m not too late!”
From a distance, Leo saw that the sky above Guanjiangkou was filled with countless celestial soldiers and generals. He knew the battle hadn’t ended yet.
“Transform!”
Using his *Eight-Nine Mystical Arts*, he transformed into a small bee and quietly slipped into the area.
“The Jade Emperor has decreed that Yao Ji be captured and brought back to the Heavenly Court, and that Yang Tianyou, Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan be executed on the spot and condemned to the eighteenth level of hell for all eternity!”
The Great Golden Crow, wielding his Solar Golden Wheel, coldly announced the decree to Yao Ji and Yang Tianyou.
Behind him stood Marshal Tianpeng, clearly reluctant, and an army of armored celestial soldiers and generals.
“Great Golden Crow, I raised you. I am willing to return to the Heavenly Court and accept punishment, but I beg you, for the sake of our family ties, spare your uncle and cousins,” Yao Ji pleaded, her face filled with desperation.
But the Great Golden Crow clearly had no regard for familial bonds. His response was firm:
“The Great Golden Crow sees only the Jade Emperor’s decree, not familial ties!”
At that moment, Yang Tianyou stepped forward, taking all the blame upon himself, hoping that by sacrificing his life, he could save Yao Ji and their three children.
He believed that, as a mere mortal and the only one without a blood connection to the Jade Emperor, his death would resolve the situation. He thought that once he was gone, Yao Ji, being the Jade Emperor’s sister, and their children, who shared the Jade Emperor’s blood, could return to the Heavenly Court and live as immortals.
Unfortunately, he underestimated the ruthlessness of the Jade Emperor and the Great Golden Crow. Even with Marshal Tianpeng’s intercession, the Great Golden Crow remained unmoved, immediately ordering an attack.
Countless arrows rained down on Yang Tianyou, but Yao Ji used her Heavenly Eye to disintegrate them instantly.
A chaotic battle ensued.
Yao Ji, with her cultivation at the peak of the Golden Immortal level and the aid of her innate treasure, the Heavenly Eye, was already close to reaching the Taiyi Golden Immortal level. However, her damaged body, shared with the mortal Yang Tianyou, severely weakened her power, limiting her to the peak of the Golden Immortal level.
The Great Golden Crow, as the leader of the Ten Golden Crows, possessed his innate Solar Golden Wheel and was also at the peak of the Golden Immortal level.
Marshal Tianpeng, as the commander of the Celestial River, was also a peak Golden Immortal. Even though he was holding back, the one hundred thousand celestial soldiers and generals were no joke.
In the end, Yang Tianyou was killed by a sword, and Yao Ji, distraught and distracted, was gravely injured and captured by the Great Golden Crow.
“We couldn’t find Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, or Yang Chan. According to the servants of the Yang family, the three were sent away by the princess ten years ago and have only returned occasionally. They haven’t been seen for six months.”
After a search, a celestial soldier reported to the Great Golden Crow.
The Great Golden Crow immediately turned to Yao Ji:
“Yao Ji, tell me where you sent the criminals Yang Jiao, Yang Jian, and Yang Chan.”
His mission wasn’t just to capture Yao Ji; he was also tasked with executing the rest of her family. Having only killed Yang Tianyou wasn’t enough to complete his orders.
Yao Ji let out a bitter laugh:
“Do you think I would tell you? You’ll never find them!”
She was deeply relieved that she had sent her children to Yuquan Mountain’s Golden Mist Cave. If not, they would have all been killed by the Great Golden Crow today.
She never imagined that both the Jade Emperor, her brother, and the Great Golden Crow, her nephew, could be so heartless toward her.
“Your Highness, perhaps we should return to the Heavenly Court for now. The princess will never reveal the whereabouts of her three children, and if we delay too long, the Jade Emperor might hold us accountable,” Marshal Tianpeng suggested, trying to persuade the Great Golden Crow.
He felt guilty toward the princess, as he had sympathized with her back when she was chasing the three-headed demon, which had led to the delay in capturing the demon and ultimately resulted in this entire situation.
Marshal Tianpeng hoped that by returning to the Heavenly Court now, perhaps the princess could negotiate with the Jade Emperor to spare her children.
“Marshal Tianpeng, you will escort Yao Ji back to the Heavenly Court to report to the emperor. I will remain here with the soldiers. I don’t believe that with Yang Tianyou’s body left here, those three children won’t return. If not in one year, then two; if not in two, then three.”
The Great Golden Crow pondered for a moment before replying, glancing at Marshal Tianpeng.
Marshal Tianpeng, holding his nine-toothed rake, looked troubled.
“But, Your Highness, I’m no match for you in strength. If I escort her alone and the princess escapes halfway, the blame would fall entirely on me.”
“I’ll assign you fifty thousand celestial soldiers and generals. If she escapes, the responsibility will be yours. Don’t expect me to cover for you when the Jade Emperor demands an explanation!”
The Great Golden Crow coldly warned him.
Marshal Tianpeng had no choice but to bow to Yao Ji and say, “Princess, forgive me.”
By this point, Yao Ji, who had overheard the conversation, secretly gathered what little strength she had left and used her remaining power to move the Heavenly Eye, her innate treasure, from underground to Yang Tianyou’s body.
All of this was naturally observed by Leo, who remained hidden and watching.
(End of Chapter)