2 chapter 2

"Congratulations, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Hearing this, Xie Lian raised his head and smiled before saying, "Thank you. However, can I ask what you are congratulating me for? "

Ling Wen Zhenjun stood with her hands behind her back and said, "Congratulations on obtaining first place on the list of 'Heavenly Officials Who Most Wish to Be Banished to the Mortal World'."

Xie Lian said, "No matter what, it's still first place. But I think that since you are congratulating me, then there should be something to be happy about? "

Ling Wen said, "There is. First place on this list can obtain one hundred merits. "

Xie Lian immediately said, "Next time, if there is such a list, please be sure to include me."

Ling Wen said, "Do you know who is second?"

Xie Lian thought for a moment and said, "It's too hard to guess. After all, in terms of strength, I alone should be able to take the top three places. "

Ling Wen said, "It's about time. There is no second place. You are so far ahead that it is impossible to catch up. "

Xie Lian said, "I really don't dare. Then who was first place in the last sixty years? "

Ling Wen said, "No one. Because this list only started this year. To be precise, it only started today. "

"Huh?" Xie Lian stared blankly and said, "So you're saying that this isn't a list specially set up for me, right?"

Ling Wen said, "You can also think that because you just happened to be there, you just happened to get first place."

Xie Lian beamed and said, "Okay, if I think like that, I will be a bit happier."

Ling Wen continued, "Do you know why you got first place?"

Xie Lian said, "Because everyone wants it."

Ling Wen said, "Let me tell you the reason. Look at that clock. "

She raised her hand and pointed. Xie Lian turned around and looked. What he saw was extremely beautiful. He saw a white jade temple, pavilions, terraces, and pagodas, celestial clouds curling around, and flowing springs and flying birds.

But after looking for a long time, he asked, "Did you point in the wrong direction? Where is the clock? "

Ling Wen said, "You didn't point in the wrong direction. It's right there. Do you see it? "

Xie Lian looked again seriously and said truthfully, "I don't see it."

Ling Wen said, "That's right. Originally, there was a clock there, but when you ascended, it was shaken off. "

"… …"

"That bell is older than you, but it has a lively personality. Whenever someone ascends, it will ring a few times to cheer them on. On the day of your ascension, it shook the bell until it went crazy and couldn't stop. In the end, it fell down from the bell tower and stopped. It fell and hit a passing Priestess. "

Xie Lian said, "This … … then is it better now?"

Ling Wen replied, "No, I'm still working on it."

Xie Lian said, "I'm talking about the priest who was hit."

Ling Wen said, "The one who smashed it was a Martial God. He immediately turned his hand and split it in two. Again. Please look at the golden palace over there. Do you see that? "

She pointed again, and Xie Lian looked again. He saw a dazzling golden dome in the midst of the clouds, and said, "Ah, I see it this time."

Ling Wen said, "It would be wrong if you saw it. There was nothing there. "

"…"

"When you ascended, the golden pillars and glazed tiles of many Heavenly Officials' palaces were toppled. Some of them couldn't be repaired in a short time, so they had no choice but to build a few new ones."

"The responsibility is on me?"

"The responsibility is on you."

"Oh … …" Xie Lian confirmed, "Did I offend many Heavenly Officials when I just ascended?"

Ling Wen said, "If you can salvage it, then perhaps not."

"Then what can I do to salvage it?"

"It's easy to say. Eight million eight hundred and eighty thousand merits. "

Xie Lian smiled again.

Ling Wen said, "Of course, I know you can't even take out a tenth of it."

Xie Lian frankly said, "How do I say this? Although it's very embarrassing, even if you want a ten-thousandth of it, I can't take it out."

The faith of the mortal world's believers transformed into the Heavenly Officials' magical power, and their incense and offerings were called "merits".

After he finished laughing, Xie Lian solemnly asked, "Are you willing to kick me down from here right now and give me eight million eight hundred and eighty thousand merits?"

Ling Wen said, "I'm a literary god. If you want someone to kick you, you should find a Martial God. The harder you kick, the more you give. "

After a long sigh, Xie Lian said, "Let me think about what to do."

Ling Wen patted his shoulder and said, "Don't panic. When the car reaches the mountain, there will be a way."

Xie Lian said, "I am. When the boat reaches the bridgehead, it will naturally sink."

If it was eight hundred years ago when Xian Le Palace was at its peak, how difficult would it be to get eight million eight hundred and eighty thousand merits? His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't even bat an eyelid. But today was different from the past. His temples in the mortal world had long been burned to the point that not a single one remained. There were no believers, no incense, no offerings.

There was no need to say anything. In any case, there was nothing, nothing at all!

Xie Lian squatted alone on the streets of Immortal City and had a headache for a long time. Only then did he suddenly remember that it had been almost three days since he ascended, but he still hadn't entered the Heavenly Court's spirit communication array. Just now, he had forgotten to ask for the password.

The Heavenly Officials in the Heavenly Court had jointly set up a set of array that could allow one's divine sense to instantly communicate with the spirit within the array. After ascending, one had to enter the array. However, one needed to know the password in order to use their divine sense to search for the specific spirit communication array. The last time Xie Lian entered the array was already eight hundred years ago, so he simply couldn't remember what the password was. He released his divine sense to search, and when he saw that one of the arrays seemed a bit similar, he randomly entered. The moment he entered the array, he was swept to the left and right by the frenzied shouts that surged from all directions.

"Let's place our bets. Once we're done, let's bet on how long our Crown Prince can hold on before going down again!!"

"I'll bet one year!"

"One year is too long. Last time, it was only a stick of incense. This time, it'll be three days. I'll bet three days, three days! "

"Don't, you idiot! Three days have almost passed. Can you do it?! "

… … Xie Lian silently withdrew.

Wrong. It definitely wasn't this.

Those who entered the Heavenly Court were all Great Heavenly Officials who oversaw a region. Each and every one of them was well-known and had a myriad of affairs to attend to. Moreover, because they were all proper Heavenly Officials who had ascended to the heavens, they were usually more reserved and reserved. Their words and actions often carried a certain air. It was only when he had ascended for the first time that he had grabbed and greeted every Heavenly Official in the spirit communication array because he had been too excited. He had introduced himself from head to toe with incomparable seriousness and detail.

After he withdrew, he randomly searched again and randomly entered another array. This time, when he entered, Xie Lian's heart relaxed. He thought to himself, "It's so quiet, it's most likely this one."

At this time, he heard a soft voice say, "Has His Highness the Crown Prince returned?"

This voice sounded very comfortable at first. The voice was soft and gentle, and the tone was refined. However, if one listened carefully, they would discover that the voice was very cold, and the mood was also very cold. It actually made that gentleness somewhat seem like it harbored ill intentions.

Xie Lian originally only wanted to enter the array according to the rules and silently lurk. However, since the other party had already found him to talk, he couldn't just pretend to be deaf and mute. Moreover, there was actually a Heavenly Official in the Heavenly Court who was willing to take the initiative to talk to him, the god of plagues, so he was very happy. Thus, he quickly replied, "That's right! Hello everyone, I've returned. "

How could he have known that after this question and answer, all the Heavenly Officials in the spirit communication array at this moment all pricked up their ears?

That Heavenly Official leisurely said, "His Highness the Crown Prince's ascension this time is truly a great spectacle ah."

In the Heavenly Court, it could be said that emperors and generals walked everywhere, and heroes were like flowing water.

In order to become an immortal, one must first become an outstanding person. In the mortal world, those who had made meritorious achievements or great talents had originally had a greater chance of ascension. Therefore, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that kings, princesses, princes, and generals weren't rare in this place. Who wasn't a proud son of heaven? Everyone was polite and courteous to each other. They would randomly address each other as' Your Majesty ',' Your Highness', 'General', 'Sect Leader', 'Alliance Leader', and 'Alliance Leader'. However, this Heavenly Official's two sentences didn't sound so right.

Although he kept saying His Highness the Crown Prince left and right, it didn't make people feel that he had the slightest bit of respect. Instead, it was like he was using a needle to poke people. There were a few other Heavenly Officials in the spirit communication array who were also genuine Crown Princes, but after hearing him call them that, they felt goosebumps on their backs and their whole body felt uncomfortable. Xie Lian could already tell that the Heavenly Official didn't come with good intentions, but he didn't want to fight over who was better. He thought to himself that he would run away, so he smiled and said, "It's alright." However, that Heavenly Official didn't give him a chance to run away, and said indifferently, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, it's alright. However, my luck is rather bad. "

Suddenly, Xie Lian heard a secret message from Ling Wen's side.

She only said one word, "Zhong."

Xie Lian instantly understood.

So this was the Martial God who was hit by Zhong!

Since that was the case, it wasn't unreasonable for him to be angry. Xie Lian had always been very good at apologizing, so he immediately said, "I've heard about Zhong, I'm very sorry, I'm sorry."

The Heavenly Official snorted, but couldn't tell what he meant.

There were many famous Martial Gods in the Heavenly Realm, and many of them were new nobles who had ascended after Xie Lian. Just by listening to his voice, Xie Lian couldn't tell who this was, but he couldn't apologize without knowing his name. Thus, he asked again, "May I ask how to address Your Excellency?"

Once these words came out, the Heavenly Official became silent.

Not only did the Heavenly Official become silent, but the entire spirit communication array seemed to have solidified, and a deathly aura assaulted his senses.

On the other side, Ling Wen transmitted to him again, "Your Highness, although I feel that you shouldn't not recognize him after talking for so long, I still want to remind you. That's Xuan Zhen. "

Xie Lian said, "Xuan Zhen?"

He froze for a moment before finally reacting. Slightly shocked, he transmitted back, "That's Mu Qing?"

General Xuan Zhen was the Martial God who oversaw the Southwest. He sat on seven thousand temples and could be said to be illustrious in the human world.

And this General Xuan Zhen's real name was Mu Qing. Eight hundred years ago, he was a deputy general who served under the Crown Prince of Xian Le Palace.

Ling Wen was also very shocked, "You can't really not recognize him, right?"

Xie Lian said, "I really can't recognize him. In the past, he didn't talk to me like this. Moreover, when was the last time I met him? I can't remember clearly. If it wasn't five hundred years ago, then it was six hundred years ago. I can't even remember what he looks like, so how could I recognize his voice? "

The spirit communication array remained silent. Mu Qing didn't utter a single word. And the other Heavenly Officials pretended that they weren't listening while crazily waiting for someone to hurry up and continue the conversation.

Speaking of which, the two of them were in an awkward situation. The twists and turns of the story had been passed down for so many years, so everyone already knew about most of it. Back then, Xie Lian was the Crown Prince of Xian Le and cultivated in the Huangji Temple. This Huangji Temple was Xian Le Country's Imperial Family's Daoist Temple, and its standards for selecting disciples were very strict. Mu Qing was born poor and his father was a criminal who had been beheaded. This kind of person didn't have the qualifications to enter the Huangji Temple, so he could only be an odd-job worker. In the temple, he cleaned the rooms for the Crown Prince and served tea and water. Xie Lian saw that he was hardworking and diligent, so he asked the State Preceptor to make an exception and accept him as a disciple. The Crown Prince's words were like gold and jade, so Mu Qing was able to enter the temple and cultivate together with the Crown Prince. And after he ascended, Xie Lian also appointed him as a general and brought him with him to Immortal Capital.

However, after Xian Le was destroyed and Xie Lian was banished to the mortal world, Mu Qing didn't follow him. Not only did he not follow him, he didn't even say a single word for him. In any case, the Crown Prince was no more, so he was free. He found a paradise and diligently cultivated. Within a few years, he passed through the heavenly tribulation and ascended on his own.

At that time, one was in the heavens and one was on the earth. Now, one was in the heavens and one was on the earth. It was just that the two people's circumstances were completely reversed.

On the other side, Ling Wen said, "He's very angry."

Xie Lian said, "I guessed so too."

Ling Wen said, "I'll go say something else. You should quickly take the opportunity to leave."

Xie Lian said, "No need. Wouldn't it be fine to just pretend that nothing happened?"

Ling Wen said, "No need? I feel awkward just looking at you guys. "

Xie Lian said, "It's okay!"

Xie Lian was a person who could do anything but die. He didn't do anything, but he definitely lost a lot of face. He had done things that were many times more embarrassing than this, so in his heart, he really felt that it was okay. Who knew that all things couldn't be said to be okay first? Just as he said "it's okay", he heard a roar, "Who the fuck tore down my golden palace?! Get the hell out here!!! "

This roar made all the immortals in the array feel like their scalps were going to explode.

Although their stomachs were already tumbling, they still held their breaths and waited silently to hear how Xie Lian was going to reply to this cursing. Who would have thought that there was no most exciting thing, only more exciting. Before Xie Lian could open his mouth, Mu Qing spoke first.

He laughed twice. "Haha."

The person who came coldly said, "You tore it down? Fine, wait. "

Mu Qing indifferently said, "I didn't say it was me. Don't make false accusations."

The other person said, "Then why are you laughing? Are you crazy? "

Mu Qing said, "Nothing else. What you said was funny, that's all. The person who tore down your golden palace is currently in the array. You can ask him yourself. "

Things had already reached this point. No matter what, Xie Lian was too embarrassed to run away like this.

He coughed dryly and said, "It was me. I'm sorry. "

Once he spoke, the person who came later also fell silent.

By his ear, Ling Wen transmitted her voice again. "Your Highness, that's Nanyang."

Xie Lian said, "I recognize this one. But he doesn't seem to recognize me. "

Ling Wen said, "No. He just roams around the mortal world more and returns to Immortal Capital less. He doesn't know that you've ascended. "

Nanyang Zhen Jun was the martial god who oversaw the southeast. He sat on nearly eight thousand temples and was extremely loved by the common people.

His real name was Feng Xin. Eight hundred years ago, he was the number one divine general under His Highness the Crown Prince of Xian Le Palace.