"A Yao, come out! Why are you hiding from me? Are you afraid? You can play dead, but you can't open the door!"
Long Ji stood in front of the Six Harmonies Hall in a red dress, like a blazing fire, pounding on the main gate with great force.
A long while passed.
Zhu Ganglie smiled broadly and opened the door, saying, "Princess, the Star Goddess is not at home."
Long Ji didn't even look at him, eyes fixed on the opening door. He took a step forward to rush in.
Zhu Ganglie instinctively made a gesture to block, but was pushed aside by the rolling door general standing beside Long Ji.
The two heavenly generals looked at each other, both seeing the dissatisfaction in each other's eyes.
Why are you obstructing the princess?
What gives you the right to push me?
Zhu Ganglie had a solemn face: "This general is the guardian of the North Gate! Retreat now!"
The rolling door general laughed heartily: "You are really amusing, Sir. Everyone in the heavenly palace knows that there is no guardian of the North Gate; there are only a few soldiers, and I suppose you, this chubby fellow, are one of them?"
Zhu Ganglie was exposed for his old tricks and a bit angry: "Do you look down on your Lord and Master? What is your official position?"
The rolling door general bowed toward the Golden Hall: "Have you heard this clearly? As the saying goes, 'When three thousand virtues are fulfilled, they bow before the heavenly face. With heartfelt reverence, they worship the radiant glow of the stars. The Supreme Emperor himself will raise their rank, and speak personally to appoint them as a rolling door general. I am respected in the South Gate, and I am called supreme in the Spirit Palace Hall. A tiger-head tablet hangs on my waist, and a magic wand that subdues demons is firmly in hand.'
Zhu Ganglie looked silly, but he was actually very smart. He automatically deduced the core content and laughed so hard that he doubled over: "Saying it nicely, isn't that just a rolling door?"
"You fat pig dare look down on your Lord and Master?"
"Grandpa just looks down on you, how about it?"
"You come down!"
"You come up!"
"You come down!"
The two heavenly generals shouted at each other from several ten-level steps, as if there was an air wall in front of them. No one dared to approach and start a fight.
Hao Tian, the supreme deity, was extremely strict. These low-ranking officials dare not violate the heavenly laws and decrees.
Long Ji ignored their shouting match and found an opening from Zhu Ganglie's side to enter the Six Harmonies Hall.
There are at least eight thousand such palaces in the heavens, and Long Ji is too familiar with the structure. He turned left and right, walking quickly inside.
"Princess, wait for me, General!" The rolling door general had been sent to protect Long Ji and dared not let anything happen to her. He hurried to catch up.
Zhu Ganglie rushed from the side, swung his arms, and pushed him stumbled.
"Ha ha ha ha——"
"Your Lord has no time to argue with this clumsy fellow. Princess, wait for me, General!"
Zhu Ganglie and the rolling door general stood off like a couple of bulls, squeezing each other even though there was a wide path. They were both trying to assert their dominance while walking slowly towards the Six Harmonies Hall.
Long Ji arrived at the main hall, where the phoenix, who was working over a desk, nervously held up a book to cover her face.
Long Ji put her hands down, slapped her desk, and snorted heavily: "A Yao, why don't you even acknowledge me?"
The Six Harmonies Hall was too dilapidated, and the saying that once one achieves success, even chickens and dogs are elevated to heaven, fits the principles of Hongwang. Phoenix pulled all her friends up to heaven.
Since they were all her guests, spending some time in heaven and eating and drinking at their expense was reasonable and just.
At this moment, the old bear was sitting cross-legged nearby, munching on bamboo shoots. The bamboo in the palace has a long history, abundant spiritual energy, and a good taste, even better than that in the South Sea. Now he can not only eat bamboo shoots but also melons. It's great!
Dang's body was mostly hidden behind the bookshelf, only revealing a pig's head. Zhu Wu hid in the water barrel, occasionally peeking out with a few glances. Longnu pretended to clean up the corner of the wall while actually being upright. All these guys were listening with their ears perked up, ready to listen to gossip.
The phoenix slowly revealed a beautiful face from behind the books, her eyebrows furrowed with worry, looking at Long Ji with a rather troubled expression.
Although the red rope had already been untied, Long Ji's feelings were still as intense. She didn't know how to respond and could only temporarily delay it.
"Your Majesty, I am truly not the Imperial Concubine Deng Chanyin."
Long Ji grumbled with her mouth pouting, looking at her lips then her eyes: "Don't deceive me, you are her! Otherwise, take off your clothes so I can inspect you."
What could be checked out by doing that? Phoenix kept waving her hands: "Impossible, impossible!"
Long Ji stared into her eyes, her body separated from the desk by a distance, inching forward slowly. She simply kept her neck bent and moved back bit by bit.
Seeing Long Ji biting her lip, lost in thought about some dangerous idea, Phoenix had to shift her attention. She struck the desk with a slap, and two long swords appeared out of thin air.
These were flying swords made from the wings of the Magpie Immortal. These two swords were even more refined than the one given to Lei Zhenzi. Deng Chanyou accidentally created them while meditating, and they could be considered a stroke of genius. If she were to try and refine them again, it would indeed be quite difficult.
Remembering that Long Ji loved collecting all kinds of flying swords, on a whim, she sent them over to the phoenix.
Pointing to the flying swords, she said, "I truly am not Deng Chanyu; we are just good friends. Princess, please look, these are the ones Deng Chanyu sent to you."
The swordlight was sharp and the hidden wind and thunder within the swordblades attracted Long Ji's attention. Unable to resist, she couldn't help but look at the two flying swords on the table.
These are considered a pair of flying swords.
The proper name for such swords is the Pair of Ying and Yang Double Swords, which follow the path of yin-yang harmony.
At this moment, one of the flying swords bears the Xun trigram with two yang lines and one yin line. The sword is brimming with the essence of wind. When withdrawn from its sheath, it can create a Trisamadhi Wind. Deng Chanyu also installed a Wind-Secure Pearl at the handle of the sword.
The other flying sword bears the Zhen trigram with two yin lines and one yang line. The blade is imbued with a heavenly thunder gathered by Deng Chanyu in the Primordial World. The sword's power can trigger thunderstorms when it's drawn, making it extremely lethal to demonic creatures.
Long Ji happily tucked the flying swords away, holding them to her chest with a slightly flushed face: "Dead man, at least you have a bit of conscience."
Phoenix: "……"
Why is it so easy for Conan to deceive Ran, while he can easily be exposed by just putting on a disguise? What's the reason behind this?
Even though Long Ji considers the excuse of "I have a friend" to be a lie, the phoenix still insists that she is not Deng Chanyu and refuses to admit it under any circumstances.
She kept gesturing to Long Ji to be more normal, expressing her fear at her current behavior.
Long Ji looked at the desk: "What are you writing?"
"What kind of writing things? I am investigating a case!"
Phoenix roughly described the case of Yang Jian, and Long Ji realized that she had an uncle like that. She immediately offered to work with her and help solve the case.
Despite her repeated attempts to dissuade Long Ji, she was still not convinced, so Phoenix reluctantly agreed.
After all, it's family business among you; feel free to get involved.
"Mother still gave me a lot of homework. I have to go back first. I'll come and play with you tomorrow!" With the wind and thunder Golden Wing sword, Long Ji left the Six Harmonies Hall happily.
The rolling door general followed along as well.
Long Ji couldn't help but burst into a silly smile thinking about the scene of classmates working together on a case and traveling together.
This clearly indicates that she is overjoyed and has reached the point of sorrow. Without going far from the Six Harmonies Hall, she was caught by her father.
