The King of Zhou showed great generosity: "Disciple Jiang? Is Master Jiang the apprentice of the Taoist? Your sect truly is the protective deity of our Yin Dynasty, with every member being a man of virtue. Please, Master, treat him promptly. Do not hesitate to ask for medicine if you are short."
Cloud Zi: ""
He found the scene before him rather strange. The Orthodox School was the main force for founding Zhou and destroying Shang, with the twelve Golden Immortals of the Orthodox School secretly clenching their fists and preparing to assist Xigui and destroy the Shang Dynasty. Now, Master Jiang Ziya had actually gone to work in the court of Zhaozhou.
The other heavenly beings of the Orthodox School did not want, nor did they willingly cultivate a cause and effect with Zhou Wang. They all hid far away from him. Cloud Zi, who calculated that he had a chance to meet Zhou Wang, volunteered to save him. But he did not expect things to develop in this way. How did we end up as the Protective Deity of the Country?
He is the famous virtue Deity.
In the great calamity, all the celestial gods are hiding as far away as possible. The first reason is to avoid being contaminated by the misfortune, for fear that they might not be able to recover from it. The second reason is that they fear they might disrupt the layout of the saints.
It is worth mentioning that only Cloud Zi, the Virtue Deity, wanted to prevent the great calamity and save the common people. And he carried out this plan in the original time and space.
He said nothing more, smiling slightly, and took out a golden Dan.
This virtue deity is famous in the boundless world for his skill in refining utensils. But at his level, skills such as making pills will not be too bad.
Jiang Ziya is just killed, no big deal!
After swallowing the golden pill, his face quickly turned back to its original color, and there was a glimmer of vitality on Jiang Ziya's body.
"Ahh - the pain kills me. Is this heaven or hell?" Jiang Ziya will not and cannot be placed on the Shengen Pulpit. He has "immune physique" in this aspect, and the underworld dare not take him in. His soul wandered around Chaoqiu for two laps before Cloud Zi found his soul. Now, after swallowing a golden pill and his soul returning to its body, he regained consciousness."
"It's Master Yun Zhongzi who saved me? Thank you, Master, for your great kindness!"
"Jiang Ziya, do not think too much, just rest and recover peacefully."
Jiang Ziya saw that all the court officials were present, so he hurriedly stood up and greeted King Zhou and a crowd of officials. His assistant here was the lowest in rank.
Zhou Wang pursued, "Jiang Minister, do you know who would harm you in such a manner?"
"This..." Jiang Ziya hesitated for a moment, whether he should say it or not.
He thought for a moment that the relationship between the Orthodox School and the Jie School was like this. It would be useless for him to help conceal it. Moreover, I have been killed myself, and I still need to conceal the murderer? Do I have such a deep connection with the Jie School?
"It should be a member of the Jie School, but the specific name and surname, I truly do not know."
Zhou Wang was not satisfied with this answer and looked at Cloud Zi: "The Jie School? Does the master know the name and surname of this member?"
Cloud Zi sympathizes with the common people, but he will never sympathize with the members of the Jie School.
"It is a cultivator from Liuche Island named Li Qi."
Zhou Wang furrowed his brow and pondered. He felt that Li Qi had some connection with a prominent figure in Chaogou City. He turned to Huang Fei Hu and said: "The cultivator Li Qi from the Jie School, the Marquises of Wu Cheng, capture this Li Qi, and whoever behead him will be rewarded with 1,000 gold ingots. Whoever brings him back to Chaogou will be promoted three levels in their official position and immediately become a lower minister for civilians."
Huang Fei Hu was just a toolman, standing out again to receive the imperial edict: "I obey the edict."
Zhou Wang left with his people, while Cloud Zi and Jiang Ziya went to Cloud Zi's residence for an old friend visit.
Jiang Ziya was about to pour tea for his master, when Cloud Zi looked over and smiled and said, "Friend, you can come out now."
Deng Chanyu emerged from the shadows: "Forgive me, Senior Deity, but it is because of my awkward identity that I cannot meet with King Zhou directly."
Cloud Zi quickly shook his head: "I dare not accept the title of celestial. I can be on equal terms with you, as fellow cultivators."
"Brother is truly modest and courteous. He is indeed a virtuous cultivator. My name is Deng Chanyu. I practice under the guidance of Laishan Mother Goddess."
Deng Chanyu's cultivation was no match for these famous gold immortals who had been cultivating for many years, but she couldn't help it because her current status was indeed high.
Cloud Zi is not among the twelve golden immortals of the Orthodox School, but even if he were, it wouldn't matter. From the perspective of Nuwa and Yuan Shici Tianzun, everyone is of the same generation. Calling him "Brother" would be perfectly fine.
Deng Chanyu looked at Jiang Ziya.
She couldn't help but sigh, she had never expected that the old man who stumbled into her tea house that day was none other than Jiang Ziya.
If you had given me the tea money back then, you wouldn't have lost your life! Anyone who owes me money never has a good ending!
The two exchanged greetings.
Deng Chanyu knew Jiang Ziya, but she used her original appearance at that time, and Jiang Ziya didn't recognize her.
Since she was a disciple of Nuwa, Jiang Ziya greeted her in the manner appropriate for someone of the same generation.
As Jiang Ziya is older, Deng Chanyu addressed him as "Brother".
Deng Chanyu did not mention the tea house, but instead spoke of her grievances with the Jie School disciples: "Gong Master Jiang, those disciples of the Jie School should be looking for a friend of mine. I'm sorry for involving Master Jiang in this and causing him trouble."
Jiang Ziya is very generous. If a disciple of the Jie School attacks a disciple of the Orthodox School, there really isn't much to say about it. Even without Deng Chanyu and Daji, it would still happen; their relationship with the situation is not significant.
"Brother, you are too modest. The fault is entirely with the Jie disciple's impolite and unreasonable behavior. It has nothing to do with you."
Deng Chanyu had some understanding of Jiang Ziya's thoughts. She knew that the seventy-year-old man still harbored some illusions about Yin Dynasty. However, she was somewhat puzzled by Yun Zhongzi's actions. Seizing this opportunity, she asked: "Brother is a famous virtue deity in the boundless world. Do you know about this? It is said that the Shang Dynasty is about to be destroyed, and the Zhou state will prosper."
Cloud Zi, of course, knows about it. He has known for several centuries, even before Deng Jiugong's grandfather was born.
He sighed longingly: "So many common people in this world will be plunged into a great calamity. Innocent people should not suffer such hardships. Thinking about it, I can't help but feel sad and tragic."
Deng Chanyu fell silent. Cloud Zi was deeply blessed with virtues, and he was not afraid of ordinary or minor causes and effects. From his tone, it was likely that he intended to delay the great calamity and save the Zhou state from disaster.
She can't do it. She carries the "original sin" of the phoenix, and she's barely able to save her own life. At best, she can try to save her own family, the Dengs. As for saving the Shang Dynasty and its people, she can only say that she will try her best.
The three of them exchanged a few simple greetings.
Deng Chanyu wanted to take revenge, and Jiang Ziya also wanted to go to the village of Ma. He had not finished his marriage yet, and it is important to have a beginning and an end in life. If he died, that would be the end of everything. Since he had come back to life, having promised to marry Ma, he would fulfill his promise.
Cloud Zi was quite polite, "The humble cultivator has been away from the mountains for a long time, and it's time to take my leave and return to the mountains."
Jiang Ziya sincerely bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for saving my life."
Cloud Zi left Chaogou City on a cloud with a smile.
Deng Chanyu also took her leave from Jiang Ziya, "Brother Jiang, you suffered this misfortune all because of me. You can go ahead and marry Lady Ma without delay. Don't waste such a good time. When I go to Liuche Island, I will find Master Lu Yue and his disciple Li Qi, so that Brother Jiang can seek revenge!"
Without hesitation, she also transformed into a rainbow and left.
Jiang Ziya looked bewildered. Do we have such deep feelings for each other? And why would she act on my behalf?
