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What are those?

Fu Yao! Block them with a barrier of fire!

Thank you. You've been a great help.

Hmph! You still dare to say that they are not under your command?!

If not for being under your control, then why aren't these scorpion-tailed snakes attacking you?

Maybe you're just unlucky. They did not attack us either.

So that's how it is...

Fu Yao, calm down.

We must first figure out what's with these snakes.

What's with them?

Either the Goushi is lying, or the one next to you is up to something.

I don't think this is their doing.

Your Highness, don't pretend to act ignorant.

Have you forgotten who you are?

You should be well aware of what sort of being the one next to you is.

I know who I am. I know better than anyone else.

Then why are you still standing by his side even now?

Because the snakes don't bite me if I stand next to him.

You—!

Don't move. There is no fool who would dare to come here.

San-lang.

You can rest easy. He won't die.

Fu Yao, are you able to light more flames? Light another one!

I can't! The one next to you is suppressing my powers!

I am not.

I know. And that is what makes it strange.

Ban Yue and Ke Mo have both been subdued, so they cannot use any spells.

And my powers have been drained too.

It looks like there is a sixth person in this pit.

Are you crazy? No one else came down here! How would there be a sixth person?

Who?

What's wrong, Ban Yue?

Did someone go over to your side?

— There's someone!

Ban Yue!

She could be tricking you into getting close!

No matter what, we have to save her first.

All right.

Oh? There really is a sixth person. How interesting.

Wait here a moment, gege. I'll go confront the person.

Don't be afraid. Relax a little.

Ban Yue, are you still conscious? Could you give a response?

Maybe she's precisely the one you two are fighting!

No. That person is definitely not Ban Yue.

Ban Yue is of petite build. Brute force and weapon use are not her forte.

However, this person has superb martial skills.

Who exactly is this person? And when did this person show up?

This traitor of her own country is no different than that female ghost, Xuan Ji!

Why would you trust her?!

Fu Yao, what did you just say?

I said, why would you trust her?!

Not that. You said "Xuan Ji". You mentioned Xuan Ji, didn't you?

So what if I did? There's no relation, is there?

I know now!

What?

Stop! I know who you are!

Do you think I'm bluffing, General Pei Jr.?

Are you out of your mind? What does this have to do with General Pei Jr.?

I should have thought of this sooner.

In these 200 years, the Banyue Kingdom had constant riots.

Yet, the Heavenly Realm is hushed up about it. I suppose someone is covering up the matter.

Fu Yao, you mentioned Xuan Ji earlier.

Xuan Ji may not have any relation to the Banyue Kingdom,

but at the mention of her, you will immediately think of the two Generals of Pei.

About General Pei Jr....

Pei Xiu is a new god who ascended within these one or two hundred years.

When General Pei appointed him as a general, he had only just reached adulthood.

Just like his ancestor, he is not easy to deal with.

Do you know what he did before his ascension?

He massacred a city.

And exactly which city did General Pei Jr. massacre?

Could it be...?

Rumours say that the Goushi of Banyue wrecked havoc with her snakes and fed living people to the souls of the dead.

But Ban Yue said,

I did not release those snakes.

They won't listen to my orders and have wandered off on their own.

General Hua, I am not lying.

It is even less likely for Ke Mo to commit this deed, for he is terrified of those scorpion-tailed snakes.

Then who is most likely to release the snakes, and why would this person do so?

The Banyue Kingdom was wiped out in a single day and all living beings were turned to dust.

The souls of the dead would naturally grow resentful.

Did General Pei Jr. lure people to their deaths just to cover up the truth?

*T/N: Referring to descending to the mortal world.

No, wait. Considering his rank, there is no way he could descend* without anyone knowing.

What if he did not descend in person?

What?

I have never seen a single scorpion-tailed snake in the years I was in Banyue Kingdom.

And yet those merchants were attacked by such snakes just by randomly finding shelter.

Do you believe in such coincidences?

We were able to find Banyue Kingdom only thanks to the guide leading the way.

But then why were the merchants able to successfully reach here without one?

I initially suspected that the creature buried in the soil mentioned seeing one of us about 50 or 60 years ago only to trick us into getting close.

But come to think of it, was he really lying?

We had a local be our guide, and were able to avoid quite a lot of quicksand.

And yet he hurriedly brought us to seek shelter at the slightest bit of wind.

Isn't that right, A-Zhao-ge*?

*T/N: "A" is a prefix before names to indicate familiarity, while "ge" is a suffix that indicates respect.

Banyue Kingdom is actually easily to locate.

All one had to do was just head right down this direction.

There is one among you whom I met 50 or 60 years ago.

Earlier, at the top of the Sinner's Pit, I stated clearly that I will go first, and yet you insisted on jumping to your death.

Will you not explain your strange behaviour, General Pei Jr.?

Or perhaps I should address you by your current name, A-Zhao.

My powers are back!

Your Highness, did it not occur to you that the one buried in the soil

might have meant this red-clad young man next to you?

Heaven Official's Blessing

Episode Eleven

Who are you? Didn't you already fall to your death?

You really haven't changed one bit in these few centuries.

It's you! Pei Xiu!

Let me go! I want him to pay with his life!

How did you learn to control these scorpion-tailed snakes?

I have my ways.

When and how did you and Ban Yue get acquainted?

General Hua, do you not recognise me?

It's you!

It's me.

Ban Yue, you refused to say anything earlier. Was it because of him?

So he was the one who forced you to open the city gates.

She was my subordinate all along. She was not forced.

What is this about?

What else could it be? He is despicable and shameless!

He used Ban Yue to do a co-operative attack from within and beyond the city gates!

He slaughtered my people and destroyed my country!

General Pei Jr., is this true?

How interesting. The heavenly gods truly have unorthodox methods. Truly eye-opening.

That's not it!

You've all misunderstood him.

This was my own choice. It is all my fault.

Exactly what happened? I demand that you explain yourself.

I... I actually...

Mixed breed! Get lost! The further the better!

Scram!

Are you all right?

Could it be those Ban Yue people again?

They're too much! I'll drive them out of the borders someday.

But I am half a Banyue citizen too.

The next time someone beats you up, fight back.

But General Hua said...

General Hua?

General Hua!

General Hua!

General Hua!

General Ke Mo should not have permitted that mixed breed to enter the palace.

And to even recommend her as a Goushi at that!

That's right. Who knows what he was thinking!

We're about to start a war. Stop wagging your tongues or you might demoralise our soldiers.

The men of Banyue are undefeatable in battle!

Sweep through the Central Plains! Lay Yong An to waste!

Sweep through the Central Plains! Lay Yong An to waste!

General Ke Mo, must we fight?

Don't worry. The Banyue kingdom has elite troops and fine generals.

This time, we will be greatly triumphant.

To triumph! To victory!

The war will be over soon.

Once the battle is over, citizens of both sides will no longer have to suffer.

I believe this is what General Hua would have wanted.

Those damn people of the Central Plains!

If the city falls tomorrow, everyone should scatter and infiltrate the people of Yong An and take them down with you.

What should we do?

There is a way.

But... the decision lies solely with you.

The city gates are open! Charge! Don't spare anyone!

I'm sorry... I'm sorry...

I'm sorry.

Ban Yue!

She's fine. Her energy is just depleted.

Release me! Let me fight this despicable scum to the death!

Firstly, we battled over a hundred or two hundred years ago. You're already dead.

Secondly, exactly how am I despicable?

If not for you teaming up with Ban Yue from the inside and out, how would we lose?

Don't you dare try to deny it!

I might have only brought 2000 men with me, but it was only a matter of time before the gates would fall.

I didn't need to massacre the city, but you people were the ones courting death.

If not for you Central Plain folks forcing our hand, we would not have had to take you down with us.

Then let us count our grievances from the very beginning.

How many times have the people of Banyue Kingdom caused trouble at our borders?

You killed our merchants, slaughtered the people at the borders and sheltered bandits.

You deserved it!

You were the ones to occupy our lands without permission! And so we retaliated!

The common boundaries between the two countries were ambiguous in the first place.

How could that be considered forceful occupation?

We've long drawn the boundaries. You were the ones who broke the agreement!

The drawing of boundaries was a one-sided demand on your part.

The desert belonged to Yong An, whereas the the oasis belonged to Banyue.

That was what you called a fair drawing of boundaries.

The ancestors of Banyue Kingdom have been living in the oasis for generations.

It is rightfully ours!

See? There are many issues in this world that cannot truly be agreed upon.

And so we can only fight.

I agree with the first half.

I agree with the second half.

Pei Xiu, stop feigning righteousness!

You did not kill us for the sake of the people in your country.

An outcast like you had no choice but to win this battle in order to progress and stay in Yong An!

An outcast? Isn't he a descendant of General Pei?

He is not from the main family, but of a very distant branch family.

If not for his ascension, he wouldn't even have the opportunity to gain the protection of his ancestor.

How detestable of you to manipulate Ban Yue into betraying us for your sake!

She was my subordinate in the first place who infiltrated Banyue Kingdom under my orders.

She is of Yong An blood, so naturally she would be loyal to Yong An.

On the other hand, you Banyue people are the ones with ulterior motives.

I have no regrets.

How dare you claim to have no regrets!

Then what about those people who were lured here all these years and lost their lives in the pit.

Would you dare to tell them you have no regrets?

Who's there?

Watch out!

Nan Feng?

What was that about earlier? Where are Tian Sheng and the rest?

What happened to you?

His skills were lacking. So he was beaten up by those two women.

Well met, Your Highness.

Good day to you too.

Lord Wind Master.

So that's the Wind Master. Nan Feng, why did you not inform us earlier?

How would I know that? In the past, this person had always been...

Forget it.

Young Pei, in these 200 years, was it you who lured these passersby into Banyue Pass?

It was me.

And because these spirits of the dead were concrete evidence of your killings from the time when you were still human,

and would have hindered your ascension,

you had, therefore, used the method of sacrificing the living to them to calm their vengeful spirits.

No matter what, this cannot be treated as a trivial matter.

Then why didn't he just vanquish those spirits of the dead directly?

He couldn't.

The heavenly realm is all-seeing. There are many deeds which one cannot perform directly.

And so he could only send out A-Zhao, his clone.

You controlled the scorpion-tailed snakes and made them bite people, thus luring them over and feeding them to the vengeful spirits.

You've gone overboard with this indirect method of killing*.

*T/N: Literal translation is "to kill someone with a borrowed knife".

I understand.

It's good that you do. Figure out how to explain yourself.

We'll talk more up there.

Your Highness, I'm really sorry about earlier.

That sandstorm you encountered was created by me.

So it was your doing.

I was trying not to let you approach the Banyue Kingdom. But in the end, you still made your way here.

Please don't pursue the matter any further.

The relations among the heavenly officials are a mess.

If the Wind Master were to bring Banyue up there and let her take the fall for Pei Xiu, all she has to do is say the word.

I'm already involved anyway. You can't ask me to be impartial.

Relax, Your Highness. We have already heard the details of this incident.

This Goushi of the Banyue Kingdom may have reached the rank of a Wrath, but she has never harmed people.

Instead, she sealed the [undead] soldiers of Banyue in an array of her making, and freed the merchants who were caught by the soldiers.

Ban Yue released Tian Sheng and the rest.

So the only ones we're taking with us are Ke Mo and General Pei Jr.

I am sorry. I've been over-thinking.

The heavenly court does have a pretty bad atmosphere, so it's normal for you to be worried, Your Highness.

Are you done talking? If you're done, we're leaving.

What's the hurry? The more you urge me, the more I'll talk.

Well then, Your Highness, if there are no other matters, let us meet again in the heavenly court.

Yeah. See you later.

Let's go.

We were exiled and we have nothing!

Our children are still so young! Please have mercy on us!

Why didn't you fight back? The people of Banyue have gone too far!

The evil scoundrels of Banyue have persecuted our borders and humiliated our people.

Kill all evil Banyue scoundrels! Return peace to our borders!

Well said!

Next, we will divide the troops.

You will go to the left cavalry. You will go to the right cavalry.

You...

My lord, why am I the only one without a post?

In the army, a person's lineage is important.

As the son of an exile, your status will naturally be lower than that of others.

You will have to work harder.

This was a grand victory for us!

Young Pei killed the most enemies. He will definitely be promoted!

Young Pei, we'll follow you in the future.

We'll kill all enemies and make it to the top!

But I heard that it wasn't Young Pei.

What?

From today onwards, I will be your lieutenant.

What's the big deal?

His father's a court official. Naturally, he'd be rapidly promoted.

As for you, with your birth, unless you have the insane luck of winning a major battle in the future, you would never amount to anything.

Young Pei's predictions are always on point.

The Banyue army really did fall into our trap. We've won again!

If we continue this winning streak, Young Pei will definitely be promoted and outrank that one who relied on connections.

That's right! It's all thanks to Young Pei that we were able to win!

Pei Xiu, did we really do the right thing?

If we continue with this, the war will be over soon.

When the battle is over, the ordinary folks of both sides will not longer have to suffer.

I believe this is what the late General Hua would have wished for too.

Lieutenant, I'm done with the preparations.

In the deciding battle the day after tomorrow, we will definitely be able to break through Banyue's defenses and pay them back for our past loss.

Very well. If you win, the higher ups will reward you greatly.

Thank you, lieutenant.

The matters of war are pressing and we cannot afford any slip-ups.

But if you can't win, then this matter will be counted as you sending out the troops without authorisation,

and I will have no choice but to punish you according to martial law.

Oh, that's right.

Since you are so outstanding, I suppose a troop of 2000 people should be enough for you.

What are we going to do? If the city falls tomorrow, the people of Banyue are going to use explosives to get back at Yong An.

When that happens, there will be numerous casualties!

The city gates are open! Kill! Spare no one!

The Goushi of Banyue is here! Kill her first!

Traitor! Kill the traitor!

What is this?

You have meddled enough.

All that is left is to bring this matter up to His Majesty.

You should stay out of it.

Because of General Pei?

That's right. You have greatly offended General Pei this time.

I've already guessed that I would offend at least one of them.

It doesn't matter anymore as to who I end up offending.

General Pei had high hopes for Pei Xiu and wanted to let him replace the martial god of the west, Quan Yizhen.

Who knows if Pei Xiu will get banished once he returns this time.

If he does get banished, you are going to be in huge trouble.

You don't have to worry. Pei Ming is a person of strong pride.

He won't use underhanded methods.

Oh, that's right. Where's Fu Yao? I don't see him around.

I suppose after he guessed the wrong killer, he went back out of shame.

What happened during my absence?

It's a long story. I'll explain some other time.

First, let us bring Ban Yue back with us and save her.

Ban Yue.

Ban Yue.

Gege, I recall that you can cast containment spells.

Thank you, San-lang.

Gather!

He's awake!

We can finally set off now.

Yes, that's right.

Daozhang-gege, may I ask you a question?

You're actually a god, right? I saw you use spells!

Don't worry! I won't tell the others.

It's all thanks to you this time that I didn't get pushed down the pit by those dark guys.

When I get back, I will build a large temple for Daozhang-gege just to worship you specifically!

Thank you for that.

You're welcome! I'll be on my way then.

Goodbye!

Oh, right. The Wind Master told me not to get involved.

Did she mean that she would be the one to bring the matter up?

If that's the case, wouldn't she be the one to offend General Pei?

You don't have to worry about the Wind Master.

General Pei could deal with you, but he wouldn't dare lay a finger on her.

She may be younger than you, but she has way better connections.

The Wind Master has someone to stand up for her. Of course she'd have better connections.

Do you mean the black-clad lady next to her?

No. But the black-clad one is a powerful person too.

She is probably one of the elemental masters of wind, water, rain, earth or lightning.

Be careful not to offend her.

I'll promise not to.

Everyone has worked hard this time. Nan Feng, why don't you stay too?

I'll cook up a meal to reward everyone.

Hello? Oh? What? An urgent matter?

Your Highness, there seems to have been an incident at the palace and I must return at once.

I will take my leave!

He's not joining us. Then let's go.

What would you like to eat...

Hua Cheng?

I much prefer the name San-lang.