love at first sight... // zhuiling

Chapter 46

"You..." Jin Ling glared.

"Your Highness, look at yourself.. covered in blood, sweat, and tears." the White-Clothed Calamity mocked. "How will your people still pray to you, if you look like this? Hm?"

Jin Ling saw local residents around him, peering behind corners. Even though he couldn't hear them, Jin Ling definitely knew they were talking about him. The White-Clothed Calamity stared at Jin Ling, before teleporting away, disintegrating into tiny sparkles.

"Look, it's the clan leader of the Jin Sect! I thought he was all mighty and powerful, turns out he's nothing. Why do we even bother to spend the time and money to pray?"

"That's right.. I'm taking down mine."

"Me too."

Jin Ling lied on the floor, helpless. His eyes suddenly soon felt heavy, and his vision blurred until it was black void. Suddenly, a beam of light emerged from the sky. Chen Ye and Zou Fang saw the look of Jin Ling, and immediately ran to him.

"Your Highness, what the hell did you get yourself into?" Chen Ye yelled.

"Who the hell cares? Get the clan leader to the heavens now!" Zou Fang yelled.

Chen Ye summoned a Recall Talisman, and they teleported themselves back to heaven.

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Jin Ling woke up discombobulated. He didn't know where he was at all. He stared at his scars, and remembered what had happened the night before He turned to see Chen Ye and Zou Fang sitting at a desk near them.

"Your Highness!" Chen Ye yelled, running to him. "Are you alright?"

"This is.. my heavenly palace?" Jin Ling asked.

"Yes." Chen Ye replied.

"What?!"

A knocking soon emerged from a door. Zou Fang opened it, and it revealed several heavenly soldiers. 

"We would like to take the Clan Leader of the Lanling Jin Sect to the Heavenly Court." one announced.

"Oh.. I'll go get him." Zou Fang replied.

After a few seconds, Jin Ling walked to the guards. They led him to the Heavenly Court, where the Heavenly Emperor, Tian Yi, sat patiently with his eyes closed.

"Sir, Jin Ling has arrived." a guard said to the Tian Yi.

Tian Yi's eyes opened, and he let out a deep sigh. He walked over to Jin Ling, where he shook his head.

"Jin Ling, you have disappointed me too much. You ignored heaven's terms of service, and you shall now pay the consequences." Tian Yi said.

"Yes sir, Jin Ling understands." Jin Ling replied.

"The punishment for the Clan Leader of the Lanling Jin Sect, Jin Ling, shall be banishment from heavenly grounds and the confiscation of the spiritual weapon, Suihua. The defendant's two assistants, Chen Ye and Zou Fang, shall receive the punishment of banishment only. No exceptions accepted." a guard proclaimed.

Tian Yi took Suihua from Jin Ling, and summoned a cursed shackle onto Jin Ling's right wrist, covered by *Sizhui.

"I wish the best for you, Jin Ling." Tian Yi said, before banishing him from heaven.

*Sizhui is the headband that wraps around on Jin Ling's wrist