One hundred thousand miles away from the Golden Clouds Cave on Mount Yuquan lay an unnamed mountain range. With its towering, unusual peaks, ancient trees reaching into the sky, babbling brooks, and the singing of birds, it was a veritable fairyland on earth.
Yet, this tranquil mountain range concealed a heart-pounding crisis.
Yaoji and her family had originally lived a peaceful life, but secrets cannot be kept forever. The eldest princess of the Heavenly Court had eloped to the mortal realm and started a family with a mortal, a severe violation of the heavenly code. The Heavenly Emperor, Haotian, had no choice but to uphold the dignity of the heavenly code, hardening his heart to dispatch troops for their arrest.
Chapter 40