"Can I refuse?"
Qing Lan, prostrate on the ground, asked with a life worse than death.
He strongly suspected that Ming Yue was getting revenge on him.
"No, the Heavenly Dao Disk is a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao.
The trajectories of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and the operation of all beings in the Three Realms, will be reflected on it.
Ming Yue is its master, and her words are commands.
Once Ming Yue selects an inspector, the Heavenly Dao Disk will record it.
If you refuse, it is equivalent to violating the Heavenly Dao, and you will be annihilated by the Heavenly Dao."
Before Ming Yue could speak, Hongjun explained with a smile, looking like he was enjoying the show.
As soon as his voice fell, heavenly thunder rumbled outside the Zixiao Palace, shaking heaven and earth.
"I'll do it, I won't refuse, I'll be this inspector!"
Seeing the purple tribulation lightning, as thick as a water vat, in the sky, Qing Lan hurriedly shouted.
He was a being born in chaos, with the cultivation of a quasi-saint.
He recognized at a glance that it was the tribulation lightning that could annihilate saints, and even saints could not withstand it.
So he jumped up and yelled, agreeing to be an inspector.
He would do it for the sake of his life.
It's just an inspector, isn't it? Ming Yue is the supervisor anyway.
Whatever the big deal, the supervisor will handle it.
Besides, there are five inspector positions, and he will have four other colleagues.
He could just slack off in the Temporal Regulatory Department in the future.
Seeing Qing Lan agree, Ming Yue moved her divine sense and communicated with the Heavenly Dao Disk.
With a flash of light, the Heavenly Dao Disk flew up from her hand.
It transformed into a screen in the air, divided into three regions.
In each region, countless light spots floated densely.
There seemed to be over a hundred thousand, but some light spots were white, while others were red.
"These three regions represent the past, present, and future.
Each light spot above represents a world.
White indicates that the world is operating normally.
Red indicates that the world has deviated.
It needs the Temporal Regulatory Department to intervene and correct it, guiding it back onto the right track."
Hongjun, like an old child, leaned over to explain to Ming Yue.
"Wow, why are there so many red dots?
This workload is too much!"
Ji Shiyou also curiously leaned over, exclaiming as he looked at the screen.
"It's all because of him, messing around with you for a hundred thousand years.
That's why so many problems have accumulated without being dealt with.
Leaving the Temporal Regulatory Department's work piled up like a mountain."
Hongjun glared at Qing Lan beside him. Qing Lan flinched, not daring to speak.
His current situation was delicate, and he needed to keep a low profile.
"So many anomalies, and some haven't been dealt with for a hundred thousand years.
Will it have a significant impact on the world, leading to its destruction?"
Ji Shiyou originally didn't care about the affairs of the Temporal Regulatory Department.
But now that Ming Yue was the supervisor, he was concerned out of affection.
Looking at the red dots that occupied one-third of the screen, he said anxiously.
"It's fine, these red light spots are all insignificant anomalies.
Like this one, a scientist.
Due to an accident, he died ten years earlier.
This caused a certain technology to appear fifty years later, affecting the development of the world.
As long as we go back to the past and prevent him from having that accident, letting him live out his natural life.
In the future world, it can return to the right track and develop according to the predetermined laws."
Hongjun clicked on a red light spot, which displayed the world's name.
Along with the time and a detailed introduction of the incident.
"So advanced, and it's a touchscreen.
That puts my mind at ease. Then let him die for now.
There's no rush to deal with it. What kind of events require immediate attention?"
Ji Shiyou looked at the screen, suddenly feeling a sense of familiarity.
Isn't this just a magnified tablet computer? So he tapped them one by one.
Having fun, he casually asked.
"When the light spot turns black, it needs to be dealt with promptly.
That represents a person or an event.
Not only has it changed the world's trajectory, but it will also lead to the world's destruction.
It needs to be dealt with immediately, otherwise, it will cause a chain reaction.
It could lead to the collapse of the three thousand great worlds, and in the worst case, all worlds will disappear.
Everything will turn into nothingness and return to chaos."
Hongjun's expression became serious, as if that moment would truly arrive.
"Qing Lan, this is all the work that has accumulated during your tenure.
Now, I, the supervisor, issue my first command after taking office.
It is for you. I command you to complete this work.
And before the other inspectors arrive.
The Temporal Regulatory Department will be fully managed by you.
Don't come to me unless necessary, and if there's something, solve it yourself, and don't come to me."
Ming Yue put away the Heavenly Dao Disk and said to Qing Lan with a serious expression.
When she learned that the Temporal Regulatory Department had other vacancies, her mind was stirred.
She started to scheme, so she immediately designated Qing Lan as an inspector.
"Saint Master, she is clearly shirking her responsibilities.
What's the difference between doing this and just having the nominal title of supervisor?
I'm the one who does all the hard work, slaving away.
This is dereliction of duty, I object, I want to complain!"
Qing Lan wanted to die again, lying on the ground and throwing a tantrum, complaining to Hongjun.
"This...
The Temporal Regulatory Department is an independent department.
The supervisor can decide their own work methods, as long as they do not violate the Heavenly Dao.
I cannot interfere. Besides, as your direct superior.
Ming Yue, as the supervisor, assigns you work tasks.
It is all in accordance with regulations, and there is nothing wrong with it!"
Hongjun said sternly, but from Qing Lan's perspective.
He found the old man trying to suppress a smile, but there was nothing he could do.
He dared not retort and could only resignedly stand up.
"Old Ancestor, I have one more thing to ask.
Earlier, in the apocalypse, I saw thousands of miles of ice and snow, with a harsh living environment and no sign of human habitation as far as the eye could see.
Did something happen? Please tell me, Dao Ancestor."
After resolving the matter of the supervisor, Ming Yue asked Hongjun.
She had been wondering about the changes in the apocalypse.
Because her and Ji Shiyou's friends were still there.
That world was also where she and Ji Shiyou planned to settle, so she had to ask for clarification.
"The truth needs to be explored by yourselves, and problems need to be solved by yourselves.
This is your destiny, go!"
Facing the inquiry, Hongjun did not provide an answer.
Instead, he flicked the whisk in his hand, and the three of them appeared outside the Zixiao Palace.
Looking at the Zixiao Palace again, the gate was tightly shut, gradually becoming illusory.
Finally, it disappeared, merging into the void.
"You go and be busy, we're going home."
Ming Yue waved at Qing Lan, as if she were shooing away a dog.
Then, with a flash of light from the Heavenly Dao Disk in her hand, she and Ji Shiyou disappeared.
Qing Lan almost spat out a mouthful of blood, wanting to argue.
But they were already gone, so he could only stomp his foot and return to the Temporal Regulatory Department.
He was not like Ming Yue, who had the Heavenly Dao Disk in hand.
He had to return to the department to check the information to know which world to go on a mission to.
"You said, after we died.
What happened to this world? How did it become like this?
I don't know how Wen Qingtian and the others are doing, and whether the Ming Yue Base still exists?"
Ming Yue used the Heavenly Dao Disk to shuttle through time and space with Ji Shiyou from the Outer Heavens.
Returning to the place they left in the apocalypse, she put away the Purple Gold Palace.
Looking at the vast expanse of white in front of her, she said worriedly.
"Let's go back and see, and we'll know!"
Ji Shiyou took her hand and said softly.
A gentle moonlight emanated from his body, and he was about to take Ming Yue to the Ming Yue Base in Yunmeng Mountain.
"Wait, I think I sense a familiar aura here."
Ming Yue stopped Ji Shiyou, saying uncertainly.