Ksitigarbha fell silent.
Ksitigarbha understood.
Maitreya had been abandoned, but he had not. He could not help observing three seconds of silence for Maitreya! Daoist Jieyin's decision made Primeval Lord of Heaven pause slightly.
He had originally thought Daoist Jieyin would bleed a little and compensate him with some magic treasures. He had not expected Daoist Jieyin to simply hand Maitreya over to him.
This was completely different from what he had imagined.
What would he want Maitreya for?
To fence? But since Daoist Jieyin dared to offer Maitreya as compensation, it meant that Daoist Jieyin had taken note of this matter.
And judging by Daoist Zhunti's ugly expression, Primeval Lord of Heaven believed the fist beneath his sleeve was tightly clenched.
He was holding it in.
If Primeval Lord of Heaven dealt with Maitreya today, then this grudge would be completely forged from this day onward.
In the future,
if he wished to cooperate with the Western Sect, he would have to pay a far greater price.
Primeval Lord of Heaven therefore fell silent.
He did not immediately accept Maitreya.
Primeval Lord of Heaven was silent for a while.
In the end, he waved his hand and said, "Since this matter was a misunderstanding, as long as your Western Sect cooperates with me in finding the true culprit, let us put this matter behind us. What do you say?"
"Hm?"
Primeval Lord of Heaven's answer stunned Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti. They thought, Primeval Lord of Heaven is relenting?
"As expected, Primeval Lord of Heaven is not like that brainless Sect Master Tongtian."
Primeval Lord of Heaven's decision to compromise came as something of a surprise to Daoist Jieyin and Daoist Zhunti.
Still,
this was ultimately a good thing, was it not? Since Primeval Lord of Heaven was willing