The Hole Won't Be Plugged; It Will Only Get Bigger

Deep within Grand Unity Palace, clouds hung like curtains, and the atmosphere was solemn and majestic.

Nüyi clutched the thick account books, unable to bear looking at them.

She raised her eyes toward the Heavenly Emperor seated above, her tone suppressing obvious anger:

"Heavenly Emperor, are you not going to do anything about them? These accounts are getting more and more outrageous. There are holes everywhere. If this continues, Grand Unity Palace's entire fortune will be drained!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the hall fell into a terrifying silence.

Li Fan's gaze slowly swept across everyone in the hall. Only Empress Ziguang stood with her arms folded, one brow slightly raised, looking ready to enjoy the show as she waited to see how this farce would end.

Nuwa stepped forward at an unhurried pace, took the account books Nüyi handed over, casually flipped through several pages, and frowned slightly.

"Haotian has certainly calculated this well. He pushed all the expenses from the Journey to the West onto Grand Unity Palace. Sun Wukong's side has also been eating without restraint, and Doushuai Palace's reported losses have been padded considerably."

"With all these layers piled together, it is only natural that the account books are full of holes."

Li Fan smiled faintly at that. "The holes in the accounts may not necessarily be a real problem."

He looked at everyone. "Sometimes, benefits are also a way to balance the various forces."

Goddess Wangshu's cool voice slowly rang out. "Heavenly Emperor, while that may be true, such unchecked consumption cannot last forever."

"Grand Unity Palace cannot keep footing the bill every day."

Goddess Taiyuan nodded as well and said softly, "Sister Wangshu is right. Their private treasuries are quite fat too. Why not have them contribute something?"

Empress Ziguang spoke then, her