Even the Dragon Sons did not trust Taotie not to defect. Jiu Ying felt even more certain that victory was in the bag.
What was Taotie?
The embodiment of greed, one of the most wicked ferocious souls, the model representative of "milk is mother."
Where would loyalty and unity come from? Was that a joke?
Its divinity was missing and suppressed in the Heavenly Palace. It must have been yearning day and night to reclaim it. With that temptation, how could it possibly resist?
Even if it did not defect, all it needed to do was secretly slack off. Such an operation was nothing but a drizzle to it.
Under the gaze of the masses, Doggie twitched its nose and said stiffly, "Give me the Sealing God Tablet, and I can indeed go with you."
Everyone's expressions changed.
Jiu Ying smiled.
But Doggie continued, "Where's the thing, then? Trying to trick a dog with empty hands... trick Taotie, rather. Do you take your daddy for some club inside a ring?"
The Dragon Sons felt that this sounded like it was insulting someone, but they had no evidence.
Jiu Ying smiled. "Naturally, the Sealing God Tablet would not be carried around. Once you ascend to the Heavenly Palace, you can obtain it. Divinity like yours is useless to us anyway. Besides, even if you still wish to bargain with us after ascending, that is better than stubbornly resisting here and getting slaughtered. I do not believe you lack even this much discernment."
"You really are a fucking idiot." Doggie suddenly cursed bitterly, then shut its mouth.
Jiu Ying was utterly baffled.
No one knew the chaotic thoughts in Doggie's heart at that moment. *Why the fuck didn't you tell me secretly earlier? If you'd told me secretly, maybe I'd have slipped