Jade Emperor: Nezha, Explain Yourself

Before long, in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the Jade Emperor looked at Nezha and said, "Nezha, Qingping at least went up there and fought a battle. Give me an explanation. What did you promise me before setting out?"

Nezha scratched his head and said, "Before I set out, I signed a military pledge. If I failed to defeat Sun Wukong and reclaim all the Heavenly Horses the Heavenly Court had lost, you would give my father, Li Jing, eight hundred strokes with the military rod..."

Taibai Jinxing muttered from the side, "Heavenly King Li sure raised himself a fine son. He even dared make a military pledge like that..."

Li Jing's face went pale. "Your Majesty, well... I don't know anything about this. You know how it is—my son Nezha has always been impossible for me to control..."

The Jade Emperor chuckled. "A Heavenly King of your stature can't even control his own son. It won't be unfair to give you a beating. Go receive your punishment." After saying that, he transmitted his voice to Li Jing. "Enough. Eight hundred strokes of the military rod—giving them to you is not unfair at all. Heavenly King Li, you've been rather close with Spirit Mountain lately, haven't you? Hmm. I had Nezha return to Cloud Tower Palace to mobilize a hundred thousand Heavenly Soldiers, yet there were only that sparse handful of men?"

Damn it. So the Jade Emperor discovered I've been pocketing the pay for nonexistent troops and is taking the chance to beat me up. Fine, I'll accept it. Otherwise, he'll just find some other excuse to deal with me...

With that thought, Li Jing obediently went to receive his punishment. Meanwhile, on Yingzhou Island, Yun Ting looked at Qingping before him and asked curiously, "Qingping, with your temperament, you