(The earlier bug where Yang Jian supported Qiye has been fixed.)
Nordic.
Asgard.
Loki passed through a dim Western-style corridor and entered his own divine hall. The hem of his black robes swayed amid the interwoven light and shadows. Suddenly, something caught the corner of his eye, and he stopped in his tracks.
At the center of the black divine hall stood a blond figure in red, quietly facing away from him.
"Thor." Loki raised an eyebrow. "It's truly rare for you to come to my divine hall of your own accord..."
Thor slowly turned around, his deep blue eyes fixed on Loki, his expression exceedingly grave.
"There are only three days left until the Celestial Venerable of Great Xia comes to Asgard to seek the Dao." Thor's deep voice echoed through the hall. "Things shouldn't have developed to this point. Asgard has no reason to become enemies with Great Xia...
"We shouldn't have put Asgard in such a dangerous position."
"Oh, my dear Thor." Loki stepped forward, shaking his head with a cold sneer.
"It seems you still haven't understood the situation. Becoming enemies with Great Xia wasn't a decision I made alone. I, Loki, don't have that much influence. This was the joint decision of the four divine kingdoms."
"But Asgard took the lead in organizing the four divine kingdoms' joint attack on Great Xia! You were also the one who went to the other divine kingdoms and persuaded them to join the alliance!" Thor reached out, seized Loki by the collar, and roared:
"Asgard has existed for so many years and has rarely taken the initiative to provoke other divine kingdoms. Why is Father willing to gamble all of Asgard just to become enemies with Great Xia this time?
"What... exactly did you tell Father?"
Loki's upper