When Nuwa pulled out a list of supplies and had Jieyin sign it, the Buddha Lord's hand trembled violently, as if he were having a seizure.
It was truly an astronomical amount of "support": money, land, cover... After all the wealth the Buddhist Sect had painstakingly accumulated in this era was squandered like this, there would probably be nothing left.
Jieyin Ancient Buddha was tempted not to sign.
But when Nuwa produced another list, detailing the names of countless members of the Buddhist Sect, from top to bottom—even cats and dogs, ants and moths were recorded with perfect clarity—Jieyin knew that he had no choice but to sign.
Nuwa had come prepared!
Although she had not said a single word aloud yet.
The threat was simply too strong—
If I don't get what I want, I'll slaughter everything on this second list!
The entire mighty Buddhist Sect would be reduced to ashes. She would not spare even a single ant listed there!
The chilling killing intent radiating from Nuwa made Jieyin Ancient Buddha suck in a cold breath. He truly realized that Empress Wa had another side to her. Her usual gentleness did not mean she was weak and easy to bully. Once pushed to the limit, she would most likely become decisive, ruthless, and iron-blooded!
She would be just like her elder brother!
As the saying went, like brother, like sister... Jieyin knew all too well what Tai Hao was like.
Now, facing Nuwa as she hovered on the verge of a magnificent transformation, Jieyin chose to follow his instincts. He earnestly signed the documents, giving up merit, supplies, land deeds, and everything else!
After signing, he pointed to his heart and swore that before this era ended, he would never voluntarily reveal a single word to outsiders. If