Everyone's expressions changed. Although they kept silent out of consideration for the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress, their faces looked far from pleasant.
The Heavenly Empress frowned slightly and scolded offhandedly, "Yun Hua, don't talk nonsense."
Su Qiao pouted aggrievedly. "Empress Dowager, I didn't say anything wrong. Just look at their expressions. Aren't they hilarious?"
"If I'd known this would happen, I would have pretended to be a little weaker too. I wouldn't have treated the injuries on my body or anything. I would have simply come back looking battered and miserable, then pretended to be frail and delicate, as pitiful and charming as possible. Would they have looked at me with such pity and sympathy then?"
Although the Heavenly Empress reprimanded her verbally, she did not look angry in the slightest. Instead, she waited very patiently for her to finish before speaking again.
"Yun Hua, be quiet for now. Your father and I see things clearly. We will certainly uphold justice for you. We won't be foolish like mortals, easily deceived by the false appearances before us."
Hearing this, Su Qiao nearly burst out laughing on the spot.
She gave her Empress Dowager a thumbs-up inwardly and gave her ten thousand likes.
Her words clearly implied that those who had immediately sympathized with Immortal Maiden Yuyao were all people whose hearts were not clear-minded. They were just like ordinary mortals—fools who could be deceived by false appearances.
The gods' expressions became even uglier.
"Ahem." The Heavenly Emperor turned his head and glanced at his wife, the meaning in his eyes telling her to stop while she was ahead.
The Heavenly Empress glanced at him dismissively.
These people had it coming!
She had already gone easy on them.
Su Qiao suppressed the corners of her mouth, which kept rising, and