If Dai'er had not been Dao Qiongchang's Heavenly Mechanism Puppet.
Xu Xiaoshou might have dared to believe three parts of what she said.
But after being provoked and then saying this, that the Heavenly Origin Emperor Realm was not a dragon's pool or tiger's den—Xu Xiaoshou was the first not to believe it.
What he cared about now was...
"If the Heavenly Origin Holy Emperor isn't blind, how could he tolerate Dao Qiongchang growing to this point?"
"A calamity like him—even if he were someone from one's own clan, once there were signs of betraying the clan, or merely signs that he would bring disaster upon it, he should have been eradicated at the first opportunity."
Were Holy Emperor Clans merciful? Xu Xiaoshou did not think so. After all, even Moon Palace Slave could be imprisoned for so long; within an imperial household, there were no blood relatives.
That left only one possibility: Dao Qiongchang's existence, and the Heavenly Origin Holy Emperor turning a blind eye, benefited them both. Could that be called "bringing out the best in each other"? "They were simply wolves in collusion!"
Xu Xiaoshou set aside the Lecherous Old Daoist's remarks and looked at the other maidservants. "What about you? What do you know about the Heavenly Origin Holy Emperor?"
By this point, his questions were rather undisguised.
Among the Listening Rain Pavilion maidservants, aside from Dai'er, who had the ability to resist the guidance of his Great Dao of Intent, the rest would basically remember nothing after today.
Ping'er rose weakly from the ground, wanting to perform well before Young Master Li and win back his favor.
But after pondering for a while, her little face filled with distress. "Young Master Li, there's still something to say about the Sorrowful Emperor Realm, but you've hardly