The Jade Emperor's Two-Birds-with-One-Stone Scheme: My Dear Minister Taibai Golden Star, Why Do You Obstruct Me?

"What decree did I issue in the beginning? And how did you carry it out?"

"You couldn't even wipe out a mere Flower Fruit Mountain? Did you accept favors from that Sun Monkey, or do you think my words no longer carry weight? Each and every one of you has been openly defying me while pretending to obey. Even your Judicial Heavenly God Hall has publicly violated my imperial decree?"

"You dare say you wouldn't? Then why wasn't Flower Fruit Mountain handled according to my decree?"

"Could Flower Fruit Mountain possibly be so powerful that even you Judicial Heavenly Gods, who specialize in subduing demons and eliminating devils, couldn't slaughter them all?"

"My heart chills! My heart aches!!"

"Even the Heavenly Court's most important departments openly defy me like this. I truly do not know what the other departments are like. It does not matter if every one of you refuses to show me respect, but how can you face the Heavenly Court that the Heavenly Emperors of old built through painstaking effort and tireless devotion?"

"How many generations' blood and sweat went into this Heavenly Court?"

"Must it now be destroyed by the likes of you?"

"If the Judicial Heavenly God Hall is like this, what about the other departments of the Heavenly Court? In the places I cannot see, how else are they perfunctorily dealing with me?"

"How dare you..."

Inside the Lingxiao Treasure Hall.

The cold, terrifying roars were utterly horrifying.

The smile on Taibai Golden Star's face faded considerably as he made his way over.

He straightened his robes and slowly approached the Lingxiao Treasure Hall. Upon reaching the doors, he respectfully said, "This humble minister, Taibai Golden Star, greets Your Majesty!"

There were only two people inside the hall.

One was Zhang Bairen, seated upon