Tianpeng Spoke Only of Personal Ties, Never Official Business? The Jade Emperor's Frustration-The Curtain Rolling Divine General Arrived?

Was he familiar with Marshal Tianpeng?

Familiar, my ass!

He had never had any dealings with Marshal Tianpeng at all.

He had not even seen Marshal Tianpeng attend court once in Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and like the other grand marshals, Tianpeng had never paid any attention to his decrees!

The decrees and new policies he issued were basically ignored by everyone.

Marshal Tianpeng was much the same.

What was more, Tianpeng had now been transferred to serve under another Immortal Emperor, so he was no longer under his command. Usually, he was the sort to obey outwardly while defying inwardly.

Why was he putting on such an intimate attitude upon meeting today?

To apologize to him, he had even slapped away a fierce general of the Heavenly River Navy?

That seemed excessive, did it not?

Simply coming out to exchange a few words would have been enough to give the Jade Emperor face. If Tianpeng was doing this merely for appearances, was he not overacting a little?

More importantly—

The words Tianpeng spoke beneath that respectful attitude were very strange.

It was like a junior greeting an elder, rather than a subject greeting his sovereign...

Strange...

Why was that?

"Tianpeng has never met Your Majesty, but Tianpeng has admired Your Majesty for a long time!"

Tianpeng hurriedly said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please. If you do not find my camp too humble, please come in and have a few bowls of tea."

"Very well."

The Jade Emperor nodded. "I have just come from drinking tea with Taishang Laojun. This is a fine chance to taste what is special about your Heavenly River tea."

"My Heavenly River tea cannot compare to the sweet, refreshing tea of an exalted figure like Taishang Laojun. It has only the bitter boldness of military