Li Jing Begs for Mercy After a Beating

"Just try passing out."

Lin Zhu's icy voice was like an ice awl in the dead of winter, piercing precisely into Li Jing's fading consciousness.

"I guarantee that you'll be dragged beyond the South Heaven Gate and... executed by dogs for 'improper conduct before the hall and contempt for Heaven's authority.'"

The words "executed by dogs" were spoken lightly, yet they made Li Jing shudder violently. The breath in his throat was frightened back into his chest, and he forcibly suppressed his dizziness. All that remained was boundless terror that made his entire body tremble like a sieve.

He had heard that this Hell God always kept his word. Back then, some blind and foolish demons and Immortals had been thrown to the descendants of the Howling Celestial Hound raised by the Heavenly Court...

Lin Zhu showed no pity as he watched him.

He turned his head to glance at the silent Nezha beside him, then lightly patted his shoulder, signaling for him to handle it. Some debts and some words were more appropriate coming from Nezha.

Nezha took a deep breath and stepped forward. Looking down at the bedraggled Li Jing sprawled on the ground, the usual liveliness and unruliness had long vanished from his face, leaving only the cold detachment of someone conducting official business.

When he spoke, his voice was clear, but it carried unquestionable authority.

"Li Jing, since you defected to Western Heaven and accepted the title of so-called 'Heavenly King,' you are no longer a subject of the Heavenly Court. Had Great Master Guanyin not 'ransomed' you at great expense back then, sparing you from indefinite imprisonment in the Ninth Heaven Prison, how could you be standing here now, brazenly spouting nonsense as an 'envoy'?"

He paused, his tone turning even colder.

"Since you are