Even though the Jade Emperor had long been prepared for a difficult time, his face still flushed red the instant he heard Qiong Xiao say that.
"Eldest Sister, isn't that going a bit too far?!"
Staring at Qiong Xiao's slightly surprised expression, Jade Emperor Haotian rose indignantly and gritted his teeth. "I'll take responsibility for what I did."
"It was wrong of me to kick you when you were down when the Interception Sect fell into hardship. You can kill me or punish me as you see fit."
"But please, for Dao Ancestor's sake, spare them. Will you?!"
By the end, Jade Emperor Haotian's voice had grown choked, and his tone was full of pleading.
But Qiong Xiao, watching him, was a little bewildered.
What was he talking about?
She'd only come to borrow some female immortals to establish the San Xiao Sect. Why did he look as if she'd asked for his life?
"Ahem, Eldest Sister, the Jade Emperor may have misunderstood~!"
Xuanming, standing nearby with a strange look on his face, stepped forward. He held back the four words "old Jade Emperor" that had nearly slipped out, then smiled and explained:
"My Eldest Sister means she wants to borrow the Seven Fairies, Chang'e, and a group of Heavenly Court's female immortals to make up the numbers. She won't do anything to them!"
"Hm??"
The Jade Emperor froze at that, then instinctively looked toward Qiong Xiao. Only after she nodded did he let out a long breath of relief.
"Eldest Sister, if you're only borrowing them, then of course that's fine. No problem!"
As he spoke, he turned to Taibai Jinxing, who had also relaxed, without waiting for Qiong Xiao to reply.
"Old Immortal, go and bring them here. Every female immortal, all of them!"
"Yes!"
Taibai Jinxing answered