Chapter 2554: A vacant period in the Netherworld?
The Heavenly Emperor had been considering when to reveal information about "Evil Delusions" to Song Shuhang, so he would go play with them instead of coming over to bother her.
To her surprise, Demon Emperor Hezhi handed her a perfect assist in the blink of an eye.
Demon Emperor Hezhi, the king of assists—she would remember this favor, though she had no intention of repaying it.
Song Shuhang replied to the Heavenly Emperor in confusion: [???]
[Senior Song, you don't need to rack your brains trying to probe Demon Emperor Hezhi about Evil Delusions. You can just ask me. I definitely know as much as he does. Besides, your probing techniques are so terrible that even those of us watching the livestream can't bear to look.] The Heavenly Emperor replied.
Taking such a roundabout approach to get information about "Evil Delusions" out of Demon Emperor Hezhi would only put him on guard—Song Shuhang had neither the skill nor the experience to fish for information.
Song Shuhang laughed and replied: [Actually, probing him was just a spur-of-the-moment idea. My main task was to insult Senior Hezhi a few times on someone else's behalf.]
[You don't have to cover it up, Senior Song. Do you even believe that yourself?] The Heavenly Emperor shot back.
Song Shuhang: "..."
I do! I really was just doing someone a favor by insulting him a few times to complete the task.
[Honestly, Demon Emperor Hezhi is far too wary of you, Senior Song. The moment you started fishing for information, he raised his guard. The more you danced around the subject, the less he relaxed. So that roundabout approach won't work on him. Next time, you could try tempting him with a reward—something so good that he can't