Rescuing a prisoner like Lou Jiangyue, one whom the Jing Kingdom would never forgive, from the Central Heavenly Prison was without question a magnificent feat.
Had this been before King Biancheng put on his mask, if Divine Hero had stepped forward with these words and delivered Lou Jiangyue—still breathing, merely unconscious—Yin Guan would certainly have gladly accepted this payment and repaid Divine Hero with the full force of Hell's Gate.
But things had changed under King Biancheng's interference.
They had already reached terms with the Jing Kingdom and preserved Lou Jiangyue's life.
Later, they had provided intelligence on members of the One Truth Sect, counting it as "points" toward Lou Jiangyue's eventual release, and allowing her to fare somewhat better in prison.
But now Lou Jiangyue had broken out!
First they humbly negotiated peace, then they broke the agreement and smashed through the gates.
This was trampling the Jing Kingdom's dignity underfoot, treating its laws as wastepaper, and taking its people for fools. How could the Jing Kingdom tolerate it?
Even now, did they still fail to recognize the power of the Central Empire?
Escaping the Central Heavenly Prison had instead severed her road to life and continued her road to death!
The Jing Kingdom could no longer pardon Lou Jiangyue, nor could it merely imprison her forever.
More importantly, the cooperation between Hell's Gate and Equality State was real.
Yin Guan had indeed proposed a deal to Divine Hero.
Even if they sent Lou Jiangyue back to the Central Heavenly Prison right now, the Jing Kingdom's trust in them was already gone—who knew what Lou Jiangyue had done during her escape? Who knew whether she would return to the Central Heavenly Prison with some ulterior purpose?
Worse still... if any other incident had occurred in the Central Heavenly Prison