Li Jing and Taibai Venus exchanged a glance, both their eyes filled with concern.
"Your Majesty, although there are many demons and evil ghosts in the lower realm, there is no need for our Heavenly Court to deploy so many troops. Marshal Canopy has many friends in the lower realm—Mystic Spirit King, Erlang True Lord, Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Ox-King. They can all help Marshal Canopy fight."
Taibai Venus stepped forward and spoke to the Jade Emperor.
He said this because he did not want the Jade Emperor to hand such immense military authority to Marshal Canopy. At the same time, by mentioning Mystic Spirit King, Erlang True Lord, and the others, he was reminding the Jade Emperor that Marshal Canopy's influence was already considerable and absolutely could not be allowed to grow further.
Sure enough, the Jade Emperor's heart trembled upon hearing Taibai Venus's words. She had actually overlooked that point.
The Jade Emperor frowned slightly. "Everyone, withdraw."
"Li Jing, Taibai Venus, remain."
Li Jing and Taibai Venus exchanged another look, both revealing faint smiles.
Only the Jade Emperor, Taibai Venus, and Li Jing remained in the High Heaven Hall.
"What plans do you two have for the current situation?" the Jade Emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, the evil spirits and ghosts in the lower realm can be dealt with by those down below. As I just said, Mystic Spirit King and the others possess no small amount of power. Why not use their people to deal with the evil spirits? Why must we use our Heavenly Soldiers?" Taibai Venus said.
Li Jing said, "I agree with Taibai Venus. They are merely some evil spirits from the Underworld. Uchiha Shin and the others will certainly be able to handle them. Even if they cannot, and are slain by the evil