The Jade Emperor remained silent for a long time without saying a word.
The Lunar Star Lord spoke again. "I beg Your Majesty to consider the Three Realms and the Heavenly Court, and agree to this matter."
The other immortals in High Heaven Hall also stepped forward to persuade the Jade Emperor, hoping that he would hand Zhang San over and let the people of Flower Fruit Mountain deal with him.
The Jade Emperor looked over at them. He had not expected so many people to stand up against him.
Didn't these people all want Goku of Flower Fruit Mountain dead? Why were they helping him now instead?
Most of the immortals in High Heaven Hall wanted Goku to be punished. But what the Jade Emperor had done this time was truly inappropriate. If they continued supporting him, they too would be implicated.
Whenever these immortals did anything, they had to consider their own interests. For those interests, they were willing to temporarily stand on the same side as their enemies.
After all, there were no eternal enemies—only eternal interests.
Zhang San stood beside the Jade Emperor, even more terrified than before. He felt that he might die.
Yet Zhang San still held onto some hope. After following the Jade Emperor for so many years, he was one of the Jade Emperor's closest confidants. As long as the Jade Emperor was willing to protect him, he still had a chance to live.
The Jade Emperor said, "Zhang San acted this way for the Heavenly Court as well. If I hand him over to Flower Fruit Mountain, wouldn't the Heavenly Court lose all its dignity?"
The gods felt helpless upon hearing this. The Heavenly Court had already lost all its dignity and was in grave danger, yet he was still worrying