First Courtesy, Then Force

"Martial Uncle, are you all right?"

After startling Shen Gongbao into retreat, Yang Jian hurried forward and asked.

Jiang Ziya shook his head, then looked in the direction Shen Gongbao had fled and sighed.

Back then, Primordial Heavenly Lord had told him that whoever held the List of Conferred Gods would face the calamity of seven deaths and the Three Calamities, and after dying, they could not be entered onto the list and become a god. It was absolutely one of the most dangerous duties in this great tribulation.

In addition, only he and Shen Gongbao could hold the List of Conferred Gods, and Primordial Heavenly Lord had asked him how he would choose.

At that time, they had been fellow disciples, eating and lodging together in Kunlun, as close as brothers. Since he knew about it, then no matter what anyone said, of course he had to be the one to take it on. Did that even need thinking about?

He believed that if Junior Brother Shen had heard about this, he would definitely have made the same choice.

Though he was also well aware that this was Shen Gongbao's dream, wouldn't it have been fine as long as he explained everything clearly afterward?

But after he chose without the slightest hesitation, his master had added another sentence: "Ziya, remember, the secrets of Heaven must not be leaked. So before the great task of conferring the gods is complete, this matter absolutely cannot be told to Gongbao. Understand?"

At the time, his face had been one of utter despair.

Master, why didn't you say that earlier? If he could not explain, wouldn't he be killed by his junior brother?

Afterward, sure enough, matters had not gone beyond his expectations. This junior brother racked his brains and scraped his guts