Indeed, Qin Fen had circled back. He wanted to see what trick the Jade Emperor was trying to pull! This guy had always been at odds with him, so his behavior today was truly abnormal.
The Jade Emperor wanted to say that he was about to become the vanguard of the restructuring! Unfortunately, Lu Ya did not know, Qin Fen did not know, and all the immortals wore utterly baffled expressions. Something had felt off from the very beginning of this meeting.
The two went back and forth, and only their voices could be heard throughout the Soaring Firmament Palace. The other immortals simply could not get a word in. The Jade Emperor had been bewildered by Qin Fen more times than anyone else; it was an indelible stain on his life. Everyone knew that when these two were put together, it was like Mars crashing into Earth. Yet today, the Jade Emperor had actually shown weakness. Normally, it was Dongwang Gong he guarded against.
Qin Fen brought up every old wound one by one: how he had been bewildered by Laozi, how he had been beaten by the Monkey, how both his younger sister and daughter had been slept with by mortals. The fire in the Jade Emperor's heart could burn for days. Who would normally dare say such things? That was slapping the face of an emperor.
Even if anyone did, they would say it behind his back. But today, Qin Fen had said it directly during a meeting, in public. Never had the Jade Emperor felt so humiliated.
The Eight Immortals lowered their heads. Li Jing lowered his head. Even Ziwei was too embarrassed to look at the Jade Emperor. At that moment, he was like a rabid dog. If anyone stood with Qin Fen, he looked