Qin Fen glumly lit a cigarette. You could recognize me even like this? Do you want me to call you big brother in admiration? "You've got the wrong person. I'm Dong Re! Not Dongwang Gong, the Natural Daoist."
Lu Pan's heart stirred. Patriarch, you're being naughty. How could I possibly be mistaken? It has to be you. You're the Beacon of the Sea of Bitterness for people like us. Everyone in the Heavenly Court knows it-no, word has spread throughout the Underworld now, too!
Oh, for fuck's sake! What more could Big Chef say? This trick seemed to have become the Natural Daoist's trademark. Who else in heaven and earth could pull it off?
With a thunderous rumble, Yin Mountain rose above the surface of the Earthly Immortal Realm, revealing its true form. Huge dark clouds shrouded the sky, churning as thunder roared.
Huang Feihu, who had not gone far, abruptly halted his cloud and stared dumbly at the sky. "Someone's undergoing a tribulation?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Huang Feihu froze. "That's impossible!"
It was impossible. He was dumbfounded, and so were the Four Ghost Emperors under him. Even Great Emperor Fengdu, who never showed himself, immediately appeared in the Underworld. Behind him stood the last of the Five Ghost Emperors, the Central Ghost Emperor. The two exchanged a look. "Someone's undergoing a tribulation in the Underworld? That's not right!"
They voiced much the same question.
The Earthly Immortal Realm took it relatively well. The Buddhist School had long since fallen silent, unwilling to comment. The Heavenly Court, however, erupted once again.
This time, it was not just the rank-and-file immortals who were horrified. Even those invested as gods, those Innate Divine Beings, were utterly baffled.
Matchmaker Yue's hand shook, and the Book of Matchmaking fell to the floor. "How could