The Jade Emperor's face lit up with delight. Old Hu Hansan had finally returned! Ziwei and the Yellow Emperor were honestly quite happy too. Qin Fen was such a damned scammer. Fighting the Jade Emperor, at least, didn't hurt the heart; at worst, they would suffer a small loss.
But damn it, when other people tricked someone, they merely lost face. When this guy tricked someone, he gambled with lives. Coughing up blood was getting off lightly. Tathagata could testify to that; he understood it deeply. Like the Jade Emperor, he was a veteran of this, and Lord Lao felt exactly the same.
"Heavenly Dao must be impartial!" the Yellow Emperor added.
"Heavenly Dao is utterly fair!" Ziwei nearly burst into tears. Behind him, Li Jing almost pissed himself in disbelief. What a convincing performance. Could he possibly be any faker?
The two allies played off each other perfectly. The Jade Emperor chuckled. Qin Fen posed the greatest threat and was their common enemy, after all. With those two saying this, Heavenly Dao would find it even harder to go easy on him. It would definitely punish this bastard severely. The three exchanged glances, all understanding perfectly.
This was the art of moistening things silently—killing without spilling blood.
As the three talked over one another, the Queen Mother's heart turned ice-cold. They had essentially sealed off every avenue for pleading on Qin Fen's behalf and pushed him, Dongwang Gong, to the edge of death's cliff. Qin Fen was not a Saint; he was neither immortal nor indestructible. Under Heavenly Dao, only Saints were eternal.
Dijun had died, and Taiyi had died too. It seemed that the Divine Offices of Dongwang Gong and Solar Star Lord were cursed.
Qin Fen had finally reached this point as well. No one could alter