On the platform, everyone's eyes widened at once when they saw him return.
When he had exposed his greatest secret, they had all felt the same premonition: this brat was utterly finished.
Think about it. How momentous was the Heaven-Mending Plan?
How furious would their master be to see it ruined by one man?
An earth-shattering affair that enraged their master, their mistress, and their little junior sister Duanmu alike was a death trap with no way out.
From the instant their little junior sister recognized him, he should, in theory, have been doomed beyond redemption.
Yet now, he had actually come down from the sky without losing an arm or having his cultivation crippled. Nothing had happened to him at all...
Was that possible?
"Brother Mei, you invited me to your As-Yesterday Pavilion for a drink earlier. Does that invitation still stand?" Lin Xiaosu went straight for Mei Jiu.
Mei Jiu's brows knitted tightly. "...Why didn't Master punish you?"
"The Abyss Lord saw reason!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Everything that should or shouldn't have happened has already happened. It was merely heaven's will. Ordinary people might not be able to let it go, but the Abyss Lord is such an enlightened man. How could he fail to let it go?"
Let it go!
See reason!
The seven Heavenly Gang members exchanged looks. Did that make any sense?
Zi Xia's gaze settled on his face. "How did you hoodwink Master? Let us hear it!"
"Hoodwink? Do you all really think hoodwinking is the only thing I'm good at?"
Zi Xia nodded.
Everyone else nodded too...
Fuck me!
Lin Xiaosu slapped his forehead. "Fine, I'll lay everything on the table. I struck a bargain with the Abyss Lord. I'll take full responsibility for obtaining Emperor Kun's Kindling Lamp, with a deadline of