"I shall spill my liver and brains upon the ground in your service, and only death shall end my devotion. I will never betray Your Majesty's great expectations!"
The Nine Luminaries Star Lords spoke with tears of gratitude streaming down their faces, their acting enough to crush a whole crowd of pretty-boy idols and rival an Oscar-winning performance.
Although a trace of contempt showed in the immortals' eyes, they were also deeply envious of the Nine Luminaries Star Lords.
They hated themselves for not stepping forward earlier, allowing such a plum assignment to fall into someone else's hands.
"Your Majesty, since our mission is to sow discord among the princes of the Great Tang, I hope the Seven Northern Dipper Star Lords may accompany us. That should make our work much easier."
The Nine Luminaries Star Lords made their request.
"Granted!"
Seeing that the Jade Emperor had agreed, the Nine Luminaries Star Lords respectfully withdrew.
For this descent to the mortal realm, they chose not to bring anyone else, taking only a few subordinates from their residence and inviting the Seven Northern Dipper Star Lords, their closest friends.
Naturally, they could not let outsiders reap the benefits of such an opportunity.
The Nine Luminaries Star Lords knew that their strength alone would probably accomplish little in the increasingly powerful mortal realm, which was why they had brought the Seven Northern Dipper Star Lords along.
The Seven Northern Dipper Star Lords were grateful as well, thinking that their friendship had not been wasted, since their friends had remembered to include them in such a plum assignment.
Little did they know that the Nine Luminaries Star Lords had brought them along merely to make them take the blame.
If there was credit to be claimed, the Nine Luminaries Star Lords would certainly