"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Taiyi, we never seized your Heavenly Emperor's throne. It was all arranged by the Dao Ancestor!"
Like a thief who had taken over a magpie's nest, Jade Emperor Haotian somehow rose instinctively from the Heavenly Emperor's throne the moment Taiyi appeared, looking guilty.
He hurried to explain, terrified that Taiyi might misunderstand.
His behavior left many mighty figures utterly speechless.
This Jade Emperor really seemed to be an old hand at backing down.
He had acted exactly the same way when the Ancestral Dragon appeared earlier.
"Hahaha, the Jade Emperor chickened out again!"
"Holy shit, savage! Little Haotian, what's the rush? Is the seat under your ass on fire, or did spikes suddenly pop out of it?"
"Why does little Haotian look like an adulterer caught in the act?"
"Don't chicken out! You earned that Heavenly Emperor's throne with your own abilities. What are you afraid of?"
"I, old Sun, see it now. Fortune turns like a wheel, and today it's his turn to give the Jade Emperor's throne back to Eastern Emperor Taiyi."
Seeing the Jade Emperor guiltily rise from his throne before anyone even accused him, confessing without being questioned, the monster chat group unsurprisingly filled with merriment again.
It couldn't be helped.
Haotian and Yaochi were nowhere near the born emperors Di Jun and Taiyi, nor could they compare to the mighty figures of the Primordial World.
Though they were the Dao Ancestor's Attendant Boys, they were, bluntly speaking, just two servants.
They had picked up the Heavenly Emperor's throne thanks to the Dao Ancestor's standing, and the other Saints had only grudgingly shown them some respect.
Now that they had encountered one of the founders who had built the Heavenly Court from scratch, their first reaction was guilty fear.
"The Dao Ancestor