"Bodhisattva, how much time has even passed?"
Ji Xuanyuan wore a smile, but he immediately rejected what Guanyin Bodhisattva had said.
Only now did he finally understand what Zhu Bajie had meant by those words back then!
Though Ji Xuanyuan still appeared to be all smiles, his heart had long since filled with bitterness.
This was not something Zhu Bajie and the others could intervene in themselves.
So, under the present circumstances, whoever came forward to ask him to end this Calamity, he could only hold the line himself!
Even if he had known beforehand what he would face after agreeing to Zhu Bajie's request, he... he would still have agreed.
If he insisted on continuing this trial, there would not be any particularly serious consequences, aside from some resentment from the Buddhist Order.
After all, Ji Xuanyuan's standing carried weight.
Whatever happened, surely the Buddhist Order would not actually attack them over this matter?
But if he truly offended a Sage, there would be nothing left to say. Apart from death, Ji Xuanyuan really could not imagine any better outcome.
After all, whenever he thought of what he had done before, Ji Xuanyuan could not help wanting to slap himself.
What on earth had he been thinking back then?
Why had he ever done such a thing?
With bitterness filling his heart, Ji Xuanyuan rejected Guanyin Bodhisattva without a moment's hesitation.
"Daoist Companion, what do you mean by this?"
Guanyin Bodhisattva, who had been ready to leave, stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Ji Xuanyuan.
Ji Xuanyuan's reaction had completely caught Guanyin Bodhisattva off guard.
"Is this the collective decision of all of you?"
At that moment, Guanyin Bodhisattva could not help considering many possibilities.
*Could these people in the Heavenly Court be unwilling to let