After sighing inwardly, Gungun tidied himself up and left the Heavenly Emperor Palace, ready to welcome Tongtian.
Yet he kept grumbling inwardly. What a pain! What a pain in this bear's hide!
I, the great god Gungun, am not one of your Jiejiao disciples. Why do you keep coming to me just because you lack a treasure to anchor your karmic fortune? What am I supposed to do?
Ugh!
Before long, in front of High Firmament Hall, Gungun, dressed in the Heavenly Emperor's Robes, bowed with his hands clasped to the arriving Tongtian. An exceptionally brilliant smile spread across his face as he said warmly, "Welcome, Saint! May your Sage Dao flourish forever!"
"Without the Hetu Luoshu, my Jiejiao's karmic fortune is unstable. Flourish forever? How is it supposed to flourish?" Tongtian said to Gungun with a stern face, in an utterly foul mood.
Gungun: "..."
Fuck, this bear was just being polite, and you actually took it seriously? What the hell does your flourishing have to do with me? It's not as though I, the great god Gungun, never gave you advice. You couldn't hold on to the Hetu Luoshu yourself, and now you're blaming me?
Gungun's face twitched. Struggling to maintain his smile, he stepped aside and gestured for Tongtian to enter, saying respectfully, "Saint, please come in!"
Seeing that Gungun had not immediately answered his question, Tongtian also knew this was a difficult matter. He shook his head, then dismounted the Kui Ox, told him to remain there, and strode into High Firmament Hall.
Gungun followed Tongtian inside.
Inside the hall, Tongtian did not sit on Gungun's imperial throne. Instead, he stopped before the Imperial Steps, then, with his back to Gungun and his hands clasped behind him, said directly, "You should know why I came to