After watching Soaring Serpent leave and waiting until his figure had vanished completely, Gungun lowered his head, glanced in a certain direction out of the corner of his eye, and said, "Come out."
"Bzzz~" A flash of golden light swept past, and Haotian appeared, clad in the Mystic Origin Heaven and Earth Robe. Looking at Gungun, he said, "Ancestral Bear, you've gone too far in bullying me!"
"Oh, have I?"
"Hmph, today's trouble arose entirely because of Soaring Serpent, and you were the one who invited him to Heaven to serve among the Five Elders. That means you should be responsible for resolving the trouble he caused. Yet you dumped this impossible dilemma on me, where I must either act unjustly or offend a Saint. Ancestral Bear, you've incurred a karmic debt to me!" Haotian snapped coldly at Gungun.
"A karmic debt? Hahaha..." Hearing that, Gungun could not help clutching his belly with laughter. Then he turned, thrust out his great belly, and looked at Haotian. "Then how about I take back the authority to deal with Ran Deng right now, and handle Yao Ji's Mortal Longing myself as well? We'll tell everyone that you, the Jade Emperor, have grown accustomed to idleness. You used to complain constantly that the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Sovereign refused to relinquish power, but once some authority was suddenly handed to you, you couldn't bear it. You realized you really were better suited to being an idle god after all. How does that sound?"
"You!"
"And let me tell you, if I handle Yao Ji's case, I won't delay. I'll pass judgment immediately. Yao Ji succumbed to Mortal Longing and bore illicit offspring. She shall be executed with the Heavenly Blade Slash, her soul annihilated to uphold the Heavenly Rules. As for those three