Gungun had already braced itself to grant Ji Fa the title of Son of Heaven and become his godfather for once, but it had never imagined that this fellow would actually... actually call it Father Emperor so readily. It truly made its skin crawl.
If not for karma and fate, I would never want an unlucky son like you.
Gungun waved impatiently at Ji Fa and said, "Rise, rise."
"Thank you, Father Emperor." Ji Fa answered Gungun happily, then clambered up from the Glazed Immortal Brick. He still stood with his back bent, but this time, he was no longer so restrained. After all, I'm the Son of Heaven! The Heavenly Court's Crown Prince is called the Son of Heaven for short. This whole Heavenly Court will be mine someday. Do I still need to be so restrained?
No!
Gungun noticed the subtle change in Ji Fa and more or less guessed what he was thinking. It immediately resolved to drag him off to the Underworld as soon as the kalpa ended and get itself a different godson.
Then it turned toward the dumbfounded Yellow Dragon True Person and told him, "I already know why you have come. Golden Roc has acted against Heaven and must not be allowed to succeed. Xiong Meng has volunteered to descend to the mortal world and subdue him. Should Xiong Meng fail, I will send the Drum-Bearing Heavenly King down to suppress Golden Roc completely!"
"Xiong Meng?" Yellow Dragon froze at Gungun's words. As Yuanshi's disciple, he had naturally met Xiong Meng before, but could Xiong Meng defeat Golden Roc with its magic power?
Yellow Dragon thought it over and felt that would be difficult.
"Enough. Go back, and rest easy about Golden Roc." Without waiting for Yellow Dragon to voice his doubts, Gungun