Jiang Ziya naturally had no idea what Gungun was thinking. Seeing Gungun as steady as Mount Tai, without the slightest trace of nervousness, he felt somewhat reassured himself.
With the Heavenly Emperor here, nothing should go wrong with His Majesty or the campaign against Shang, right?
Meanwhile, Kong Xuan flew toward Chao Ge with Ji Fa in his grasp. Golden Roc stayed behind at the Shang Army's camp, helping Wen Zhong guard against any remaining Zhou commanders who might refuse to submit and attempt a desperate last stand.
"Honored immortal, King Zhou of Shang is a tyrant. Why must you act against Heaven and insist on helping him?" Held firmly in Kong Xuan's grasp, Ji Fa glanced down at the landscape beneath the clouds, and his scalp immediately prickled. Although he had flown through the sky on Yellow Dragon's back before, Yellow Dragon was on his side and would certainly keep him safe. This peacock demon, however, was an enemy. What if... Ji Fa dared not imagine it and could only try to reason cautiously with Kong Xuan.
"Would you please release me and let me return to comfort the suffering people, punish the guilty, and save all living beings? That would be a deed of boundless merit!"
Kong Xuan glanced at the young man in his grasp and said coolly, "Your flowery words are useless against me. King Zhou may be debauched and cruel, but he brought the southeast under his rule, campaigned against the Eastern Yi, and stopped the Quanrong invasions. He has also rendered great service to the Human Race. And what have you done? All you have is good fortune. You happened to be born during a kalpa, the Heavenly Emperor happens to want Shang destroyed, and your West Qi happens to be the strongest