After hearing the Black Bear Ancestor's words, Jade Pool, seated on her imperial throne, suddenly felt her primordial spirit grow dazed. Her body swayed, and then...
Bang! She raised her hand and slammed it against the armrest beside her, gripping it to steady herself as she snapped coldly, "A frame-up! This is absolutely a frame-up! Someone is framing my daughter!"
"Someone, summon the Seven Fairies back to Heaven at once! I will question her about this myself!" Jade Pool commanded the gods in the hall.
At her words, several Phoenix Race deities qualified to attend court in the High Firmament Hall hesitated, then stepped forward and bowed to Jade Pool. "Yes, Empress."
"Why go to all that trouble? Wouldn't it be better to send the Judicial Temple's Divine Bailiffs straight out to arrest her? We can watch from here and see whether the Jade Emperor's seventh princess resists law enforcement as her aunt did," the Black Bear Ancestor declared in a booming voice.
With that, he raised a hand and pointed. Whoosh-a beam of divine light shot out, transforming into an enormous Light Screen in midair. It showed a small wooden hut in the mountains. Inside, the Seven Fairies was watering flowers while a handsome man read beside her. The scene looked rather harmonious.
Little Seven... At the sight, a flicker of panic crossed Jade Pool's eyes.
"Judicial Heavenly God." The Black Bear Ancestor glanced sideways at Jade Pool, noticed her panic, and called out with a mischievous look flashing across his face.
"Your humble servant is here." Bi'an stepped forward and bowed to the Black Bear Ancestor with clasped hands.
"You oversee the Heavenly Laws. Arresting offending gods is your duty. Within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea in Heaven, I want to see the