At those words, Biyou Palace fell deathly silent.
Tongtian's eyelid twitched involuntarily, Nuwa's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and Houtu's eyes went wide.
What?
Did I hear that right?
Gave him a little scare?
Listen to that! Is that even something a fucking human would say?
He had actually used the words "gave him a scare" about an existence older than the Great Dao Demon Gods, a supreme being who was one of the Five Pre-Heavenly Ultimates?
Stunned!
Utterly stunned!
The three Sages exchanged looks, at a loss for how to react.
That was Lord Taisu!
Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun was merely a junior before him, obliged to pay him a junior's respects.
Yet Gu Changqing said... he had merely given him a scare, and the other man had meekly complied?
The corners of Tongtian's mouth twitched violently several times. He wanted to say something, but when the words reached his lips, he found he could not utter a single one.
Nuwa took a deep breath, then another, trying to calm the towering waves surging through her heart.
Houtu was more direct. She stared blankly at Gu Changqing for a long while before finally forcing a few words through her teeth:
"G-gave him a scare?"
Seeing the three Sages so dumbstruck, Gu Changqing merely chuckled, tipped his head back, and took another great swig of wine.
His utterly unconcerned expression made it seem as though those earth-shattering words had been nothing more than a little idle chatter.
Only after a long while did Houtu finally recover.
She gently shook her head, her face, warm and lustrous as jade, filled with complicated emotions as she slowly said:
"It seems... your experiences were quite eventful, Fellow Daoist Changqing."
"What exactly happened?"
"Could you tell us about it in detail?"
Her questions were exceedingly