"A misunderstanding?"
Those two words, laden with utter mockery, struck Jieyin's sagely face like two resounding slaps.
The fawning smile he had struggled to force out, uglier than a grimace of tears, froze completely.
It's over.
That was the only thought in Jieyin's sagely heart at that moment.
All his excuses, all his hopes, crumbled to dust before those two words.
Nuwa did not believe him at all!
Or rather, she did not even deign to believe him!
"No..."
Almost instinctively, Jieyin spoke again, his voice hoarse beyond recognition.
He could not simply admit to it!
If he did, he, a Heavenly Dao Sage and the leader of the Western Teachings, would become the laughingstock of the entire Primordial World!
The Dao Lineage of the Western Teachings might even end here!
"Senior Sister, it really... it really was a misunderstanding!"
Jieyin bowed even lower, almost burying his head in the ground, his posture humble as dust.
"I... I lost my senses for a moment and was corrupted by demonic thoughts. That was why... why I committed such a foolish act!"
He babbled incoherently, desperately searching for excuses, even going so far as to splash dirty water on the Devil Dao he himself cultivated.
"Senior Sister Nuwa, please... for the sake of our shared discipleship under the Dao Ancestor, forgive... forgive me this once!"
Not a trace of his earlier arrogance remained in Jieyin's words.
Only one thought remained in his heart.
He had to quell Nuwa's anger quickly, settle today's affair, and then flee for good.
Otherwise, even setting aside the immense pressure Nuwa exerted...
He, a dignified Sage, would lose every last shred of face!
Watching this scene, countless Mighty Experts and living beings throughout the Primordial World once again fell into deathly silence.
None of them could quite