"Yes, you finally understand," Lady Houtu said. "I thought of that too, so I'm planning to strike first."
"But he was once the Jade Emperor... Boss, you... you're going to kill the Jade Emperor?" Du Yu blurted out.
"Even if he was once the Jade Emperor, he isn't anymore," Lady Houtu said. "This was a secret to begin with, known to very few. And those who know are unable to tell the truth for all sorts of reasons. Me, for instance, and the Legend Management Bureau. The person I'm going to punish now is merely a man who was once Haotian God. Now he harbors evil intentions and seeks to disrupt the order of the world."
"What order of the world? That's ridiculous..." Du Yu's eyes widened. "If that's how it is, doesn't that make the Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai the most miserable one of all?"
"This is how things stand. We can't concern ourselves with right and wrong," Lady Houtu said. "We can only put the Underworld back in order according to the established rules."
"But...!" All the arguments Du Yu had prepared were now invalid. The Eastern Peak Great Emperor of Mount Tai had ample motive to launch a war, and Lady Houtu had ample motive to send people to stop him. Now it seemed that no amount of persuasion could prevent casualties.
"Boss, I think this is a serious matter. I'd like to meet the people involved." Du Yu still felt he couldn't give up. After all, one careless misstep could mean the dissipation of the few friends he had in the Underworld.
"Who do you want to meet, then?" Lady Houtu thought for a moment. "With your status, meeting either of the two emperors would be rather difficult. You should know that, to