Chapter 432 - He Wouldn’t Consider Him (1/2)

”Ah, Qiang Yan, come in, come —” The Heavenly Emperor stopped when he saw the person walking in behind his brother-in-law.

The God of War bowed as if nothing happened. ”The God of War, Qiang Yan greets His Majesty Tianjun.”

Leng Jin Yu hurriedly bowed too but didn't say anything. He still didn't understand what had happened and his status in the Nine Heavens wasn't high enough to just talk to the Heavenly Emperor at will.

Rong Su took a look at his wife and cleared his throat. ”God of War, what brings you here?” And please, don't tell me it has anything to do with Jing He! Didn't that Shun Tao just say that his trial was back on the right track? What could have happened now?

Qiang Yan looked at his sister first before he turned to face Rong Su again. ”Leng Jin Yu came back from the mortal realm to report on Jing He's situation.”

”The Fate's Scribe already reported that Jing He passed a major trial. What else could there be to report?”

Qiang Yan sighed and stood at ease. It had already gotten this bad. What use was there in pretending anymore? His sister and brother-in-law also wouldn't want him to waste time with needless formalities. ”Leng Jin Yu was able to find out some details about the memories Jing He acquired. One of the things his reincarnation described was a red dagger.

”We already went and talked to Li Yin. Jing He was at the Court of Justice two days prior to his descent to the mortal realm. The official reason he gave was to inquire some information about the mortal realm from him but shortly before that, the array around the prisons was triggered, plunging the whole court into chaos. It wouldn't have been impossible to take a trip to the repository and … use the soul-engraving dagger.”

The faces of both the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Empress had paled. Rong Su shook his head. ”No. No, this can't be. Why should Jing He do that?”

”We also went to Yue Xia. Jing He spoke with him and … He asked him not to tie the red thread for him. I'm afraid he did this for Longjun.”

The Heavenly Emperor shook his head again. ”No, this can't be. Why would he do that?”

”Rong Su …” Bai Fen sighed and turned to Qiang Yan. ”Is it certain that he used the dagger?”

Qiang Yan motioned to Leng Jin Yu. ”What exactly did he say?”

Leng Jin Yu nodded. ”He described the dagger as being completely red and his surroundings as being dark which matches the repository of the Court of Justice. He mentioned that he felt pain but he didn't say directly that he used it in any way. He only said that he placed it on top of an altar. It could be that he didn't remember more than that.”

Bai Fen closed her eyes, her brows knitting together. ”That sounds as if he used it. Ah, this boy … How could he do something like this? What if something went wrong? He should have just talked about this with us!”

The Heavenly Emperor slammed his hand down on the table. ”He wouldn't! If that damned dandy had harassed him to this point, he certainly would have told me! He knows I would have sent some guards with him to protect him!”