Chapter 2470: What meeting at the crack of dawn?

The eleven heavenly officials spoke one after another, and with each one's words finishing, the joy on the Heavenly Family ancestor's face grew.

In the end, the upturned corners of his mouth could no longer be suppressed.

At last it was settled; although the person hadn't been rescued yet, as long as Lin Dong was replaced, the matter could be handled.

Having received a satisfactory answer, Ye Zhangqing also laughed and said.

"Thank you, seniors. Have you eaten your fill? If not, I'll go to the Fire Room and add a few dishes."

Hearing this, everyone exchanged a knowing smile.

"Look, you were just talking business, didn't even sip a drop of wine, and now there's no food left—so I'll trouble you, little friend?"

"Not a trouble, seniors, please wait a moment."

Ye Zhangqing gave an "I understand" expression, smiled, replied, then turned with Miao Qianqian and walked toward the Fire Room.

At the same time, Miao Cuiflower belatedly lifted her head, her mouth full of food, and spoke indistinctly.

"Ah, more dishes?"

Hearing this, the Heavenly Family ancestor's face instantly darkened; looking at Miao Cuiflower's old face, he said displeasedly.

"All you do is eat, eat, eat—what good are you?"

"These two pitfalls, if it weren't for Ye Zhangqing being here today, things would have fallen through—you two are useless."

But for now, everyone is finally happy, and the Heavenly Family ancestor says no more.

Afterwards Ye Zhangqing added another round of dishes, and because a final decision was made, the pressure in the hearts of the eleven heavenly officials completely dissipated.

Since we're already prepared to offend Lin Dong, what's there to agonize over?

Eat well, drink well.

Their attitude toward Huang Lao and the other two also became much warmer, after all they are old friends.

With fine wine and dishes, the people ate to their heart's content.

Only late at night, after eating and drinking their fill, did they prepare to leave; but before departing, each of the eleven heavenly officials said to Ye Zhangqing.

"Little friend, tomorrow we will convene a Heavenly Official meeting to discuss this matter, but you must not forget the meal."

"Certainly."

"Yes, I follow the Red Dust path, never abstain from grains; if you can't get this meal, little friend, I won't do it."

"That's definitely impossible, senior."

"Then that's fine."

After personally seeing off the eleven heavenly officials, Ye Zhangqing and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The Heavenly Family ancestor sincerely thanked.

"Ye Zhangqing, this time I owe you."

"Senior, between us, do we still need to say these things?"

"Our relationship with the Heavenly Family is already very close; moreover, Tianlin and I are indeed brothers."

Seeing Ye Zhangqing's sincere expression, the Heavenly Family ancestor smiled and nodded.

"Haha, that's unnecessary."

Having said that, he also couldn't be bothered to contend with Huang Lao and Miao Cuiflower, these two old good-for-nothings; today he's in a good mood, so he'll ignore them.

Each went their separate ways to rest, only waiting for tomorrow, when the Heavenly Family ancestor will act to rescue the person.

Without Lin Dong as an obstacle, there should be no problem.

The night passed in silence; the next morning early, inside the Heavenly Palace, the eleven heavenly officials who attended yesterday's banquet.

Early in the morning they gathered together.

In a hall within the Heavenly Palace, they initiated a Heavenly Official meeting.

Any heavenly official in the Heavenly Palace can initiate such a meeting, provided there are at least five people and it concerns the same matter.

And now, there are exactly eleven heavenly officials present, naturally far exceeding the requirement.

Moreover, it is because of the same matter—Tianlin's taking action in the Immortal City Beyond the Heavens.

Soon the Heavenly Official meeting was approved, and Lin Dong also received notice.

Outside the formation imprisoning Tianlin, Lin Dong received the notice of the Heavenly Official meeting, furrowed his brows, and muttered a curse.

"What meeting at the crack of dawn? Sick."

But Heavenly Palace rules state that when a Heavenly Official meeting is convened, he, as the involved party, must attend.

He turned his head, glanced at Tianlin for no reason, not knowing what he was thinking, then turned and hurried to the hall where the meeting was held.

Halls like this are many within the Heavenly Palace.

Ordinarily they belong to no one; whoever wants to use them can simply open the door with their identity token.

Lin Dong didn't take long to get here; seeing the other eleven heavenly officials seated in the hall, his frown deepened further.

These eleven, without exception, are those he had previously greeted, heavenly officials who had acquaintances with the Heavenly Family ancestor, Huang Lao, and Miao Cuiflower.

And yet they all gathered here, convened a Heavenly Official meeting, and are discussing Tianlin's matter—even a pig could see the problem.

Therefore, after scanning the room, without waiting for them to speak, Lin Dong spoke first.

"Everyone, convening a Heavenly Official meeting at the crack of dawn—does that mean a major decision?"

Hearing this, the eleven's expressions remained unchanged; one of them spoke lightly.

"Daoist Lin, please sit down and speak slowly."

"Hmph, I only hope you don't forget our previous promise."

"Huh???"

Hearing this, the other eleven heavenly officials, though their faces looked a bit strange, just left it at that.

"Promises—sometimes they truly weigh a thousand jin, but sometimes they represent nothing at all."

If it truly works, then what need is there for a Heavenly Dao oath? Just promise and it's over.

This thing isn't very binding.

Lin Dong took his seat with a dark expression, and then someone else spoke.

"Today we have gathered you all for a single matter: the incident in which Tianlin injured people in the city."

"I believe that Heavenly Official Lin Dong, due to the Extreme Bliss Palace affair, is suspected of mixing public duty with private grudge, and in the Tianlin case has mixed in too much personal emotion…………………………"

"That Heavenly Official was still speaking, but Lin Dong already burst out cursing."

"Bullshit, which eye of yours saw me mixing public duty with private grudge? Where did I mix in personal emotion?"

However, faced with Lin Dong's fury, that Heavenly Official kept a calm expression, pointed at Lin Dong, and said calmly.

"Please look, everyone—there's so much personal emotion involved; I think Lin Dong is no longer fit to preside over this case."

"You fucking……………………"

Lin Dong exploded right away; this bastard is spouting lies with his eyes wide open.

"What he just did was make excuses—what does "please look" mean, look at what? Where do I have any personal emotion?"

Meanwhile, another Heavenly Official turned to Lin Dong and advised.

"Lin Dong, fellow cultivator, why are you so worked up? Let's stick to the facts—your reaction is indeed a bit over the top."

"Where am I worked up?"

Lin Dong gritted his teeth, while the others shook their heads and sighed.

"Hey, Lin Dong, fellow cultivator, you still say you're not angry—look what shape you've pinched this chair into."

"Heavenly Official Lin Dong, I also think your current state is indeed unfit to handle this—let others take over, and get some rest."

"We cultivators must not be stubborn; giving rise to inner demons does no good to our practice—Heavenly Official Lin Dong, please be cautious."

"Caution my ass………………………"

Faced with everyone's pleas, Lin Dong suddenly rose, glanced around, and then let loose a string of curses, his forehead veins bulging—he looked ready to devour someone.

"You're bullying people too much."