Chapter 195: I am the dignified Jade Emperor; don't I have any face?

The Jade Emperor took a deep breath, as if he hadn't completely made up his mind yet.

"Can you let Me consider..."

Before he could finish, Tang An reached out to stop him.

"I said, what the Heavenly Dao wants and what I want do not conflict. I just want to buy time for Chenxiang to grow up, nothing more."

"So you helping me doesn't count as violating the Heavenly Dao."

"However, I've said the nice words and the harsh words. If you, Jade Emperor, are still unwilling, then next, it will be a threat."

"Of course, as a mere mortal, I naturally cannot threaten you, the Lord of the Three Realms."

"But... It can." Tang An pointed to the sky.

"How about I commit suicide right now by saying something that would make the Heavenly Dao send down thunder punishment, and you can accompany me in taking a few hits?"

"Anyway, as the Destined One, It won't strike me dead for now; at most, I'll just be charred and tender from the lightning."

"Your old body hasn't tasted the flavor of Heavenly Punishment in a long time, has it?"

"I wonder if the power of Heavenly Punishment applied to you is the same as when it's applied to me?"

Tang An's main tactic was: I might not be able to move you, but I definitely have the ability to drag you down into the water to "die" with me.

I'm willing to go all out; it just depends on whether you are willing to go all out.

The Jade Emperor had never seen such a rascal as Tang An, and he was so angry he was speechless.

"If I want to escape, how could you possibly catch Me?"

"I can't catch you, but I have Master's Immortal Binding Rope, which can trap you for an instant."

"After that instant, I still have the Saint's Sword Intent, enough to keep you here to take a round of Heavenly Punishment."

Jade Emperor:...

Tang An shrugged, with an expression that said, "If you become my enemy, I might not be able to kill you, but I can definitely trick you to death."

Ah! So angry, really so angry!

The Jade Emperor could finally slightly understand the pain of the Lingshan Buddha from that day.

To provoke such an ancestor, it really is...

"So be it." The Jade Emperor sighed. "How can I determine that my entanglement with you isn't a part of destiny?"

Clearly, the Jade Emperor had agreed. "However, I must still remind you of one thing."

"Let's hear it."

"You value emotions so much, but it is not a good thing. One day, perhaps the emotions you value will also harm you because of this."

"Will they?" Tang An looked at Sun Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha. "Perhaps."

"But that is the causality I am willing to bear. Even if it harms myself, I, Tang An, accept it."

The Jade Emperor sighed and shook his head, as if he didn't hold any hope for their future.

They could clearly live their own lives peacefully, so why did they have to stir up waves?

Tang An smiled as she watched the Jade Emperor's performance, but her eyes held a deeply hidden calculation.

It seemed her persona of being sentimental had already been laid out.

The Jade Emperor believed it, but did the people above believe it? Would the Heavenly Dao believe it?

It didn't matter.

Anyway, truth and falsehood never had a fixed number to begin with.

She didn't ask for much: first, for Chenxiang to have a stable childhood; second, for this change in the time difference.

She needed one thing to prove her hypothesis, to prove whether the process of all fixed numbers could truly be changed by human effort. To prove how much change could be allowed within the range permitted by the Heavenly Dao.

"Since we've reached a cooperation, shall we have another cup of tea instead of wine?" Tang An returned to the cattail mat and poured another cup of tea for the Jade Emperor, and also poured one for herself.

The two raised their teacups across the distance, reaching a consensus on the goal for this cooperation.

After a sip of tea, the Jade Emperor set down the teacup and savored the taste.

"Where did you get the flower dew for this tea?"

Tang An waved her hand. "Why don't you taste it again, Jade Emperor? See if you can guess?"

The Jade Emperor was puzzled and took another sip.

"The aftertaste is clear and sweet, as if it has the fragrance of flowers, grass, and fruits, and even more like morning dew."

Tang An shook her head and poured another cup for the Jade Emperor. "Taste it again."

The Jade Emperor tasted another cup, but still couldn't guess it.

The mischievous smile at the corner of Tang An's mouth was almost impossible to suppress. "Can't guess it, right? This is actually a specialty from your home."

"My home? Specialty?" The Jade Emperor was confused.

"That's right." Tang An took out her mobile phone again. "Didn't you just ask me what the Holy Water is used for?"

"To brew tea for you."

"Oh."

"Hmm?!?!?!"

The Jade Emperor's face went from calm to sudden realization, and then to rage, all within a few seconds.

"You, you, you, you..."

"Ptooey! Ptooey, ptooey!"

"To scheme against Me, you even drank that Holy Water yourself?"

"No, I didn't." Tang An picked up the wine pot with an innocent face. "This is a great treasure I found in the Lingshan Treasury."

"This treasure appears to have only one tea spout, but it actually has two."

"One appears when I hold the upper part of the teapot handle, and the other appears when I hold the lower part."

"You didn't notice that when I poured tea for you and when I poured it for myself, the patterns on the spout were different?"

Jade Emperor:??????

Outrageous! Simply outrageous!

"Presumptuous! I am the Lord of the Three Realms!"

"I have the Saint's Sword Intent."

"You! I am your elder; how could you do such a rebellious thing!"

"I have the Saint's Sword Intent."

"Even if you have the Saint's Sword Intent, you shouldn't be so reckless, right?"

"I've hit Rulai with the Qingping Sword, and I've made Lingshan clear the bad debts for your Heavenly Court."

Jade Emperor:...

"Forget it, let's go back to talking about the Saint's Sword Intent."

Sun Wukong couldn't help but let out a "pfft" of laughter. "Nothing, nothing, Old Sun just thinks the weather is good today, and my mood is also good, right."

The Jade Emperor's face was livid. If this got out, would he have any face left as the Jade Emperor?

"Didn't you say that you reached an agreement with Me and that we are allies?"

Tang An smiled. "But we will be enemies for a stage in the future." She was referring to the Third Holy Mother and the New Heavenly Law.

The Jade Emperor was so angry he laughed. "You said it yourself that it's something that hasn't happened yet, and you're already settling accounts?"

Tang An shrugged. "No choice, I'm a person who can't take even the slightest loss; I'm also very helpless." She even patted the Jade Emperor's shoulder to comfort him.

The Jade Emperor rubbed his temples, feeling a headache—a very severe headache.

"I'm leaving."

"Wait." Tang An held the Jade Emperor down and took out a pile of very brightly colored and beautiful mushrooms from her Universe Bag.

"Since we've become allies and I've tricked you once, there must be an apology gift."

"Judging by the colors, these mushrooms look extremely delicious."

"Don't worry, they were dug up on the mountain, absolutely clean, I swear."

The Jade Emperor examined these things, always feeling there was a trap.

"I do not eat common items." Saying this, the Jade Emperor prepared to get up and leave.

"Oh my, since you're already here, and it's the New Year season." Tang An enthusiastically stuffed the mushrooms into the Jade Emperor's arms.

Since you're already here? And it's the New Year season?

Is it the New Year?

But for some reason, upon hearing Tang An's words, he really felt he couldn't refuse.

So be it; he wouldn't eat them anyway, so he might as well take them.

Tang An added: "Trust me, Jade Emperor, these are most delicious when eaten raw."

"Is that so?"

"Tsk, you can question my character, but you cannot question my taste."

"Besides, even if these mushrooms were poisonous, you are all immortal bodies; could you really be poisoned?"

Hiss... although this was twisted logic, it actually seemed to make a little sense.