458: Chapter 218 Gossip_6 458: Chapter 218 Gossip_6 As a result, the people around him quickly held him back, preventing him from taking action.
“We all serve in the court together; let’s not fuss over so much.
Besides, even if you do take action, you’re not necessarily going to win against him.”
They were all Celestial Immortals, and Lu Yue’s strength truly might not be enough to outmatch the Martial Virtue Star Lord.
Lu Yue snorted coldly and said, “With his meager strength, I don’t even take him seriously.
I could easily defeat him; it’s just that I do not want to bother with him, so I’ll let him off this time.”
Hearing Lu Yue’s words, everyone couldn’t help but cry and laugh, but they still followed his lead, praising him for his might.
Immortals didn’t want to say things that would offend others.
At this time, Lu Yue turned to a guard and asked, “Brother, what has the Martial Virtue Star Lord done for the Jade Emperor to decree that he be kicked out?”
The guard didn’t dare offend Lu Yue and smilingly said, “His Majesty has been in a poor mood these past days, and the Martial Virtue Star Lord spoke before His Majesty, sharing rumors that maligned His Majesty.
That’s what angered his majesty, who severely reprimanded the Martial Virtue Star Lord and then had him kicked out.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yue and the others were startled.
They too had heard the rumors outside and had begun to harbor some unfavorable speculations, which is why they wanted to report to the Jade Emperor.
But upon hearing the guard’s words, they immediately discarded the thought.
Since the Jade Emperor didn’t care and was in a bad mood, why should they intrude and find themselves in unnecessary trouble?
“Rolled Curtain, what do you think?”
Lu Yue asked one of them.
That person was none other than Sha Wujing, who had escaped from the White Dragon Cult.
However, now everyone addressed him as Rolled Curtain,
This was his position in the Heavenly Court, indeed he was one of the Jade Emperor’s guards, a rather formidable Divine General within the ranks of the Celestial Immortals.
When Lu Yue inquired about his thoughts, Rolled Curtain pondered for a moment before replying, “When the Jade Emperor is in a bad mood, he can be quite fearsome.
If you are not afraid of dying, go ahead.
As for me, I’m going back.”
After saying this, Rolled Curtain turned and left.
He had sought refuge with the Jade Emperor, not trouble for himself.
Once punished before, it could have been part of his Journey to the West that caused his demotion to the Lower Realm.
But, Rolled Curtain absolutely did not want to go through such an experience again.
So, he decisively gave up the chance for merit and chose not to take the risk; who knows when the Jade Emperor would go mad again.
Lu Yue and the others looked at each other, originally wanting to take a chance, but Rolled Curtain’s reaction made them beat a hasty retreat.
When one leads the way, others will follow.
Instantly, more people left.
In the end, everyone departed, not daring to report, leaving only Lu Yue.
The guard laughed and asked, “Immortal Lu Yue, would you like to see His Majesty?
Shall I announce you now?”
Lu Yue jumped in fright, hastily waved his hand, and said, “Forget it, as if I was never here.”
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
Joking aside, with everyone else gone, it would be foolish for him to try to lead the charge alone.
If he ended up being reprimanded by the Jade Emperor and kicked out like the Martial Virtue Star Lord, it would be far too embarrassing.
Seeing Lu Yue leaving, the guard chuckled.
He also felt these immortals were making a mountain out of a molehill; over the years, had His Majesty ever lacked rumors?
When had he ever taken them seriously?
These immortals, eager to gain merit, overreacted, no wonder His Majesty was displeased.
Meanwhile, the rumors outside were getting more intense.
For instance, some said the Jade Emperor was an incarnation of the Ancient God Haotian God, intent on bringing back the Ancient Gods to let Haotian God rule the Three Realms again.
Yet the flourishing races and powerful living beings from the dawn of creation all vanished under the dominion of Haotian God.
If Haotian God came into power again, it would surely cause a major catastrophe.
Others claimed that the Jade Emperor was controlled by ancient gods from beyond using Evil Art, otherwise, he wouldn’t have abandoned the position of Great Heavenly Venerate to fake his death.
As a result, he now lost his position, clearly proving he was controlled.
Following the Jade Emperor would eventually only lead one to become a puppet of the alien ancient gods.
There were also whispers that the Jade Emperor wasn’t a being from the Three Realms at all but was a foreign entity, and not even a creature of the Three Realms.
His actions were supposedly aimed at allowing foreign beings to enter the Three Realms to annihilate the local inhabitants.
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Amidst such rumors, the prestige of the Jade Emperor swiftly declined.
And because he punished the Martial Virtue Star Lord, no one dared to tell the Jade Emperor, leaving him completely in the dark.
As the situation fermented, everyone on the side of the Jade Emperor became increasingly anxious.
By now, fewer people were coming to join the Jade Emperor’s camp, and some were surreptitiously leaving, abandoning his faction.
Even some Heavenly Venerates and Great Heavenly Venerates were getting nervous.
The rumors outside were so detailed that they seemed to have witnessed them firsthand.
In fact, there were those who confidently stated that they had seen the Jade Emperor transform into a monstrous creature, the likes of which had never appeared in the Three Realms, indescribable and extremely terrifying, giving beings of the Three Realms an instinctual feeling of a natural enemy.
Thus, as the rumors spread, it became unclear what sort of being the Jade Emperor would ultimately be categorized as.
Rumors about Lady Houtu also emerged, even more exaggerated than those about the Jade Emperor.
In short, the more preposterous it was, the more widely it spread.
There were even rumors suggesting that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West were a true pair, given the Jade Emperor’s regard for the Queen Mother.
Some even portrayed Lady Houtu as a Shaman, claiming she was from the Shaman Clan or among the twelve Ancestral Shamans, with Lady Houtu being one of them.
Furthermore, Gonggong, Lady Houtu’s father, was also rumored to be one of her brothers.
In short, all sorts of messy rumors fermented throughout the Three Realms.
When Sun Wukong heard these rumors, he couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.
The Jade Emperor and Lady Houtu had virtually become the hot gossip of the Three Realms.
Every day a different version emerged, painting them in a most unflattering light.
Even immortals and mortals, upon meeting, would start with the question, “Did you know?”