He lifted his eyes slightly, glancing sideways at Nezha, who stood there leisurely and with an air of complete indifference. After a moment of hesitation, he slowly extended the imperial decree in his hand toward Nezha.
Upon seeing this, Nezha merely turned his head slightly, a faint, mocking curve playing at the corners of his mouth. "Hmph," he said, "my ears aren't deaf. I heard every single word the imperial messenger uttered just now. Isn't this the prime opportunity for you to demonstrate your unwavering loyalty to the Jade Emperor? What on earth are you still hesitating for?"
Hearing this, Li Jing had no choice but to helplessly retract his hand, letting out a long sigh. "Nezha, your father knows very well in his heart that ever since I destroyed the temple you used to reshape your mortal body back then, you have harbored a deep resentment toward me. Yet under the circumstances at that time, your father had no other choice! Had I not done so, how else could I have appeased the raging fury of the common folk of Chentang Pass..."
Chapter 470