Facing the Jade Emperor's cold gaze, devoid of the slightest emotion, the Western emissary decisively backed down. With a weak voice, he said, "I wouldn't dare, it's just... Fairy Yunxiao is, after all, a deity bound to the God-Beating List. If she goes to help, I fear the karmic debt owed by the Taoist sect will only increase further. I am merely acting with the interests of both the Taoist sect and the Heavenly Court in mind."
Though the Western emissary conceded verbally, his underlying meaning was clear: you haven't even finished paying back what you owe the Western Paradise, and if Yunxiao goes as well, the debt will only pile higher.
Hearing this, the assembled gods fell into deep contemplation. What the Western emissary said was not entirely unreasonable; although the Journey to the West was predestined, if not for the karmic debt the Dao Ancestor incurred back then, why would their Heavenly Court go to such lengths to cooperate? Did anyone really think they were short on merit?
Chapter 95