"Gonggong! How dare you disobey His Majesty the Human Emperor's orders! Step forward and beg for forgiveness!" Hu Le stepped forward and shouted.
Gonggong's face twitched upon hearing this. He glanced at Hu Le with disdain and said coldly, "You junior, how dare you speak when I'm speaking to His Majesty the Human Emperor!"
Having said that, he turned to look at Empress Jin Detian and said coldly, "Your Majesty! Your disciple is so rude, you should discipline him!"
"Gonggong! You..."
Empress Jin Detian's face turned ashen with anger, and her chest heaved rapidly.
Hu Le stepped out from behind Empress Jin De and came to Gonggong. He sneered, "You, Gonggong, are indeed not fit to be a subject. I will capture you today and hand you over to my master's wife for punishment!"
Before he finished speaking, he opened his palm, as large as a palm fan, and reached out to grab Gonggong.
Gonggong naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his death, nor did he take Hu Le, this junior, seriously.
"You, a mere junior, dare to lay a hand on me! How laughable!"
Gonggong, with a disdainful expression, casually threw a punch to meet the attack.
"Bang!"
Fist and palm collided, and the force of their impact exploded with a loud bang.
The two of them took a step back at the same time, resulting in a stalemate.
Zhu Rong, who was standing nearby, stared wide-eyed at the sight, utterly astonished.
Hu Le's cultivation level is only around the 30th level of Qi Refining; he's probably not even a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
As for Gonggong, he was a powerful Daoist, yet in a single exchange, he not only failed to defeat the junior but was also forced to retreat a step, which was utterly laughable.
Gonggong himself was also surprised. He had not used his full strength just now because he was afraid that Jin De Tianhou was present and might kill her if he exerted his strength.
But if it were any other Golden Immortal, he could easily crush them with a single finger.
How come when it came to Hu Le, he was actually forced to take a step back?
This disciple of His Majesty Taiyi is indeed quite capable!
Little did he know that while Hu Le was no match for him in other aspects, in terms of physical cultivation, although he was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, it was still a skill passed down from Pangu.
Even a typical Grand Luo Golden Immortal wouldn't be able to defeat him in just a few moves...
Empress Jin De, fearing that if things continued, Gonggong would become enraged and Hu Le would suffer a great loss, said, "Alright! Disciple, do not be disrespectful to Chief Gonggong, step back."
"yes."
Hu Le, seeing that he had the upper hand, stopped and stood back behind Jin Detian.
Gonggong opened his mouth, but ultimately did not speak. Although he was unwilling, he couldn't bring himself to call the man back and compete with him again.
However, he still harbored resentment towards Hu Le, thinking viciously, "You brat! You just wait!"
Seeing that Gonggong showed her no respect whatsoever, Empress Jinde grew impatient and stood up, saying, "Enough! It seems Chief Gonggong is determined not to give me any face. There's no point in me staying any longer. I'll take my leave now. You two should take care of yourselves!"
Having said that, without waiting for Gonggong and Zhurong to react, he strode out with a gloomy expression.
"Your Majesty..." Zhu Rong took two quick steps, about to catch up and say something, but was suddenly stopped by Gong Gong.
Once Zhurong had broken free from Gonggong's grasp, the Jinde Heavenly Queen and her disciples had already left the tent. Zhurong knew that there was no point in chasing after them now.
"Fellow Daoist! You've really put me in a difficult position!" Zhu Rong said angrily.
Gonggong chuckled dismissively, saying, "She's just a woman, why are you so afraid, brother? Besides, don't you think this woman is quite incompetent as the human emperor?"
"You mean..." Zhu Rong was surprised, as if she was seeing Gonggong for the first time.
"It seems she's been sitting on the throne of the Human Emperor for too long, and she really thinks that the human race has become her personal fiefdom. Besides, she's just a lucky one who received the legacy of His Majesty the Nine-Headed Clan. Does she even deserve to sit on our heads?"
Gonggong, considering himself a senior minister of the Nine-Headed Clan, never took Empress Jinde, the human emperor, seriously.
"You...you want to rebel!" Zhu Rong was utterly horrified.
"Hmph! What rebellion? It's just that we saw that she was unworthy of the throne and deposed her in the name of humanity."
"You...you mustn't forget, she's Taiyi's wife."
Gonggong sneered: "The affairs of our Human Emperor lineage are none of the business of the Heavenly Emperor lineage..."
At this point, he glanced sideways at Zhu Rong: "Zhu Rong, don't tell me you never even considered coveting the Human Emperor's Dao Fruit!"
Zhu Rong was taken aback upon hearing this, but slowly calmed down and said softly, "What you say is very good, but things are not easy to handle!"
Gonggong laughed, his heart filled with sarcasm, though it was unclear whether he was mocking Jin De Tianhou or disdainful of Zhu Rong's cowardice...
"Don't worry! I've already made my plans. This time, she's doomed!"
...
After Empress Jin De and her disciples left the camp and boarded the cloud carriage, Hu Le asked, "Master's wife! Are we just going to let this go like this?"
Empress Jin De no longer concealed her anger and coldly snorted, "Forget it! How could that be... Let's go to the Zhou Mountain Human Ancestral Court first!"
Hu Le responded and immediately rode his cloud chariot toward Zhou Mountain.
Upon arriving at the ancestral temple of the Zhoushan people, Empress Jinde went to the hall, where a group of her subjects came to pay their respects.
After receiving them, Empress Jinde did not delay and immediately issued an imperial decree to summon Gonggong and Zhurong back to pay their respects.
Seeing this, an elder stepped forward and reminded them that the Zhu Rong and Gong Gong clan chiefs were at the front line confronting the demons, and calling them back at this moment might be detrimental to the war.
Empress Jinde nodded upon hearing this and immediately named several elders, instructing them to go to the human camp under the leadership of the First Elder, Chisongzi, to take charge of the war in place of Zhurong and the other two.
Chisongzi accepted the order and hurriedly left with his men...
Three days later, Gonggong and Zhurong returned to the ancestral temple, weary from their journey. Upon entering the hall, they immediately saw the Golden Virtue Heavenly Empress, who sat regally on a cloud bed with a stern expression.
The two men were not intimidated at all, and were even more disdainful: This woman is so petty, she can't even wait a little while, how can she be worthy of the throne of the human emperor!
"Your Majesty! Why did you summon us back in such a hurry? What are your orders?"
In front of all the elders in the hall, Gonggong behaved very respectfully, showing none of his previous arrogance.
Empress Jinde completely ignored Gonggong's question and instead bluntly asked, "Gonggong! Zhurong! Do you two know your crimes?"
Zhu Rong and Gong Gong remained unmoved. Gong Gong countered, "What does Your Majesty mean? What crime have we committed?"
"Hmph! You two started a war with that demon race, causing countless human sons to die. How dare you deny such a crime?"
Zhu Rong was displeased. "Your Majesty, you've wronged us. It was clearly the demon race that provoked us first, and we were forced to retaliate. How did it become our fault?"
Gonggong then dropped the pretense and said coldly, "Chief Zhurong is right. If you hadn't told me, I would have really thought this wasn't the Human Emperor's Palace, but the Demon Emperor's Sun Palace!"
Just then, someone outside the hall suddenly exclaimed with laughter, "Wow, it's quite lively here!"
Then, without waiting for an announcement, the group had already entered the hall...
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