Wang Yao had been navigating the Six Realms for many years and was no longer the novice he once was. He understood that if he were still a Mahayana cultivator, there might still be some room for maneuver. But now that he had fallen from his previous realm, he was like a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save himself. The focus of the problem was no longer about the culprit behind the nuclear calamity.
The foreign powers are clearly trying to use the nuclear catastrophe as an excuse to extort a lot of money from the Heavenly Court. If the Heavenly Court does not want to go to war with the foreign powers, it can only offer them some benefits to keep them safe. When it comes to offering benefits to the foreign powers, Wang Yao is a very useful bargaining chip.
The best outcome for the Heavenly Court would be to lose some face but preserve its substance. Now that Wang Yao has fallen in power, he is not even worth mentioning to the Heavenly Court. It's not a pity to throw him away, but keeping him would be troublesome. They can use him to make a fuss about their reputation.
After all, the Heavenly Court had never allowed the foreign world to judge one of its immortals before. Handing over Wang Yao this time was a huge favor to the foreign world. If the foreign world felt embarrassed to make any other excessive demands after receiving this favor, the Heavenly Court, true to its nature, would sell Wang Yao without batting an eye.
However, this was merely wishful thinking on the part of the Heavenly Court. The Western Realm was no pushover either, and it wouldn't let the Heavenly Court off so easily. Wang Yao had already sensed that the Heavenly Court intended to use him as a bargaining chip.
Since Wang Yao arrived at Erpi Pass, the Heavenly Court has taken no action other than removing him from his post and putting him under control. Logically, shouldn't the Heavenly Court first ask Wang Yao and investigate whether he was the culprit behind the nuclear bomb catastrophe?
It was precisely because whether Wang Yao was the culprit behind the nuclear catastrophe was no longer important that the Heavenly Court was not in a hurry to investigate him.
Wang Yao guessed that Taibai Jinxing, Qiu Chuji, and other members of the Heavenly Court's External Affairs Committee were probably currently engaged in tense negotiations with high-ranking officials in the foreign world.
But based on what Wang Yao had seen and heard in the Western Realm, it was hard to say what kind of agreement Taibai Jinxing and the others could reach with the Western Realm. After all, with Qiu Changjin and his gang around, the Heavenly Court's plans were completely transparent to the Western Realm. The Western Realm was in a favorable position, so how could they let the Heavenly Court easily protect its core interests?
But no matter how much the Heavenly Court can save, Wang Yao knew he couldn't escape being betrayed. After all, the nuclear calamity was inextricably linked to him, not to mention that Wang Yao knew many secrets of the traitors within the Six Realms. How could the foreign gods possibly let him go?
It is likely that the Heavenly Court has reached a consensus with the Western world on this point, which is why Wang Yao was sent to the Zhenxie Heavenly Prison. After all, Wang Yao is already an important condition for the Heavenly Court to negotiate peace with the Western world. If something unexpected happens, wouldn't the Heavenly Court be even more passive?
In reality, the Western Realm and the Heavenly Court each had their own agendas regarding Wang Yao: one was determined to obtain him, while the other only wanted to use him as a bargaining chip. The Western Gods should have been well aware of this. The Western Realm was certain that the Heavenly Court would hand over Wang Yao, so they had no interest in creating any further surprises.
This is the fundamental reason why Wang Yao didn't want to waste time arguing with the Thirteen Sages of the Bamboo Grove; he was already about to be sold out and was too lazy to help count the money anymore.
Hearing what Lao Ruan said, Wang Yao just found it funny. Many immortals in the Heavenly Court, despite their high level of cultivation, were still incredibly naive, thinking that the world was black and white and that everything could be explained by reason. If that were the case, wouldn't things in the world be much simpler?
"Oh? You mean... the Heavenly Court will use you to curry favor with the Westerners?" The Thirteen Sages of the Bamboo Grove weren't entirely clueless; as soon as Wang Yao spoke, Zhao Cai immediately understood his meaning.
"It's not about currying favor, it's about peace," Wang Yao said with a wry smile.
"Damn, that's actually quite possible." Old Ji scratched his head and sighed.
"Then you should tell us whether you are innocent or deserve it." Mr. Shan hesitated for a moment after hearing this, then turned to Wang Yao and said.
"Since I'm going to be the peace envoy of the six realms anyway, does it really matter whether I've been wronged or not?" Wang Yao asked with a smile.
"Important: Although you will most likely be sent to the ocean and lose your life, we can help spread your story throughout the Six Realms! We will let all living beings in the Six Realms know that there is such a celestial being as you, who is willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself for the Six Realms. Of course, this is only if you are truly wronged."
“If you still don’t dare to tell the truth, then you really deserve it. You are undoubtedly the culprit behind the Yangjie nuclear bomb disaster,” Mr. Shan said to Wang Yao in a serious tone.
"What you're saying is... So, can I just spout nonsense so that you can all talk about it? What would happen then?" Wang Yao laughed.
"You... how could you, a celestial being, do this?" Upon hearing this, the Thirteen Sages of the Bamboo Grove felt extremely annoyed. They enjoyed gossip, but only if it was based on the premise that it was true. At the very least, those who spread gossip had to genuinely believe it was true, otherwise what was the point of listening to it? They might as well read online novels.
“You remind me of a friend…” Wang Yao thought to himself that this Mr. Shan was somewhat similar to Teacher Luo, always praising and praising someone. But as soon as he opened his mouth, he heard a fairy exclaim in surprise.
"What's going on? My father, Wang Yao..." One of the Thirteen Sages of the Bamboo Grove, a sage surnamed Wang, who hadn't said much until now, was staring wide-eyed at his phone. "This... how come you have a divine son?"
"Wang Yao's days of wandering the Six Realms... Who the hell is promoting this for you? There's not even an author's name... Oh... It's reposted from Youxian.com... It seems it's been circulating for a while... Wow, there are quite a few comments below..." Another immortal surnamed Xiang also muttered.
"What's going on? When did so many articles about you appear online? It seems like they're trying to get justice for you. Looks like you have quite a few immortal friends. Even my bored immortal group is talking about it..." Old Ji muttered as he took out his phone and scrolled through the articles.
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