Also arriving were a group of underworld bigwigs, including the Fengdu Emperor, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Ten Kings of Hell.
"It's the Jade Emperor!"
"Your humble servants pay homage to the Jade Emperor!"
The Emperor of Fengdu, the Ten Kings of Hell, and other powerful figures from the underworld all knelt down and kowtowed in worship.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva also put his hands together and bowed to the Jade Emperor.
Yan Chixia was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to stand up again.
He had never seen such a grand scene before, especially with the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Three Realms, sitting on top of it.
Nie Xiaoqian and several other female ghosts also knelt down on the ground.
Only Li Yao and Xiao Bai remained standing tall, completely disregarding the Jade Emperor.
"You're not worthy to make me kneel!"
Li Yao sneered and said, "This dog demon is causing all sorts of trouble in the underworld. As the ruler of the three realms, you actually turned a blind eye and allowed this dog demon to wreak havoc in the underworld and the human world. You deserve to die!"
Throughout history, perhaps only Li Yao has ever dared to curse the Jade Emperor to his face, declaring him worthy of death.
"How dare you be disrespectful to the Jade Emperor! You deserve to die!"
Yang Jian shouted sternly.
"This Brother Li is too audacious, daring to curse the Jade Emperor."
"Alas, Brother Li is truly finished this time!"
"What a pity, what a pity!"
"..."
The Emperor of Fengdu and a group of underworld bigwigs, kneeling on the ground, whispered among themselves.
Li Yao can be considered their benefactor.
Therefore, they had a good impression of Li Yao and did not want anything to happen to him.
It's just a pity...
Chapter 457 The Audacious Li Yao
Facing the tens of thousands of heavenly soldiers and generals brought by the Jade Emperor, Li Yao showed no fear whatsoever.
Li Yao remained unfazed by Yang Jian's shout.
He pointed to the Jade Emperor sitting on his throne in the sky and said coldly, "The one who deserves to die is probably this high and mighty old Jade Emperor."
"How dare you offend the Jade Emperor! Howling Celestial Dog, seize this audacious madman for me!"
Yang Jian shouted and gave an order to his celestial hound, Xiaotian.
"Yes, Master!"
The Celestial Hound clasped his hands in obeisance and prepared to capture Li Yao.
"Howling Celestial Dog, step back for now!"
The Jade Emperor's expression turned solemn. He stopped the Celestial Hound, then looked at Li Yao and said in a deep voice, "Tell me, why do I deserve to die?"
Li Yao calmly pointed to the heavily injured golden retriever on the ground and asked the Jade Emperor, "Do you recognize this golden retriever?"
"this……"
The Jade Emperor's expression immediately turned ugly.
He didn't expect Li Yao to ask him this question.
Did Li Yao know that the golden retriever was his pet?
How is that possible?
How could a mere mortal possibly know the origins of a golden retriever?
Could it be that those old guys, the Emperor of Fengdu, leaked the Golden Retriever's secret?
His gaze fell upon the kneeling Emperor Fengdu and the other underworld bigwigs.
These underworld bigwigs were all trembling with fear, and their hearts were filled with great confusion.
Aside from the Jade Emperor and the bigwigs of the underworld, the faces of the gods like Yang Jian, Nezha, and Li Jing, as well as the heavenly soldiers and generals, all wore strange expressions.
Because they all knew that the golden retriever was the Jade Emperor's pet dog.
However, none of them dared to say it aloud.
Li Yao observed the expressions of the Jade Emperor, the underworld officials, and the gods like Yang Jian.
He sneered and said, "Old Jade Emperor, you don't need to look at them anymore. They haven't said anything to me!"
Upon hearing this, the Jade Emperor withdrew his sharp gaze.
However, Li Yao persisted, saying, "You refuse to answer my question because this golden retriever is your beloved dog."
Upon hearing this, Nie Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia, and the others were all greatly surprised.
They never expected that this dog demon was actually the Jade Emperor's beloved dog.
However, the most shocked person present was probably the Jade Emperor.
They didn't expect that Li Yao actually knew that the golden retriever was his beloved dog.
What's going on?
Of course, the Emperor of Fengdu and his group of big shots were even more confused.
How exactly did Li Yao learn this secret?
At that moment, the heads of the underworld, including Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Ten Kings of Hell, and the Five Ghost Emperors, all turned their gazes toward the Emperor of Fengdu.
Because they all remembered that the Emperor of Fengdu and Li Yao had been alone together in the Haotian Tower.
Was it at that time that the Emperor of Fengdu told Li Yao about the origin of that dog demon?
"Emperor Bei Tai, I remember you were alone with this Benefactor Li before, could it be...?"
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is an honest person and would not lie.
The Northern Emperor he referred to was another name for the Emperor of Fengdu.
"No...it wasn't me who said that, I didn't tell him that!"
The Emperor of Fengdu's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly began to explain.
However, he found that even if he had a thousand mouths, he would not be able to clear his name of suspicion.
"Emperor Beitai, is it really what you said?"
The Jade Emperor's face darkened, and he asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, I truly did not say such a thing. Please investigate, Your Majesty!"
The Emperor of Fengdu quickly offered his explanation.
Li Yao sneered and said, "You old Jade Emperor, how I found out about this is not important. What is important is whether you admit that this golden retriever is your beloved dog!"
The Jade Emperor and Yang Jian, uncle and nephew, both had a fondness for raising dogs.
"So what if it is!"
The Jade Emperor snorted coldly.
In fact, at this moment, he could no longer deny it.
Everyone present, whether they were gods like Yang Jian and Nezha, or powerful figures from the underworld like the Emperor of Fengdu, knew the origin of the golden-haired dog.
Therefore, he had no way to deny it on the spot.
If he lies in public, his noble image will immediately collapse!
"That's good to admit!"
Li Yao nodded slightly and continued to question:
"Let me ask you again, more than three hundred years ago, there was an emperor in the human world who favored Buddhism and suppressed Taoism, and burned down the Jade Emperor Palace."
"After you learned of this, you were furious and vowed to severely punish the emperor."
"Not long after, your beloved dog stole your Heaven-Sealing Seal and Haotian Tower and secretly descended to the mortal realm."
"Your beloved dog used the stolen Heaven-Sealing Seal to seal the heavens and earth, and used your Haotian Pagoda to imprison the Fengdu Emperor, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and others inside the Haotian Pagoda."
"After that, your beloved dog gathered ten demon kings, occupied the underworld, and committed all sorts of evil deeds in the underworld and the human world."
"Are all of these things true?"
Li Yao's words were like a bombshell, leaving everyone present stunned and unable to react.
In fact, only a very small number of powerful deities knew the real reason why the Jade Emperor allowed the golden-haired dog to run rampant in the underworld and the human world.
Even the Ten Kings of Hell, the Five Ghost Emperors, Nezha, Yang Jian, Li Jing, and other deities are not entirely clear about it.
However, they all had some doubts.
However, they were wary of the Jade Emperor's status, so none of them dared to speak openly.
As for the Emperor of Fengdu and the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, they were able to calculate this secret by simply counting on their fingers.
They turned a blind eye to the Golden-haired Dog's misbehavior because of the Jade Emperor's status.
Unexpectedly, Li Yao publicly exposed the Jade Emperor's shameful secret.
Isn't this tantamount to publicly humiliating the Jade Emperor?
Li Yao is incredibly audacious!
However, how did Li Yao learn these secrets?
The Emperor of Fengdu's expression suddenly changed drastically.
He suddenly remembered that when he was alone with Li Yao in the Haotian Tower, he somehow fell asleep for a while.