Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 369 - 364: Gouchen’s Eternal Resentment_1

Chapter 369: Chapter 364: Gouchen’s Eternal Resentment_1

Li Jing broke out in a cold sweat.

The Jade Emperor had gone into secluded cultivation without leaving a single word, only stating that he was going to seclude himself, without even designating who should fill his position!

The other two great emperors, Emperor Ziwei, known for his mild temperament, did not like to meddle in any affairs. Even the opportunity to fill in for the Jade Emperor did not interest him; instead, he was utterly engrossed in his passion for music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Southern Emperor Changsheng was another who disliked taking action, spending his days playing with thunder and lightning, cultivating the change of seasons within his palm, and immersing himself in the path of heaven and earth.

In truth, even Emperor Gouchen was not one fond of political power, and Li Jing could not understand why, all of a sudden, he had emerged wanting to take on the position of the Jade Emperor.

According to the heavenly laws, in the Jade Emperor’s absence, any of the other three great emperors seated among the Siyu (Four Imperial Lords) could stand in for the Jade Emperor and exercise the authority of heaven and earth.

Under the premise that the other great emperors were not present, Gouchen indeed could take his seat here and issue commands, and every word he spoke represented the Jade Emperor, the will of heaven and earth, irrefutable!

Li Jing’s reason for standing up in opposition was firstly for the sake of Li Zhenying. After all, Li Zhenying had opened her heart to the outside world, and the Rabbit had contributed to this. Although he did not take to the Rabbit and did not want his child to be led astray, credits were credits—the Rabbit had a favor to him, so he couldn’t really just stand by and do nothing, could he?

Once, he had already let down one child; now, he didn’t want to.

But this was Emperor Gouchen before him!

Li Jing’s mind raced, and finally, he sighed and said, "This servant obeys the decree!"

Upon hearing this, Nezha flew into a rage, nearly cursing at Li Jing as he pointed at his nose.

Li Jing quickly sent a telepathic message: "My son, calm your anger, with us taking action, the Rabbit still has a chance."

Once Nezha heard this, he grasped Li Jing’s intent and suppressed his anger without a word.

Suddenly, Emperor Gouchen spoke, "Dou Wood Rhino, Kui Wood Wolf, Jing Wood Moose!"

Dou Wood Rhino, Kui Wood Wolf, and Jing Wood Moose stepped forward and bowed, saying, "We are present!"

"You will assist Heavenly Lord Li in capturing the Rabbit and imprisoning it. Monitor the process throughout; should anyone dare to release a significant prisoner privately, execute first and report later," Emperor Gouchen said with a cold voice.

Gasps!

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Gouchen’s words were extremely domineering, directly ordering his Twenty-eight Constellations to oversee Li Jing and even permitting execution before reporting back! This showed no consideration for Li Jing’s reputation and made no attempt to conceal his distrust of Li Jing!

Li Jing’s face also turned ashen; when had the Jade Emperor ever put him in such an embarrassing position while in power?

Nezha’s face showed a brooding look, but it was not appropriate for him to have an outburst either.

Emperor Gouchen ordered, "Go quickly and return quickly!"

Li Jing, with no other choice, could only leave Lingxiao Hall with Nezha, Dou Wood Rhino, Kui Wood Wolf, and Jing Wood Moose.

No sooner had they stepped out the gate than Dou Wood Rhino, Kui Wood Wolf, and Jing Wood Moose sneered and said, "Heavenly Lord, we too have orders to obey, please try to understand."

Though they spoke these words, there was not a hint of courtesy in their tone. The three were disciples of the Tongtian Cult Master. They were once killed by this group of Interpretation Religion disciples led by Li Jing and were sent to the Investiture of the Gods to become the locked True Spirits they were now, the miserable Heavenly Gods. If not for this, given their talents and the selfless teaching of the Tongtian Cult Master, they would probably be cult leaders or powerful rogue immortals, living freely.

Hence, the three usually just fulfilled the duties of Heavenly Gods and did not put in too much effort. Towards Li Jing, they were merely polite in their official capacity.

Given the chance, the three would never show a friendly face to Li Jing.

Li Jing was also aware of this fact and snorted coldly, "Since the three of you are so enthusiastic, when we meet the Rabbit, you can go ahead first."

Jing Wood Moose laughed and said, "It’s just a rabbit, isn’t it? Piece of cake to catch."

Dou Wood Rhino and Kui Wood Wolf nodded in agreement.

So, a few of them left the entrance of Lingxiao Hall and headed straight for the Imperial Garden.

As the group walked away, Emperor Gouchen finally closed his eyes, not a word spoken. No one saw that his right hand had sunk into the armrest of the throne, clearly indicating his hatred for the rabbit...

"An ancient, deep-seated grudge!"

As everyone was dispersing from Lingxiao Hall, someone whispered among the leaving gods.

All eyes turned, and it was Puhua Thunder Venerable of Nine Supreme Heavens, Wen Zhong!

"Master, what exactly is going on here?" someone asked.

Wen Zhong sighed and said, "I’ve only heard it through the grapevine, not sure if it’s true. It’s said that once there was a rabbit that nearly drove the Demon Clan to extinction... Afterward, it also wrote a book, listing which demon was good for what ailment and how to treat it! That aside, the rascal marked on the book which part of each demon tasted the best, how to cook it, what seasonings to use... detailed down to matching the years of the demon with the years of the ingredients...

As far as I know, Emperor Gouchen’s ancestors nearly got wiped out by that rabbit... Tell me, if it were you, would you take the chance to kill the rabbit, would you do it?"

Everyone suddenly understood...

Taibai Star Monarch chuckled bitterly and said, "Even so, that rabbit did have merit for all clans in the past, and besides, it was the rabbit’s ancestors, not this rabbit, right?"

"Star Monarch, didn’t you say there’s a Saint behind the rabbit? See if you can find the Saint to intervene and stop Gouchen?" Wenqu Star Monarch asked worriedly.

Taibai Star Monarch shook his head and said, "The Saints are all in Purple Sky Palace. The Saint supporting the rabbit is only an early projection that was left behind and only preaches; he can’t leave his place. This is also the agreement of the Saints... Now, only the other two Overlords have the power to stop Gouchen, but unfortunately, they are...

Hey, where’s Craftsman God?" someone suddenly asked at that moment.

Only then did everyone realize – the Craftsman God was gone!

Wenqu slapped his thigh and cried, "Oh no!"

Meanwhile, outside the Imperial Garden!

Boom!

A huge foot landed in front of Qin Shou!

Qin Shou was genuinely startled and looked up only to see a man over two and a half meters tall with crossed arms standing in front of him!

This man wore simple armor, his muscles exposed, his features sharp and angular, his gaze as piercing as thunder, wearing a single-horned helmet!

Without needing to ask, Qin Shou could feel that the man before him was extremely hostile, obviously here to pick a fight!

So Qin Shou didn’t stupidly ask what he wanted and simply looked up, his eyes bulging as he challenged, "What are you lookin’ at?"

At this, Li Jing and Nezha far away covered their faces, thinking: This rabbit... is indeed that rabbit...

The big man was also stunned, then snorted coldly and said, "Listen up, rabbit. I am one of the Twenty-eight Constellations, the leader of the Seven Constellations of the North, Dou Wood Rhino, also known as Yang Xin! I am here by the command of Emperor Gouchen to arrest you and put you in jail. Are you going to tie yourself up, or do you want me to take action? If I do, it won’t be nice and gentle!"

After hearing this, Qin Shou was full of question marks. Emperor Gouchen arresting him? He racked his brain, searching through all his memories, but in the end, he found no memory related to this Emperor Gouchen! He just couldn’t figure it out - had Gouchen been kicked in the head by some donkey, gone mad? Bothering him for no reason!