Fairy Yingxue did not know how to defend herself anymore . It was true that she was nothing compared to the Divine Lord; someone who was not even qualified to be the Divine Lord's servant . The Divine Lord would have never even heard of her name .
"Prince Nianmo, it was my mistake . I should not have mentioned my name in the same breath as the Divine Lord . "
"You have finally realized your worth . Do you think that you can put yourself on par with me, then?"
"I… I dare not . "
"If so, who do you think you are to make comments on my personal affair?" At this point, Di Fuyi's expression was serious, and he was clearly a.s.serting his authority .
Fairy Yingxue said nothing more . She kneeled and apologized to him . "I know that I have made a terrible mistake . Please forgive me, my prince . "
Completely ignoring her presence, Di Fuyi gently swirled the tea leaves in his cup . Then, he looked at the Emperor Immortal with a tight smile . "Your highness, I remember clearly that there is a law, stating that if any celestial being is found guilty of distorting facts and giving a false account about the Emperor Immortal, he or she shall be punished by having their tongue removed . Therefore, I could not help but wonder about the punishment that should be placed upon anyone who talks bad about me . "
The Emperor Immortal was not aware of such a punishment . "About that…"
Nonchalantly, Di Fuyi took a sip of his tea, then placed it back gently onto the table . "Of course, if you think that my status is merely insignificant, negligible enough to be slandered by anyone, you may disregard my previous request . " He had put the Emperor Immortal into a difficult position .
Anxiously, the Emperor Immortal gave Di Fuyi a complicated look . He had always thought that Shen Nianmo was only a child . Foolishly, he thought that it would be easy to persuade a child . To his utter surprise, he turned out to be a formidable child . His words were as sharp as a razor .
Di Fuyi was the son of the Divine Lord, and this position was even n.o.bler than the Emperor Immortal's . If one chose to slander him, the punishment should be severer . Before the Emperor Immortal took the throne, Fairy Yingxue was a close friend of his . Taking advantage of their friends.h.i.+p, Fairy Yingxue gradually became more outspoken . If anything or anyone displeased her, she was not afraid to voice out her criticism . Today was finally the day she learned her lesson from Di Fuyi .
The Emperor Immortal wanted to defend for her, but Di Fuyi intimidated him . From the look in his eyes, Di Fuyi somewhat resembled his father, the Divine Lord . He knew very well that the prince was indeed offended, sparing no chance for Fairy Yingxue . Her punishment would serve as a warning to others .
The Emperor Immortal did not want to offend anyone from Fantian Palace, so he had to order for the punishment of Fairy Yingxue . In addition to having her tongue removed, she would be punished with a thunder strike as well .
Fairy Yingxue did not see this coming . Eagerly, she bowed before the emperor repeatedly to beg for her mercy . In her defense, other celestial beings bowed as well . Their opinions were generally centered about the Celestial Flower Party, saying that it would not be appropriate to spill blood on such an important day .
The Emperor Immortal fixed his eyes on Di Fuyi, waiting for his response . Di Fuyi smiled but said nothing . He only watched quietly as all of them bowed before the emperor . Intuitively, the Emperor Immortal could not help but think that the celestial beings were a little dumb . They should not be bowing before the emperor, for he was not the one that they had offended .
He pitied Fairy Yingxue . As a last resort, he directed an audio message to her, telling her to beg for mercy from Di Fuyi instead . Enlightened, Fairy Yingxue quickly turned to Di Fuyi and begged for mercy . The others followed suit .
After a while, Di Fuyi finally answered, "Your highness, should you amend the law, only because the offenders keep begging for mercy?"
The Emperor Immortal knew that he would respond as such . It was impossible to change the law . He heaved a sigh of helplessness, for there was nothing he could do but to send Fairy Yingxue away for her punishment .
Fairy Yingxue collapsed at the final decision; she was unable to improve the situation . The others shut their mouths like a clam . There were a few more who were involved in the gossips . Seeing the punishment made them regret their mistakes . Immediately, they took a few steps to the back to look as if they were never there .
Gu Xijiu watched quietly as the entire incident unfolded . Deep down, she was impressed by Di Fuyi's approach .