【Holy crap!】The Celestial Beast screamed in Gu Xi’s mind.
Gu Xi gave it a mental kick in the butt: 【What are you yelling for? You scared me!】
Afraid of being kicked again, the Celestial Beast quickly covered its rear, but it was trembling with excitement.
【Look, look! Do you see those three red exclamation marks above his head?】
【Based on my understanding of my master, such a huge exclamation mark prompt means this must be the male lead!】
Gu Xi stared at the exclamation marks glowing with an eerie red light. She couldn’t clearly see the young man’s face, so she shifted her gaze back to the Celestial Beast: 【Are you sure?】
The Celestial Beast patted its chest, utterly confident:
【I guarantee it! The male lead is kind-hearted, filled with great love. Even when bullied, he won’t harm others, wouldn’t even step on an ant. It must be him!】
【Look how badly he’s being bullied, yet he can’t bring himself to fight back, can’t bear to hurt anyone. This is definitely the male lead, radiating the Light of the Heavenly Dao.】
Gu Xi: ?
【Getting beaten up by others and not fighting back—isn’t that just stupid? What Light of the Heavenly Dao?】
The Little Beast choked, then, covering its butt, walked away grumbling inwardly.
【What do you know? The male and female leads set by the Heavenly Dao are all kind and righteous beings, all good people. You’ve been the Great Demon King for too long. Do you even know what a good person is, you bad…】
Gu Xi turned her head, smiling brightly at it.
The Celestial Beast shuddered in fear. Remembering the Blood Pact, it quickly put on a fawning smile: 【You’re a good person too, we’re all good people…】
Only then did Gu Xi let it go, turning her gaze back to the young man in the distance.
Meanwhile.
In the Celestial Realm.
The Ninth Heaven.
A lazy immortal attendant was dozing off under a massive Immortal Tree.
On the tree, each branch held many leaves formed from clusters of light, making the entire tree shimmer with flowing colors, breathtakingly beautiful.
An immortal attendant holding a gourd walked over. Seeing the attendant under the tree dozing, he approached and gently tapped the dozing attendant’s shoulder.
“Xiao Chen, slacking off again. The Heavenly Dao instructed us to monitor the operation of the Three Thousand Minor Worlds, fearing any mishaps, and here you are napping.”
The attendant named Xiao Chen smiled awkwardly at the words, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen. I only slept for a little while. I was watching just before.”
The gourd attendant: “The Heavenly Dao said the key is to pay close attention—especially to the Minor Realm where Emperor Lord Dongheng is undergoing his tribulation. We absolutely must not make any mistakes.”
Attendant Xiao Chen: “Relax, I promise. I was observing just now, not even a fly could have gotten in.”
“Besides, I remember some time ago, the Heavenly Dao specifically marked that Minor Realm with three red exclamation marks. Not only that, but Emperor Lord Dongheng also has a red halo prompt on him.”
“Clearly, it means to stay away.”
“Any immortal or system that sees it will keep far away from that Minor Realm.”
The gourd attendant nodded, “That’s true.”
Attendant Xiao Chen: “However, there’s one thing I’m curious about. You say, Emperor Lord Dongheng, he clearly exists above the Three Realms, the only Emperor Lord in all the heavens. His divine body isn’t governed by the rules of the Three Realms. So why does he also need to undergo tribulation?”
The Gourd Immortal Attendant quietly glanced around to see if anyone was nearby, then lowered his voice to start gossiping.
“You don’t know about this, do you? It’s said that it was because of one person that Emperor Lord Dongheng lost half of his Divine Soul back then.”
The Little Dust Immortal Attendant asked, “Who was that person?”
The Gourd Immortal Attendant replied, “Who knows? It’s been three hundred years, and there hasn’t been any news. However, I heard that Emperor Lord Dongheng intended to destroy the Netherworld back then.”
“If he hadn’t lost half of his Divine Soul, becoming weak and falling into a deep slumber, and then going through trials after waking up, the Netherworld would probably no longer exist…”
The Little Dust Immortal Attendant wondered, “Could that person be from the Netherworld, the one who caused him to lose half of his Divine Soul, which is why Emperor Lord Dongheng sought revenge against the Netherworld?”
The Mortal Realm.
On the palace road.
The Celestial Beast looked at Gu Xi, who seemed lost in thought: [What are you observing? The male lead is about to be beaten to death. You’re not just watching the show, are you? My goodness.]
[Hurry up and order them to stop the sedan chair, then go over and save him. Otherwise, even if he doesn’t die, he’ll be crippled.]
[My male lead, my Light of the Heavenly Dao, why is he suffering so much?]
Gu Xi remained unmoved, as if she had thought of something, and slowly spoke: [In our Netherworld, a red exclamation mark usually means “forbidden”—for example, no entry, no tampering, and so on.]
The Celestial Beast raised its head, still firmly believing: [Are you my master’s disciple, or am I my master’s disciple? Do you know my master better than I do? My master loves red above all else.]
[Besides, based on my years of experience, the customs and habits of our Celestial Realm are always the opposite of yours in the Netherworld! I’m certain—he is the male lead!]
As it spoke, the Little Beast began to cheer itself on, chanting slogans: [Charge! Protecting the male lead is our mission! Hurry and have them stop the sedan chair, save the male lead, guard the Light of the Heavenly Dao, charge!]
The noise made Gu Xi’s head buzz with pain.
She rubbed her temples: [Shut up!]
Seeing the Celestial Beast so certain about the Heavenly Dao’s preferences, the doubts in Gu Xi’s heart gradually faded away.
She reached out and gestured to Tao Yao beside her: “Stop the sedan!”
“Yes,” everyone immediately halted their steps.
Not far away, the sound of curses continued to rise and fall.
“Hit him harder! Keep going until he hands over this prince’s jade pendant!”
“His martial arts were already crippled by the people of the Jun Kingdom! Don’t be afraid—hold him down and beat him to death for this prince!”
“Look at him! Lying on the ground like that, he really looks like a dog!”
Gu Xi held onto the sedan chair’s handrail, stepped down, and slowly walked toward the commotion.
“Your Highness, where are you going?”
Tao Yao quickly instructed everyone to follow.
Gentle sunlight filtered through thin clouds and fell upon Gu Xi. Her pale face showed signs of weakness, and with every few steps, she let out a soft cough. Her delicate body seemed as if it could topple over with the slightest breeze, never to rise again, yet she persisted in moving forward to save someone.
At this sight, the Celestial Beast’s inner thoughts: …
It realized that whenever this great demoness noticed people around, she would start pretending—acting like an angel of mercy and salvation, even though a demon lurked in her heart.
Truly one face in public, another in private.
“What are you all doing here?”