Bigshot's Sweetie Is a Cat!-Chapter 1256: Coming to the Netherworld to Uncover the Truth

The Hell King looked at Zuo Yan, who would stop at nothing, and snorted coldly, "You certainly play a good hand."

Zuo Yan sneered.

"If you want to curse me, just say it directly; there’s no need to be so euphemistic. But don’t forget, the reason the Soul-suppressing Beast lost control back then was thanks to your generous assistance, Hell King. Nie Jiuque and the Soul-suppressing Beast ultimately perished together, and you can’t be denied credit for that."

"We are like locusts tied to the same boat. Whether it’s Nie Jiuque or the Soul-suppressing Beast, if either one of them returns, neither of us will fare well."

Zuo Yan’s words made the Hell King’s face turn extremely dark.

"Rest assured, within three days, the Immortal Realm will surely send people to the Cat Demon Clan to demand an explanation. Nie Jiuque won’t abandon the Cat Demon Clan, even if the Immortal Realm does nothing to the Cat Demon Clan, I’ll secretly set up a ploy to make the Cat Demon Princess appear."

"Once the Cat Demon Princess falls into the hands of the Immortal Realm, the heavily injured Nie Jiuque will have no choice but to forcibly awaken the Soul-suppressing Beast. Tell me, who’s going to return in the end: a Demon Lord with a mortal body, or a long-dormant Spiritual Object?"

The Hell King coldly looked at the expectant Zuo Yan and said coldly, "None of them can return."

...

"I apologize to both Immortal Lords; I have just learned that the Hell King left the Netherworld an hour ago due to urgent matters and cannot receive you two right now," Judge Lu said apologetically.

"I must trouble you to come back another day."

Shang Hanyu heard this and secretly let out a sigh of relief. "In that case, we’ll come back next time. Fen Yao Immortal Lord, let’s leave."

"Hey, Shang Hanyu Immortal Lord, what’s the rush?" Fen Yao stopped Shang Hanyu, speaking in a perverse tone, clearly ill-intentioned.

He looked at Shang Hanyu, sneered, and then asked Judge Lu:

"Judge Lu, we didn’t come here just to see the Hell King, but we came under the Heavenly Emperor’s order to verify something. Judge Lu has been in position in the Netherworld for so many years, asking you will surely suffice."

Judge Lu: "I don’t know what Fen Yao Immortal Lord wants to ask about."

Fen Yao glanced at Shang Hanyu beside him, whose expression was cold. He sneered, "Shang Hanyu Immortal Lord, why don’t you ask? After all, you’re the one who desires to know the truth more than anyone else, right?"

Having said that, he put on a smug expression, eager to watch the drama unfold.

Shang Hanyu glanced at him indifferently, knowing Fen Yao’s intentions but also knowing that he couldn’t escape.

"Judge Lu, a thousand years ago, my daughter Shang Ying’s remnant soul came to this place. I want to know where she is now."

"A thousand years ago? Shang Ying?" Judge Lu pretended to be bewildered, as if he couldn’t remember such a person at all.

"Exactly the disaster that caused the Soul-suppressing Beast and Demon Lord to perish together a thousand years ago." Fen Yao timely reminded, and then he looked at Shang Hanyu’s reaction.

However, Shang Hanyu still remained calm, unaffected.

Fen Yao snorted coldly to himself, somewhat displeased.

Little did he know, Shang Hanyu’s hand concealed in his sleeve was already clenched tightly.

"Ah, it was her." Judge Lu quickly recalled.

"Where is this criminal now? Did she sink into the Oblivion River to expiate her sins, or was she devoured by a thousand ghosts, dispersing into the world?"

"Fen Yao Immortal Lord, watch your words, lest you disgrace the Immortal Realm."

Seeing Shang Hanyu finally lose his composure, Fen Yao smiled triumphantly.

"Watch my words? Did I say something wrong?" 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Shang Hanyu knew Fen Yao intended to provoke him, to anger him, but he refused to let him succeed.

Seeing Shang Hanyu ignoring him, a bit of malice flickered in Fen Yao’s eyes.