Ouyang Ye had originally planned to use Xiao Jinr to her advantage. After all, many people knew that Young Lord Chiyan had once fought a bloody battle for Xiao Jinr's sake. If Xiao Jinr herself spoke up, it would be more convincing. Moreover, Xiao Jinr genuinely believed that Lao Jiu was the real Young Lord Chiyan.
That had been her plan. She had even hinted and guided Xiao Jinr to provide more evidence.
But she never could have imagined that Xiao Jinr would...
Would actually repeat the nonsense Lao Jiu had spun to fool a three-year-old child.
The Tai Xuan Monument?
The Buddhas of the Western Heaven?
The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha?
Heavens!
These were the outrageous, eye-rolling, ear-piercing, exaggerated, and utterly ridiculous boasts Lao Jiu had made!
How could such words be spoken in this situation!
Ouyang Ye was dumbfounded, frozen in place, completely at a loss for how to respond.
These people already suspected Young Lord Chiyan was an imposter. Now, with Xiao Jinr dragging in these Buddhas of the Western Heaven and the Great Sun Tathagata...
Didn't that just tell everyone that Lao Jiu was a fake?
By the heavens!
Ouyang Ye instantly felt the world spinning, her face alternating between green and pale. She even felt a bit unsteady on her feet. Beside her, Han Dong could no longer maintain her composure; her cold, beautiful face had turned somewhat ashen. Even Qian Shan, not far away, wore an awkward expression.
Meanwhile, the crowd inside the garden was already doubled over with laughter.
"Hahahaha!
Did I hear that right?
The Buddhas of the Western Heaven wanted to kill him?
And he drove them off?
Hahahaha!"
"And then...
Then he even invited the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha?
And...
Was kidnapped by Young Lord Chiyan?"
"Hahaha!"
The surrounding crowd buzzed with discussion. Almost everyone believed this so-called Xiao Jinr must be a plant hired by Ouyang Ye, and they were pretty much convinced this so-called Young Lord Chiyan was fake. Buddhas of the Western Heaven?
Kidnapping the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha?
This was just too far-fetched!
"Hey!
Why are you all like this!
Jin'er wouldn't lie to you, and my Big Brother definitely wouldn't either."
Seeing so many people laughing at her, even the innocent Xiao Jinr understood they didn't believe her. Anxiously, she explained further, "Besides, my Big Brother has already transcended life and death. Life and death mean nothing to my Big Brother..."
Transcended life and death?
Life and death mean nothing?
If Xiao Jinr hadn't said this, it might have been better. But once these words were out, the crowd inside the garden laughed even more heartily.
Watching the mocking words of the crowd, Ouyang Ye felt anxious, angry, and panicked. She desperately wanted to smooth over what Xiao Jinr had said.
But Xiao Jinr's words were just too outrageous, leaving Ouyang Ye with no idea how to salvage the situation.
Buddhas of the Western Heaven?
Great Sun Tathagata Buddha?
And talking about transcending life and death?
The Western Pure Land was an existence comparable to the Nine Heavens!
The Great Sun Tathagata Buddha was a god-like being.
Transcending life and death?
Only a god could do that, right?
How could she possibly smooth this over!
Ouyang Ye now hated Gu Qingfeng to the core, so much that she felt like killing him. What made her even more breakdown was that even now, with everyone mocking them, this Lao Jiu fellow...
Was still sitting leisurely in his chair, eating spirit fruits, sipping wine, looking completely unconcerned, as if what was happening had nothing to do with him. Like an outsider, and a spectator at that!
Yes!
Just a spectator watching the show.
He wore a faint smile, glancing at this person, looking at that one, shaking his head from time to time as if helpless, and occasionally letting out a derisive snort, as if finding the whole scene quite amusing.
"You...
You...
You can still laugh?" Ouyang Ye asked in disbelief via secret voice transmission.
"What else should I do?
Cry?" Gu Qingfeng replied playfully. "Besides, this really is quite funny. I haven't seen such an amusing spectacle in a long time."
Quite funny?
Spectacle?
Ouyang Ye wondered if she had misheard. "You...
Really...
Really are just watching the show?"
"Just killing time."
Killing time?
Ouyang Ye felt like she was going insane. She transmitted a furious roar, "Everyone thinks you're a fake now, everyone is mocking us, and you still have the mood to watch the show?"
"It's all your fault!
Why did you have to spin such outrageous tales to Xiao Jinr!
Why!
Why!"
"If it weren't for you, Xiao Jinr wouldn't have said those things!"
"It's all your fault!"
"You're watching the show?
They're the ones watching our show right now!"
"Are you an idiot or just missing a screw in your head!"
"Little lady," Gu Qingfeng poured himself another cup of wine. "I told you, I'm not impersonating anyone. But you didn't believe me. What can I do?"
"You!" Ouyang Ye suddenly felt a splitting headache, as if her head was about to explode. She kept telling herself to stay calm, she must stay calm.
She immediately sent a secret transmission to Han Dong. "Sister Han Dong, things haven't reached an irreparable point yet. We can't give up."
"As long as Aunt Xue possesses him, and we suppress them with force, even if we can't convince them, at least we can make them dare not doubt us so casually anymore."
"Let things take their natural course." Han Dong replied softly with a single sentence.
To say she wasn't worried would be a lie.
She was worried too.
But things had reached this point. They could only take one step at a time and let nature take its course.
"Han Dong! You..." Elder Zihao stared at Han Dong with a complex, slightly disappointed gaze. "Could it be that this so-called Young Lord Chiyan really is someone you hired to impersonate him?"
Han Dong looked at Elder Zihao, shook her head, but did not respond.
"Hahahaha! Elder Zihao, now you finally see what kind of person our Yaoyue Palace's heir apparent, the great Miss Han Dong, really is, right?" Bilang shouted happily. "Everyone, look! This is the heir apparent of our Yaoyue Palace. Hah! For the sake of vanity, she actually hired someone to impersonate Young Lord Chiyan...
And even said he's her Dao companion. Hahahaha! How laughable, utterly laughable!!"
"Bilang! Shut your filthy mouth!" Ouyang Ye retorted. "Young Lord Chiyan is real! Sister Han Dong hasn't deceived anyone!"
"Real? Hah..." Bilang laughed heartily. "So you're saying this Young Lord Chiyan really did drive off the Buddhas of the Western Heaven back then? And really kidnapped the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha? Back then, he really was reduced to ashes, but has already transcended life and death? Hmm? Hahahaha!"
Even though these words were exaggerated and outrageous!
But things had developed to this point. Ouyang Ye clearly understood there was no turning back; they could only barrel down this dark path. So, gritting her teeth, she admitted, "That's right!
Everything Xiao Jinr said is true!
Young Lord Chiyan really did drive off the Buddhas of the Western Heaven back then, and he really did kidnap the Great Sun Tathagata Buddha...
And he really has transcended life and death!
So what?
Young Lord Chiyan, tell them if it's true or not!"
With that, she immediately transmitted to Gu Qingfeng: "Lao Jiu! These are the boasts you spun yourself. Today, even if you have to blow the sky apart, you keep spinning them for me!"