701 Suffering on Behalf (1/2)

Elder Messenger of Death took a glance at Qin Mu and said, ”Earth Count, I've already added, it's on the one thousandth and eighth page of the eighth book. Every debt is recorded clearly and won't be left out.”

Earth Count put the book in his hands down and picked up the eighth book. He flipped through it and said, ”Have you recorded down every time he opened Gate of Heaven Influence?”

”I have.”

Elder Messenger of Death said, ”He keeps scaring me out of my wits, so I have to record them down. Also, every person that dies from his hands is also recorded down clearly without a mistake. We can only clear the list with him once he dies. However, all of these are small matters, and I've recorded them down in the miscellaneous books.”

Earth Count put down the eighth book and asked, ”Where are the miscellaneous books?”

Elder Messenger of Death replied, ”There are too many miscellaneous books, so I've created another room to store them. It's almost full now. Should I bring the miscellaneous scrolls for Earth Count to take a look?”

”There's no need.”

Earth Count also felt a slight headache and shook his head. ”As long as it's recorded clearly, it's fine.”

Thump.

Tian Shu just collapsed straight to the ground, and his goat head hit heavily on the ground, stopping only after bouncing twice. Qi Jiuyi couldn't resist saying, ”Big Brother Tian, Earth Count shouldn't be saying you; he's talking about Brother Qin Fengqing.”

Tian Shu said weakly, ”I know he is talking about him, but I thought he had a good relationship with Earth Count and now it looks like he's has a good relationship with Earth Count based on the bad things he has done. I was still anticipating for Earth Count to give him face and now I think the result of Earth Count giving him face would be an additional charge to my crime! Just let me lie here for a while, all of a sudden I feel so weak...”

Earth Count looked at Qin Mu who was standing there uneasily with his head down. He would try to sneak a glance from time to time and pulled back his gaze as though he was shocked.

Earth Count said, ”Shielding Criminal Tian Shu and releasing him to cause misfortune on the world, this misdeed will be recorded on your head, do you accept it?”

Qin Mu hurriedly said, ”I don't...”

”Put it on his head,” Earth Count said to Elder Messenger of Death.

Elder Messenger of Death said yes gladly and recorded it down with his brush. He said to Qin Mu, ”Earth Count is impartial and he's not asking for your opinion, he's just informing you so you would have no grievance after you die in the future.”

Qin Mu was instantly at ease. He said with a smile, ”In the future? In that case, Earth Count won't kill me this time.”

Earth Count shot a glance at him and said, ”Your lifespan in the world of the living still hasn't ended so we won't touch you for now. However, the longer you remain in Youdu, the weaker your corporeal body will get, you will still die. You aren't the main focus of the summon today, he is.”

He raised his hand to point at Tian Shu, and a whip lashed out and coiled Tian Shu. Tian Shu couldn't break free, and his face was ashen.

Qin Mu took a step forward and stood between them. He asked loudly, ”May I ask Earth Count, what crime has Tian Shu committed?”

”Severing my horn, stealing my Youdu, separating my territory to form Fengdu—this is a huge crime.”

Earth Count asked seriously, ”Are you standing out for him? Are you going to take his punishment for him?”

Qin Mu said solemnly, ”Founding Emperor designed the Imperial Gate Divine Knife, and the order was given to him by Founding Emperor. Tian Shu is merely following orders, is it wrong for a subject to follow the order of his ruler?”

Earth Count said, ”The person who bears the knife is already committing a mistake from the start.”

”So Earth Count is bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?” Qin Mu asked.

Tian Shu's blood ran cold, and Qi Jiuyi was also uneasy. 'Why does Brother Qin dares to say anything and everything? Even though he is the Son of Youdu, even that identity can't protect him!'

Earth Count frowned slightly, and flames swirled between his horns.

Qin Mu continued, saying, ”If Earth Count is impartial, you should hold Founding Emperor responsible and find him. Earth Count not going after the mastermind and just taking in Tian Shu for punishment makes me suspect you are only bullying the weak and are afraid of the strong. I'm a junior, and junior also has a heart of righteousness. If Earth Count is impartial, junior cannot accept your decision and has to step out to express my opinion. If Earth Count isn't afraid of the strong, in that case, the deaths of countless lifeforms in Supreme Emperor Heaven and Luofu Heaven, why didn't Earth Count seek out the originator?”

Elder Messenger of Death frowned and said, ”Son of Youdu, you don't know the reason behind, let's not talk about this...”

”Let him speak.” Earth Count raised his hand.

Elder Messenger of Death could only hold himself back and be secretly anxious for Qin Mu.

Qin Mu continued to speak, and said, ”And who is the originator? That esteemed guest that just walked out from Earth Count's palace! Son of Heaven Yin let his disciples do as they pleased and forced the remaining survivors of Crimson Light into Luofu Heaven, the territory of the devil, to invoke a bloodbath. Luofu Heaven was destroyed, and only Chi Xi was left from the remaining survivors of Crimson Light. To survive, the devils had no choice but to invade Supreme Emperor Heaven. The disciples of Son of Heaven Yin then used the Life and Death Book to sacrifice Luofu Heaven, crashing it into Supreme Emperor Heaven, which in turn caused Supreme Emperor Heaven to crash into the Great Ruins. This resulted in countless deaths. The originator of the true evil was right here so why didn't Earth Count kill him?”

”My brother created havoc in Youdu, and Earth Count put it on my head, wanting to beat and kill me. I summoned the soul of Seven Kills Star Sovereign Wei Liao, and Earth Count put it on my head, wanting to beat and kill me. When I fought in the battlefield and killed enemies, Earth Count put it on my head, wanting to beat and kill me. And now, when the disciples of Son of Heaven Yin wants to bathe the entire Eternal Peace in blood and revive the stone statues by dropping calamities on Eternal Peace, countless lives would be lost again! Earth Count, how are you impartial? Have you wanted to beat and kill them?”

”You are clearly bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, you are bullying the kind and scared of the evil, so what is the crime of Tian Shu severing your horn? If it was Founding Emperor sitting at the top of the celestial heavens now, would you even dare to let out a fart?”

”You say I'm full of evil and put all of the troubles my brother has done on my head. It's true that my brother commits all kinds of imaginable misdeeds, but he acts on his knowledge, yet you as the ruler of Youdu don't act on what you preach—you are truly a disgrace to the reputation of a natural born sacred god!”

”You might as well let out your position and let my brother be the ruler of Youdu, at least he treats everyone equally at the minimum, unlike you who doesn't!”