The Jade Emperor looked at the letter, his eyes first filled with indignation, then calm, and finally a deep helplessness.
The letter fell from his hand to the ground as he rubbed his forehead and waved to Taibai Venus, saying, "You may leave first, let me ponder for a while."
Taibai Venus bowed and retreated, his eyes sweeping over the letter to see only four words, "Where the heavenly mandate lies"!
Taibai Venus muttered to himself, wondering what deep significance these four words had to make the Jade Emperor feel so despondent upon reading them?
Could it be that the Jade Emperor saw it and could decipher further celestial secrets from them?
Feeling anxious, he left, and had just walked out of the Heaven-Piercing Palace when he heard a loud noise outside the South Heavenly Gate.
