“What?!” Emissary Red Lotus blurted in shock. But then, she smiled. “Well, you most likely know why the Holy Mother wants to see you. Considering how important she is, she doesn’t want your identity to be revealed. If it became public, the consequences could be horrific. In fact, the immortal planes could even get involved. She wants to see you, that's all. No tricks. Taking into account how important we are in the Hanging Mountain, we’re not going to try to fool you somehow. Besides, few people are as important to her as you. She’s not going to let you get hurt. Anyway, I can’t say anything more than that. You understand, right?”

With decisiveness that could sever nails and chop iron, Yang Qi said, “There’s no way I'm going to go to the Hanging Mountain with you just because you say I should.”

“Oh really? Well, you’re a cautious fellow.”

Emissary Red Lotus chuckled and pulled out a command medallion, which pulsed with the aura of the heaven above. Yang Qi shivered subconsciously, and backed up. Even Ghost Emperor Yama instinctively released some of his netherworldly aura to protect himself.

“That’s… a demon-god command medallion!”...