After Prince Jingbei and Dugu Jing left the palace, Xie Xun finally revealed his true nature, cursing them for their delusions. He said they were already being exceptionally generous by accepting the Beiman Royal Family, and it was all for the sake of peace between the two nations. Yet, the Priest Court audaciously demanded equal power, despite the fact that the Beining people do not worship the Heavenly God.
Mocking them, Xie Xun said, "If they truly believed in the Heavenly God, why didn't the Heavenly God lead them to prosperity instead of their nation's demise? It's laughable—what sort of nonsense is that, trying to push their luck!"
