I think Nie Li is letting his passions get the better of him. His master wanted to him to be above this kind of stuff. Though ultimately if she changes was it for the best? Will it lead to Nie Li thinking he can always resort to such tactics?
But really... common this seems kind of easy. She...
It's hilarious how they glossed over saying earth has no "God". Utter garbage. I mean come on? Really? I have seen some lazy writing before but that may in fact be some of the worst.