Chapter 507
Nüwa said, she is a trustworthy person.
And Di Jun also immediately used action as feedback, proving his sincerity, really promptly arranging for some who belonged to the Eastern Yi forces, had infiltrated the Demon Race causing trouble, and were then caught by him, to return to the human system.
Nüwa felt relieved in her heart.
Even though she had previously stated she was not threatened, those doing intelligence work, if they were caught, were caught.
It was impossible to pay a huge price, spare no effort to rescue, and ultimately lose all of one's belongings.
But, talk is talk.
Actually, Nüwa's heart is still somewhat soft.
But, she can discern right from wrong and understand the bigger picture.
Sometimes, even if she is very soft-hearted and reluctant, after a difficult psychological struggle, she will make the correct choice.
Fortunately.
At present, the development of events seems to be heading toward a favorable side.
But, the actual situation…… is it really like that? No!
In fact, at the very moment Di Jun dispatched an avatar to pay a visit and "secretly plot" a performance with Nüwa.
On another side, the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Race also has an avatar in action!
This is not a two-person play.
But a three-person stage!
Here, Di Jun and Nüwa are in "secret plotting".
Elsewhere, Di Jun is directly live-streaming!
Simply superb! …
"Done!"
In the Canghai region, in the hall where the Dragon clan's highest leader conducts office, two prominent figures are conversing happily.
They are also secretly plotting.
Having cut off all investigation and perception, they are plotting an unspeakable… uh, an action that cannot be disclosed to Nüwa.
Many are in the know, but they must keep it hidden from Nüwa.
Di Jun!
Dragon Ancestor!
Exactly these two.
They sat side by side; at this moment Di Jun wore a smile, pointing with one hand at the screen whose signal had been cut off, and said to Dragon Ancestor, "Tactical deception, perfect success!"
"Yes!" Dragon Ancestor's dragon eyes gleamed, "Not easy, really not easy."
"Fortunately, we finally succeeded." Di Jun nodded leisurely, "From now on, until we Absolute Kill Donghua, the Nüwa side is no longer a concern."
"By the time she realizes it, Donghua's corpse will already be cold."
"I don't know if, by then, she will be completely foolish."
"Ha… haha!"
"She thinks that in this play, it's me and her joining forces to perform for the whole world."
"But actually?"
"It's me and the whole world, joining forces to perform her!"
"Sigh."
"Bullying Nüwa like this, I also feel somewhat embarrassed."
"But…"
Di Jun laughed and shook his head, "Who let this matter involve Bai Di?"
What he said was vague, with no clear target.
Of course, in Dragon Ancestor's heart, he considered it perfectly clear—after all, besides Donghua, who else could that Bai Di be?
For the sake of profit, I also had to abandon my bottom line, choosing to bully Nüwa, whose integrity is not bad; I never expected there to be such a salacious maneuver in this world… Di Jun concluded, "All the actors in place are fully aware of the specific situation."
"On the contrary, it's she herself who is clueless."
"Let her be clueless; it's not a big deal."
"With her strength and her subordinates, if she were completely unaware… then when Donghua's side faces danger, she would immediately and decisively launch a counterattack to conduct a rescue."
"Even if we arrange everything meticulously and set up a heavenly net, we cannot absolutely say that we can end the battle and slay Donghua under her all-out rescue effort."
Di Jun swirled his wine cup and sighed, "After all, Donghua is truly strong; if we want to defeat him strongly but are unwilling to pay a heavy price, it will take a lot of time."
"Mm, that's right." Dragon Ancestor, despite disliking Donghua, would not deny this emperor's strength and achievements.
Respecting the enemy is respecting oneself.
If we belittle Donghua too much, then Dragon Ancestor, who once fell into his hands, would hardly be anything but a fool? Moreover, Donghua is truly fierce, genuinely an unparalleled mighty deity!
Not only is his strength great.
His nature and will are also extremely extraordinary.
Dragon Ancestor constantly thinks of him day and night, seeing this emperor through and through.
Asking myself, putting myself in his position, I find it very hard to achieve Donghua's current accomplishments.
"Furthermore, this must be based on the premise of mobilizing large numbers of personnel." Di Jun took a sip of wine and continued, "At that time, as long as Nüwa is not blind, she can tell the situation is bad… so, concealing it is impossible to get away with."
"Dragging this out for too long makes it easy for many worries to arise." Di Jun smirked, "Anything unexpected could happen."
"And Nüwa's hand is not lacking at all."
"Holding the merit of opening heaven, how many ancient gods has she bought?"
"Like the Three Pure Ones, they have an interest exchange with her… at critical moments, they might not refrain from acting!"
"This won't do."
"So I'll just not hide it."
"Not only will I not hide it, I will also tell her our plan——"
"Hongjun will jump out!"
"I also want to have people surround and kill Donghua!"
"You, Dragon Ancestor, are also going to go hold back Nüwa!"
"These are all true!"
"Unfortunately, the only false thing is that I only deceived Nüwa about——"
"Donghua, I truly want to kill you!"
"Di Jun's gaze lingered as he watched the Heavenly Court already bustling; that Grand Minister of Destiny, Donghua Emperor, formally convened a meeting, opening his own path to ascend, seize power, and likewise a path to self-destruction."
"Because this truly shakes the Heavenly Emperor's authority, affecting Di Jun's foundation of rule."
"Even if there were another-layer transaction between them, it still touches the reverse scale, requiring a showdown, even life and death."
"Now, Donghua summons the high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Court, also letting mid- and low-level representatives observe and listen; next he will display the so-called 'Ten Thousand People's Petition,' whose content one can imagine——a certain Grand Minister of Destiny, what kind of virtuous fame and reputation he has, how much he has contributed to the Demon Race."
"All beings under heaven sincerely hope that this adult can ascend the throne of the Demon Emperor, so as to better serve the universe, the age, and the demon people, wholeheartedly making contributions."
"To verify the authenticity of the above, everyone signs collectively!"
"Including millions of clans, counting the names of living spirits in the trillions of trillions! Such an act, where does it place the Heavenly Emperor? Today, you, Donghua, can do this, kidnapping the hearts and minds of the people, supporting your own ascent to the Demon Emperor's throne."
"Tomorrow, are you going to do it again, using 'let the demon race continue to be great' as an excuse, to kidnap another wave of public sentiment, impeach the Heavenly Emperor Di Jun for being incapable, only he can lead the demon race to continue being great?! How absurd!"
"Kill!"
"Must kill!"
"Donghua must die! 'I deceived Nüwa.'"
"'Let her think that in the development of this matter, Donghua at most is a close call, can leisurely divert attention to other things.'"
"'Also.'"
"Di Jun said meaningfully, 'Before the truth is truly revealed, who could believe we would collude to this extent?'"
"'Joining forces to surround and attack, to slay a top-tier Taiyi great ability!'"
"'Unprecedented!'"
"'Before Donghua falls, those unaware will not anticipate such a development.'"
"'Unexpected, then victory can be achieved.'"
"'Nüwa……'"
"'She thought, I summoned Hongjun over just to fish a bit, to see Hongjun's chips.'"
"'She thought, I agreed to exchange spy hostages and release the Dongyi elite, so sincerity must be full.'"
"'She thought, Old Dragon, your sudden move is at most mobilizing a few confidants to add obstacles to the rescue of Donghua.'"
"'She thought……'"
"'So many, so many of her thoughts.'"
"'But in reality, it really is just what she thought.'"
"'The developments are completely different from what Nüwa thought——'"
"'Di Jun, this time I really don't want to fish! Hongjun is to be 'summoned' over, but he won't be a drag, nor does he want to check Hongjun's pieces.'"
"'Releasing the Dongyi elite is also just to gain Nüwa's trust; actually it's catch big, release small, sacrifice little for great gain—killing a bunch at most ordinary Luo and great abilities, how can that compare to slaying a Taiyi, whose loss to the Wu Clan is greater? This is a long line, fishing a big fish! As for the Dragon Ancestor, it's not a sudden move but already fully coordinated—he not only does not rescue Donghua, but even wants to join the encirclement and slaughter!'"
"'When all aspects, Nüwa has been misled, thus making a wrong judgment, the final result……can be imagined.'"
"'In this matter, Nüwa's biggest mistake was daring to speak of credit and trusting me.'"
"Di Jun smiled."
"'She was naive.'"
"'But she didn't know——'"
"'She speaks of martial virtue, I do not…… I am lacking in virtue.'"
"'She speaks of credit, I also do not…… I am cunning.'"
"'Naive, simple, kind…… this is to accept a brutal beating lesson.'"
"Di Jun chuckled saying, 'Let me give her a lesson, give her an unforgettable lesson for life.'"
"'Watching helplessly, due to my own mistake, how I thoroughly send my teammates into the grave!'"
"'Nüwa…… at that time, how deep would her regret and remorse be in her heart?'"
"'I am very curious.'"
"'Would she feel——that she is the biggest clown under heaven?'"
"'Upon waking, the whole world is enemies!'"
"'Except Nüwa herself.'"
"'Such a vast Honghuang, actually everywhere are traitors and undercover agents.'"
"'Wanting to see everyone's true face clearly is almost impossible.'"
"'The only way, and also the most able to vent the anger of being deceived, is——'"
"'Kill them all! Kill all the Luo in Honghuang once! Better to mistakenly kill three thousand!'"
"'Not let a single one escape! The path of Pangu truly is everyone against.'"
"'If not killing everyone, letting one's thoughts penetrate, how can one claim to have proven the Dao of Pangu?'"
"'In Pangu's circle, can one have face? Better I bear the world than the world bear me.'"
"'Especially the current Nüwa……'"
She... she... she's too miserable! Anyone who knows the situation would weep for her, weeping and weeping, the corners of their mouth would split open, laughing madly, laughing until their whole body cramped.
Tears at the corners of the eyes, a smile at the corners of the mouth.
Nothing else to say.
Just regarding this East Splendor affair, how many people are acting for her! Even Dragon Ancestor, an ancient god who doesn't know all the details, merely calculating the part of the "truth" he knows, feels delighted, feeling extremely pleased all over.
Even back then, he stumbled miserably, trapped by that scheming, thick‑eyed, big‑eyed villain, causing such misery that he later almost became an eternal laughingstock, the best example of misjudging people.
But just think about now...
Nüwa seems even more miserable than him!
Happiness comes from contrast. With Nüwa as a foil, this "everyone in the world is acting for her" mad case.
What about the fact that Dragon Ancestor was once plotted against and killed by his trusted ministers in a theatrical scheme—what could that possibly count as now?
Finally, there's someone who's taken a hundred steps! His fifty‑step effort no longer needs to be mocked by everyone.
Crisis PR—perfect! Using others' bigger dirt to cover up one's own dark history, shifting the sharp eyes of the onlookers… this is a textbook PR demonstration!
"Seeing off the White Emperor amid the red clouds, the clown is by my side."
Dragon Ancestor laughed heartily, then suddenly recited a line of poetry.
Although not polished, it's exactly on point.
Look.
With "White Emperor" and "Red Cloud" present, the character "depart" clearly indicates their downfall, leaving the mortal world, rolling away to read the strip—don't even think about bouncing back.
Then the two words "clown" appear, metaphorically describing this peak strategic deception, depicting Nüwa's image in Dragon Ancestor's eyes, vivid and lifelike.
Dragon Ancestor, this is a cultural dragon.
He has both superb reading comprehension and excellent writing expression.
On a hundred‑point paper, one could consider giving him 101 points, one point over perfect, without worrying he'll get arrogant.
As the great undertaking nears completion, Dragon Ancestor's thoughts are perfectly clear.
Personally plotting the downfall of an old enemy, erasing East Splendor's life, leaving him with no way to heaven or earth, a miserable end—this is a joy.
Watching the silly Nüwa being played around, turning in circles, she manages to surpass him on the leader‑wise IQ ranking, so he's no longer first, scorned by his peers—this too is a joy.
When the two joys overlap, the result is a dream‑like happiness—however.
Dragon Ancestor, lost in joy, yet failed to notice—
Beside him, Di Jun's eyes flickered with a strange hue, then vanished.
"Seeing off the White Emperor amid the red clouds, the clown is by my side…"
"Tsk."
"Old Dragon…"
He sighed lightly, restraining the urge to laugh.
"Your joy is a bit premature…"
"You should wait a bit longer."
"Wait until the era ends, the deserving die, the deserving fall, the outcome is revealed, and the veil shrouding the era's background lifts, no longer hidden…"
"By then, if you recite poetry again, it'll still be about right…"
"I'm just estimating…"
"At that time, your mindset when reciting poetry might not be as relaxed and content as now…"
"Moreover, regarding the content…"
"I think, it's probably not—"
"On my sickbed, startled upright, the clown turns out to be myself!"
Di Jun pondered, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.
His eyes are deep, as if they reflect the vast ages and ancient history, witnessing the rise and fall of eras, the joys and sorrows of countless beings, even ancient gods and great sages.
Between the vague and the discernible, some future seems to have appeared to him—what a fascinating scene that would be.
Some gods will be very unlucky.
But here, he won't reveal it.
After all…
"May fellow Daoists die, not the poor Daoist!" Some pits must be filled by someone.
Some hatred also needs someone to bear it.
Reminded Dragon Ancestor, letting him out of the pit…
Could it be that he wants Di Jun to jump into the pit, to drag in hatred? No way! Di Jun's smile grew more teasing, and he suddenly extended an invitation to Dragon Ancestor.
"The killing game is about to start; East Splendor is delivering his final first lecture on divine life in the Heavenly Court. Fellow Daoist Dragon Ancestor, would you like to go and see?"
"That is exactly what I wish, I dare not ask for it!"
Dragon Ancestor agreed readily.
He clenched his fists, his blood boiled, past grudges ignited.
"Good!"
Di Jun clapped his hands, "Come with me!"
He rose, "I'll arrange a luxurious seat for you at the scene, fulfilling that former lord‑vassal bond of yours!"
"Let's go!"
The two mighty beings gazed at each other, then stepped forward together, crossing mountains and seas, traversing time and space.
Silently and soundlessly, they arrived at the Heavenly Court, taking part in the glorious event destined to be recorded in this era's annals!
This is an event destined to be filled with endless bloodshed!
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We must listen to the cries of the Demon Race's youths!
East Splendor Emperor, now standing on the podium, shouted with abandon.
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Obediently listening, the divinities who followed their true hearts also received abundant rewards.
——The big shot has taken the Heavenly Emperor's throne; surely he'll be ennobling all his ministers, right! Become an official?
Get rich?
There are!
Everything's there!
Among these, the Donghua Emperor received quite good treatment.
Although in the eyes of most ancient gods he bears the dishonorable halo of multiple betrayals… but, because he's good at handling affairs, despite many job changes and twists and turns, only after finally defecting does he remain in the emperor's favor and get strongly promoted by the August Emperor Heavenly Emperor! He petitions for the common folk! That's it!
Now.
The petition manuscript reappears in heaven and earth.
This time, the Donghua Emperor also seems to hope that it continues to play its role, becoming the catalyst that pushes things over the edge, allowing his already huge industry to be fully regularized.
Once regularized, he will truly be the demon emperor!
Still that kind of emperor with a solid foundation, deeply rooted in the lower strata of the Demon Race, unlike the Heavenly Emperor or the Eastern Emperor, whose background in the Heavenly Dao's Hongjun is too profound, too detached from the mortal world, lofty and aloof, like a pavilion in the air.
PS: Wishing everyone a happy new year!
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