Chapter 517

Di Jiang Zu Wu shouted angrily.

He too was forced into desperation——

If this continues, even Emperor Donghua will be beaten to death, and they might still not be able to get out!

If this really happens, can the Wu Clan still keep face?

They've all been beaten swollen!

We must be flexible and solve Nüwa's problem!

As everyone knows, when faced with a truly troublesome problem, there is always an outrageous method—if you can't solve the problem, solve the person who made it!

At this moment, Di Jiang is clearly about to unleash his big move.

"In urgent situations, adopt flexible measures!"

"I propose to temporarily depose Houtu as the Wu Clan leader and appoint someone else."

He gritted his teeth, "During this period, all orders shall be issued by him!"

"Likewise."

"All consequences from giving orders shall also be borne solely by the acting leader!"

Di Jiang's words were striking and resonant, shocking even Hongjun.

Holy shit!

These days, even leaders have temp workers?

He instantly saw through the situation and understood the cause.

When driven desperate, even rabbits will bite, sows will climb trees, and dogs will scale walls.

Moreover, these are Great Luo beings!

Di Jiang's meaning is clear.

Let's find a scapegoat big shot—let him take the blame, and never mind whether Nüwa, currently being 'held hostage' by Hongjun, will be implicated or share the misfortune!

——Nüwa, ah!

——For the organization's sake, just sacrifice yourself!

——What?

——You want to strongly oppose?

——No problem!

——After collective discussion, the organization unanimously approved the acting leader's decisions for this period!

——If you want trouble, Great Nüwa, just take it out on this living target; don't hassle the workers below, after all, the law doesn't punish the many!

——Afterward, just vent your anger on that temporary leader, and it'll be fine!

If he weren't the enemy, Hongjun would want to applaud this clever move.

Too bad, his mood right now isn't wonderful.

"Stop, stop, stop… I urge you to be kind!" Hongjun swallowed hard, rare in speaking up for Nüwa, "If you do this, Nüwa will suffer terribly!"

"By then, she will suffer misfortune on one side—mental harm; on the other, she'll worry about reality, blinking her eyes, a great leader identity, saying it's gone and it's gone……"

"Her mindset will probably explode!"

"Let it explode then!" Di Jiang, showing an iron‑blooded hero's demeanor, was very decisive: "Since she's the leader, she must bear the leader's responsibility; she can't always stay behind shouting 'charge!'"

"She must lead from the front, shouting 'follow me!'… otherwise, what's the difference from a straw bag?"

Di Jiang Zu Wu snorted coldly, "At this moment, things happen for a reason; I think even if she suffers a little hardship, she should be able to accept it!"

"Believe her spirit in heaven… pah, it's after‑the‑fact reflection, with sufficient awareness, understanding and acceptance!"

Having said all this, Di Jiang also let go completely.

He suddenly turned around, facing all the great Wu and ancestral Wu, "For the Wu Clan's big picture, for our years of painstaking effort not to be wasted…… my proposal, who agrees? Who opposes?"

"Those who do not oppose, remain silent!"

"Those who oppose, step forward!"

He played a little mind game.

If it were reversed, with those who say they agree stepping forward…… then the outstanding "handsome guy", the first wizard to respond, might later be notably "noticed" by Houtu Zu Wu—perhaps constantly noticing, noticing, the person would just be given attention and then have none.

But now……

After everyone exchanged glances and kept a consistent silence, there would be no problem.

The law doesn't blame the crowd!

All the great witches, united and silent, not speaking or taking a stance—could Nüwa finally be so furious as to have her own supporters all killed?

Outside there's still a Dragon Ancestor, jumping about, waiting to seize power!

That is, the great loyal minister Fengxi, at this moment he goes against the trend, raises his head, puffs his chest, steps forward, and expresses opposition.

But it's of no use.

Only one person opposed; Di Jiang Zu Wu didn't even bother to give him another glance.

——Young man, the minority obeys the majority, do you understand this principle?

Fengxi understands.

Actually, after all, he was just trying his best; he never thought he could turn the tide.

It's really Nüwa's mistake this time, too hurtful!

"Very good!"

Di Jiang Zu Wu clapped his hands, "With only one vote against, my proposal passes!"

"Now, moving on to the next segment——"

"Who will be this temporary leader? Organizing and arranging the execution of the tactic of spraying people and breaking through simultaneously?"

One person bears all consequences, willing to step forward afterward, shoulder everything, alone face the raging storm from Nüwa?!

The time has come to test your loyalty to the organization!

Who is there?

Would you rather sacrifice yourself, yet remain loyal to the Wu Clan?

Di Jiang looked around, "We need a hero!"

Which hero can step forward?

After hearing that, the Wu shamans looked at each other, then……

Whoosh!

Everyone, very swiftly and decisively, took a step back.

This time, even Fengxi could not be an exception, singing a contrary tune.

Eh, it's not just one step.

One step, two steps, three steps…… In short, as long as someone has a retreat mindset and it manifests in action……

Then everyone else will follow, stepping back together, so as not to make themselves 'passively' step forward.

This is simply awesome!

But we can't blame them……

Speaking of loyalty, everyone still has some degree of loyalty guarantee to the Wu Clan.

As for heroes…… many present are not afraid of death.

Being a hero, sacrificing for the organization, is not unacceptable.

But this occasion…… it is indeed somewhat special.

The 'spraying people' hero…… although everyone knows what's going on, how would we explain it afterward?

——Some great shaman, during his term as leader of the Wu Clan, achieved outstanding feats, commanding the Wu shamans, sprayed Hongjun and Nüwa with a special liquid, would go down in history?

Leaving a stench for ten thousand years, fine!

Therefore, such a scene is not surprising.

Besides……

Quite possibly, this achievement will never be recognized or recorded——Nüwa is a goddess; we cannot gamble on the size of her heart, whether afterward she will hold a grudge for tens or hundreds of billions of years.

That, for those with great supernatural powers, can be called a nightmare!

Unless one is a Great Simplicity giant, there might be a bit of resistance…… right?

Some clever shamans, pondering, gradually reached a consensus through exchanged glances.

Finally, the Leize ancient god Leize, reluctantly serving as representative, spoke up.

There is a saying——whoever advocates, bears the proof; whoever proposes, carries it out.

Leize ancient god embarrassedly glanced at Di Jiang, hemmed and hawed, saying, 'So I think, rather than that, let Daoist friend Di Jiang take on this temporary leadership, temporarily remove Nüwa.'

Hmm, besides, the more debts, the less worry…… either do nothing or go all the way.

Then the personnel pushing the execution plan will also be your responsibility…… right?

Spray Nüwa…… oh, no, it's spray Hongjun…… the important task of spraying Hongjun is also entrusted to you!

Everyone takes charge of breaking through, dividing labor and cooperating, what great undertaking could fail?!

Leize at first was still somewhat hesitant, stumbling.

But the more he spoke, the smoother his mouth became, scheming against colleagues, doing so without any psychological burden.

Listening to his words, the Di Jiang Zu Wu people all became dazed——as can be inferred from his expression.

Di Jiang wore a grim face, his complexion dark, vividly reflecting his current state of mind——

One set of operations fierce as a tiger, yet it ended up trapping himself!?

The clown turns out to be me myself!?

You lot, have absolutely no sense of responsibility?

Using my plotted strategy Grand Strategist to take the blame and withstand the thunder, won't your conscience hurt?

Di Jiang Zu Wu, as soon as he opened his mouth, was about to denounce, turn around on the spot, stand alongside Hongjun in the same stance, expressing extreme hatred and regret for the prevailing atmosphere among the gods of the present era.

——What kind of people are these!!

However, the situation no longer permits it.

Simply because of Leize's words, he has already gained the unanimous approval of many great shamans, even the ancestral shamans.

After collective 'discussion', everyone unanimously believed that this important task, organization-wise, only by entrusting it to Comrade Di Jiang could we be completely at ease.

Di Jiang, just don't decline!

Jumang Ancestral Shaman, his head shaking so fast it left an afterimage, the corner of his mouth faintly showing a strange smile, 'In my view, only you are the most suitable candidate, able to temporarily replace Nüwa and bear the possible consequences of all subsequent actions.'

If it were someone else, they might really not be able to!

Since that's the case, what are you hesitating about?

Time is precious, no room for even a hint of hesitation!

Jumang Ancestral Shaman's face shone with a holy light, 'We must consider the big picture! Right! For the big picture!'

Yes! Zhujiuyin heaved a heavy sigh, 'Still this saying——for the big picture!'

The crowd's emotions surged.

At the critical moment, the Wu Clan up and down united as one, unanimously elected Di Jiang Zu Wu as the new chief of the Wu Clan, leading everyone to 'punish' the Heavenly Dao, uphold justice!

Di Jiang is a good comrade!

Tiānwú Ancestral Shaman loudly said, 'Over these years, he has been obscure yet made countless contributions to our Wu Clan!'

Embassy to three thousand deities, handling Wu Clan internal affairs, shocking the high levels of the Heavenly Court, strategizing the overall situation…… each and every one is an indelible achievement!

Apart from Houtu, among our fellow Daoists in the Wu Clan, none have greater achievements and prestige!

Now...

Houtu has met with disaster, suffered an unfortunate accident, urgently needs a successor to lead our Wu Clan up and down in continuing the struggle... judging by merit and virtue, besides Daoist friend Di Jiang, who else has the qualifications?

Di Jiang, just accept it!

Tiānwú put on a stern face and earnestly advised him.

Many great shamans responded in turn.

Di Jiang looked at the eager faces urging him to step up and bear the cauldron, defy the thunder; his mouth twitched, his gaze flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

But soon, his gaze became sharp, full of oppressive pressure.

Enough! Enough! Enough!

Di Jiang's eyes held tears, as if bearing endless sorrow.

Since everyone shows favor and unanimously agrees...

Then I shall not shirk my duty and temporarily take on the leader's title!

Di Jiang agreed!

This instead surprised the shamans somewhat.

Originally, they had prepared themselves mentally, ready to go through the process, to ask three times and yield three times!

——Di Jiang refused three times, and they respectfully invited three times, displaying the ruler's wisdom and minister's virtue; everyone is a model of morality.

Now, however, Di Jiang's agreement is truly straightforward, without any hesitation.

However, although Di Jiang agreed, he obviously wasn't very happy.

Nüwa, don't blame me.

He let out a light sigh: 'In urgent times, one must adapt; I have no choice but to accept the command in crisis... As for what happens afterward, I hope you won't be too angry afterward, lest you harm your health.'

I have no choice either!

Shaking his head, Di Jiang Zu Wu flung out a scroll; with a casual swipe, words appeared—it was indeed a letter of appointment.

——This is the document for his appointment as leader of the Wu Clan!

Thereafter, he casually waved it, and the scroll swept before the shamans, its meaning quite plain.

——Sign it!

Once signed, it carries sufficient authority; Di Jiang thus becomes rightful leader, recognized by most of the Wu Clan's stakeholders, able to temporarily act in place of the problematic Nüwa to handle all affairs of the Wu Clan.

As leader, his orders are followed, and he bears the cauldron—quite reasonable!

This process proceeded very quickly.

Everyone glanced over it briefly——

【Based on the Wu Clan's development needs, after research and decision, we require broad shareholder approval; now we pass the following personnel adjustments and appointments……】

【When Nüwa encounters a special accident of force majeure, unable to oversee the Wu Clan's overall situation, then Comrade Di Jiang shall temporarily take over Houtu's network resources within the Wu Clan……】

【Provided that we do not substantially harm Nüwa's personal or family interests, we shall make major strategic decisions for the Wu Clan on her behalf…… If her losses are unavoidable, we must strive to mitigate them and seek a win‑win outcome……】

【This appointment, the approved members are……】

Below is a blank space, awaiting the shamans' signatures to give it official recognition.

The great shamans and ancestral shamans exchanged glances, and quickly reached a decision.

——Di Jiang had decided to go out and defy the thunder; when the heavens collapse, the tallest one goes to the top.

Having sacrificed to this extent, how could they still hold him back?

Instantly, a dao light rose, containing the will of myriad gods, falling upon that blank space and turning into their seals.

Boom!

When the great shamans and ancestral shamans inside the hall responded, this accounted for more than half of the Wu Clan's members' approval…… Immediately, a portent arose on its own.

The Wu Clan's fortune surged, favoring the new and rejecting the old; it no longer merely circled around Houtu, but instead turned to be affectionate toward the newly appointed Wu Clan leader.

Perhaps what could console Houtu is——Di Jiang is ultimately just a 'temporary worker'; the black‑and‑white text makes it clear this is a transitional measure, and the Wu Clan, after all, still belongs to Nüwa.

Those petty, ungrateful streams of fortune merely diverted a trifle to entangle Di Jiang…… but the source remains with her, Nüwa.

Even so.

This series of operations also left the Dao Ancestor Hongjun dumbfounded.

His eyes widened, his jaw almost dropping to the ground.

——Your Wu Clan's maneuver really showed him up!

Shocking!

Too shocking!

But after the shock, what rose in his heart was exasperation and dread.

Nüwa 'was' sacrificed to this extent, and Di Jiang also 'sacrificed' to this extent—bearing the cauldron, defying the thunder, afterward shouldering Nüwa's pressure…… With such an outstanding performance, could he still reap any good fruit?!

The good fails, the evil works.

Soon, Hongjun's worries were confirmed.

【Heh!】 Di Jiang gave a cold laugh, decisively commanded, and had the shamans form groups.

(End of chapter)