Chapter 552

Not that clever.

Fengxi said lightly, "I merely have a slight understanding of little Wa."

"Please, you few friends, come over and put on an act together, fooling her…… It's not particularly glorious, but ultimately it's for little Wa's own good."

Fengxi perfectly immersed himself in the stance and identity of Fuxi the Great Sage, performing as if it were real, with no difference.

It's as if he were Nüwa's half‑sibling…… An older brother disciplining a disobedient, mischievous younger sister—could that be called anything?

Absolutely not!

"August Emperor Majesty's painstaking effort—I think after learning of it, Her Highness Nüwa will surely be moved to tears." Jieyin the Ancient Buddha rubbed their big bald head and laughed, "Just like back then."

"His Majesty launched a heavy strike, crushing Nüwa's properties with overwhelming force, leaving Her Highness Nüwa unable to pay her debts and forced onto the rooftop."

"Afterward, she turned over a new leaf, mended her ways, devoted herself to being a deity, striving upward, working hard day and night…… Eventually the prodigal returned, becoming a celebrated tale of a virtuous minister, a model for all gods."

Jieyin sighed with feeling and related a past event.

"Too kind." Fengxi gave a light smile, unperturbed by favor or disgrace, "Actually I didn't want to resort to this, but little Wa has reverted to her old ways, her attitude inflated, leaving me torn and troubled."

"If I don't help her, she'll likely suffer at the hands of those shady characters like Di Jun and Hongjun."

"If I help her…… I also worry that after she succeeds in resisting the demons, she might press her advantage, turn around, and pull a move that greatly liberates the family status."

"Then wouldn't I become a gullible fool?"

Fengxi snorted, his tone not entirely casual, "I've played the role of Big Head Fuxi fine, but when it comes to being a gullible fool, I'd rather decline."

"Simply, guard against her."

"Helping her stabilize reincarnation is no problem…… the countermeasures also need to be in place."

"If she were just honest and straightforward, that would be fine."

"Not honest, lacking patience, not knowing to first secure internal affairs before repelling external threats, she rushes to raise troops and rebel, without even pretending to be a loyal subject."

"Then, I'm sorry!"

"I will give her a memory deep enough to pierce the bone, teach her obedience, and make her understand——your older brother will always be your older brother!"

Fengxi put on an act, bragged, and talked at length about how, if he were Fuxi, he would discipline Nüwa.

Perhaps he truly has a talent for this acting.

Regarding immersing himself in Fuxi's identity to deal with Nüwa, he got into the role too deeply, almost blurring false and real.

Perhaps even if Nüwa herself were present, not looking at her true appearance but only listening to voice and tone, comparing it to her inner image of her brother's cunning, she might not suspect this is an impostor—the most understanding, most loyal minister in daily service disguised as Fuxi! In scheming against her own superior, the malicious thoughts could surge so wildly……

Could a human possibly do this?!

The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable, Jieyin the Ancient Buddha, and the Nether River Demon Ancestor said nothing on this.

However, judging from their facial expressions reflecting their inner thoughts, they did not believe this was something a human could accomplish.

Likewise, they also had no doubts.

——This is not something a human could do, but if it were Fuxi scheming against Nüwa, it would be perfectly reasonable.

Exactly this flavor! Nüwa raised the banner of rebellion, singing a declaration of independence at home, thereby overturning the family's imperial throne.

Even if Fuxi had only a breath left, he would instantly return to full vigor, spiritedly suppress the rebel forces, and safeguard the dignity of the family patriarch!

Of course, this sibling feud is brutal, yet each side still holds a broad perspective.

Internally, each wants to be the eldest, and their quarrels are endless.

Externally, however, they share tacit understanding, mutually assist, and build a sibling syndicate.

Just as now.

"Fuxi" is indeed waiting to trip up Nüwa…… but when laying the plot, wasn't he also first rallying the Buddhist, Daoist, and demonic camps to cheer on Nüwa?

Assisting Nüwa, he first smashed the Heavenly Court, smashed the Dao Ancestor…… after eliminating external foes, he would then strike back with a backstab and double rib stab!

Such a complex, tangled behavior—helping yet beating—is precisely the manifestation of an older brother's overflowing "care" for his younger sister!

"'In the future, Nüwa will surely be moved to tears, right?' The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable, Jieyin, and the Nether River Demon Ancestor exchanged glances, each seeing that sentiment in the other's eyes."

"'With such an older brother, should Nüwa cry or laugh? Or perhaps she's left laughing and crying at once?' Compared to the other two Dao masters, the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable feels this more deeply."

"Because…… in his own household, he also holds a status similar to Nüwa's! As the younger brother, he is often aided by his elder brothers."

"But similarly."

"Regarding certain outrageous conduct of the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable—including but not limited to changing the family hierarchy…… the Virtuous Heavenly Venerable and Yuanshi Tianzun jointly brandished powerful fists!"

"What to do if the younger brother at home is too rambunctious? Just give him a beating!"

"Regarding Nüwa's plight, the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable feels a tad of sympathy."

"Unfortunately, he is now deeply entrenched in the situation, becoming akin to an accomplice, making it hard to clear his name."

"After all……"

"According to the design of 'Fuxi,' he could reap quite a lot——not because his stance lacks firmness, but because August Emperor gave too much! And as long as, on the board, the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable remains silent and follows Fuxi's plan, such a pattern will be realized——"

"Insider——traitor——spy"

"Spy——Nüwa——undercover agent"

"Traitor——undercover agent——insider"

"Thinking of this relationship diagram, the Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable felt a sour nose, sincerely sympathizing with Nüwa and pitying her plight."

"Some people are miserable, and they know they are miserable."

"But Nüwa's misery lies in the fact that she doesn't even realize how miserable she is."

"Even though those present are all ancient god sages, having lived who knows how many years, having seen countless people and events, they consider themselves well‑seasoned."

"But now……"

"I've lived this long—what scene haven't I seen? ×"

"I really haven't seen a scene like this! √"

"The Numinous Treasure Heavenly Venerable actually really wants to ask——"

Fuxi, you gathered so many people to suppress your sister's ambition……Your heart, won't it hurt? Unfortunately, he dared not say anything, also dared not ask anything.

In the circle of ancient god sages, one often hears such remarks——Hongjun Daozu's wolfish ambition, truly letting his plan succeed, everyone has no good days, when the mighty rise together, to attack the Heavenly Dao!

And Lingbao Tianzun now estimates——

Surely not all the present-day Taiyi great powers have gone to attack Nüwa! The Heavenly Venerable deeply suspects it.

Actually.

If the August Emperor's true form were here and knew his suspicion, he would probably laugh and say——

Young man, you guessed right!

Come, let me tell you……

In the Monster Clan Heavenly Court, Di Jun and I have a deal, bringing along a Taiyi.

Báizé is my good friend for chopping rooster heads and burning yellow paper; he's already aboard.

The Kunpeng has been doing work for me since back then, selling Nüwa many times.

Now look at the Wu Clan……Gongong's rebellious heart is fully exposed, charging ahead, tearing apart with Nüwa, drawing fire.

The leader of the Jumang ancestral Wu, the phoenix, is lazy and unambitious, top-notch at slacking off.

As for Zhujiuyin and Di Jiang……you guess, which side will these two take at the critical moment? The Wu and demon have fallen.

Wait until the Buddhist, Daoist, and demon forces are completely fallen, then the main force enters reincarnation……

One day when Houtu goes out, encountering a Jiuku Taiyi, strolling past a Yinshan Dizang, walking farther, he sees the Sea of Blood Asura……Just thinking about this life gets one drunk.

Fuxi, in order to "take care of" Nüwa, exerted all his strength, mobilized every connection he could, his social skills could be called the best of the present age!

Who knows, if Nüwa were to find out……would she be moved? Or would she dare not act?

A chest full of rebellious ambition, who knows if it will be blown away by wind and rain, leaving no trace……?

The conspiracy continues.

Fengxi expressed his "intentions", indicating that he had already arranged everything, only needing those present to cooperate appropriately.

How should they cooperate? Need to twist and turn repeatedly, as much as possible to dispel Nüwa's suspicions; the outcome will be good, but the process cannot be easy.

After all, Nüwa appears careless, having been played.

Not fearing ten thousand, but fearing the one chance.

If one day she gets a whim, secretly senses something wrong, and launches a thorough investigation, what then? So on the surface, the Buddhist, Daoist, and demon factions must stage a show, each displaying hostility toward the others, with not a shred of mutual benefit mindset, all thinking winner takes all, refusing to lower heads to cooperate or expand the market together. "The Buddhist sect can fight the demon sect."

Fengxi pointed and said, "Convert the Asuras, purify the Sea of Blood, show more domineering and mighty presence."

"That's easy to say!" Jieyin agreed, "I'm familiar with the routine!"

"Very good." Fengxi praised, "You must oppose each other, giving Little Nüwa a feeling—that she can easily pull one faction, strike another, play imperial mind games, engage in balancing tactics."

"The Daoist sect must also join in, as a third party inserting itself."

"Sometimes shouting to subdue demons and eliminate monsters, chasing the Sea of Blood to strike; sometimes showing anger at the teaching domain's source being seized, thus secretly tripping up the Buddhist sect."

"Maintain a balance of power, maintain a balance."

"Understand?"

"Understood!" ×2 Jieyin and Minghe answered lightly, with calm expressions, as if saying this is nothing.

As for Lingbao Tianzun, he needs to think first, then reluctantly agrees with some difficulty.

"I understand too."

The gap becomes apparent at once.

Let the remaining three Five Yun Daozhu look over, their eyes showing a bit of doubt——

Little brother, can you do it?

"Hehehe……"

Lingbao Tianzun gave an embarrassed yet polite smile, intending to gloss over it vaguely.

While smiling, he secretly sighed in his heart.

"This money may be fragrant, but it's still hot to hold……"

Lingbao Tianzun, because he is not enough of a deviant, consequently does not fit in with his teammates who are Five Yun Daozhu.

A matter of artistic style.

At a glance he is an honest person, greatly raising the average integrity of the Five Yun Daozhu.

The sole conscience.

Speaking of which, it's also interesting.

In this vast Honghuang world, many innate divinities with sibling combinations usually have the elder brother dark and cunning, the younger sibling relatively honest, with extremely high integrity.

Nüwa is like that.

Lingbao is like that.

Taiyi is like that.

Perhaps this is also because their elder brothers outside help shield them from wind and rain, block many overt and covert attacks, uphold a stretch of sky, leave a patch of pure land, so they need not become deep and scheming, able to grow steadily and happily.

Thus, in the end, a polarization arose.

The eldest is dark and evil, his moral integrity dragging down the average of the Daluo level.

The youngest is upright and open, his character and conduct are excellent, can be taken as a model.

Worldly affairs are marvelous, nothing surpasses this.

"In our team, a traitor has appeared."

Jieyin the ancient Buddha shook his head and chuckled, "Lingbao, Lingbao, I think after you go back you should properly study how to perform and scheme."

"Having such a specialty at hand, though not necessarily needing to harm others, at least one can prevent being harmed by others."

"So as not to have others mix in your sect, waving various 'righteousness' slogans, coaxing your disciples one after another to their deaths, while you remain completely unaware."

How resentful would that be?

Jieyin said, sighing, "It's only because you are my friend now and I hope to recruit talent from you in the future that I'm telling you this… If it were anyone else, I wouldn't even mention it."

"Er, I know." Lingbao Tianzun nodded glumly, his face showing distress, "Unfortunately, my heart, my Dao, is to take the straight path, not seek the crooked."

"Such winding, roundabout things, although not impossible to learn, are destined to be ineffective."

"Ah… distress." Lingbao Tianzun furrowed his brows, "I'm holding you back; if I act poorly, the show will be exposed."

Suddenly, his brows relaxed, looking at Fengxi, "However, I have a suitable substitute who should be able to take my place; I don't know if you recognize him?"

"Oh?" Jieyin leaned in, Minghe raised an eyebrow.

Fengxi remained expressionless, only one word: "Speak!"

"My elder brother—Yuanshi!"

Lingbao Tianzun enthusiastically recommended one of his elder brothers, Yuanshi Tianzun made a dazzling entrance.

Moreover, his reasons are ample.

"My elder brother Yuanshi, don't look at his upright aura and solemn face… but know that besides teaching, he is also a specialist in interpreting heavenly laws and regulations, as well as an analyst of various policies!"

"His line of work, those who understand, understand."

"In that field, there truly are both good and bad."

"The good is truly good, can serve as a model for the world, a paragon of morality."

"The bad is truly bad, with sores on the head and pus on the feet, able to, for personal gain, disregard morality and collective interests, solely focused on extorting money."

Lingbao Tianzun promoted Yuanshi Tianzun; though his words weren't pleasant to hear, the details were explained thoroughly.

"In this regard, my elder brother Yuanshi possesses both; he can think good or think bad."

Lingbao Tianzun gave an example, "You should know the Primordial Heavenly Demon Lord, right? This is actually one of his important aliases… What does he do? How famous is he among the eighty-one heavenly demon lords? How strong a dark side does he represent?"

"Just think about it and you'll understand."

"So now, I strongly recommend he join your grand performance… What do you think, will it work?"

Lingbao Tianzun looked around left and right.

"I don't care." Jieyin said.

"Me too." Minghe said indifferently.

"I…" Fengxi almost said "add one", but realizing he was the host and director, he stopped.

"I need to make this clear to you…"

After hastily correcting himself, Fengxi was very serious.

"If you give up the role, any later rewards will have nothing to do with you."

"I will trap Nüwa, but not completely trap her."

"The sale of the shares of reincarnation is only temporary; once the goal is achieved, I will take it back, at the very least letting Nüwa have absolute control."

"As an exchange, at that time I will grant sufficient chips."

"For example, the reconstruction of the Heavenly Court, the positions of the Four Emperors and Five Elders—though actual power may not be great, the status is high enough to participate in the game."

Fengxi spoke word by word; at this moment he actively guided the hidden benevolent thoughts of humanity, naturally gaining great power, letting the three Five-Yun Dao Masters know his words were not false.

"Fuxi" is very sincere.

He wants to trap Nüwa, but not to kill her, kicking her into the pit and not letting her climb out.

As long as Nüwa lowers her head and admits fault, reincarnation remains hers.

This involves the issue of interest exchange: to take back reincarnation, letting Nüwa again hold great power—

Imperial Consort Houtu!

And taking back reincarnation is not forced, but a genuine gold-and-silver exchange.

One day, when the Heavenly Court is rebuilt, Buddhist, Daoist, and demonic beings can occupy honorary posts there, supremely noble, entering the political arena!

—Saying these words, Fengxi is also bold-hearted.

However, he also has the capital to be bold.

He pondered Fuxi's thoughts, considering that this one isn't trying to kill his sister to prove the Dao; a few blows would suffice, so he might not hesitate to pay the price.

Furthermore…

In this great calamity, he stands on the side of humanity!

If humanity can sweep away its ills, it will naturally shine brilliantly, stirring the "Honghuang," enabling discourse with Pangu!

Granting a few positions, what's that worth! (End of chapter)