Chapter 63

Houtu Ancestral Witch's eyes were deep and mysterious; her fingertips tapped on the desk, once, once, with an inexplicable rhythm.

She sorted out Fengxi's past, countless details linked and integrated.

「Although his true spirit soul is pure and clean, with not a trace of a Great Luo's move, unlike someone's trumpet... 」

「But…… up to now, all kinds of life trajectories are really too outstanding. 」

「Outstanding to the point that I can't help but notice. 」

Houtu lowered her gaze, and the book flipped pages on its own, revealing Fengxi's life trajectory.

「First, he teamed up with those nine guys. 」

「Then he joined the delegation for the Wu Clan's diplomatic visit…… among the countless Wu Clan, only tens of thousands have such an opportunity. 」

「That's all, never mind. 」

「Later, he even met Fuxi, receiving his gift…… becoming one of the hundred thousand fortunate beings! 」

「On Kunlun Mountain, he encountered Chisongzi. 」

「For three thousand years, he tossed and turned in the business alliance, profits surpassing the entire Wu Clan team…… not to mention heavenly treasures, the key is he gathered civil wisdom amounting to nearly one percent of Honghuang. 」

「So many coincidences…… just like that deadly drink. 」

At this moment, among the Wu Clan, excluding the Ancestral Witches and Great Witches, who is the most handsome?

Without a doubt, it must be Fengxi!

Having completed a diplomatic path, Fengxi is like a carp leaping the Dragon Gate, an absolutely stunning transformation!

So many coincidences have accomplished his present extraordinariness.

But……

「Is this really a coincidence? 」

Houtu looked at Mu standing aside with hands lowered, smiling faintly and asked, "A coincidence that lets an utterly ordinary little witch stand out, shaking off those who have Great Luo backing in the shadows, or even those who personally wield trumpets and step onto the stage as little witches?"

「In Honghuang, there are no coincidences, only heavenly will. 」 Mu replied respectfully, 「Behind every coincidence, the Great Luo are playing their game. 」

「Yes……」 Houtu let out a long breath, 「No coincidences. 」

Without coincidences, only inevitability remains; top experts play against each other…… whoever is stronger in power or deeper in scheming can tilt the situation toward their desired direction.

And to enable a little witch to stand out so flamboyantly among the Wu Clan where Great Luo trumpets fill the sky…… the key is that everything is so reasonable and natural; the strength of the hidden force behind it is terrifyingly formidable, not to be underestimated.

And it can allow a little witch, in the Wu Clan where Great Luo Trumpets fill the sky, to stand out so strikingly... The key is that everything is so reasonable and natural; the strength of the existence behind the effort is terrifyingly formidable, not to be underestimated.

On this, Mu has plenty to say.

Don't look at him being a Great Witch…… what's the matter with a Great Witch?

Can a Great Witch not play the trumpet?

He tossed away thousands of trumpets, acting like a newbie among the Twelve Ancestral Witches' tribe, trying to show off.

He threw away several thousand Trumpets, playing the newbie and rookie among the tribe of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, just to show off.

Ninety-nine percent are neither here nor there…… they are among the top tier, but absolutely cannot be called the best.

In every major region, the top three spots are never his; even trying to squeeze into the top ten is enough to be arrogant!

The only time he ranked first was still because the tuba cheated, putting on a stern face to favor him.

As a result, just as the tuba turned around, the trumpet got shut down.

A little witch named Chimi, with a gentle face but vicious hands, overturned him.

A little witch named Chì Míng, with a friendly face but vicious hands, flipped him over.

This is Mu's feeling from the bottom of his heart.

Precisely because of this, he dares not underestimate in the slightest those little witches that can be crushed by a single finger…… who knows, after crushing them, whether dozens of mighty divine beings will grin wickedly at him!

「Fengxi is too outstanding…… if someone stands behind him, they must be not simple. 」 Houtu said lightly, 「If it is a human king, then he must be one of the most formidable human kings! 」

「Sui, Xi, Wa, Yan, Huang…… one of the five. 」 She calculated with her fingers, 「Sui and Xi are nothing to worry about. 」

「Nüwa's arrangements, I know them well, and they have nothing to do with this. 」

「The remainder…… are Yan and Huang. 」

「Why wouldn't it be an Ancestral Witch making a move? 」 Mu was somewhat puzzled.

「Sigh……」 Houtu rarely sighed with sorrow, 「We Ancestral Witches appear boundlessly glorious, the present era strides across heaven and earth…… but the human Five Direction Heavenly Emperors are stepping on us to rise! 」

「Fuxi, Shennong, Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Huangdi…… none of them are simple. 」

「As for the rest, never mind. 」

「Huangdi actually dares to make me his attendant deity…… what gall! 」 Houtu gritted her teeth and sneered, 「Shaohao and Zhuanxu are even suspected to be in league with him. 」

「Not pulling this guy out is truly a major threat to my heart! 」

The Ancestral Witch's killing intent surged, leaving Mu tongue-tied.

「Earlier I suspected that Fengxi might be Huangdi's pawn, his key piece for intervening in the Wu Clan and later overturning it. 」 Houtu calmed her emotions, 「Since Huangdi began, humanity has been cleansing the traces of the Wu Clan. 」

「Huangdi slew Chiyou and Xingtian; Zhuanxu inherited his ambition, oppressing Gonggong……」

「But looking at it now, Fengxi's suspicion has greatly lessened. 」 Houtu narrowed her eyes, 「Without Chisongzi's intervention, he would have died outright. 」

「He is not Huangdi's pawn…… rather, he resembles another's. 」 The Ancestral Witch spoke the name, 「Yandi! 」

「Yandi has the ability to support a little witch to stand out…… he and Huangdi are both humanity's most splendid kings, even achieving the feat of 'using a name to represent the clan', imprinting their marks deep within humanity. 」

Yandi, capable of helping a little witch stand out…… He and Huangdi are both the most stunning kings of humanity, even achieving the status of 'using a name to represent the tribe,' imprinting their traces deep within humanity.

However, unfortunately, although both Yan and Huang are orthodox, Yan suffered a great loss at Huang's hands and was defeated.

Therefore, although both are orthodox…… the human kings after them all inherited Huangdi's will.

But no matter what, Yandi must not be underestimated.

「Yandi is formidable, Huangdi even more terrifying…… this also fits the current situation. 」 Houtu said, 「Yandi's piece is extraordinary, but the result? Someone makes a move, and this Fengxi piece is almost ruined, forced to flee and surrender the foundation. 」

"Yandi is overbearing, Huangdi even more terrifying… that also fits the current situation." Houtu said, "Yandi's pieces are extraordinary, but what's the result? Someone makes a move, and this piece Fengxi is almost ruined, forced to flee and surrender the foundation."

The board has already expanded, but when it comes to reaping the fruits, we can only withdraw..." The Ancestral Witch said with deep meaning, "Finally, who will benefit?"

The board has already expanded, but when it comes to reaping the fruits, we can only withdraw..." The Ancestral Witch said with deep meaning, "Finally, who will benefit?"

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【61】 "The board has already grown large, but when it comes to reaping the fruits, we can only withdraw..." The Ancestral Witch said with deep meaning, "Finally, who will benefit?"

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I'm quite curious.

Though said to be curiosity, this Ancestral Witch's every expression and those unfinished words reveal... it is certainly not mere curiosity.

Then... since Fengxi is related to Yandi, should we be on guard?" Mu asked for instructions, "Yandi's true form is unknown, hidden in the mist, his attitude unpredictable..."

Note: Mu is a name? It appears as "Mu requests instructions". Likely a person named Mu. We'll keep as Mu. Not in the glossary but we need to list later.

No problem..." Houtu waved her hand, "Yandi wishes to be one of the human kings, roughly on the same front as us... that is enough."

Moreover..." her eyes flowed, "Someday we might even become allies—in the matter of opposing Huangdi!"

Joining forces with Yandi to counter Huangdi. The Huangdi lineage wants to act recklessly, wiping out our Wu Clan's power; and there are those who swagger onto my head, ranking superiority and inferiority, throwing their weight around... hah, is it that easy?

Quite obvious.

Although it's unclear who Huangdi is, Houtu the Ancestral Witch has already accumulated much resentment in her heart.

Covert scheming... the enemy's enemy is one's own friend!

The clacking of the abacus, after Houtu the Ancestral Witch felt there were no flaws, she signaled Mu to withdraw, then she struck a golden bell, summoning the eleven Ancestral Witches to hold an Ancestral Witch council.

Note: 'eleven Ancestral Witches' means eleven Ancestral Witches.

After wave upon wave of unprecedented, peerless pressure swept through, the atmosphere in this hall completely changed.

The Ancestral Witches gathered; their Great Dao manifested here, stirring the boundless eon and the Myriad Heavens spacetime, causing the ages to chant and praise their eternity and supremacy!

The Twelve Ancestral Witches, twelve mighty mighty ones of great supernatural power, roam this eon as peak combat strength!

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Houtu, what is the matter? You have summoned us?

Chu Jiuyin opened his mouth; the Dao resonance shook myriad paths, making heaven and earth tremble.

Note: Zhu Jiuyin is a name; we will romanize it as Zhu Jiuyin. According to the instruction, we must use Hanyu Pinyin for a person's actual name. The sounds are zhu, jiu, yin, giving Zhu Jiuyin.

In my tribe, a small problem has arisen." Houtu the Ancestral Witch said, "A minor witch has met with an accident.

Just because a minor witch had an accident... you summoned us all?" Tiānwú the Ancestral Witch sighed.

The accident is small, but the problem behind it is great." Houtu said lightly, briefly explaining Fengxi's matter, "Through this, we might be able to catch traces of hidden figures, bringing them from darkness to light... so we don't end up fighting to the death, defeating the Demon Race, only to have someone else reap the benefits.

Huangdi, Yandi... these are indeed not to be ignored giants." Some Ancestral Witches nodded, showing agreement, "Especially Huangdi, many mortal kings revere his will, bearing great hostility toward our Wu Clan.

Although humans and the Wu Clan share the same origin, merely having different duties... but when the human king moves against us, it's like after defeating an enemy, storing weapons, releasing horses to the southern mountains, and stripping generals of their command!

The Ancestral Witches, who hold military command and lead human troops... facing this situation, how could we endure?

If we could locate Huangdi, even though we share a common external foe—the Demon Race—and thus would not shout for battle," Houtu, supported by several Ancestral Witches, said satisfied, "but having a concrete defensive target would also prevent us from being sabotaged later.

You agree, right? Fellow Daoist Di Jiang?" She glanced fiercely at Di Jiang the Ancestral Witch, her tone full of deep meaning.

Oh?" Di Jiang raised his eyebrows, "What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Houtu?"

I've heard that Di Jiang is Dihong, and Dihong is Huangdi... what do you think?" Houtu leaned forward slightly, staring intently at Di Jiang, missing no change in expression.

That cannot be said like that.

Di Jiang the Ancestral Witch smiled, showing no anger or resentment at being questioned by Houtu, as calm and natural as ever.

As the saying goes, 'Better to trust no book than to believe it wholly'... how can we rely on such externally circulated information as evidence for judging friend from foe?

It cannot be said; it's just conspirators spreading rumors, confusing the senses... Houtu the Daoist, you are biased in listening and believing—improper, improper!

Where there's smoke, there's fire—how could it be without cause?" Houtu raised her brows, "I'm merely making a rough guess; Fellow Daoist Di Jiang, don't take offense.

Oh... is that so?" Di Jiang's face grew more smiling, "It's understandable, it's understandable.

Fellow Daoist Houtu's courage to question and dare to criticize, voicing inner doubts... this is a fine virtue." He shifted his tone, lavishing praise, "Between people, misunderstandings sometimes arise, being slandered by rumors... at such times, face-to-face communication, even if the words are sharp, is absolutely better than behind-the-back finger-pointing and secret scheming.

If there's any problem, just speak it out... it can also remove the thorns from each other's hearts.

Facing Houtu's suspicion, Di Jiang the Ancestral Witch bore the bearing of a great general, calm and composed, unchanging even when confronted head-on, silently defusing the sharpness.

Houtu frowned, she wanted to say something, but facing Di Jiang's attitude of open-minded humility, she found it utterly slippery, impossible to grasp.

This, is not what she had expected in her script!

This Di Jiang may not be that Di Jiang." Di Jiang said, "After all, sometimes the leader of the Gonggong clan is also honored as Di Jiang."

Ah?" The Gonggong Ancestral Witch beside, old and composed, lifted her head, looking bewildered.

Strangely, how did this get dragged onto him?

The 'Di' in Di Jiang and the 'Hou' in Houtu can sometimes share the same meaning—both signify a leader." Di Jiang said calmly, "Houtu, sovereign of the earth; Di Jiang, emperor of the waters.

The 'Jiang' in water works... actually shares a deep affinity with Fellow Daoist Gonggong's tribe!" Di Jiang pointed at Gonggong, smiling, "Could it be that Fellow Daoist Gonggong is none other than Huangdi's true form, infiltrating our Wu Clan?"

I am not—I didn't say nonsense!

At this moment, the Gonggong Ancestral Witch's face turned black.

(End of Chapter)