Chapter 2442: Waiting for Nu Wa and Fu Xi to Take the Bait!

"Feilian, don't you think Gui Che's actions this time are different from before?"

"What's different?" Feilian was studying the design of the Tu Wu Sword; forging it required the joint effort of Fei Dan and Feilian.

Jimeng shook his head; he couldn't say why.

"Then forget about Gui Che. Let him handle his own affairs—our Emperor has favored him enough already."

"Alright."

After the two left, Gui Che emerged from the pillar behind them, having overheard their conversation.

"I don't believe the demon race has the leisure for this!"

Gui Che said: "Even if Bai Ze came, it wouldn't help—and Bai Ze couldn't come anyway. Lu Ya the Daoist might show up, but there's no chance now."

Gui Che's voice echoed throughout the Demon Court.

This eerie laughter appearing in the Demon Court made the other demons tremble with fear.

Gui Che had other demons disguise themselves as Tian Wu and Weng Zi, trailing behind Hong Yun's trail, hoping to locate Hong Yun.

Gui Che had also inquired about Tian Wu's whereabouts—Tian Wu had not returned to the Witch Clan.

As long as they hadn't returned to the Witch Clan, Hong Yun could not possibly be connected to Luo Fu, for even if Hong Yun could transmit voice over a thousand li, without seeing Tian Wu, he couldn't be certain.

Gui Che was exploiting a time gap.

As long as this time gap existed, if he could get close to Jin Ling Shengmu, he'd have a chance to seize the Po Tian Hammer.

Now it depended on how well these demons could hold their nerves—if their composure held, they might indeed gain control of everything.

…

Inside the Demon Court.

Aside from the area where Gui Che was confined, every other location was bustling with activity, especially where Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun were.

All ten Demon Sages had arrived!

Gui Che was excluded, for he still bore the blame for Ling She Island's incident; he was unfit to attend, and due to the three hundred Bone-Flaying Whippings, he couldn't even appear.

Dong Huang Taiyi said: "This is a once-in-a-millennium opportunity—we must seize it!"

"When Nu Wa and Fu Xi arrive, if they refuse to obey the Demon Court's orders, if they defy the Emperor's will, we'll capture them both!"

Di Jun nodded; the other demons were delighted.

The Ten Demon Sages had long resented Nu Wa and Fu Xi; though they created humanity, Nu Wa and Fu Xi were themselves of demon origin.

Why should Nu Wa and Fu Xi live in the Nüwa Palace?

Why can't the rest of us Demon Sages have our own places?

Why must Nu Wa and Fu Xi sit out of demon affairs while we Ten Demon Sages do all the labor?

This string of "why's" festered resentment in their hearts.

Precisely because of this, they had no choice but to act—and they wanted to prove themselves.

With Dong Huang Taiyi and Di Jun speaking thus, the demons grew excited, waiting for Nu Wa and Fu Xi to take the bait, waiting for them to arrive at the Demon Court.

As soon as the two set foot in the Demon Court and refused to obey, they'd seize them and lock them up like Gui Che.

After hearing the news, Nu Wa and Fu Xi fell silent for a long time—they had witnessed the Ten Demon Sages leading demons in slaughtering humanity.

Now for the Emperor to summon them—surely it meant no good.