Chapter 54: Nuwa's Opinion

Mu Changge watched as the Goddess of Lishan Mountain, Wugu, prostrated herself once again, and he was instantly rendered speechless. This woman had truly thrown away all her dignity for the sake of revenge.

"If you want me to help you, what price are you willing to pay?"

"My humble self, along with the remaining members of the Wu clan, are willing to pledge our allegiance to Lord Changge!"

Mu Changge almost broke character.

He desperately wanted to tell her that such dreams only happen in sleep, but he managed to restrain himself. Since the Goddess of Lishan Mountain could utter such constructive words, he could not afford to lose his manners either.

"How about this? I will point out a bright path for you. First, gather all the surviving members of the Wu clan, and then lead them to Huoyun Palace. If you can obtain the forgiveness of Emperor Zhuanxu, I will decide whether or not to save the Wu clan based on the final outcome."

The prostrate Wugu froze in place. She could not understand why Mu Changge had suddenly brought up Emperor Zhuanxu, nor why he demanded that all the remaining members of the Wu clan go to Huoyun Palace to seek Emperor Zhuanxu's forgiveness.

Emperor Zhuanxu's three sons had been cursed by members of the Wu clan in the past, causing all three of them to turn into plague ghosts after their deaths.

Now, the destitute Wu clan was supposed to go and beg for Emperor Zhuanxu's forgiveness? What if Emperor Zhuanxu simply wiped out the Wu clan on the spot? The Goddess of Lishan Mountain, Wugu, could not foresee any possibility of reconciliation between Emperor Zhuanxu and the Wu clan.

Seeing the Goddess of Lishan Mountain hesitate, Mu Changge sneered inwardly. Although he had no particular friendship with Emperor Zhuanxu, since the Wu clan could not offer a price that interested him, he had no choice but to ramp up the difficulty for them. In Mu Changge's view, if the Wu clan couldn't even provide him with some entertainment to watch, yet still wanted to get something for nothing, they might as well be dreaming.

"What? Can you not do it? In that case, Goddess of Lishan, you had better seek someone else of higher ability."

Wugu wore a bitter expression. If Emperor Zhuanxu could easily forgive the Wu clan, would she be hesitating? Counting on Emperor Zhuanxu to let bygones be bygones and show mercy? Unless Emperor Zhuanxu's brain had malfunctioned and his intelligence was on par with a three-year-old on the roadside, was that even possible?

Seeing that Mu Changge was about to show her the door, Wugu hardened her heart and hurriedly said, "Lord Changge, please wait! This humble self will definitely gather all surviving members of the Wu clan and head to Huoyun Palace to seek the forgiveness of His Majesty Emperor Zhuanxu!"

Seeing that Wugu had agreed, Mu Changge replied, "In that case, go and gather the surviving members of the Wu clan first. However, remember this: I do not want to see a single living member of the Wu clan missing from that audience with Emperor Zhuanxu at Huoyun Palace. Naturally, the dead are excluded."

"This humble self understands. I thank Lord Changge for his guidance." Having said this, the Goddess of Lishan Mountain, Wugu, slowly stood up and cautiously departed from the Primordial Pavilion.

On her way away, Wugu felt a lingering wave of anxiety. "Had I known it would come to this, I should have stopped those reckless clansmen back then. Otherwise, how could I be in such a passive position today? Ah, things having reached this point, I can only hope that Emperor Zhuanxu will leave the Wu clan a path to survive."

It wasn't that Wugu hadn't thought about seeking protection from the current human emperor, but those demons were capable of taking human form and infiltrating human society. Although the human emperors possessed the Nine Cauldrons of the Nine Provinces to anchor their status as Lords of the Earth, that did not mean a human emperor could protect the Wu clan.

Go to Huoyun Palace and ask for help from human Heavenly Emperors of the past whom she once knew? But Emperor Zhuanxu was also in Huoyun Palace; it would all come down to whether Emperor Zhuanxu was willing to let go of his past grievances with the Wu clan.

More importantly, the Wu clan currently possessed no foundation or heritage left to offer as a protection fee. The demon race had beaten the Wu clan to the brink of extinction; if they truly had any foundation left, how could they be living like gutter rats today?

Meanwhile, seeing that the Goddess of Lishan Mountain, Wugu, had departed, Mu Changge took a single step toward the direction of the Primordial Goddess Nuwa's Origin Temple. The next second, he arrived outside the Origin Temple.

Although other ancient gods entering the secret realm housing the Origin Temple needed to wait for the Primordial Goddess's ten attendant deities—the Intestines of Nuwa—to open the entrance, for Mu Changge, who could freely manipulate space and time, such trouble was entirely unnecessary.

The Primordial Goddess Nuwa was meditating within the Origin Temple at that moment. Sensing that Mu Changge had arrived, she paused her meditation.

"Did you come to see me for something?" The divine voice of the Primordial Goddess Nuwa rang out from within the Origin Temple, instantly echoing throughout the entire secret realm world.

"You jest, Primordial Goddess. Can I not come to pay my respects to you unless I have an urgent matter?"

"Come inside and sit for a while."

Mu Changge immediately materialized before the Primordial Goddess Nuwa, sitting opposite her.

"Did the Primordial Goddess attend the marriage banquet of the Heavenly Emperor Haotan?"

"I did go. What? Do you regret not going?"

Mu Changge shook his head. "I am not particularly close to the Heavenly Emperor Haotan. Going with you the first time was just to watch the excitement, but a second time is quite unnecessary."

The Primordial Goddess Nuwa smiled. "So, when are you and Athena going to hold your heavenly marriage?"

"Please spare me, Primordial Goddess. I didn't come here to be hounded about getting married," Mu Changge said with a wry smile.

"Heh."

Following that, the Primordial Goddess Nuwa chatted with Mu Changge about the wedding scene of the Heavenly Emperor Haotan and the princess of the True Dragon clan.

Once the Primordial Goddess Nuwa finished speaking, Mu Changge seized the opportunity to ask, "Primordial Goddess, I have a matter I wish to consult you on. How do you view the current Wu clan?"

"The Wu clan? If my memory serves me right, aren't they on the verge of being exterminated by the newly emerged demon race?"

"Indeed. That newly emerged Demon Emperor Wushisan slaughtered the six founding witches of the Kaiming, and also killed seven of the ten great witches of Lishan. Today's Wu clan is nothing more than meat ready to be devoured in front of the demon race."

"Let me guess, did someone from the Wu clan approach you?"

Mu Changge nodded. "The Goddess of Lishan Mountain, Wugu, wants me to step in and kill Demon Emperor Wushisan."

"What does this Goddess of Lishan Mountain look like?"

"Quite striking, a peerless beauty capable of toppling cities and nations."

"And did you agree?"

"No. Primordial Goddess, I am not the kind of person who loses his ability to walk just upon seeing a beautiful woman."

"Wouldn't it be nice to take her as your attendant? I look at your Primordial Pavilion and see you living entirely alone; it's far too desolate."

"Isn't the Primordial Goddess's Origin Temple quite desolate as well?"

"I simply prefer tranquility."

"Same here."

"Very well, I won't tease you further. How did you respond to that Goddess of Lishan?"

"I told her to gather all surviving members of the Wu clan and go to Huoyun Palace to find Emperor Zhuanxu. If Emperor Zhuanxu is willing to forgive the Wu clan for what they did to his three sons, I will consider it."

The Primordial Goddess Nuwa gave Mu Changge a thumbs-up. "I didn't expect you to be quite so ruthless, kid. Promising future indeed."

Mu Changge smiled.

At this point, the Primordial Goddess Nuwa offered her own opinion: "In my view, Demon Emperor Wushisan has no business existing in this era. If you have the leisure, you might as well return Demon Emperor Wushisan to the dust."