The Considerate Haotian

Wu Tian could not help but sigh inwardly:

"Isn't this quite clever?"

"And quite bold, too!"

With just a simple glance, Nüwa immediately understood Wu Tian's thoughts. He not only wanted to push Queen Mother of the West into the Heavenly Court, but also wanted to expose Dao Ancestor Hongjun's intentions...

Clearly, he wanted to make Haotian the Heavenly Emperor.

Yet Dao Ancestor Hongjun insisted on keeping silent, hinting at Yuanshi and having Yuanshi speak instead, making it seem as though he had no selfish motives!

Why bother?

Haotian was your attendant. Once he entered the Heavenly Court, who would not know that you, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, were his greatest backer, and that the Heavenly Court was under the Dao Ancestor's control?

He insisted on deceiving himself.

Doing things like this while still wanting to preserve some dignity... I simply had to make it explicit and deny you that dignity!

Once Nüwa said this, whether Queen Mother of the West could ascend to the Heavenly Court or not, everyone in the Primordial Wilderness would understand:

Everything concerning the Heavenly Court had been arranged by the Dao Ancestor, a scheme that had begun back when he preached at Zixiao Palace!

The Three Pure Ones also fell silent.

For a moment, they did not know what to say or how to state their positions. If they opposed Queen Mother of the West entering the Heavenly Court, that did indeed seem to have been the Dao Ancestor's previous arrangement...

But if they did not oppose it,

wouldn't that be exactly what Wu Tian wanted?

Besides,

Taiqing Saint's heart stirred slightly, and several different thoughts arose within him as he pondered in secret.

After a brief silence, everyone turned to look at Dao Ancestor Hongjun, waiting for this "judge" to speak...

Dao Ancestor Hongjun's