Inside the Royal Palace.
After Holy Mother Jinling left, Yun Zhongzi kept sighing. Coupled with his tiny appearance, he immediately made Wu Tian and Su Daji laugh...
Wu Tian could not help shaking his head.
This Yun Zhongzi!
He had escaped a calamity without even realizing it.
If he had truly accepted this task, how would he face Perfected Taiyi when the time came?
If Taiyi invoked Yuanshi Tianzun and said Nezha was destined to be his disciple, could Yun Zhongzi still stop him? Would that not mean defying Yuanshi's decree?
But if he dared agree to it.
It would be hard for Wu Tian to explain things on his end!
Seeing Yun Zhongzi blinking incessantly and looking pitifully toward Wu Tian, Su Daji immediately said irritably:
"Looking won't help!"
"You want benefits without doing any work?"
"Get out there and guard the gate..."
Yun Zhongzi retreated helplessly.
Once only Wu Tian and Su Daji remained, Su Daji asked curiously:
"What did Great King mean just now? It is only delivering an order... Could Jin Ling face some danger on this trip?"
Wu Tian smiled faintly.
"There is no danger... It is merely a test, to see whether Jin Ling can bring herself to be ruthless!"
He then told her about Perfected Taiyi going to take a disciple. The more Su Daji heard, the worse her expression became, and she said indignantly:
"They certainly have grand ideas!"
"They even want to snatch someone from our Empress Wa Palace..."
In the original course of events, Nüwa naturally would not have said anything. She had even handed over the treasures prepared for Ling Zhuzi to Perfected Taiyi, asking him to pass them on when he took Ling Zhuzi as his disciple.
But how could that be possible now?
She had more than