After seeing Zhunti and Jieyin off.
Heavenly Lord of Morality Laozi looked at Qin Hong, who was waving his little hand at him, with utter disdain. His eyelid could not stop twitching.
"I shall leave as well."
With that, Laozi hurriedly formed a hand seal and set off, afraid that if he left too late, Qin Hong would get a hold over him too.
"Goodbye, Eldest Uncle! Hong'er sees Eldest Uncle off."
Qin Hong was perfectly courteous, leaving Laozi and Nuwa thoroughly puzzled. Had this brat changed his nature?
"Eldest Uncle, be sure to cultivate well and study the Dao of alchemy more. Next time, bring Hong'er more tasty things..."
Pfft!
Laozi immediately spat blood.
Laozi and Nuwa: Sure enough, we had overthought it.
Laozi had thought Qin Hong was being considerate of him. After all that talking, this was what he had been waiting for!
Cultivate more, refine more pills—so it was all for him to eat?
What a nerve!
Without another word, Laozi turned and left in style. No need to see him off!
Just as Qin Hong was getting the better of Laozi, Nuwa lightly shifted her lotus steps on the other side, intending to leave without becoming involved with him.
Who would have thought that Qin Hong had been watching her the entire time? He threw himself directly onto Nuwa's thigh.
His little face was full of sorrow, while his large eyes brimmed with deep affection, making Nuwa's heart skip a beat.
Sure enough, Qin Hong opened his little mouth and spoke solemnly:
"Aunt Nuwa, you must wait for me. Once I save up enough bride price, I'll ride seven-colored auspicious clouds to marry you!"
Pfft!
Nuwa's heart jolted. With Qin Hong still hugging her thigh, she nearly stumbled and fell.
"Uh, Hong'er... we... aren't really suitable. How about Auntie introduces you to a few beautiful fairy maidens later?"
At this moment, Nuwa had only one thought in her mind: Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? Someone save me!
"No!"
Qin Hong refused without hesitation:
"Aunt Nuwa, you are the most beautiful fairy maiden in the entire primordial world, throughout all time past and future. No one can compare to you!"
"Other than Aunt Nuwa, I won't marry anyone!"
"Uh, Hong'er, this..."
Faced with Qin Hong's relentless pestering, Nuwa felt rather troubled. Still, being praised made her happy.
After all, telling a woman she was beautiful could never be wrong!
Even though Nuwa had already attained the Dao and become a Saint.
Besides, who said Saints had no desires?
Had Heavenly Lord of Original Beginning and Zhunti and Jieyin not been angered by Qin Hong to the point of spitting blood? Since they could feel anger, they naturally lacked none of the other emotions either.
By that logic, Nuwa had them too.
"Well... mm... uh, Hong'er, you're still too young. Let's talk about this later!"
"Auntie just remembered that the Spiritual Beasts in her palace haven't been fed yet, so I'll be leaving first..."
With that, Nuwa gently pulled her thigh free from Qin Hong's embrace and fled like a streak of light.
"Auntie, Hong'er is serious!"
"Auntie, tell me what you like. Our Interception Sect has many people and abundant treasures. As long as Auntie likes it, we'll definitely get it for you!"
"When Hong'er comes to propose, should I go directly to Wa Palace, or should I first go to Huoyun Cave and speak to my elder brother-in-law?"
Qin Hong's little mouth kept chattering as he shouted loudly.
Thud!
Nuwa, who was traveling atop the clouds, fell straight from them.
"This little fellow really has thought of everything—even Huoyun Cave!" Nuwa steadied herself atop the clouds once more, adjusted her dress and hair, and thought to herself.
"Huoyun Cave... I wonder how Eldest Brother is doing. Sigh!"
The elder brother-in-law Qin Hong spoke of was naturally Nuwa's Eldest Brother, the former Demon Clan giant and current Heavenly Emperor of the Human Race, Fuxi.
After Fuxi was plotted against and perished during the Witch-Demon War, Nuwa used her Saintly methods to have him reincarnate and cultivate anew, becoming Fuxi, the Heavenly Emperor among the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race.
She had originally thought that Eldest Brother had returned, yet she never expected that the day he became Emperor would also be the day they were separated. Bound by karmic causality, Fuxi was forever confined to Huoyun Cave. Unless the primordial world shattered, he could not leave. It was little different from imprisonment.
"Eldest Brother, I wonder when Nuwa will be able to save you!" Tears seemed to glimmer in Nuwa's beautiful eyes. All these years, she had never left Wa Palace or spread any faith. In truth, she had been searching for a way to break Huoyun Cave's confinement.
Even though she was now a Saint whom no one dared provoke, deep in Nuwa's memories, that tall figure who had always protected her had never faded. Instead, he had become ever more magnificent.
Tongtian looked at the solemn expression on his son's face and could not help turning his gaze toward the direction in which Nuwa had fled, muttering:
"Mm, if my son likes her, and she refuses..."
"With Qingping Sword and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, kidnapping her to Biyou Palace shouldn't be a problem!"
"Mm, Fuxi is trapped in Huoyun Cave. Even if he finds out, there's nothing he can do."
"It's just that Master and the other Saints might make this troublesome. A Saint disappearing from the primordial world for no reason—and Nuwa at that... Mm, I need to think this through carefully and make proper plans!"
If Qin Hong had known what Tongtian was thinking at that moment, he definitely would have shouted, My dad is incredible!
He actually came up with the idea of forcibly kidnapping a Saint?
Amazing!
Seeing Qin Hong withdraw his gaze, Sect Master Tongtian stopped thinking as well. He rubbed Qin Hong's little head with his large hand and spoke gently:
"Hong'er, let's head back too!"
"Since you like Nuwa, Father will prepare your bride price right away. We'll prepare one set for Wa Palace and one for Huoyun Cave. When Father has time, I'll go propose for you. My son Tongtian has grown up!"
Standing atop the clouds and holding his precious darling's little hand, Sect Master Tongtian was full of pride and in high spirits!
Thinking of everything that had happened today, he could not help picking Qin Hong up and giving him another big kiss.
That Yuanshi relied on being the second eldest, constantly flaunting his status as the older brother and bullying him.
And those two punchable bastards from the west loved to interfere, stir up trouble for no reason, egg Yuanshi on, and occasionally poison the well against him.
Normally, he could only swallow his anger and keep his bitterness to himself.
But now, his son had vented his anger for him!
It felt fucking great!
And that was not all. With his son's cleverness and quick wit, he could insult them, and they would still have to obediently offer up treasures. They could not even refuse!
Heh, that was satisfying!
Most importantly, Master had sent down the Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction. That was a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!
There were only a few Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures in the entire primordial world, let alone the fact that this World-Ending Black Lotus had once belonged to Demon Ancestor Luohu.
Its power and value went without saying.
He had originally been planning to outfit Hong'er with a full set of treasures. Now, Hong'er's treasures were so impressive that even he was tempted.
Hahaha!
As for the Investiture of the Gods Scroll, if it was damaged, then so be it. Master had already said he would not blame Hong'er.
Besides, could it not be repaired? What was there to fear!
"Mm? Pfft!"
Hearing Tongtian's words, Qin Hong could not help spitting blood. He looked up at his high-spirited father.
Dad, you really are incredible!
You really planned to go propose!
She was a Saint!
And their ages were so far apart!
No, age did not seem to be a problem!
No matter the era, old husbands with young wives and old wives with young husbands were always in fashion! After all, one could skip decades of struggle!
Mm, Aunt Nuwa was a Saint. If he married her...
Wouldn't that save him at least hundreds of thousands of lifetimes of struggle?
Wonderful, so wonderful, absolutely wonderful!!!
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