Inside Huoyun Cave.
The eight Mountain Sea Deities had returned and gathered together once more.
"Taiyi, why did you agree to such a thing for the River God?"
East King Duke asked coldly.
"Did we have a choice?"
"Or have you still not seen the River God's objective?"
"He's raising gu."
"Whether it's the Gate of Taboo or our Mountain Sea Realm, to him, they're all the same. He doesn't care what we do. He only cares whether it benefits the Primordial World."
"And we're all his pawns."
Taiyi spoke expressionlessly.
Why agree?
If they refused, they would become rats everyone in the Primordial World wanted to beat down. Not to mention carrying out their plans—even whether they could survive was another matter entirely.
Agreeing meant they still had a chance. Refusing meant complete failure. Was there even a need to think about it?
"..."
East King Duke was rendered speechless. He opened his mouth, but found himself unable to refute that.
"What an arrogant River God. Neither our Mountain Sea Realm nor the Gate of Taboo is easy to provoke. Isn't he afraid that acting like this could backfire at any moment and send the situation beyond his control?"
Xuan Gui said solemnly.
"At least he's still in control of the overall situation right now, isn't he?"
"Since he controls the overall situation, we have to obediently follow his orders."
"Didn't you see that even the Gate of Taboo isn't making a fuss? What capital do we have to make a fuss?"
Taiyi said indifferently.
The gods fell silent.
"What exactly is the River God trying to do? We and the Gate of Taboo were originally hiding in the shadows, but he forced all of us out into the open."
East King Duke spoke.
The gods: (￢_￢).
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