How Could the Great God's Business Be Called Stealing? (cont.)
Just as Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the Ten Great Demon Sages were considering their options, Nuwa spoke again:
"Di Jun, also, Little White will be a demon emperor in the future, with the same status as you, and will also enjoy one-tenth of the Demon Race Fortune and merit."
As the saying goes, "When one person attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."
Nuwa naturally wouldn't forget to ask for benefits for Bai Chen, after all, she had raised this Bad Cat for so many eons and watched it grow fat.
Bai Chen: Nuwa, you are nothing but a chicken and a dog. I, Great God Bai Chen, am a supreme and noble Innate Divine Beast.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, it's only right that you receive 30% of the Merit and Fortune, but isn't it a bit inappropriate for Bai Chen to receive it?"
Di Jun simply could not accept the conditions proposed by Nuwa.
Nuwa herself could have agreed to the three- Merit and Fortune if she had just gritted her teeth.
But Nuwa still wants to help Bai Chen, this evil beast, obtain one-tenth of the demon race's Merit and Fortune, making this Primordial World thief of the prehistoric era the Demon Emperor, on equal footing with her. This is really too much.
Let alone Di Jun himself, even his younger brother Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the Ten Great Demon Sages, and countless demon warriors couldn't stand it.
"Cough cough cough!"
Bai Chen coughed once and then smiled:
"Actually, I don't even care about the title of Demon Emperor."
"If you asked me to be the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Race, I might consider it!"
Although the Demon Emperor is nominally on par with Di Jun, the Heavenly Emperor, this is not actually the case at all.
The most typical example is Fuxi, the Xi Huang. In reality, his words don't count for many things concerning the demon race; only Di Jun's words matter.
Although in later generations, Nuwa's power was above that of Di Jun, the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Clan.
But that's because Nuwa held the title of a saint among the demon race, not because she held the title of the demon Empress Wa.
"Bai Chen, watch your words!"
Upon hearing this, Di Jun was so angry that his blood surged. This Evil Cat looked down on the Demon Emperor's position, yet it actually wanted to be the Heavenly Emperor? What a joke!
If this Evil Cat becomes the Heavenly Emperor, what will I, Di Jun, be? Demon Emperor? A subject to this thieving cat?
"Di Jun, I, the great god, look down on any Demon Emperor and disdain to become one, and you would never give me the position of Heavenly Emperor!"
"And I, this great deity, am most skilled at guarding temples and managing finances. From now on, I will be responsible for guarding the demon race's treasure trove."
Bai Chen felt that since Nuwa had helped him get paid, he should also contribute!
He had no real abilities; his only skill was guarding the treasure vault.
Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Fuxi, and the Ten Great Demon Sages all spoke in unison:
"That's absolutely impossible!"
You want Bai Chen to guard the Demon Race Treasury? Are you kidding me?
Who is Bai Chen?
The infamous, Primordial World bandit!
Letting Bai Chen, a Primordial World thief from the primordial era, guard the Demon Race Treasury is like inviting a thief into the house, giving Bai Chen the opportunity to steal from the vault himself.
Why not?
Bai Chen was immediately displeased. He, the Great God Bai Chen, was kindly offering to help the demon race, and these damned demons dared to refuse. They were simply ungrateful.
"Bai Chen, you know perfectly well what you've done!"
Di Jun coldly reminded Bai Chen that if it weren't for Nuwa's sake, he would have directly revealed what Bai Chen had done back then.
"Three-legged crow, shut up!"
Bai Chen sternly rebuked Di Jun, and then added:
"When Purple Cloud Palace gave its first lecture, so many fellow Daoists' Daoist temples were robbed, but my Daoist temple and Nuwa's Daoist temple were not robbed."
"This is all thanks to me, the Great God. I protected the dojo with my restrictive divine powers."
"If you don't let this great god guard the Demon Race Treasury Demon Race Treasury, who knows, it might be stolen one day!"
!!!
Upon hearing this, the demon clan's higher-ups were utterly speechless, seeing Bai Chen crying wolf.
The reason why the thief cat and Nuwa's dojo were not stolen was not because the restrictions on the Zu Fei Palace were powerful.
The fundamental reason is that the Primordial World thief is none other than this thieving cat himself!
Di Jun ignored Bai Chen and instead turned his gaze to Nuwa, bowing and saying:
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, my demon race never actually intended to invite Bai Chen to join us."
After all, Bai Chen had a good relationship with the Houtu Ancestral Witch Xuanming and Houtu, while the Witch and Demon races were enemies.
The demon race never intended to invite Bai Chen to join them. Even if Bai Chen had taken the initiative to join, Di Jun still wouldn't have dared to accept him, fearing that he might secretly collude with the Witch Clan.
Not to mention that Bai Chen joined the demon race and even had to accept benefits from them.
Di Jun thought to himself that he had already spoken frankly, so he figured Nuwa wouldn't be so embarrassed to continue asking for benefits for Bai Chen, right?
"This great deity has no intention of joining the demon race. This great deity is an incomparably noble innate Innate Divine Beast, not like you lowly demons—"
"Evil--"
When Bai Chen finished speaking, he deliberately drew out his words and swept his gaze across the group of high-ranking demons.
Who is being referred to as a demon?
Naturally, they are Di Jun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, the demon Xi Huang Fuxi, and the Ten Great Demon Sages!
Bai Chen wasn't wrong to call Di Jun and the others monsters.
After the Witch-Demon Tribulation, the demon race ruined its reputation and became a scourge to the Primordial World.
Coupled with the fact that the demon race slaughtered humans to Witch-Slaying Sword, after the human race became the protagonist of the world, the human race solidified the demon race's title of monster.
"Bai Chen, you~"
After being thoroughly scolded by Bai Chen, Di Jun was about to lose his temper, but under Bai Ze's frantic winks, he ultimately held back.
Although Nuwa has now expressed her willingness to join the demon race, the two sides have not yet reached a complete agreement and are stuck on the issue of Bai Chen.
For the sake of the demon race's grand plan, Di Jun could only play the role of a tortoise for a while.
Seeing Bai Chen's attitude, Nuwa berated Di Jun and his demon clan, and finally said helplessly:
"In that case, Little White will not join the demon race, but the demon race must give Little White of the demon race's Merit and Fortune."
Although Little White does not have the title of Demon Emperor Demon Emperor, he must be treated as such in all other aspects.
"Di Jun, this is my final bottom line!"
Nuwa felt she had already yielded, and the demons had better not push their luck.
If anyone displeases me, today will be the day the Demon Heavenly Emperor dies, and I will then establish a new ruler.
Di Jun wanted to argue with Nuwa, but Bai Ze quickly stopped him.
"Heavenly Emperor, agree!"
"After Nuwa attains sainthood, she will become a saint of the demon race. The fortune of our demon race will surely flourish, and we may not necessarily lose out at that time!"
Bai Ze advised Di Jun, saying that, to put it bluntly, even if Nuwa were willing to back down now, it would still plant a thorn in Nuwa's heart.
Once Nuwa attains sainthood, she will definitely remove that thorn.
Bai Ze felt that rather than doing that, it would be better to try to agree to Nuwa and leave a good impression on Nuwa.
"Since Fellow Daoist Nuwa has said so, this humble Daoist agrees!"
Under Bai Ze's persuasion, Di Jun weighed the pros and cons and reluctantly agreed.
Bai Chen then raised his paw and said:
"I must say, this is a reward without any responsibility."
"I, this great god, have not joined the demon race, so whatever grave mistakes the demon race commits in the future, it will have nothing to do with me!"
"Di Jun, make a vow to guarantee it."
Bai Chen had no intention of sharing his sins with the demon Merit and Fortune and fortune.
Great God Bai Chen, the mastermind behind the game, focuses on receiving only non-responsible compensation and avoids all risks.
After all, how much benefit did I receive? I haven't done anything wrong, so why should I share the future karmic burdens of the demon race?
"Good!"
At Bai Chen's insistence, Di Jun had no choice but to swear an oath promising that the half-full of demon clan Merit and Fortune that Bai Chen possessed would be a reward without any obligation.
When Nuwa saw that Bai Chen was asking for no reward, an idea immediately came to her mind.
Nuwa felt that she also wanted to receive a reward without taking responsibility, thus avoiding risks.
But Nuwa and Bai Chen are different. Bai Chen did not join the demon race, so it's understandable that he received a reward without any responsibility.
Nuwa was going to join the demon race, so how could she accept a reward without any responsibility?
With the matter settled, Nuwa officially joined the demon race, becoming the demon emperor— Empress Wa, and enjoying the threefold Merit and Fortune.
Fuxi was the Xi Huang of the demon race, enjoying half of the demon race's Merit and Fortune.
Although Bai Chen did not have the title of Demon Emperor, he received half of the demon race's Merit and Fortune as a reward without any responsibility, and enjoyed the offerings of Demon Emperor level.
The brothers Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi shared the threefold Merit and Fortune.
The Ten Great Demon Sages enjoyed and shared the Merit and Fortune.
The remaining one percent of Merit and Fortune is shared by millions of demon warriors.
"We have met the Empress Wa!"
After the matter was settled, Di Jun led the high-ranking members of the demon race to pay their respects to Nuwa, confirming Nuwa's identity Empress Wa of the demon race.
"Um!"