Zhunti heard Jieyin say this, and his heart immediately settled.
With his senior brother here, there would be no more suspense.
No matter how strong Wu was, he could not possibly hold off two Sages at once.
He no longer paid attention to Wu. With a flash of his figure, he was about to pass him and head toward Kong Xuan.
However, the instant he moved,
a figure appeared silently before him, blocking his path.
It was Nuwa.
Zhunti's movement stalled. Looking at Nuwa before him, he forced a stiff smile onto his bitter face.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, what do you mean by this?"
"Why are you stopping me?"
Nuwa looked at him calmly and spoke.
"Zhunti, don't you know that the Phoenix Clan has been under my protection ever since I attained the Dao?"
"If I didn't know, that would be one thing."
"But now that I do know, if I still let you take Kong Xuan away right in front of me, where would that leave the dignity of a Sage?"
The smile on Zhunti's face completely froze.
He exchanged a glance with Jieyin beside him, and both saw the frustration and helplessness in the other's eyes.
One Wu was already troublesome enough. Why had Nuwa jumped in as well?
If not for Wu, he would have captured Kong Xuan long ago and taken him back to Mount Sumeru.
By then, even if Nuwa was displeased, there would have been nothing she could do.
But now that Nuwa had caught him in the act, taking Kong Xuan away was already impossible.
Should he give up?
But if they missed this opportunity today, it would be difficult to convert Kong Xuan to the West in the future.
Should he just watch helplessly as a Primordial Golden Immortal at the