As one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Houtu's marriage was a major event for the entire Witch Clan—even the entire Primordial Wilderness!
The Ancestral Witches decided to hold a grand Witch Clan sacrificial ceremony three days later, using it as the engagement ceremony for Houtu and Shen Hongfei.
Thus, after everyone left Pangu Hall, Dijiang immediately informed the rest of the Witch Clan!
"What! Ancestral Witch Houtu is actually getting married? And to an unborn fetus, no less!"
"You've got to be kidding! How could the dignified Ancestral Witch of our Witch Clan marry a mere child?"
"Have the chiefs lost their minds? No, I have to ask them about this!"
"..."
After receiving the news, the members of the Witch Clan immediately began voicing their dissatisfaction.
Xing Tian, Hou Yi, Kuafu, and the other young members of the Witch Clan were especially enraged!
Houtu was the Witch Clan's number-one beauty, and countless members of the clan admired her.
However, because of the gap in strength and status, these young witches had never dared reveal their feelings!
Now that they knew their goddess was actually going to marry someone, it was easy to imagine how jealous and furious they would become!
Shen Hongfei's status as an unborn fetus merely gave them an excuse to object.
If anyone else had wanted to marry Houtu, they probably could have found countless excuses to oppose it as well!
Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu were chosen by the Witch Clan as representatives and went to Pangu Hall to request an audience with Dijiang.
"Come in!"
After receiving the report, Dijiang immediately ordered the three of them to enter the hall.
It was not easy for ordinary members of the Witch Clan to meet Dijiang. However, Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu were all younger witches whom Dijiang valued, so he granted them an audience, wanting to know why they had come.
"Greetings, Chief!"
Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu nervously bowed to Dijiang.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches held supreme status in the Witch Clan, and their chief, Dijiang, was an absolute authority!
These three young Great Witches had acted on impulse before, but after seeing Dijiang, they instead became nervous and uneasy.
"Hmm. What do you want with me?"
Dijiang asked flatly.
"We heard that you intend to marry Ancestral Witch Houtu to an unborn fetus. Is this true?"
In the end, Xing Tian braced himself and asked.
"It is. I have already informed the clan. Three days from now, we will hold an engagement sacrificial ceremony for Ancestral Witch Houtu!"
Dijiang nodded.
"How can this be allowed? Shen Hongfei is merely an unborn fetus. How could he possibly be worthy of our Witch Clan's Ancestral Witch?"
Xing Tian's face flushed as he spoke.
"Chief, please reconsider! Our dignified Witch Clan would marry one of its Ancestral Witches to a fetus? Wouldn't that make the various clans of the Primordial Wilderness laugh at us?"
"That's right, Chief. Once word gets out, our Witch Clan will become the laughingstock of the Primordial Wilderness!"
Hou Yi and Kuafu hurriedly echoed him from the side.
"Hmph! I have already made my decision. You have no say in this!"
Dijiang's expression darkened as he rebuked them.
He saw through the three men's little schemes perfectly!
Countless members of the Witch Clan admired Houtu, and Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu had often fawned over her.
It was only natural that the three of them would oppose Houtu's marriage to Shen Hongfei.
In truth, if he had not made that promise himself, Dijiang would not have wanted Houtu to marry a fetus like Shen Hongfei either.
But now that the matter had been settled, Dijiang naturally would not allow anyone to interfere!
"Chief..."
Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu still wanted to say something, but Dijiang's expression turned cold. He waved his hand at them and shouted, "Get out!"
"Boom!"
Xing Tian, Hou Yi, and Kuafu felt an overwhelming gale slam into them!
The three of them had almost no chance to resist. The gale instantly sent them flying, and they tumbled into a heap outside Pangu Hall!
"Cough, cough, cough... Ouch!"
"Gah! It hurts so much!"
"..."
The three of them climbed awkwardly to their feet, feeling intense pain throughout their bodies. They could not help crying out.
They did not dare linger outside Pangu Hall and hurriedly crawled and rolled away from the place.
The other members of the Witch Clan waiting outside Pangu Hall saw the three men's miserable figures and hurried over.
"Xing Tian, what happened to you? Who beat you up?"
"What did the Chief say? Did he cancel Ancestral Witch Houtu's engagement?"
"..."
The group surrounded the three men and bombarded them with questions.
"Forget it. Don't ask!"
Xing Tian wore a bitter expression as he told them what had happened when the three of them met Dijiang.
"How could this happen? Why does the Chief insist on marrying Ancestral Witch Houtu to a fetus?"
"What should we do? Should we ask another Ancestral Witch?"
"..."
After hearing Xing Tian's account, the hearts of the gathered witches sank.
The other members of the Witch Clan still did not know that Shen Hongfei had helped their clan avert the crisis of a great war!
Thus, they did not understand why Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches insisted on marrying Houtu to Shen Hongfei.
However, they had all seen how resolute Dijiang was, and that caused them to lose confidence in persuading him further.
Helpless, the gathered witches could only disperse.
"Xing Tian, are we really going to let this go?"
After the others had left, Kuafu asked unwillingly.
Although Dijiang's attitude was firm, they were still unwilling to watch Houtu marry someone else just like that!
"Of course we can't let it go! Ancestral Witch Houtu certainly doesn't want to marry a fetus either. She must have some unavoidable difficulty. We have to find a way to save her from this misery!"
Xing Tian spoke with absolute certainty.
At that moment, Xing Tian had already imagined an entire drama in which Houtu was helplessly forced to marry Shen Hongfei!
"But judging from the Chief's attitude, he won't change his mind easily. What else can we do?"
Hou Yi asked hesitantly.
"Don't worry!"
Xing Tian spoke confidently. "According to our Witch Clan's traditions, when a man wants to become engaged to a woman, he must defeat all other challengers who also wish to marry her! At the sacrificial ceremony three days from now, I'll challenge Shen Hongfei. Let's see how an unborn fetus can accept my challenge!"
"This... Wouldn't that be going too far?"
"You're actually challenging an unborn fetus, Xing Tian? Won't the other clan members laugh at you for bullying someone younger and weaker?"
Hou Yi and Kuafu stared at Xing Tian in shock. They had never expected him to come up with such a shameless plan!
Xing Tian was a dignified early-stage Golden Immortal, yet he intended to challenge an unborn fetus. Once word got out, it would probably become a laughingstock throughout the Primordial Wilderness!
"Hmph! Who told him to dare set his sights on Ancestral Witch Houtu? If I can save Ancestral Witch Houtu from this misery, I'll gladly bear the infamy!"
Xing Tian spoke as if he had moved himself deeply.
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