Within the East Sea Dragon Palace, Candle Dragon listened to Kunpeng's report after his return from the Purple Heavens Palace. Laws swirled in his eyes as he weighed the pros and cons in an instant!
"Pass down my order: revoke the kill orders on Nuwa and Fuxi. No need to make things difficult for them anymore."
"As for Di Jun and Taiyi..."
Candle Dragon's voice turned cold!
"The kill orders stand! Tell all the Demon Clan: if those two appear anywhere in the Primordial World, kill them without exception!"
"We humbly obey the Clan Leader's decree!"
Kunpeng bowed and accepted the order, then immediately turned to make arrangements!
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the Sun Palace was heavy. Di Jun was a shrewd man. From the trace of hesitation Nuwa had shown when she intervened earlier, and from her aloofness now, he sensed the change in her attitude—their former friendship was being diluted by her new and exalted status as a Saint's Disciple.
Still, they had to rely on what little goodwill remained to get out of this predicament!
Di Jun gave Nuwa a solemn salute and spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Nuwa, you're the only one who can save my brother and me from this calamity. I beg you, as a Saint's Disciple, to go to the East Sea and plead our case to Candle Dragon.
If we can survive this crisis, my brother and I will spend our days cultivating in the Sun Palace. What do you think?"
Seeing Di Jun beg her like this, Nuwa softened somewhat. She truly didn't want to become entangled in karma again, but Fuxi's earnest gaze from beside her made it impossible to refuse outright!
"Very well. I'll make one more trip. But this is the last time. From now on, everything concerning the Sun