His original plan was to take Zhen Yuan Zi and the others to wander around Bu Zhou Mountain while everyone else went to Treasure Distribution Cliff to scramble for treasures.
Maybe they could find the Innate Gourd Vine ahead of time!
According to the original course of events, Hong Yun only encountered the Innate Gourd Vine on Bu Zhou Mountain after Treasure Distribution Cliff.
But because he was there with the Three Pure Ones, Fuxi, Nu Wa, and the others...
Everyone who saw the gourds on the vine had to get one!
The Three Pure Ones each got one, and Hong Yun and Zhen Yuan Zi got one each.
After that, Nu Wa and Fuxi took one.
Di Jun and Taiyi took one.
So what if Hong Yun skipped Treasure Distribution Cliff and went straight to wander around Bu Zhou Mountain?
Could he find the Gourd Vine early and take it all for himself?
That was why Hong Yun had dragged his feet earlier, insisting on waiting until everyone else had left before setting off.
If it really worked, all seven gourds would be his!
Wouldn't that be far better than the spiritual treasures at Treasure Distribution Cliff?
"I wouldn't even have to pluck the gourds right away. I could just raise them until all seven were ripe. Maybe I'd even raise seven Huluwa!"
"Then I could be a grandpa for once. Wouldn't that be nice?"
But now Zhen Yuan Zi's "clever" mind had latched onto the treasures at Treasure Distribution Cliff.
He was set on going there to pick up whatever was left behind!
Hong Yun wasn't sure how to explain why he was so unexpectedly determined to skip Treasure Distribution Cliff at a time like this.
He couldn't very well just say, "I know, okay!"
Hong Yun thought