Ancestral Witches Gather, Each Bearing Gifts

Surrounding Purple Jade Mountain are majestic peaks, deep ravines, and swirling clouds and mist. At its center stands a Flower Mountain, with petals dancing in the air like a sea of flowers, their fragrance spreading for miles.

Beside Flower Mountain, a giant tree soars into the clouds. At the top of that cloud-covered tree, a palace stands majestically, and tiny fairies dance among the trees, curiously watching these outsiders.

These outsiders also looked at them with curiosity, seemingly surprised that there could be such a small and delicate group in the world.

"Sister Houtu, we miss you so much!"

Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox ran to the edge of Houtu, expressing their longing for each other.

Houtu gently stroked their little heads and smiled, "I missed you too!"

Wu Chu led everyone into the Main Hall, and then instructed Little Moon Spirit, "Serve wine, serve dishes..."

Then Little Moon Spirit led the Little Flower Fairies to get busy.

Before long, groups of Little Flower Fairies came in carrying spirit wine, fruits, and snacks, and placed them on the tables in front of the guests.

Those people watched all this with curiosity, discovering that everything here was far more extravagant than they had imagined, and that the other party knew far more about enjoying life than they did.

Wu Chu was quite pleased with the unsophisticated expressions on these people's faces. With a smile, he invited everyone to sample the fruits and pastries, saying, "Please don't be shy, they're just ordinary things, only the preparation methods are different, so they look a little Taiyi."

Everyone looked at each other, and finally the young man who played with fire laughed and said, "Then we won't stand on ceremony. If you satisfy me, I'll teach you how to play with fire later."

"Excellent! I'm also currently trying to comprehend the Fire Origin!"

Seeing the young man playing with fire start eating and drinking, everyone else became less polite.

Afterwards, Houtu introduced her siblings to Wu Chu. The muscular, tough guy was their eldest brother Dijiang. The cool, dark red-haired young man was their second brother Zhu Jiuyin. Wu Chu was curious; wasn't Zhu Jiuyin, Torch Dragon, supposed to be the ancestor of the Dragon Clan?

However, he didn't ask the question out of curiosity, to avoid making things awkward for everyone.

What Wu Chu couldn't believe was that the child disguised as a shepherd was actually their third brother, Jumang, and the ox he rode and the flute he held were actually two small dragons.

When the seemingly harmless shepherd boy asked him, "Would you like to hear a song?" Wu Chu felt that the boy had some ill intentions, as if it were the prelude to a prank. So he decisively shook his head and refused, lest he give the boy the opportunity to play dumb.

Judging by his appearance, this guy is the ancestor of all those who pretend to be weak while actually being strong!

Although Zhu Jiuyin's name contains the character for "yin," I believe he is not as yin as this guy.

The talkative young man who played with fire was none other than the legendary fire god Zhurong. Just like Jumang, when Houtu introduced him, he smiled and said to Wu Chu, "Brother, shall we pass on the fire?" making Wu Chu almost think he was hallucinating.

The others, with their somewhat outlandish fashion sense, include the water god Gonggong and Shebi Shi. The only cute blue-haired girl is their youngest sister, Xuanming.

After getting to know these Ancestral Witch, Wu Chu asked about Houtu's life over the years, but as he listened, he began to realize that something was amiss.

"Wait, does my sister mean that the Qilin Clan is actually forcing your Witch Clan to join their Qilin Royal Court? Where did they get the audacity to do that?"

The fire-playing youth, Zhurong, chuckled and said, "Their audacity is far greater than you imagine, fellow Daoist. Coupled with their victory in the Western Land, they've gained considerable momentum, attracting countless powerful beings to join them. They're now showing signs of becoming the leader of the Three Clans."

Wot?

Wu Chu was puzzled. He asked Houtu and learned that his secret instigation of the Qilin Clan to attack Luohou had actually worked.

However, the effect was quite strong, even affecting the Witch Tribe of Houtu.

Whether it was the Houtu Tribe initially attracting the attention of the Qilin Clan, or the Qilin Clan forcing the Houtu Tribe this time, he was basically to blame for everything.

Wu Chu didn't know what to say, so she could only ask, "Has the tribe's relocation site been decided? If there's anything I can do to help, please don't hesitate to ask, sister."

"It's already decided. It's located in a valley near the Great River, next to your Purple Jade Mountain. We're here to escort the tribal shaman."

The speaker was still the 'Fire-Passing Youth,' a straightforward and decisive man.

Houtu smiled and said, "Indeed, there are quite a few things I need to trouble you with, fellow Daoist!"

"Come with me, sister, don't be so polite," Wu Chu said with a smile. "I'll visit your tribe with you later! I happen to have a lot of crops with me, which I can take with me and teach your tribe how to grow them, so that everyone can have more food options."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, fellow Daoist!" Houtu nodded and smiled.

Then, as the Little Flower Fairies brought out plate after plate of delicacies made by Little Moon Spirit, the Ancestral Witch seemed reluctant to eat them, even though the food looked delicious and looked beautiful.

Looking at the dishes, then at Houtu, the Fire-Passing Youth finally couldn't resist, "Girl, this cooking seems to be better than yours!"

Houtu didn't seem to mind. She took a bite of the fruit wine-fried pork chop on the plate and nodded, saying, "Little Moon Spirit's cooking skills have improved again. This taste is something I really miss!"

"Everyone, please eat! Don't be shy!"

Under Wu Chu's enthusiastic invitation, everyone gradually immersed themselves in the atmosphere of eating and drinking, each one seemingly wanting to swallow their own tongue.

At the same time, they also showed Wu Chu the appetite of the Witch Clan. This was tough on Little Moon Spirit, the Little Chef. The kitchen was always on, without stopping for a month. The Ancestral Witch didn't want to go home anymore and just wanted to stay there and freeload.

By the time everything was over, Little Moon Spirit was exhausted.

Although she loves cooking, the mental fatigue from working non-stop for so many days is much greater than the physical fatigue.

Seeing the adorable little Nüwa, Little Moon Spirit, looking so tired, the Ancestral Witch felt a little embarrassed. They patted themselves on the back and eventually each gave Little Moon Spirit a gift. However, none of them were Spirit Treasure, but rather some primitive precious materials.

For example, the cute girl Xuanming gave her a piece of black iron the size of a millstone, containing a trace of the essence of ice. How could the value of this thing be compared to a month's worth of food?

Atmosphere!

Wu Chu secretly gave this cute girl a thumbs up.

Zhurong then gifted a fist-sized crimson fire crystal containing surging Fire Spirit Power, saying that detonating it would be equivalent to a strike from the Taiyi Realm.

Dijiang gave a piece of animal hide with the aura of the Daluo Realm expert; Zhu Jiuyin gave a dark red dragon scale; Jumang gave a tree branch...