Rejected for Being Ugly, Aspirations, and the Utterly Unexpected
Holy crap! This guy's dreaming!
This is the unspoken sentiment of Wu Chu: Could Houtu possibly be interested in that idiot Gonggong?
With dark skin and rugged features like his build, aside from his somewhat lacking strength... well, Houtu, the Houtu Ancestral Witch, is a natural counter to his water magic! Where does his confidence come from?
Stared at by the Ancestral Witch, Gonggong pursed his lips and mumbled, "Why are you all looking at me like that? Houtu is beautiful and gentle, so what if I like her? I am the witch of water, and she is the witch of earth. Water and earth are most easily compatible... Of course, Xuanming is also quite nice!"
"Pah! I refuse!" Xuanming said without any politeness.
"Why? Am I not strong enough?"
Gonggong gestured with his biceps.
You're too ugly!
"..."
After a moment of stunned silence, the Ancestral Witch burst into laughter.
Wu Chu almost burst out laughing at this, but the thought that this guy was secretly coveting his sister Houtu made him unable to laugh.
But because of this, the Ancestral Witch stopped interrogating him. After all, compared to them, Gonggong was closer to them.
This relieved Wu Chu, but also left him feeling somewhat disappointed and inexplicably irritated. Although he knew that in the original mythological history, Gonggong and Houtu had not developed any romantic relationship, he was still somewhat displeased.
It's like when someone you like suddenly has their eye on your girl; you have an urge to beat them up, if you could actually beat them.
"Master, you're getting impatient!"
"..."
As he sat down, sipping the tea that the Little Fox had silently handed him, Yibao's voice Yoyo in his mind, clearly tinged with teasing.
Yibao's merciless teasing and sarcasm gradually calmed Wu Chu down, extinguishing all his chaotic thoughts and restoring his clarity of mind.
On the other side, Qingqiu Li also started chatting with Houtu.
Upon hearing the reason why Qingqiu Li had rushed over, Houtu smiled and said, "Sister, you're so thoughtful!"
"I don't need your thanks, sister. A Chu has already thanked me." Qingqiu Li cut off Houtu's Houtu words and smiled, "Although I've heard you mention your brothers before, I really didn't expect to meet them under these circumstances."
"Did I scare your sister?"
"I was startled!"
Qingqiu Li's unconventional approach almost made Houtu burst out laughing.
"I feel like they're a little hostile towards me. My sister hasn't said anything bad about me to them, has she?" Qingqiu Li asked again.
"..." Houtu was speechless, both amused and exasperated. "Does my sister think I'm that kind of witch?"
"That's not it!" Qingqiu Li frowned. "I'm just wondering why they're hostile towards me, even though it's not strong, since we've only just met."
"Sister, don't overthink it. I'm sure you're just worried and misunderstood."
Did I misread it?
That's impossible, after all, he's already Daluo.
"I hope I'm mistaken. If it's true, my sister has to protect me."
"Don't worry! I'll protect you!" Houtu smiled and shook her head, not taking it seriously, thinking that the fox was definitely joking with her.
Sure enough, when they peeled off the ridiculously large animal hide, chopped the giant beast meat into pieces, and had the young Kua and the boy Yi carry the meat back... After temporarily processing the ingredients and returning to the Main Hall, the Ancestral Witch no longer showed any hostility towards Qingqiu Li.
Houtu transmitted a message to her, "See! I told you, sister must have seen wrong!"
"..."
Qingqiu Li glanced silently at Wu Chu, who was chatting and laughing with the Ancestral Witch, and thought that Wu Chu must have said something to them, which was why these Ancestral Witch had restrained their hostility towards her.
As a result, her mood instantly brightened, and even the slightly astringent tea seemed to taste sweeter than usual.
When Xuanming saw Houtu return, he waved to her.
Houtu didn't think much of it and sat down. Before long, the two sisters were sitting there exchanging glances. Clearly, they were communicating telepathically, occasionally glancing at the Ancestral Witch Gonggong and Wu Chu. Everyone could tell what they were talking about.
Therefore, all the Ancestral Witch silently began to pay attention to the two sisters.
The strange atmosphere in the Main Hall made Qingqiu Li somewhat suspicious, and she frequently glanced at Wu Chu, as if asking: What's going on here?
At this moment, Wu Chu's emotions, which he had forcibly calmed down, were stirred up again, making him somewhat irritable, uneasy, and anxious.
Although he had been secretly telling himself that he was unworthy, deep down he still harbored some unrealistic fantasies.
Fortunately, Houtu quickly broke the atmosphere.
After speaking with Xuanming for a while, she raised her wine glass and said, "Let's all toast Chu Yi to congratulate him on his advancement to the Golden Immortal Realm, and also to thank him for the help he has given to our tribe, enabling our tribe to develop and grow more orderly."
The shamans raised their cups in a toast, Wu Chu humbly waved his hand and raised his cup in return.
The young man Kua and the boy Yi were still outside carrying meat; the main meal hadn't been served yet, so they didn't sneak in to freeload.
But seeing the scene of the Ancestral Witch raising their cups and drinking wildly inside the open palace gates still made them involuntarily lick their lips, wishing they could sit inside and drink with them!
After everyone had drunk their fill and taken their seats, Dijiang raised his cup again and said to Wu Chu with great enthusiasm, "Brother A Chu, I toast you! Although our tribe is still very small, judging from our current orderly and positive development, one day our tribe will surely grow strong, and perhaps one day we will even be able to stand on equal footing with the Three Clans!"
Upon hearing this, Torch Dragon, who was sitting to the side, almost burst out laughing. He hadn't expected his elder brother to actually dare to think that way! But after thinking about it, he kept quiet, not wanting to dampen Dijiang's enthusiasm.
Wu Chu was also smiling, but not mocking. Rather, he felt that even they themselves probably couldn't believe that their Witch Clan could one day reach the level that Dijiang had described!
However, that day is still a very, very long way off.
Drinking and eating meat, playing music and dancing, chatting about everything under the sun...
The atmosphere grew increasingly heated under these circumstances, but it was tough on Zhurong. While the others could drink and eat meat in peace, he had to tend to the fire in the kitchen stove.
But when everyone finally gets to enjoy the delicacies made from the meat of a giant beast from the Daluo Realm, all the trouble and waiting will have been worthwhile.
Although Wu Chu, the young man Kua, and the boy Yi were eating meat that had already had its Daluo Realm energy removed, they were still captivated by its deliciousness.
Wu Chu even secretly sighed, "The Dragon Meat I ate back then couldn't compare to this!"
Indeed, the strength of one's cultivation level has a significant impact on the quality of the meat.
To Wu Chu's utter surprise, an old enemy came knocking on his door during this time. Of course, that old enemy was also completely unprepared for this situation.
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