Delicacies from Purple Jade, the Black-and-White Daoist
That night, the tribe's warriors gathered around the campfire outside, singing and dancing.
Little Moon Spirit directed the Witch Clan women to prepare various delicacies for everyone, teaching them how to use different crops, such as Wheat and rice, to make different kinds of food.
The Little Flower Fairies played various cheerful tunes, setting the mood, somewhat like a DJ controlling a crowd in later times, matching different melodies with different dances, except there was no shouting or rapping.
Even the little pets found their own companions in the tribe, lying in the corner watching the singing and dancing, pointing and commenting.
Meanwhile, apart from Houtu, the other eleven of the twelve Houtu Twelve Ancestral Witches, along with Wu Chu, hid in Houtu's Houtu and started playing Mahjong.
The main purpose was to have Wu Chu teach them the secrets of playing Mahjong, how to memorize and calculate the cards.
Wu Chu naturally spoke frankly and without reservation.
However, everything requires a bit of talent. Even though these Ancestral Witch all possessed the cultivation of the Daluo Realm, their memory was certainly not a problem.
However, some clever players can always use their skills at the card table to make their opponents misremember or miscalculate the cards, thus gaining victory.
Therefore, even though they are all Daluo, not everyone can easily elevate a skill to its highest level instantly without resorting to underhanded tactics.
Because Wu Chu had the Yibao, this cheat device, he could easily defeat the Ancestral Witch no matter what methods they used.
As the "founder" who "developed" this entertainment, Wu Chu was naturally unwilling to show weakness in front of these Ancestral Witch, even though no one had put anything as a wager.
This 'battle' didn't end until the next morning, just before the Houtu Divine Ability Tournament was about to begin, when Houtu returned with a gloomy face. They hastily ended the fight and left the 'mess' to Wu Chu to clean up. Before Wu Chu could protest, they vanished in a flash.
While cursing these Ancestral Witch for being disloyal, Wu Chu once again faced Houtu's cold gaze.
"Sister, would you believe me if I said I was forced?"
"Um!"
Miss Houtu actually nodded.
While Wu Chu was still in a daze, Miss Houtu asked again, "Tell me, why does this thing possess such magic? Why are even those of them so captivated by it?"
"..."
Wu Chu blinked, wondering: Are they really mesmerized?
He paused for a moment, shook his head, and said, "This thing doesn't actually have as much magic as you think, sister. What's truly magical is our inner desire to win. If it weren't for this burning desire for victory, Yi wouldn't have kept fighting despite repeated defeats at Purple Jade Mountain. Originally, I wanted him to constantly experience failure, forcing him to develop an aversion to it, thus completely eradicating his addiction. But as you've seen, that's the result."
Yes, Houtu saw it. Not only did she fail to cure Yi's problem, she also trained him to become the number one Mahjong player in the Houtu Tribe, making him virtually invincible throughout the tribe.
Houtu's speechless expression, Wu Chu couldn't help but laugh. "Yi is an extremely competitive shaman. Although he can be shameless at times, in terms of competitiveness, I'm actually not as good as him. The same goes for my older brothers. They're not obsessed with Mahjong itself, but rather with not wanting to lose, and even more so, not wanting to lose to a junior."
Houtu seemed lost Houtu thought. Wu Chu stood up, stepped forward, patted her on the shoulder, and said, "The life of a shaman is long, and cultivation is not the only theme. In your spare time, appropriate entertainment and leisure are also necessary. Although your worries are not unfounded, there is really no need to be so concerned."
"..."
Houtu glanced at him and continued to ponder. Clearly, she was not an unreasonable woman. On the contrary, she was very thoughtful and knew how to think things through.
Wu Chu silently breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and went out, mentally making a 'Y' sign.
As Wu Chu walked out of Houtu Tu's house with his hands behind his back, a head peeked out from around the corner. A figure instantly appeared beside him, put his arm around his shoulder, and gave him a thumbs up. "Brother A Chu, you're so loyal! Houtu Tu didn't do anything to you, did she?"
Wu Chu Chuchao, the Fire-Passing Youth, rolled his eyes. "You bunch of ungrateful bastards, leaving me alone to face her anger, do you have any conscience? Who forced me to Mahjong last night? You were the one who dragged me the hardest, weren't you!"
"Ahem... Brother A Chu, you've misunderstood us. This was all Xuanming's idea. She said it was to give Brother A Chu and Sister Houtu a chance to be alone together so that their relationship could grow stronger. I don't know much about relationships, but I have high hopes for Brother A Chu. My brother Gonggong wants this opportunity, but we won't give it to him!"
Although he knew the Fire-Passing Youth was nonsense, Wu Chu felt somewhat embarrassed.
These guys have already figured out that I like Miss Houtu?
No, judging from what you're saying, does that mean Gonggong also has feelings for Houtu?
No wonder that guy attacked me so badly before, now I understand!
You big, dark-skinned guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, how dare you harbor such wolfish ambitions, daring to covet my Miss Houtu! You've been hiding it quite well!
Of course, Wu Chu was unaware that Gonggong had not hidden his affection for Houtu. It was just that this big, dark-skinned man not only liked Houtu, but also Xuanming, and made no attempt to conceal it.
However, Wu Chu knew that Gonggong, Houtu, and Xuanming had no romantic entanglements in mythology, so he subconsciously did not regard him as a rival in love.
"What about the other brothers?" Wu Chu changed the subject to avoid the Fire-Passing Youth from saying something too outrageous, which might cause embarrassment if Houtu heard them.
"They're at the arena outside the tribe! The supernatural power competition starts today, and we were discussing whether to give them some prizes."
Sure enough, when they arrived at the arena, several Ancestral Witch were discussing the matter.
Torch Dragon thought for a moment, then took out an axe-shaped Witch Artifact. "This High-Grade Witch Artifact is a replica of the Heaven-Opening Axe that I forged. I'll take this as a reward for those of extraordinary strength and courage!"
Dijiang thought for a moment, then took out a drum, which was also a High-Grade Witch Artifact.
The subsequent Ancestral Witch also took out various high-grade Witch Artifact as rewards for the warriors.
What Jumang pulled out was actually a Supreme-Grade Witch Artifact, a Peachwood Staff.
Upon seeing this Supreme-Grade Witch Artifact, the Peachwood Staff, the other Ancestral Witch couldn't help but glance at Jumang in surprise.
Jumang coughed lightly, seemingly unconcerned, and said, "I was in such a hurry when I left that I didn't bring the treasures from the treasury with me, so I'll have to use this as a substitute."
Wu Chu glanced at the Peachwood Staff and thought: Could this be the Peachwood Staff that Kua Fu will use in the future? But Kuafu has already given up on competing with others in the Shrinking Earth Divine Ability! This Jumang really likes to show off! He actually brought out a Supreme-Grade Witch Artifact to show off.