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Seeing the situation suddenly reverse, Zhunti abruptly manifested himself, sending Laozi's methods and Guangchengzi flying at just the right moment. The atmosphere within Wa Sovereign Palace shifted along with the tide of events. Nuwa's frost-like face seemed to break through spring ice beneath warm sunlight as flowers bloomed, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

She looked at Hongjun with eyes that seemed to smile yet not smile, carrying traces of teasing amusement.

Watching the theatrical reversal, Hongjun's eyelid twitched. But perhaps the Heavenly Dao was cold and emotionless by nature, for his face remained stiff throughout, revealing none of his mood.

Still, Nuwa felt that Hongjun's mood at this moment was certainly not as good as hers.

Lowering her gaze to the teacup with its curling steam, she reached out and pushed it toward Hongjun.

"Drink some tea, Daoist."

"If you don't drink it soon, it will go cold."

"I'll visit you again another day, Daoist!"

Hongjun looked at the teacup before him, picked it up, drained it in one gulp, then left behind a single sentence as his figure vanished from Wa Sovereign Palace.

Returning to Zixiao Palace and sitting cross-legged upon a meditation cushion, a rare flicker of thin anger appeared in Hongjun's icy eyes.

Hongjun's mood truly was not very pleasant. In order to restrain Nuwa, he had come to Wa Sovereign Palace early to hold Nuwa there, discussing the Dao over tea. He had focused all his attention on Nuwa and entrusted the matter of the Human Sovereign entirely to Laozi's arrangements. Who would have thought that even after Laozi personally acted, a Cheng Yaojin would charge out halfway through? That fool Zhunti had actually appeared on Xuanyuan's side!

He had truly miscalculated!

Eight Scenic Palace.

Laozi sat upon a cloud couch. Before