Laozi looked at Fuxi before him and shook his head slightly. "Since the Human Race intends to rule the Primordial World, you must show the bearing to match. You are the masters of the Primordial World, second only to the Heavenly Dao. If you fear even the Netherworld Office, how can you speak of strengthening the Human Race and ruling the Primordial World in the future?"
Laozi's rebuke thundered in his ears.
Fuxi froze on the spot.
He looked at Laozi with dawning understanding, then suddenly bowed respectfully to him. "Thank you for your guidance, Sage. Only now have I understood this. Naturally, the Primordial World should be governed by its own people. The Netherworld Ghost Soldiers belong to the Netherworld Office, after all. How could they enter the Primordial World at will? Restrictions must certainly be imposed."
"But how many City God posts should be established? I need to arrange for people to take up those positions."
Laozi rubbed his head helplessly. "You can discuss that with the Mount Tai Prefect."
He was now even more certain that Human Sovereign Fuxi could not establish the Human Path.
He was far too insensitive to politics.
Even now, he had failed to grasp the tangled interests involved.
He remained engrossed in his own little patch of land.
The Human Sovereign was rather slow on the uptake. Fuxi smiled slightly, then turned to the Mount Tai Prefect beside him. "You must be the Mount Tai Prefect? We will need your generous support in the matter of the City Gods."
The Mount Tai Prefect looked at Fuxi before him and felt that this human had no devious schemes. He was an honest man worthy of trust.
"I am still studying the matter of the City Gods myself. We can simply exchange ideas more