Houtu's tone was firm.
Beside her, Nuwa was genuinely startled by her words.
"Empress Houtu, what are you doing?"
Neither of them had expected Houtu to go this far for her good-for-nothing elder brothers.
But there was something else that concerned Nuwa even more.
Although Houtu was not a Heavenly Dao Sage, an Earthly Dao Sage was still a Sage.
Not just anyone could bear such a bow from Houtu.
They had to possess virtue and cultivation worthy of it.
They had known all along that Tongtian was extraordinary, but Houtu's bow had just confirmed their suspicions.
As I thought, Fellow Daoist Tongtian's cultivation is certainly no weaker than a Sage's. To accept that bow so effortlessly, he must be considerably stronger than Houtu, at the very least.
That thought gave Nuwa greater confidence.
With cultivation like Xu Tong's, the guidance he had given her could hardly be useless.
Neither Xu Tong nor Houtu had any attention to spare for Nuwa's thoughts just then.
"Empress Houtu, stand up first, and then tell me what's wrong."
Good grief. Even Xu Tong had not expected Houtu to react so strongly to this matter.
Yet after he finished speaking, Houtu shook her head.
"No. Please show me a clear path and save my elder brothers."
"I know this request is excessive, but this is my sole remaining attachment."
"As long as you are willing to help, Fellow Daoist, I will agree to any condition."
Xu Tong sighed at her words.
It seems I won't be able to settle this today unless I show Houtu a way forward.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Tong spoke.
"Empress Houtu, please get up first. I cannot intervene in this matter, but there is someone who can decide whether your elder brothers' lives can be spared."
Houtu