Hearing Nuwa's words, Yuanshi snorted coldly.
"Hmph, you and Tongtian are so close, constantly visiting each other. Who knows whether you'll help him scheme against my elder brother's fortune and mine? You should know that the three of us are still bound together."
"With every day that passes, Tongtian claims another share of our fortune."
Hearing this, Nuwa breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.
So she had been overthinking things all along.
She had thought Yuanshi knew that she and Tongtian had joined forces against the Dao Ancestor.
She had not yet finished refining her primordial violet qi. If she were exposed now, she would truly be in trouble.
Nuwa smiled and said,
"What an interesting thing to say, Senior Brother Yuanshi. You Three Pure Ones are one family to begin with. How can you speak of him claiming your fortune?"
"Could it be that you're scheming against Fellow Daoist Tongtian, and I accidentally got in the way of your plans?"
"You..."
Having had his hidden intentions exposed, Yuanshi flared with anger. He was about to argue further when Laozi stopped him.
"Enough, Second Brother. Say no more. This concerns only us three brothers, not outsiders."
Looking at Yuanshi now, Laozi truly felt his head swelling to twice its size.
What an idiot! How could we tell Nuwa about our scheme against Tongtian? She's so close to him. Who knows whether these words will reach his ears?
If Tongtian learns about this and breaks away in a fit of rage, won't all our earlier efforts have been wasted?
Up on the platform, Hongjun also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Yuanshi's explanation.
At the same time, however, he inwardly cursed Laozi and Yuanshi.
He kept suppressing Xu Tong, trying to keep him from gaining too much fortune, yet these