"Master, the two of us have failed."
Zhunti made no attempt to hide anything and explained their current situation outright.
"The Western Lands are no longer under our control."
At this point, even with Zhunti's composure, a vicious look could not help flickering across his face.
The Western Lands were the foundation on which Zhunti and Jieyin stood. Now, however, they had fallen into the Buddha's hands.
How could Zhunti and Jieyin possibly accept such a thing?
"So that is what happened."
Hongjun understood at once.
Still, he had long anticipated something like this.
After all, Buddha Tathagata's hidden identities were simply too astonishing.
Nuwa's direct disciple, Zhunti and Jieyin's successor, Fuxi's martial nephew, and, most importantly, Xu Tong's martial nephew!
Under these circumstances, Hongjun hardly needed to think about the battle between Buddha Tathagata and Zhunti and Jieyin. He could easily guess its outcome.
"So now the two of you have thought of me?"
A cold sneer crept onto Hongjun's face.
Previously, upon seeing a chance to advance further, they had broken away from him outright and established themselves independently.
Now, all their efforts had amounted to sewing a wedding gown for someone else. Everything had served to fulfill Buddha Tathagata's ambitions.
And now they remembered him again?
How could Hongjun possibly be willing to accept that?
Even though the current Hongjun was Heavenly Dao Hongjun, he would never tolerate such a thing!
This was betrayal!
Moreover, Hongjun had more or less guessed what Zhunti and Jieyin were thinking.
Barring any surprises, they probably wanted Hongjun to kill Buddha Tathagata and return the Western Lands to their hands.
But Hongjun was no brainless fool.
When Nuwa had openly revealed Buddha Tathagata's identity, she had probably done so at Xu Tong's behest.
Otherwise, Nuwa would never have so readily revealed