Hearing the Black Tortoise's words, Nuwa and Houtu exchanged a glance, each seeing a trace of confusion in the other's eyes.
"Why do I feel like the person this Black Tortoise is looking for is Fellow Daoist Tongtian?"
Laozi and Yuanshi were still arguing without end.
"Yuanshi, this Black Tortoise could not be better suited to becoming a disciple of my Human Teaching. Great virtue bears all things. Look at the Black Tortoise-with such origins, doesn't he embody the very doctrine of the Human Teaching?"
Laozi's delight flared at the sight of such a promising prospect. He had no intention of letting the Black Tortoise slip away.
But Yuanshi also wanted to take the Black Tortoise as his disciple, and he had no intention of giving up either.
Hearing Laozi spout such nonsense, Yuanshi curled his lip.
"Elder Brother, you are mistaken. This Black Tortoise is a creature of heavenly destiny. He embodies my Chan Sect's principle of following Heaven's will."
The Black Tortoise stood to one side, watching the two Sages argue without saying a word.
Instead, he turned his gaze toward Nuwa.
Nuwa paused when she saw the Black Tortoise looking her way.
She had not said a single word since arriving.
"May I ask who you are?"
From Nuwa, the Black Tortoise sensed traces of something connected to his own fate.
"I am Saint Nuwa."
The Black Tortoise's eyes lit up at her words.
He immediately nodded eagerly.
"My respects, Saint Nuwa. May I ask, Sage, were you the one who helped me escape my destined fate?"
As soon as the Black Tortoise spoke, Laozi and Yuanshi stopped their ceaseless arguing and turned their gazes toward Nuwa.
*What was going on? The two of us have been fighting over him all this time, so why has this