"Phew..." Hearing Houtu say that, Gungun let out a heavy sigh of relief.
Although the Primordial Heavenly Venerable had already taken two Iron-Eating Beasts away, keeping an eye on two was still easier than keeping an eye on an entire tribe.
If a team of Iron-Eating Beasts really were sent to the Southern Wastes with Quan Jiu, grew into a tribe there, and shared weal and woe with the future Witch-humans, then... good grief. Even if the Iron-Eating Beasts did not sabotage Chi You, their clan would still suffer unless he could lead the Nine Li Tribe to victory over Xuanyuan.
And if the Iron-Eating Beasts helped Xuanyuan harm Chi You instead of helping Chi You, they could earn some merit once Xuanyuan won and assumed his rightful place as Human Sovereign. But on Houtu's side, Gungun, as the Ancestral Bear, would definitely be in deep trouble. So staying out of this altogether was the best possible option.
"Hou Yi, I'll leave it to you to arrange for a team of Taicang Primeval Oxen and Nine-Colored Mystic Birds to accompany Quan Jiu to the Southern Wastes," Houtu instructed him.
"Yes, Ancestral Witch," Hou Yi replied, lowering his head.
"Mm. Oh, Gungun, regarding Nuwa's establishment of the Three Powers, do you have any way to help our Witch Race reclaim its fortune and free itself from her restraints?" Houtu acknowledged Hou Yi, then continued questioning Gungun.
"Uh... Ancestral Witch, how could a mere Great Immortal like me come up with a solution to something like that?" Gungun froze at her question, then answered with an expression that plainly said, You've got to be kidding me.
"You really can't think of anything?"
"I really can't. Even if I could, it would be something we couldn't accomplish," Gungun said with a nod.
"How