Watching Yuanshi write the names and their Divine Positions on the Investiture of the Gods List, Gungun blinked, then opened his mouth wide.
True Person Taiyi becoming the Eastern Azure Flower Great Emperor went without saying, but King Zhou becoming the Heavenly Joy Star Lord...
Well, well. So that was how it had happened.
Right, the Heavenly Joy Star Lord was a god of marriage. Wait, a god of marriage, Nuwa...
Something suddenly occurred to Gungun. Because of the butterfly effect, in the current Primordial World, King Zhou's intended visit to Nuwa Palace to offer incense and offend Nuwa had turned into an offense against Gungun instead. But in the original story, King Zhou had offended Nuwa by declaring that he would marry her and bring her back to his palace. Yet after King Zhou died, Jiang Ziya had still appointed him the Heavenly Joy Star Lord, working alongside Nuwa's incarnation. What was that supposed to mean?
Was it meant to disgust Nuwa? Or... to make it convenient for Nuwa to punish King Zhou whenever she pleased?
Gungun did not know which of those two possibilities was the truth. Whatever the case, Yuanshi certainly had no good intentions in giving King Zhou that Divine Position now.
"Hum..." After writing down the names and Divine Positions, Yuanshi put away the Investiture of the Gods List and told Gungun, "Gungun, go ahead and do what comes next without fear. Rest assured, I will not blame you."
Gungun came back to his senses and understood what Yuanshi meant. He immediately stepped back several paces, bowed deeply, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Saint!"
"Mm. Go."
"Yes. This little bear takes his leave." With that, Gungun bowed as he withdrew, then turned and walked out of Jade Clarity Palace.
After he left, Yuanshi calculated on