Hearing Nuwa's words and seeing her gesture shooing him away, Gungun froze completely.
His Red Thread had wound around Hou Yi and Chang'e's Red Threads, even tying a knot in them. Was that why he had remained a lone bear all these years, never starting a family?
What do I do? I seem to have sacrificed far too much for Hou Yi.
Sure, I haven't met a beautiful Immortal Maiden I like yet, but with a knot tied in the Red Thread representing my marriage fate, even if I meet one someday, we won't be able to become a happy couple.
With that thought, Gungun did not scram. Instead, he put on a pitiful expression and said to Nuwa, "Empress, I..."
"Get over here!" Before Gungun could finish, Houtu, who had just finished catching up with her fellow Ancestral Witches, raised her eyebrows, lifted an arm, and opened her hand.
Whoosh! As soon as she spoke, Gungun's body flew uncontrollably toward Houtu. In the blink of an eye, she had him dangling in the air.
"What's this, Gungun? Are you so eager to find a Dao Companion and hold a Heavenly Wedding?" Houtu asked him with an exceedingly gentle smile.
"Well, not that eager. It's just that Haotian has Jade Pool, and if Ao Yue gets married too, I'll be the only one still single. That would be a little embarrassing if word got out. If..."
"Enough!" Houtu's expression changed, and she cut him off with a sharp shout. Then she took a deep breath and told him, "You're still young. You haven't grown up yet. If you're already thinking about holding a Heavenly Wedding and marrying a Heavenly Queen, will you have any attention left for governing the Primordial World? Once you've grown up and the time is right,