"Nuwa and the Five Emperors and Twelve Gods gave up on me... because of Lin Zhishui?"
Amid hissing, Youchan's incredulous voice echoed in She Xilu's mind. "How is that possible? He should just be an ordinary reincarnated immortal or god... How could an existence like Nuwa, or the Five Emperors and Twelve Gods, all high-ranking immortals and gods in the Heavenly Realm, show an ordinary immortal or god that much deference?"
She Xilu was a little bewildered too, and couldn't help blinking.
Lin Zhishui... sounded awfully impressive. Even the immortals and gods of legend showed him deference?
Was he a mighty wielder of the Face Fruit too?
"No, no. There must be some mistake."
Youchan carefully thought back over what had happened. After all, she had lied to Yan Shanshui about "her disagreement with Lin Zhishui over choosing a lineage." In truth, Lin Zhishui had never said he would stop her.
"Didn't you say the Outer Path and Cultivators were enemies?" She Xilu asked in confusion. "Could Lady Nuwa have seen that I belonged to the Outer Path and refused to choose me because of that?"
"That's even less likely."
Youchan immediately said, "When mighty Outer Path beings like us reincarnate as humans, we escape 'its' control. The immortals and gods can't wait to win us over, weakening their enemies while strengthening themselves. Why would they ever give up on you?"
She Xilu froze for a moment, unable to understand either.
Although the novel she had reconstructed from her past-life memories included details about the Outer Path, those details were rather vague. She didn't know the specifics either.
"Nuwa's projection seemed to recognize you just now. There must have been some reason she was unwilling to grant you her inheritance."
Youchan said softly, "But if we look at it that