"Knock down Mount Buzhou?!" Both Xiao Qis froze. "What kind of tactic is knocking down Mount Buzhou?"
"A gamble where we stake everything on one throw," Du Yu said, biting his lip. "You might think my idea is too bold... but it's our only option right now. If Gonggong knocks down Mount Buzhou, the great goddess Nüwa will descend. According to the legend, she not only gathered the materials to mend the heavens, but also slew the evil demons wreaking havoc in the world. That should improve our chances of survival."
"But that doesn't add up!" the future Xiao Qi said. "Your timeline is seven days later than the legend of Gonggong. If they knock down Mount Buzhou, the sky will already have been shattered for seven days by your time. How can you be sure where Nüwa will be then?!"
"I can't," Du Yu admitted honestly. "That's why I need Old Zhan to do me a favor..."
"What favor?" Xiao Qi asked in confusion.
"He has to tell the great goddess Nüwa to come to Dragon Ancestor Island on the seventh day, no matter what. Then everything can be saved," Du Yu declared confidently. "If we survive, I'll immediately ask about A Can and A Kui's origins and unravel the mystery of the 'dragons' within them. That will save Sage and Old Zhan's side too... They have the power of the Flame Emperor and the Yellow Emperor, plus Old Zhan of the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage and two awakened dragons. Dealing with those two hundred monks will be nothing!"
Xiao Qi was a little stunned after hearing him out. She had never expected Du Yu's plan to reach so far.
He had also made ingenious use of all the differences in timing between the two sides.
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