Hearing Nüba's hostile tone, the old man drew in a sharp breath.
He glanced at Tang Xiaoling with an uncertain look, countless thoughts racing through his mind.
He clearly remembered that the ancestral teachings had repeatedly mentioned something.
The Fengdu Princess's mother was Lady Houtu!
If this little girl before him really was the person mentioned in the ancestral teachings...
Then that would fully explain why Nüba was here.
After all, even the ancient emperor had to show Lady Houtu some respect.
Now that her daughter had come to the Tomb of Gods and Demons for a trial, the emperor's daughter naturally had to take good care of Tang Xiaoling!
At this thought, he first spoke up to placate Nüba:
"I wouldn't dare! The yellow-mouthed brat I was talking about was actually..."
At this point, a troubled expression suddenly crossed his face, and his golden eyes darted around.
Finally, he spotted the unconscious Callisto. As though he had found his savior, he immediately raised a hand and pointed at her.
"The yellow-mouthed brat I meant was actually this little wolf girl!"
Then he hurriedly bowed respectfully to Nüba again and said in anguish:
"You may not know this, senior, but that vat of water was produced by the Golden Crow Clan's sacred Fusang Tree, and it produces only one drop a year!"
"I spent ten thousand years painstakingly collecting it just to fill that one vat."
"When I saw they were about to die of thirst, I kindly took out a ladleful to save them."
"But who knew this little wolf girl would be so greedy? She kept filling that bowl and pouring it into her mouth!"
"When I said a few words, she even used the Princess to pressure me!"
"Senior, as you know, I'm the only one left