Honghuang: I am Kuiniu, and I instructed Nuwa to create humans at the beginning.

The Chan and Western religions here are extremely busy.

Niu Kui was naturally not idle either. He had already said goodbye to Master Tongtian and left the Biyou Palace on Jin'ao Island.

Niu Kui first went to Sanshan Pass and asked Deng Jiugong and Zhang Guifang to guard Sanshan Pass. He also kept the Ten Golden Crows.

Now, the cultivation of the Ten Golden Crows has reached the early stage of the Primordial Golden Immortal. With them guarding the Sanshan Pass, they are naturally not afraid of sneak attacks from the Western Sect and the Chan Sect.

After explaining the matters at Sanshan Pass, Niu Kui took Zhao Gongming and others and went directly to Sishui Pass.

When Kong Xuan learned that Niu Kui had arrived, he went out to greet him personally. Following behind Kong Xuan were Yang Jiao, Yang Jian and Yang Chan, a brother and sister.

After the ceremony, Kong Xuan let Niu Kui enter Sishui Pass and told Niu Kui the situation in Xiqi in detail.

"Master, the eldest brother and several sisters have already killed several disciples of the Chan Sect. During this period, Xiqi has hung up a banner of exemption from war and dares not fight with our army anymore."

"However, during this period of time, many people have also come to Xiqi..."

As Kong Xuan told Niu Kui what happened, Niu Kui couldn't help but reveal a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"As expected by my master, the Western Sect and the Chan Sect have finally joined forces. In this case, let Duobao and the others withdraw to Sishui Pass."

Although Kong Xuan didn't quite understand why Niu Kui made such an arrangement, he nodded without hesitation and asked Yang Jian to pass the order to the two armies.

Soon Yang Jian arrived in front of the two armies and met Duobao Taoist and Jinling Shengmu. He conveyed Niu Kui's order to everyone.

No one in the entire Jiejiao dared to question Niu Kui's order. He ordered the army to retreat without hesitation.

The news of the withdrawal of the four generals of the Mo family also reached Xiqi immediately. Ji Fa, who was in charge of military affairs, could not help but frown upon hearing this.

He immediately called Jiang Ziya over and asked him, "Our army has suffered a series of defeats, and the Shang army's morale is high. Why did they suddenly retreat to Sishui Pass?"

Jiang Ziya, relying on the military books he had mastered, thought for a moment and then answered: "The four generals of the Demon Family can be considered qualified commanders."

"Now that Xiqi and Nandu have joined forces, their mere 100,000 men are no longer able to deal with us. Choosing to withdraw is the wisest choice."

After hearing Jiang Ziya's explanation, Ji Fa nodded and said, "Then what should we do? Should we keep our troops in place or pursue the victory?"

When Jiang Ziya heard Ji Fa say to pursue the victory, he almost choked to death. He couldn't help but think, you are so shameless to say to pursue the victory, but where did you win?

However, this was just Jiang Ziya's psychological activity, and he did not show it on the surface. Instead, he spoke directly to Ji Fa.

"King Wu, I have something I have always wanted to say to you, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Seeing Jiang Ziya's hesitation, Ji Fa couldn't help but feel worried. He immediately said, "There's no need for us to be like this between father and son. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak."

Jiang Ziya nodded after hearing this and said, "King Wu, do you think we can still make the decisions on all matters in Xiqi?"

As soon as Jiang Ziya said this, he tore off the last piece of fig leaf on Ji Fa's face.

For a moment, Ji Fa was so depressed that he sat there slumped. After a long while, he finally spoke. "I know this, but what can I do now? And my elder brother is in the same situation as me."

Jiang Ziya sighed and said, "Not only are the two brothers of King Wu like this, I am afraid that even Shen Gongbao and I are the same."

"What we can do now is to wait for the Western Sect and the Chan Sect to defeat the Jie Sect and destroy the Shang Dynasty. Then, King Wu, you two brothers will choose one to be the leader of the human race."

"What I and Shen Gongbao have to do is to go to the Conferred God Platform to be conferred the title of God. When the Conferred God is over, our mission will be accomplished."

"In the meantime, what should be done is not something we can decide. So King Wu doesn't need to worry about those things anymore."

"If you have that much time, you might as well study the new policies implemented by Emperor Xin. When King Wu becomes the leader of the human race, he can use the new policies to consolidate the imperial power."

Ji Fa also understood the meaning of Jiang Ziya's words. That is, if you have time to worry about how to fight the war, you might as well think about how to compete with Bo Yikao for the position of the Lord of Xiqi.

Ji Fa naturally nodded in response, and then exchanged a few words with Jiang Ziya before sending him away.

The same situation also occurred with Bo Yikao. Shen Gongbao was almost the same as Jiang Ziya and said almost the same thing.

Why did Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya suddenly say the same thing? It all started a few days ago when they went to the Conferred God Platform together to hang up the Conferred God List.

Because both of them were destined to be gods, what they wanted in their hearts was not just to complete the catastrophe, but to make the human race more prosperous.

However, after their experiences during this period, they always felt that what they did did not seem to benefit the human race.

Of course, this was just Jiang Ziya's idea. After all, Shen Gongbao had never thought about really helping Bo Yikao become the leader of the human race.

So under Shen Gongbao's intentional or unintentional guidance, Jiang Ziya felt more and more that he had been deceived by Yuanshi Tianzun.

But what can Jiang Ziya do now? He can only keep comforting himself that what he saw was just the surface, and Xiqi was the true orthodoxy of the human race.

Finally, Shen Gongbao made a bet with Jiang Ziya, betting on whether Bo Yikao and Ji Fa would fight each other in order to seize control of Xiqi.

If Ji Fa and Bo Yikao really acted like brothers, Shen Gongbao would listen to Jiang Ziya from now on, stand on Xiqi's side wholeheartedly, and assist the two brothers together with Jiang Ziya.

On the contrary, from now on Jiang Ziya would have to listen to Shen Gongbao. Even who would be the god and who would be given what title would be determined by Shen Gongbao.

In fact, Jiang Ziya also knew that the bet he made with Shen Gongbao was not fair. It could even be said that he suffered a great loss.

But Jiang Ziya still resolutely agreed to Shen Gongbao's request because Jiang Ziya just wanted to give himself a reason.

Even if the reason was to allow him to continue to assist Ji Fa, or to allow him to leave Ji Fa, it was not important to Jiang Ziya.

The important thing is that Jiang Ziya has to make a choice, and the bet he made with Shen Gongbao can help him make this choice.

So after the two of them left the Conferred God Platform, they began to test Bo Yikao and Ji Fa, wanting to know what choice they would make in the end. (End of this chapter)