"What about Nüwa patching the sky? As far as I know, Nüwa is the great mother of the Chinese nation, widely and long revered by the common people as a deity of immeasurable merit!" Ouyang Yanan had heard quite a few legends about Nüwa.
"Yes, that happened later! Our ancestor, Mother Nüwa, was kind-hearted. Ever since the two of you fell, she has felt deep guilt, which is why she warned her descendants to join the Fuxi clan in guiding the two of you back to your rightful places.
Later on, Gonggong, the God of Water, and Zhurong, the God of Fire, were at odds. Because water and fire are incompatible, an earth-shattering battle broke out. It ended with Gonggong's defeat, in his anger he struck Mount Buzhou, causing the pillar of heaven to snap and tearing a huge hole in the sky. Back then, the earth shook, the four poles collapsed, the Nine Provinces cracked, the heavens tilted to the northwest, and the earth sank in the southeast. Floods raged, fires spread, and people were left destitute and displaced.
Chapter 27