The quarrel between the Holy Mother Nuwa and Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, Li Ping'an was the sole eavesdropper.
Li Ping'an knew full well that whether he was awake or not, he could neither deceive Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan nor could he deceive the Holy Mother Nuwa;
yet to avoid getting involved in this 'parent-child conflict,' Li Ping'an chose to continue feigning unconsciousness.
Listening to the words of Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, he thought back to the day when Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan took him boating on an unnamed river and spoke those words to him.
'The Way of Humanity is not just about the Human Race.'
'I am the Human Emperor, and I must consider issues from the perspective of the Human Race.'
Clearly, Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan understood the rationale that the Hundred Clans could not be completely exterminated; he wouldn't oppose the Heavenly Court of the Human Race leaving a way out for the Hundred Clans, but he couldn't say so outright.