Bai Ran shook her head and smiled, "It went smoothly, no casualties."
Upon hearing this, Wu Si finally breathed a sigh of relief, the heavy stone in her heart lifted.
Baili Xiao gazed at Bai Ran, his expression complex, why...
Why did she choose to fight, when handing herself over could have directly averted the war.
Wu Si also seemed to trust this person greatly. Red clothes, beloved, was there a connection to this woman?
Everything left Baili Xiao utterly perplexed.
The moment Wu Si turned her head, for an instant, her features overlapped with Bai Ran's.
Baili Xiao’s expression became dazed, their appearances... were remarkably similar...?
Wu Si had accompanied him for decades... Why had he initially chosen her to serve by his side?
A woman... he shouldn't have chosen a woman to serve.
Baili Xiao stared at Bai Ran, his thin lips parted, but just as he was about to say something, the appearance of a figure interrupted his unspoken words.
"Girl, your spiritual energy hasn't recovered yet, go and rest."
Long Jinhan strode forward, standing directly beside Bai Ran.
The man was incomparably handsome, the woman was peerlessly graceful. Just standing together, they were enough to make others envious.
A sting, a sourness, surged into Baili Xiao's heart. He opened his mouth, only to close it tightly again.
The strange feeling blooming in his chest made him incredibly uncomfortable...
Bai Ran turned her head and smiled at Long Jinhan, "Alright, I'll go back and rest."
The corners of Long Jinhan's mouth curved up, and he gently took Bai Ran's hand, which hung by her dress. The two walked away hand in hand.
Wu Si watched their retreating figures, her heart full of joy. How could there be such a well-matched couple in the world.
But the moment she turned back, her breath hitched, and her heart seemed to skip a beat.
"God... Lord?"
Baili Xiao's face was grim, his gaze dark as he looked at the two dazzling figures.
God Lord... Wu Si looked at Baili Xiao, a guess forming in her mind.
Although the God Lord's memories had been erased, he had still fallen for Miss Bai...
Once again, he had fallen for the woman destined for him. Was that possible?
Sensing Wu Si's gaze, Baili Xiao tried to steady his emotions, "Wu Si, why are you looking at me like that?"
Wu Si pursed her lips, "God Lord... you, have you fallen for Miss Bai?"
His fists gradually clenched, Baili Xiao frowned, "Wu Si, you know my character and you understand my disposition."
"I do not love her."
Liar... Wu Si gritted her teeth, staring intently at Baili Xiao, her heart aching intensely.
Wu Si knew, because of the look in the God Lord's eyes just now, she could feel it.
When Baili Xiao stood with Miss Bai, her own mood had been equally heavy.
God Lord, do you know...
Mouths can lie, but when lips are closed, love still flows from the eyes...
Wu Si clenched her hands, her head bowed low.
Never mind, some destinies are simply unavoidable and cannot be escaped...
The city returned to its original state. Five days later, as soon as Wu Si and Baili Xiao had recovered, they left decisively.
"Leaving so hastily?" Zhu Que sat in the courtyard, basking in the sun. "Are they returning to the Divine Realm?"
"Returning to the Divine Realm? Then haven't we been protecting them in vain?"
Jiang Ye stood beside her, holding a fan and fanning Zhu Que.
"Jing Feng!"
An enraged voice was heard, and Dongfang Wuji hobbled over, leaning on his cane. "Where is he!"
Five days! A full five days! He had been hung on a tree for five days with no one to rescue him!
Finally, the rope snapped, and he fell from the tree, only then finding freedom.
This fall prevented him from using his spiritual energy and left him with a limp.
Jiang Ye chuckled, looking at his leg, "Looking for Jing Feng? You'll probably have to miss him."
Dongfang Wuji turned his head and glared at him, "Where is he? Where did he go?"
Zhu Que, sitting in her rocking chair, leisurely peeled grapes and popped them into her mouth. "Jing Feng has returned to the Demon Realm with the Demon Lord to confess to his beloved."
Beloved? Dongfang Wuji blinked, his face full of disbelief. "This kid has a beloved?"
"What is her name, where does she live, what does she look like, what is her personality like, and which faction does she belong to?"
Zhu Que stared at him and burst into laughter, "A woman?"
Jiang Ye also chuckled softly and shook his head, "This person, you'd best go and see for yourself."
Facing their mysterious demeanor, Dongfang Wuji blinked in confusion.
It was true, asking a thousand times was not as good as seeing for oneself. "That's right, I need to see for myself."
"Speaking of which, where is Bai Ran?" A sharp pain shot up from his knee. Dongfang Wuji had been counting on Bai Ran's superb medical skills.
"After Baili Xiao left, Master went out to train with Zhong Zi and Dong Ling," Zhu Que mumbled indistinctly, stuffing grapes into her mouth.
Dongfang Wuji pouted, glanced down at his injured leg, and thought, the world where only he was injured has been achieved.
At the same time, in the Divine Realm.
"What did you say! Say it to this Emperor again!"
In the opulent hall, a crowd knelt, the atmosphere tense, making those below tremble uncontrollably.
The Third Elder knelt with his head bowed low, his head almost buried in the ground.
"Reporting, Divine Emperor, over ten thousand heavenly soldiers have been annihilated... n-none survived..."
His voice trembled, stuttering, and with great difficulty, he managed to utter a complete sentence.
No one could believe that the Divine Realm's ten thousand elite troops had all lost contact.
"Good... good you, Baili Xiao! How dare you disobey this Emperor's orders!"
Mo Huai'an sat on the throne of power, his fist clenched, veins bulging.
He had dispatched so many assassins and soldiers, and they couldn't even kill an ordinary woman!
And now he was being told that Baili Xiao had also lost control, and all the heavenly soldiers sent had died tragically!
The generals and elders kneeling below trembled, their heads all lowered, not daring to cast a glance at the person on the main seat.
"Is the Divine Emperor looking for me?"
The palace doors opened, and a man in white slowly entered, neither humble nor overbearing, his expression cold.
"Baili Xiao!"
Mo Huai'an's shoulders heaved with anger, his temples throbbing. "You! What do you mean by this!"
He had sent out ten thousand heavenly soldiers and the head of the Assassin's Pavilion to capture him. No matter what, he refused to yield, and now he had returned on his own?
"Baili Xiao means no offense."
His voice was calm, his blue eyes looking directly at Mo Huai'an on the main seat.
Mo Huai'an's chest heaved violently, his face turning red. "Are you sure you want to defy this Emperor like this!"
"The corpse of that woman is still in this Emperor's hands! Think carefully!"
Corpse? Baili Xiao's cold eyes narrowed, his emotions utterly unperturbed.
"The supreme position of the Nine Heavens, Mo Huai'an, you are utterly unworthy."
"I have returned this time only to inform you that no matter how you threaten me, I, Baili Xiao, will never again be used by the Divine Realm."