At this moment, Feng Zhan wished he could die.
Shi Jiu said, "Just now, were you blaming me?"
"You're not just my little aunt; you're my grand - aunt. How dare I blame you?"
Shi Jiu didn't say a word. She just lowered her head. She must have felt guilty for not telling Feng Zhan all the information completely.
"Zhao Huai, no matter what, you're a kind person. You should know that if you stay here for too long, it will have a negative impact on this plane."
"So what?"
"Zhao Huai!"
"Do you want me to go back to the Four Seas and the Eight Wildernesses with you? Back there, to continue feeling the boundless darkness? All my descendants in that plane have been used for blood sacrifice by the Flame Emperor. All you care about is maintaining the order of the Nine Provinces Continent. You just keep telling me to go back, but what can I have there? I'm heartless, not really kind, and I don't even know what kindness is. But I'm still better than you heartless people."
Feng Zhan turned to look at Shi Jiu behind him.
Shi Jiu was stunned. "Why are you looking at me?"
"Damn it. I actually think what he said makes sense."
Shi Jiu said, "Azan, these are just one - sided views. Zhao Huai doesn't belong to this plane. If he stays here forcefully, the entire Nine Provinces Continent will collapse. You don't know the power of this Supreme Beast. All the spirit beasts, monsters, and divine beasts on this plane that haven't signed contracts with humans will willingly submit to him. Even if he doesn't use this power or do anything harmful to the Nine Provinces Continent, the arrival of him will still cause space - time rifts. By then, it won't just be the Nine Provinces Continent that will suffer. The Four Seas and the Eight Wildernesses will also be in great danger. So, Zhao Huai must go back."
However, judging from the current situation, Zhao Huai seemed determined to stay here and would surely not go back with them easily.
The two were whispering. They had repeatedly ignored Zhao Huai's presence. Naturally, Zhao Huai got angry. He moved his hands, and the feet of the two lifted off the ground. They were firmly pressed against the tree trunk.
Neither Feng Zhan nor Shi Jiu was prepared. They were hanging on the tree.
Feng Zhan shouted, "Can't you say something before you act?"
The anger in Zhao Huai's pupils seemed about to burst out.
Feng Zhan quickly stretched out his hand and said, "Don't be angry. For old times' sake, remember that I took good care of you during the clan meeting."
Zhao Huai said, "That's exactly why I haven't killed you yet."
Hearing this, Feng Zhan was a bit excited. He wanted to persuade Zhao Huai to go back with them by appealing to his emotions and reasoning. If they completed their mission, all the terrible things would not happen.
"Look, you still cherish old friendships. What's wrong with going back with us? If you feel bored then, I'll play chess with you every day. Or if there's someone you care about, tell me, and I'll try to bring her to that plane."
Feng Zhan was speaking vividly. In fact, he was trying to deceive Zhao Huai slowly.
But Zhao Huai seemed to be serious at this moment.
"Xiaoning'er."
"What?"
"I want Xiaoning'er to be with me."
"You mean Xiaoning'er? Could it be..."
"Zhao Shuning."
As these three words came out, Feng Zhan and Shi Jiu were hanging half - way on the tree trunk, just staring at each other. Competing with the third brother for a woman? Although he was Buran's elder brother, he didn't have the guts. If Buran got angry, the consequences...
Just thinking about it, Feng Zhan shivered all over. He didn't dare. Offending Buran was more terrifying than offending this Supreme Beast.
However, Feng Zhan still didn't want to give up.
"Then—let's discuss it. You know that the girl likes our Buran. As her elder brother, you surely hope she'll be happy, right? Don't worry. If you're willing—"
"I'm not Xiaoning'er's elder brother."
Zhao Huai's eyes became burning.
"Even before Xiaoning'er was born, I knew I was adopted. Since she grew up, I haven't regarded her as my younger sister."
Zhao Huai wanted to possess Zhao Shuning, both her body and heart. But he didn't want Xiaoning'er to have any regrets. She still had things to finish here. He had been waiting. Once she completed all her tasks, he would start to carry out his plan.
"Zhao Huai, you..."
"This is your last chance."
Before Feng Zhan could finish, Zhao Huai interrupted him.
"What?"
With a wave of Zhao Huai's hand, Feng Zhan and Shi Jiu's bodies quickly floated higher. Zhao Huai flapped his wings gently, and Feng Zhan and Shi Jiu flew far away. This was the last time he let them go. If they met again, no matter what their past relationship was, he wouldn't show them any mercy.
Seeing this, Hundun slowly walked out of the valley.
"Your Honor, why did you let them go?"
"Yan Ruyu is waiting for them outside."
At present, his power was not fully developed. Although he could deal with Yan Ruyu, Zhao Huai didn't want to waste his energy on this. He knew Yan Ruyu quite well. Yan Ruyu's potential was definitely more than what they saw now. Both of them had not fully unleashed their power. Previously, although he had set up a barrier, Yan Ruyu's letter could still break through it and reach him. There was already a wisp of Yan Ruyu's spiritual power attached to the letter. With Yan Ruyu's ability, he might have already basically determined the location of Feng Zhan and Meng Po.
Letting Feng Zhan and Shi Jiu go was not so much giving them a last chance as it was giving himself one.
"I've recently found a good place. The timing is right today. Let's move there."
Zhao Huai turned around. Hundun nodded and immediately followed Zhao Huai.
At this moment, Yan Ruyu was outside the Nether Valley. Suddenly, he saw two light dots. These two light dots were getting bigger and bigger. Then, Yan Ruyu formed hand seals and caught the two people. Seeing them, he let out a sigh of relief. With the appearance of Feng Zhan and Shi Jiu, Yan Ruyu suddenly found that the barrier above the Nether Valley had disappeared out of thin air. He brought his elder brother and little aunt back to the ground.
Feng Zhan shook his head at Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu knew that it would be much more difficult to take Zhao Huai back to the Four Seas and the Eight Wildernesses than they had thought.
"Do we really have to reach that point?"
Would the thing he was worried about really happen? The prediction of the Star Disk Formation had already indicated this. When that day came, what would Ning'er do? On one side was Zhao Huai, and on the other side was himself. How would she choose?