Yan Ruyu had a lot on his mind.
On the one hand, he had to worry about the future of the Nine - Regions Continent for a hundred years. On the other hand, he had to take into account Zhao Shuning's feelings.
He knew that for Zhao Shuning, when she was Ye Ling, she had enjoyed too little family affection. So in this life, she was so persistent about Zhao Huai.
If this matter had nothing to do with Ning'er, Yan Ruyu wouldn't have been so entangled.
After thinking for a long time.
Associating with some information, Yan Ruyu decided that he should go to the Ghost Domain first.
The seal in the Ghost Domain was set by himself.
Although they had an agreement of non - aggression, if Zhao Huai really chose the Ghost Domain as his habitat, everything might develop in a bad direction.
The reason he didn't tell his elder brothers before was that he was afraid they would go to the Ghost Domain on their own to avoid implicating him, just like this time.
Yan Ruyu murmured the mental formula and made a magic seal with his hands. As his eyes opened, his figure soared into the air and rushed quickly towards the Ghost Domain.
In just a few days.
Yan Ruyu was approaching the Ghost Domain.
The closer he got, the stronger the unease in his heart became.
Until now.
When he saw Zhao Huai and Chaos on the opposite side, the unease in Yan Ruyu's heart reached its peak.
Zhao Huai seemed to be waiting for him.
He had already calculated that with Yan Ruyu's ability, he would surely figure out that he was going to the Ghost Domain.
But Yan Ruyu didn't know why, since Zhao Huai had already reached the Ghost Domain, he didn't enter the Ancient Desolate Land but waited for him here.
"You've finally come," Zhao Huai spoke first.
Yan Ruyu steadied his figure.
Calmly, he said, "You've been waiting for me?"
"You should know what I'm going to do."
Yan Ruyu's right eyelid twitched rapidly.
He knew.
Of course he knew.
When Zhao Huai spoke to him in such a tone, he had already guessed.
Yan Ruyu said, "One day, you'll regret this."
"Regret? What should I regret? There are plenty of fierce beasts in the Ancient Desolate Land. I'm the Lord of All Beasts, the master of all ancient beasts. No matter how fierce they are, they can only be my subordinates."
"Zhao Huai, that's not what I'm talking about," Yan Ruyu continued.
"You're waiting for me here, aren't you hesitating? You must think it through. The Ghost Domain is a dangerous place. You lost your physical body here before. Now that you've come here again, even if I don't look for you, the Divine Sect in the Ghost Domain will never get along peacefully with you. The power in your body is what they desire. If your power falls into their hands, with Mo Bai's character, the world will be in complete chaos."
Zhao Huai scoffed.
"Do you think that after living for so many years, I can't deal with such a child?"
"Human nature is cunning. Although you're powerful, you know too little. You haven't really contacted them, so you don't know how terrifying human nature can be."
Yan Ruyu's words were indeed true.
But.
Compared with that, Zhao Huai would rather live in the Ancient Desolate Land than return to the cage of the Underworld and the cycle of reincarnation.
He had finally.
Finally met the person he cared about. It was precisely because of little Ning'er that Zhao Huai didn't want to leave the Nine - Regions Continent.
At least here, he still had someone to miss.
After saying that, regardless of Yan Ruyu's gaze, Zhao Huai leaped into the air and flew towards the Ancient Desolate Land.
Yan Ruyu quickly tried to stop him, but Zhao Huai's figure was extremely fast.
Yan Ruyu failed to stop him.
The next moment.
In the Ancient Desolate Land, all the beasts roared in unison. The roars, running sounds, and biting sounds were mixed together.
With a purple light shining, thousands of fierce beasts instantly became quiet.
The difference between before and after was just a moment.
This was the power of the Lord of All Beasts.
From then on, the Ghost Domain was divided into two parts.
The Ancient Desolate Land truly belonged to Zhao Huai.
Watching this scene, Yan Ruyu clenched his fists tightly. The uneasiness in his heart became more and more obvious.
Originally, when Zhao Huai came to the Ghost Domain and lived in the Ancient Desolate Land, the ancient castle where the Divine Sect was located was far away from the Ancient Desolate Land. The two forces gathered together. Since the Divine Sect had once opposed Zhao Huai, these two forces could check and balance each other, which should have been a good thing.
But -
Human nature was unpredictable.
In the confrontation between these two forces, on the surface, Zhao Huai would surely win.
However, after thousands of years, Yan Ruyu knew that many things nowadays couldn't be determined by strength alone.
The malice of human hearts could sometimes turn a one - sided confrontation completely around.
Ye Ling had died because of "human hearts" back then.
The Ghost Domain was fortified.
Yan Ruyu had signed a contract with the Ghost Domain back then, and the seal was designed by himself. Now he couldn't easily enter the Ghost Domain. Even if he did enter, it would only arouse the dissatisfaction of thousands of fierce beasts and cause unease among countless common people on the Nine - Regions Continent.
At this moment, Yan Ruyu, dressed in a green robe, stood in the air above the Ghost Domain. Finally, he heaved a long sigh.
"Zhao Huai, I hope we won't end up in a situation that no one wants to see."
After saying that, Yan Ruyu turned around and left the Ghost Domain.
At this moment, Zhao Shuning, who was almost at the border city of the Sea Spirit Kingdom, felt a sharp pain in her heart and suddenly woke up.
Ye Xingchen quickly came to comfort her.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
After saying that, he quickly poured a cup of tea for Zhao Shuning. Zhao Shuning took the tea and took a sip. The unease in her chest dissipated a little.
She raised her eyes.
Meeting Ye Xingchen's worried gaze, she gave a charming smile.
"I'm fine. Maybe I haven't sat in a carriage so comfortably for so many years. I took a deep sleep just now. I don't know what I dreamed about, and then I woke up."
"Sister, you probably had a nightmare. Maybe you didn't rest well on the road. How about now?"
Zhao Shuning put down the teacup and stretched.
"Now, I'm much better. I was just startled. It's nothing serious."
Seeing the smile on his sister's face, Ye Xingchen felt relieved.
They discussed some other things, and the previous tense atmosphere gradually disappeared.
Laughter kept coming from the carriage.
"Whoa -"
With a long cry from the coachman outside, the carriage slowly stopped.
Ye Xingchen lifted the curtain.
He found that at this moment, they had arrived outside the border city.
"Sister, we're here."
The border city was the city on the border of the Sea Spirit Kingdom and the place where the landlady had met Kong Ye.
Zhao Shuning got out of the carriage.
Holding Ye Xingchen's hand, she gently leaped off the carriage.
The sky in the border city was really blue.