Upon hearing Hong Zhencheng dump the blame on his head, Ye Yu’s mind buzzed.
After a disbelieving glance at him, he formed a seal one-handed and cast Demonic Conversion.
Then, as they passed a river, two figures burst out at once and slashed toward the twin-blade woman.
Though the beings summoned by Demonic Conversion were all Heavenly God Realm powerhouses, using them to stall the woman’s advance was no problem.
Working in concert, they forcibly bought the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
By the time the woman cleared the trouble, Ye Yu and Hong Zhencheng were already gone.
She stamped her foot in anger, then shot forward again.
On the far side of the river, in the mountains, Ye Yu and Hong Zhencheng were hiding inside a tree hollow.
Sensing the woman’s aura fade, both exhaled in relief.
Ye Yu then grabbed Hong Zhencheng by the sleeve.
“You brat, I don’t even know that woman. Why does her chasing you have anything to do with me?”
Looking very wronged, Hong Zhencheng took out the Succubus Manual Ye Yu had given him earlier, then began explaining who the woman was.
After leaving the ruins of the Immeasurable Hall, he had secretly sworn to avenge himself on Flesh-and-Blood Demon God Shen Kangren. To fulfill that oath, he knew he couldn’t do it alone. So he decided to take the advice and pick suitable candidates from the Succubus Manual to aid him.
Following the principle of “closest first,” he set his sights on the nearest Bitter Sea Cliff— which happened to be the dojo of the twin-blade woman.
Her name was Tang Zhanzhan.
She was a Gold God Realm peak demon god. Rumor had it the twin blades in her hands could cut down Ancient God Realm beings—plus her figure was shapely and her looks were...
Ahem. Obviously, none of that was the point.
What mattered was that Hong Zhencheng had taken a fancy to Tang Zhanzhan’s strength.
Maybe she alone couldn’t stand against Shen Kangren. But enough numbers turn into a qualitative change.
Therefore, Tang Zhanzhan was an indispensable helper on the road to revenge.
So Hong Zhencheng went to Bitter Sea Cliff and, following the information recorded in the Succubus Manual, began to “conquer” Tang Zhanzhan.
To be fair, Hong Zhencheng didn’t have much experience chasing women. But some people, after major events, awaken their innate gifts— and Hong Zhencheng’s gift was... picking up women.
Half a day!
In just half a day, Hong Zhencheng had completely won Tang Zhanzhan over.
Their feelings then heated rapidly, to the point of being glued together, inseparable. Everything was developing in a good direction.
But the biggest problem between them was that they were getting along too well.
Hong Zhencheng overdid it, to the point that Tang Zhanzhan reached the “won’t marry anyone but him” stage.
At first, Hong Zhencheng was delighted, thinking he’d secured another ally. But the smile soon faded.
Tang Zhanzhan was a mantis demon god.
And the Mantis Clan has a tradition: after marrying, they devour their spouse.
When Tang Zhanzhan told him this with tender affection, his face instantly turned deathly pale.
Gods can have breakdowns, too.
That day, Hong Zhencheng truly unraveled.
Even though Tang Zhanzhan promised she would never like anyone else again, would be faithful to the end, and that if they had children she would raise them with all her strength, Hong Zhencheng still felt this was something he could not do.
So he ran on the spot.
Tang Zhanzhan, in turn, began a frantic pursuit—chasing and persuading him at the same time.
But no matter what she said, Hong Zhencheng refused to look back.
Because if he looked back, he’d really die.
After this account, Ye Yu fell into a rare silence.
Honestly, this was the first time he’d encountered anything like it. He truly hadn’t expected that, in the God Realm, there could be such a dangerous kind of love.
Conclusion: in the future, female demon gods of the Mantis Clan are off-limits.
This must be remembered, remembered.
Huh—wait. Why do I feel a chill?
Ye Yu looked up in curiosity.
The next second, the entire crown of the tree was sliced in half.
Tang Zhanzhan stood three meters away, twin blades in hand, eyes still cold.
“Baby Hong, you’ve been running so long trying to shake me off. Is it because you don’t like me?”
Ye Yu lifted a brow.
What a “Baby Hong.”
Hong Zhencheng sprang to his feet and said in a deep voice, “Yes, that’s right, I don’t like you! I won’t form a Dao partnership with you. As for that damn wedding ceremony, we’re not doing it anymore. Do you understand?”
His thinking was simple: if your love costs a life, we’re not playing.
Flip the table.
Even losing you as an ally is better than dying by your hand.
But some deadly loves are fated never to end cleanly.
A tear slid down Tang Zhanzhan’s cheek, fell onto the blade, and split in two.
She didn’t turn and leave in despair. After a moment of silence, she raised the twin blades she had lowered.
“So, you were toying with my feelings?
Hong Zhencheng, you’re dead!”
With a thunderous shout, Tang Zhanzhan launched a new round of pursuit.
And Hong Zhencheng bolted.
Ye Yu started to follow, then thought—wait, why am I running?
Tang Zhanzhan is chasing Hong Zhencheng. What does that have to do with me?
Thinking it through, Ye Yu planted himself where he was and even made a courteous “please” gesture.
Sure enough, Tang Zhanzhan flashed right past him without even a glance— utterly ignoring him.
Safe.
Ye Yu slowly let out a long breath, then looked toward Hong Zhencheng’s fleeing figure.
Hmm. So what now? I can’t really just watch the kid die in front of me, can I?
Just then, Hong Zhencheng’s urgent voice rang in his sea of mind.
“Big bro, think of something—fast! I really don’t want to die!”
“I’m thinking, I’m thinking!”
Ye Yu’s brow tightened; for a moment, he panicked.
What he knew: Tang Zhanzhan’s twin blades were unstoppable; she was at Gold God Realm peak; the gap in strength was too great. If he rushed in, it would be hard to handle.
Should he get close and use Equality of All Beings first?
Ye Yu tapped his toes—he was about to sprint upward when Tang Zhanzhan was suddenly engulfed by a mass of black flesh and blood.
A rank stench surged over.
It was Flesh-and-Blood Demon God Shen Kangren.
At this moment, his body had become grotesquely bloated, his whole being exuding a decayed breath of death. Perhaps his flesh-devouring ability was not what it once was, but his power of corruption had greatly increased.
In just a few breaths, Tang Zhanzhan vanished like smoke.
Only two blades remained, lying lonely on the ground.
Hong Zhencheng froze at the sight, even a trace of reluctance flickering in his eyes.
Truth be told, he had feelings for Tang Zhanzhan.
Even if a second earlier she’d been hunting him, seeing her reduced to nothing the next second left his heart unsettled.
Lovestruck Hong began to grieve.
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