Main hall of Balance City.
Taishi Xiaxin arrived with Wu Kai, presenting a trove of celestial herbs and rare treasures as gifts in repayment for a life-saving favor.
Yu Buxia did not refuse. She had the temple attendants step forward and accept everything as listed, though her expression was somewhat unnatural, her gaze deliberately avoiding the direction to her left.
Because Ye Yu was there.
His eyes kept drifting to Yu Buxia without him realizing it.
Last night, after he poured out his longing to Ying Huo, she had taken the initiative, saying she was willing to accept Yu Buxia and allow the two of them to be together.
When Ye Yu first heard that, he found it a little unbelievable.
How was she willing to accept? And how was she allowing it?
Before I came, what agreement did you two actually reach?
Ying Huo did not offer much explanation to Ye Yu’s questions. Instead she dropped a heavier revelation: she already knew about the Bone Maiden.
The Bone Maiden was in Crescent Moon Pavilion.
Before they encountered the Flesh-Demonic God Shen Kangren, the two had just met—and even fought a bout.
To Ye Yu, that news struck far harder than anything about Yu Buxia.
He knew Ying Huo’s temperament was extremely unstable. Once ranked near the top of the Evil List, she was more dangerous than the Flesh-Demonic God himself.
Ying Huo came clean, saying the Bone Maiden was fine—better than fine—she had been blessed by misfortune, entered a moment of enlightenment, and gained a chance to break through.
To be honest, before she went to Crescent Moon Pavilion, Ying Huo had considered killing the Bone Maiden.
She abandoned the thought quickly.
Because she did not dare.
She feared Ye Yu would never see her again because of it.
When she said this, Ying Huo’s eyes reddened, aggrieved.
Ye Yu had meant to ask why the Bone Maiden had gone to Crescent Moon Pavilion, but seeing Ying Huo like that, he swallowed his words and patiently comforted the person at his side.
By the next day—today—the title “Second Sister-in-Law” had already reached Ye Yu’s ears via Shen Fuxin.
Say what you will, that title was hard to keep a straight face at.
Before Ye Yu could go see Yu Buxia, the Wuzhong Mountain Divine Alliance Lord Taishi Xiaxin arrived to pay a visit, so everyone gathered in the main hall.
Driven by curiosity, Ye Yu’s eyes naturally drifted toward Yu Buxia again and again.
That was only human.
But in the hall, the busy eyes were not just Ye Yu’s and Yu Buxia’s.
Taishi Xiaxin’s as well.
At this moment his divine body had returned to normal, but his face remained pale.
Clearly yesterday’s injuries had not fully healed.
After losing so much flesh-and-blood power, how could it recover so fast?
He had dragged his heavily wounded body to Balance City in such haste for one purpose only: to see again the divine beast that could devour Shen Kangren.
Truth be told, when he heard {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} that the God of Balance, Yu Buxia, had successfully returned to Balance City, Taishi Xiaxin’s first thought was that Shen Kangren had been completely swallowed by that divine beast.
Thus his interest in Little White was at its peak.
But looking around, he did not see Little White anywhere.
Taishi Xiaxin glanced at Ye Yu and asked softly, “May I ask, dao friend, was that divine beast yesterday your divine pet? Why do I not see it today?”
Perched on Ye Yu’s shoulder, Little White lifted its head blankly and asked in a deep voice, “What do you want with me?”
“You?”
Taishi Xiaxin and Wu Kai stared at Little White in disbelief.
They simply could not connect yesterday’s terrifying slaughterer with the tiny, arm-sized, adorable little lamb before them.
The contrast was too great.
“Nonsense. If it’s not me, is it you? Want me to swallow you to prove it?”
Little White curled its lip in disdain, but to avoid unnecessary trouble it gave a thought, and its true-form phantom manifested behind it.
That power-laden body, even as a mere apparition, still pressed down on the senses with terrifying weight.
Wu Kai involuntarily retreated two steps.
Taishi Xiaxin’s eyes widened despite himself.
He steadied his mind at once and cupped his hands. “Many thanks, senior, for saving us. I also came to ask one question: was the Flesh-Demonic God Shen Kangren completely devoured by you?
“That evil god is extremely dangerous. With only a scrap of flesh he can revive and be reborn, so senior must be exceedingly careful.
“If he cannot be digested, please make arrangements in advance.”
The strong are honored first.
Judging by how Little White had suppressed Shen Kangren at the start, Taishi Xiaxin’s addressing it as “senior” was hardly excessive.
He offered this knowledge in good faith as well.
But his words made Little White very unhappy. It immediately turned its face aside.
What do you mean, “cannot be digested”? I already threw up, and you still have something to say?
Yu Buxia spoke up of her own accord. “Alliance Lord Taishi misunderstands. Shen Kangren was not devoured yesterday—he escaped.”
At that, a strange light flashed in Taishi Xiaxin’s eyes.
Not fear—excitement.
Even after being beaten to that extent yesterday, Taishi Xiaxin still dreamed of killing Shen Kangren with his own hands.
As Lord of the Wuzhong Mountain Divine Alliance, this was his obsession.
With such merit, their righteous divine clan’s name for eradicating fiends would ring louder.
But Taishi Xiaxin was no fool.
He knew that by his strength alone, he was no match for Shen Kangren.
So he hurried to say, “City Lord Yu, if that is so, then you all must be careful. Shen Kangren is vindictive to the extreme. If he is not slain, he will surely return for revenge.
“My cultivation may not be high, but I have some experience dealing with evil gods.
“I think we can cooperate, together—”
Before he could finish, Ye Yu said coldly, “There’s no need to cooperate. If there is nothing else, Alliance Lord Taishi may leave.”
A dismissal laid bare in broad daylight, giving Taishi Xiaxin not the slightest face.
Ye Yu did not hide the disgust in his eyes.
He truly disliked this man.
The experiences in the dream remained vivid.
If not for the sake of Wu Kai of the Wuzhong Mountain divine clan coming to seek aid for Ying Huo and Yu Buxia, Ye Yu would have considered having Little White swallow Taishi Xiaxin in one gulp to take the edge off his appetite.
Letting you walk out alive is already the best outcome. Do not push your luck.
Taishi Xiaxin fell silent and looked steadily at Ye Yu.
On the surface, the other party showed only New God Realm cultivation.
But the Little White on his shoulder possessed power to rival the peak of the Ancient God Realm, even a Divine Lord.
Under such circumstances, Taishi Xiaxin could not dare take him lightly.
So he shifted his gaze to Yu Buxia instead.
He wanted to see where the God of Balance stood on this.
Whether there was any intention to cooperate.
