[“Luo Shu, three million years from now, Tongtian Pavilion will have only you left. Your strength plummets, you turn into a pug, and then I become the Divine Alliance Lord!”]
[At those words, all three of Luo Shu’s dog heads fix on Ye Yu.]
[Liu Yuenong is also stunned rigid on the spot.]
[In their minds, Tongtian Pavilion right now is in its blazing prime.]
[Within the God Realm, it is a solid near–first-tier Divine Alliance.]
[The main reason it hasn’t hit top tier is simply its short history and small number of divine clansfolk.]
[Say nothing else—at the current pace of growth,]
[at most five years to reach first tier; within a million years, becoming top tier in the God Realm wouldn’t be difficult.]
[And this alliance so full of hope and future—you’re saying that in three million years only Luo Shu remains? And a yokai god takes the alliance lord’s seat?]
[It’s laughable!]
[Luo Shu bursts into loud laughter on the spot.]
[He points at Ye Yu and says softly, “Little yokai god, did you come here looking to die?”]
[“By the way, Yuenong—how did you say he came into our Tongtian Pavilion?”]
[Liu Yuenong bows. “I don’t know either. He seemed to appear in the alliance out of nowhere. The outer demon gods and the alliance grand array didn’t detect his arrival.”]
[Luo Shu props one dog head with a single dog paw under the jaw.]
[The other two dog heads stack atop the first like acrobats.]
[It looks a little comical.]
[But Ye Yu doesn’t laugh, because he already senses a dense killing intent.]
[Hmm. Personal experience yields a conclusion.]
[At his peak, Luo Shu’s temper is not good—do not poke him.]
[To stay alive, he must stifle the laugh.]
[Fortunately, the tableau doesn’t last long.]
[Luo Shu rolls his neck, returning the three dog heads to the same level.]
[“Boy, I don’t care which bastard used great divine arts to send you here. But to try to sway hearts with a few words? That’s far too naive.”]
[“I know—since you dared come, you must be ready to die.”]
[“But I won’t let you die so easily.”]
[“I’ll imprison you for three million years. When that time comes, I’ll let you see with your own eyes how far Tongtian Pavilion has risen!”]
[With that, Luo Shu waves a hand.]
[Clearly, he intends for Liu Yuenong to haul Ye Yu away and lock him up.]
[That is not /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ the outcome Ye Yu wants, so he can’t help shouting, “What I said is true! In the near future you’ll be gravely wounded, and White Rainbow will die...”]
[He’s only halfway through when the entire side hall begins to shake violently!]
[The space in the corners twists and warps!]
[Luo Shu’s three dog heads seem to fall into confusion.]
[“Wh—White Rainbow? Such a familiar name! Who is she? Who?”]
[Hearing this, Ye Yu’s heart jolts.]
[What is going on?]
[From Luo Shu’s account before, White Rainbow was its best companion—so why is it asking that now?]
[Could it be that in this former Tongtian Pavilion, relationships have shifted somehow?]
[Ye Yu has no time to think further—pain flares in his arm.]
[He turns and sees Liu Yuenong gripping his arm with one hand, using tremendous force.]
[Ye Yu starts to yank free—but Liu Yuenong’s face is twisted in pain.]
[As if, at this moment, she is enduring an immense injury.]
[Now she seems to become once more as she is three million years later.]
[Those lonely eyes are unmistakable.]
[She gives a slight shake of her head, as if telling Ye Yu not to mention the name White Rainbow again.]
[As the warped space around them grows, Ye Yu knows he must change course.]
[He hurriedly amends, “My apologies—I misspoke. I meant that the many demon gods of Tongtian Pavilion will also die.”]
[At that, the violent trembling of the side hall abruptly ceases.]
[Even the twisted space around them starts, bit by bit, to return to normal.]
[On Luo Shu’s three dog heads: one smirks in disdain, one surges with killing intent, and the last looks pitying.]
[“Boy, are you planning to curse us to cut off our alliance’s fortune?”]
[“Fine, fine—that’s at least a new angle.”]
[“But it still won’t change your fate. Yuenong, drag him out, lash his divine soul three hundred times, then lock him up!”]
[“Yes, Great Sage!”]
[Liu Yuenong bows again in assent.]
[In that instant, she is once more the lively girl—everything just now as if an illusion.]
[He doesn’t know exactly what ‘lash the divine soul three hundred times’ entails, but it will certainly be excruciating.]
[Ye Yu has no desire to face that end.]
[So he hardens his heart, plants a hand on his hip, and declares, “Doggie, are you trying to rebel?!”]
[At those words, Liu Yuenong shudders.]
[Doggie? You dare use that form of address for the Great Sage, Guardian of the Realm of the Demon World?]
[Do you actually want to die?]
[Instinctively she releases Ye Yu and steps back half a pace.]
[She does it for one simple reason: to avoid being spattered with blood.]
[In Liu Yuenong’s mind, in the very next second Luo Shu will erupt in fury and execute Ye Yu with thunderous force.]
[The Great Sage’s majesty cannot be profaned!]
[Yet the expected scene does not occur.]
[Luo Shu not only doesn’t kill Ye Yu—he even rises from the dragon throne, trembling.]
[“What...did you just call me?” he says, incredulous.]
[Seeing this reaction, Ye Yu understands at once: he bet correctly.]
[Earlier, while reading in Tongtian Pavilion’s archives, he found a long-dusty diary in a corner.]
[It was White Rainbow’s friendship diary.]
[It recorded many past episodes of White Rainbow and Luo Shu.]
[What impressed Ye Yu most was how White Rainbow addressed Luo Shu!]
[Whenever Luo Shu got stubborn, as long as White Rainbow said, “Doggie, are you trying to rebel?”]
[Luo Shu would become obedient and stop being stubborn.]
[For this Guardian of the Realm, that line was like a tightening curse—a phrase with a strange magic.]
[And now, it seems to work very well.]
[In that case—once more!]
[Ye Yu, righteous and stern, shouts again, “Doggie, are you trying to rebel?!”]
[The shout is so loud the floor trembles ever so slightly.]
[Liu Yuenong stares at Ye Yu, dumbfounded, speechless for a long moment.]
[Luo Shu, meanwhile, wears a look of utter bliss.]
[The sight gives Ye Yu the creeps.]
[Doggo, don’t tell me you’re...a bit unusual in that regard?]
