Chapter 582: Leaving the Abyss Realm
From the moment Sang Zhe laid eyes on Xu Hongyi, all his smiles vanished.
After all, business came first.
And in Sang Zhe’s eyes, there was nothing more threatening than that woman, Xu Hongyi.
“Senior Sister Yan?” Sang Zhe asked without looking up.
“… She shouldn’t have gotten the upper hand,” Yan Rouwan murmured, lowering her gaze slightly, “But unfortunately, I haven’t regained all my strength yet, and she seems to have planned this for a long time.”
“It’s less that she got to this heavenly treasure first and more that she catalyzed its emergence.”
Sang Zhe frowned slightly.
“Miss Hongyi, you’ve already withdrawn from this game. Isn’t using such methods a bit against the rules now?”
Xu Hongyi tilted her head nonchalantly, “Is that so?”
“Is it not because I’ve already withdrawn that I don’t need to follow your rules?”
Sang Zhe narrowed his eyes. “I might be powerless against Miss Hongyi’s actions, but the other deities might not let you run off with it.”
“And so what?”
Xu Hongyi chuckled lightly, “If I insist on forcibly taking the heavenly treasure, do you think they’ll have any way to stop me?”
… This was precisely what Sang Zhe found most troublesome.
Even if other deities were unhappy, they might not dare confront Xu Hongyi directly.
After all, if it came to a showdown, none could truly overpower the Primordial Deities.
The one saving grace was that Yan Rouwan was present; at least, they wouldn’t be completely helpless against the other deities.
“What are you planning to do?” Sang Zhe stared at Xu Hongyi.
“What am I planning to do…”
Xu Hongyi’s beautiful eyes lingered with numerous ambiguous emotions.
“I want to make you return to your former self.”
“Return to the you that spoiled me endlessly.”
Sang Zhe scrunched his eyebrows in confusion.
But Yan Rouwan’s eyes suddenly turned cold.
In the next moment, it felt as if the space around Xu Hongyi was directly locked down, and Yan Rouwan appeared beside her, reaching out to seize the lotus flower in her hand.
However, the next instant, a chilling voice echoed in her ears:
“… Think carefully.”
“The Primordial Deities… can devour the rules.”
Yan Rouwan’s hand ultimately hovered in front of Xu Hongyi, hesitating to take it.
Because she knew that if the heavenly treasure was devoured, unless Xu Hongyi was killed, she would possess the ability to use the rules within the Abyss Realm.
After all, even more than the Earth Dweller.
Every single heavenly treasure possessed unimaginable strength.
For instance, with just the power of the spatial rules recovered, Yan Rouwan could control the entire Abyss Realm, with nowhere to hide.
If it hadn’t been for the fact that this heavenly treasure was actively awoken by Xu Hongyi, Yan Rouwan would have been fully confident in collecting it first.
Sang Zhe also realized the situation and conveyed to Yan Rouwan through thought: “Is this heavenly treasure quite tricky?”
“… Causal Lotus.” Yan Rouwan’s expression became serious, “A heavenly treasure inscribed with millions of causal threads in the Abyss Realm.”
“If she devours it, she’ll have the power to manipulate causality.”
“How much trouble exactly… is hard to gauge.”
Hearing this, Sang Zhe understood just how tricky the situation was.
So, he proactively spoke up, “Since you haven’t devoured it yet, it means you have other uses for this heavenly treasure, right?”
Xu Hongyi turned her back and smiled lightly.
“This heavenly treasure… I actually want to give it to you.”
“Give it to me?” Sang Zhe laughed, “Is there such a good deal? Then I won’t be polite!”
“But I know that even if I give it to you, you’ll just hand it over to the woman beside you.”
Xu Hongyi slowly withdrew her hand, hiding the Causal Lotus behind her, her beautiful gaze slightly downcast:
“Once I collect a few more heavenly treasures, I’ll give them to you together.”
“You won’t have the chance.” Yan Rouwan said coldly.
Xu Hongyi turned to look at her, her beautiful eyes instantly turning crimson and eerie, accompanied by a strange smile.
“Omnipotent one, do you think that just because you awakened your powers, you have the right to speak to me?”
“Don’t forget. You are ultimately just a manifestation of the rules. Merely a puppet nourished by him.”
“If it weren’t in the Abyss Realm, I’d definitely make you remember being broken down by us in the past.”
A hint of savagery flashed in Yan Rouwan’s beautiful eyes.
Just as she was about to use her powers to clash with Xu Hongyi, Sang Zhe’s hand gently rested on her shoulder.
“… Don’t rush.”
In an instant, Yan Rouwan fell silent.
Sang Zhe looked at Xu Hongyi and said softly, “First come, first served. Since Miss Hongyi found the heavenly treasure first, it’s fine for her to take it away.”
“Please go ahead.”
Xu Hongyi seemed somewhat surprised that Sang Zhe so readily let her take the heavenly treasure, and couldn’t help but look at him with disappointment.
“Would you rather not have the heavenly treasure than talk to me a couple more times?”
Sang Zhe calmly shook his head: “I have nothing to say to you.”
Xu Hongyi pursed her lips slightly but ultimately turned her gaze toward Yan Rouwan.
“Let’s make a deal.”
“Why should I make a deal with you?” Yan Rouwan retorted bluntly.
“If you don’t want me to devour the Causal Lotus and strip away the connections of everyone with him.”
Xu Hongyi’s voice had turned cold: “Then you’d better behave.”
Yan Rouwan’s eyes were growing more murderous.
Sang Zhe paused for a moment before slowly asking, “What do you want to trade?”
“I want you to come with me.”
Xu Hongyi tilted her head, speaking softly, “Stay with me for a month. Until I’m satisfied.”
“Not a problem.”
Sang Zhe agreed without hesitation.
But Yan Rouwan anxiously said, “No, he can’t go with you!”
“Why?”
Xu Hongyi interrupted her, her eerie eyes glinting with amusement: “Or do you want to come too?”
“Sure. You can have him come along.”
Yan Rouwan was taken aback.
Sang Zhe’s guard went up: “Wait, where exactly are you taking me?”
“Where else?”
Xu Hongyi smiled brilliantly, softly saying: “To our true home.”
“A place far more spacious, free, happy, and warm than this cramped Abyss Realm.”
“The Sixth Domain—Falling Petal Realm.”
“My domain.”
The instant those words were spoken, Yan Rouwan could no longer hide her murderous intent.
As she raised her hand, Xu Hongyi’s voice rang out again:
“Look.”
“The way she’s anxiously sweating right now—doesn’t it look like a lie is about to be exposed?”
“What are you afraid of? You know I won’t harm him.”
“Or,” Xu Hongyi’s eerie eyes shone even brighter, “are you afraid your carefully crafted lies will shatter?”
“Don’t spout nonsense!”
Yan Rouwan turned urgently, explaining: “Don’t listen to her, she’s sowing discord—”
Before she could finish, Sang Zhe had already placed his hand on her head, gently ruffling her hair:
“I trust Senior Sister Yan.”
“So.”
“… Please, trust me too, Senior Sister Yan.”
Then, he calmly turned away.
“I’ll go with you.”
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