Yuan Yin Heavenly Lord lowered her head, her eyes slightly red, and could only nod through her tears.
"If I go, can I trade it for Lü'er's freedom?" she asked.
"What are you thinking?" Yuan Yu tapped her on the head. "How is she not free? She's thrilled every day that she managed to cling to me."
"Is that so?"
"Yes." Yuan Yu smiled.
The remaining four elders folded their arms and pretended not to hear any of it.
Just then, Yuan Yu took out a communication stone.
"Young Master, the third-level Order Ruin has been secured. These people have been fairly obedient. We'll head back immediately," said the person within the communication stone.
"Good! Very good!" Yuan Yu beamed. "Hurry back. I'll be waiting for you."
"Yes, Young Master!"
Once the communication stone shut off, the tense atmosphere in the cave eased considerably. Even Yuan Yin Heavenly Lord forced a smile along with them.
Yuan Yu looked down at the beautiful woman in white and secretly thought, If I reach the third Cosmic Chart realm and am only two realms below her, I won't have to fear her risking her life so much. Maybe I can even have a taste of her first in this Infernal Abyss...
Though he was not very old.
Respectable married women were his greatest favorite. To him, they were even more fragrant than untouched young maidens.
In this brief span of time, his mind had already wandered to lustful thoughts. Upon hearing that the third-level Order Ruin had been obtained, the others relaxed as well. Aside from Yuan Yin Heavenly Lord, they had begun chatting and laughing merrily.
"Over these past few hundred years, we've gradually opened up a foothold in this Infernal Abyss. Only by building good relations with these stubborn Infernal Abyss