As he spoke, he scrambled after Li Tianming, crawling and rolling as he caught up. At the same time, he muttered in a low voice, "Li Tianming, listen up—I also know the ultimate secret of the Yu Ruins! The true ultimate secret, more important than the Karma Emperor Mausoleum and the Land of Yu's Fall. If you can obtain it, you'll be immortal and indestructible. No one will be able to do anything to you..."
Just as he was shouting, Li Tianming suddenly stopped ahead, dug at his ear, and asked, "What did you say?"
"Uh..." The Seventeenth Prince froze. He had already wiped away his tears, only for beads of sweat to replace them. He wiped off the sweat and stared wide-eyed at the white-haired man holding the hand of a little girl in a short blue dress. Under the glow of the yellow sands, Li Tianming's white hair shimmered with crystalline radiance, while his gentle yet resolute gaze was dazzling beyond measure.
"N-Nothing." The Seventeenth Prince paused, then turned to look behind Li Tianming. "I was asking whether you wanted to know Prince Ye's secret."
"No, I don't." Li Tianming pointed at his head. "The more you know, the faster you die. Don't get me killed."
As he spoke, he turned around as well and looked ahead along the Seventeenth Prince's line of sight. Sure enough, Prince Ye was there before them, upside down amid the yellow-sand haze, glaring at him as he blocked the way.
That was also why Li Tianming had stopped to wait for the Seventeenth Prince.
"By the way, are you still going to travel with me?" Li Tianming asked.
"Bullshit! Of course." The Seventeenth Prince patted his chest. "Without me, who's going to protect delicate little you?"
After saying that, he glanced at