A Thousand-Year Plan

From up close, it was clear that the woman's white battle armor was visibly warped and deformed, with fine cracks covering the edges of every component. The armor was already on the verge of collapse.

Her eyes behind the visor were bloodshot, and the hand gripping her spear was pale and utterly bloodless.

Clearly, she was already nearing her limit. Yet she was still beyond Long Qingqing's ability to contend with. Simply being watched by her made Long Qingqing feel the threat of death.

But the woman merely gave Long Qingqing an indifferent glance before turning to Chu Fei behind her.

Chu Fei climbed down from Long Qingqing's back, staggering slightly. In order to interfere with the Heavenly Dragon just now, he had pushed his backdoor to the limit, and his injuries had yet to recover.

The woman spoke. Her voice was cool and clear, yet beneath that coolness lay exhaustion and weakness. "What is your name?"

Chu Fei hesitated before answering, "Chu Fei."

Chu Fei had wanted to give a false name, but instinctively felt that would be unwise. Mainly because Zheng Chengan and Cheng Buyun were not exactly good people.

The woman nodded slightly. "You brought the Dragon Pearl?"

Chu Fei said, "You guess."

Long Qingqing: ...

The woman's tone turned colder. "Because of what you did, the plan nearly failed, and I suffered tremendous losses. Tell me, what do you think I should do?"

Chu Fei sat on the ground and stubbornly retorted, "If you hadn't come, that Heavenly Dragon would have been mine."

The woman sneered. "A 16.0 Realm is beyond anything you can imagine. Even if the Dragon Pearl had completely controlled the Heavenly Dragon, its own abilities could still crush you to death."

Chu Fei continued arguing, even growing angry. "So what? That was