"Hmph. Would you really be so kind?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"Mo Yu, one thing you said is true. Back then, you were the True Person's Dao attendant, while I was only a tiny Spirit Beast. We stayed at the True Person's side for who knew how many tens of thousands of years. Though it couldn't be called being together morning and night, we were still very familiar with each other."
"The True Person showed you such great kindness, yet you could repay grace with enmity. What am I, then? If I let you out, how do I know you won't grow fat on broken promises?"
"You are cautious indeed. But foxes are suspicious by nature, so it is hardly strange. Then according to you, what should be done?" the voice from within the Cocoon said coldly.
"According to me..."
A trace of contemplation appeared on the Fox Immortal's face. Then she flicked her sleeve, and a streak of firelight shot out. As the halo drew in, an ancient, unadorned scroll came into view.
A faint red glow rose from it, releasing threads of law power that made the heart palpitate.
The image on the scroll could now be seen clearly as well. It was a deep, pitch-black great river, winding and twisting, extending toward some unknown place, yet it exuded an air of heaven and earth fallen silent.
It was like the legendary Styx River.
"The Styx Oath? Impossible. That is a treasure refined by Asura King in the past. Where did you find it?" The voice within the Cocoon carried a thread of shock and anger.
"What does it matter to you where This Immortal Fairy found this treasure? The promise you just made me—do you dare engrave it upon the Styx Oath?"
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