Hot Potato

Xun Kun nodded.

"I came to the former Weiyu Realm territory this time to pick him up."

Yunxi smiled faintly and transmitted her voice.

"He is the reincarnation of Huo Wan's daughter?"

Xun Kun nodded, pushed the poured Spirit Tea toward Yunxi, and switched to voice transmission as well.

"Yes. I gave him a strand of Golden Light of Merit before, which could be considered an indirect mark on the little one. This time, I calculated that his Spiritual Root would manifest, so I made a special trip."

Yunxi glanced at the well-behaved Liao Ziqian, then continued transmitting her voice.

"Xun Kun, as far as I know, you have never been particularly intent on taking disciples. Yet this time, because of a hint during your breakthrough, you gave up Merit to take this little one as your disciple. I am very curious—what is so special about him?"

Xun Kun's hand, holding the teacup, paused. He raised his eyes to Yunxi and said,

"Ranxi, you are as sharp as ever. If I had not acted first, he might have become the Evil God's spare vessel."

Hearing the bombshell Xun Kun had dropped, Yunxi no longer transmitted her voice and spoke aloud instead.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. Otherwise, I would not have come here in person."

Yunxi instantly clenched her fists, then relaxed them again. With a sweep of her sleeve, she put Liao Ziqian, who was beside them, into a deep sleep before speaking.

"Xun Kun, according to the warning you saw during your breakthrough, Liao Ziqian may be a body the Evil God arranged in advance for himself. Even if you take him as a disciple, as long as the Evil God's body can break through the seal, he will not escape the fate of becoming the Evil God's