Yan Yu had obtained the Demon Gathering Array in Yellow Sand City with great ease, but that did not mean she was willing to hand it over on a silver platter.
"Fellow Daoist Xu, if you do not become a Demon King, there is no way for you to enter Spirit Demon Island. I advise you to stop setting your sights on me."
"There are still more than two hundred years before Spirit Demon Island officially opens. There is no need to be in such a hurry."
Xu Chunniang seemed not to hear the impatience in Yan Yu's words, looking utterly determined to cling to her.
"Fellow Daoist Yan once swore that you would help me. That oath should still count, should it not? Or has more than a hundred years passed, and Fellow Daoist Yan no longer intends to honor it?"
Yan Yu felt utterly exhausted, regretting her rashness from back then once more.
"Of course not."
"Since that is not the case, I ask Fellow Daoist Yan to grant my small request. Rest assured, I will not use too much of your demonic qi."
Yan Yu drew a deep breath, clenched her fists tightly, then slowly released them.
Forget it. Her senior brother was already dead, and there was no use for her to keep this Demon Gathering Array.
Whatever Xu Chunniang took from her, she would sooner or later reclaim with interest.
Yan Yu raised a hand and pointed toward a side hall. "I hid a Demon Gathering Array there. Go on, then."
"Fellow Daoist Yan truly is forthright. I thank Fellow Daoist Yan in advance."
A genuine smile appeared on Xu Chunniang's face. After cupping her fists in salute, she turned and left the palace.
The moment she emerged, Scorpion Granny, who had been waiting outside