"You want to kill me?"
Bai Xi was still smiling.
"I'm going to kill you."
Gu Shen simply changed one word.
It was not that he wanted to kill him, but that he was going to kill him.
The former was merely a thought, while the latter was an action Gu Shen was about to carry out.
"Do you know the consequences of killing 'Bai Xi'?"
The man, weakened to the extreme, sat slumped within the shattered chamber. He raised his head, his gaze passing through the array patterns toward the barrier overhead.
There was a third person here. Bai Xiu was seated on the Source Energy Airship.
If he died,
Bai Xiu would know immediately.
Gu Shen remained calm. "I'll explain it to him."
"The death of a general—will your explanation matter?"
"It might not matter to others, but Bai Xiu is different from everyone else."
Gu Shen said lightly, "He'll definitely believe what I say."
"As far as I know, you haven't had much contact with him. Aren't you overestimating your relationship with him?"
Deep Sea smiled, then suddenly asked seriously, "Does such trust truly exist between humans?"
"Of course."
"At least, it exists between Little Xiu and me, because I've never lied to him."
Blazing Fire burned at Gu Shen's fingertips.
He leisurely rolled up his sleeves, raised his arm, and loosened his joints. This was the sign that he was preparing to act. "This time will be no exception. After I finish you off, I'll tell him the entire truth behind this 'incident.'"
"Is that so? Before you act, I need to remind you of something..."
Deep Sea said calmly, "What you can kill is only 'Bai Xi,' not me."
"The fact that you're reminding me means you care. If I can't hurt you, why would