Above the Polar Domain, their Rule Domains naturally clashed and wore against one another. Even though the other party shared much of his origin and had helped correct his course many times before, some expenditure was inevitable.
Grand Duke Zhiping was a little irritated, not by that trifling expenditure, but by the problems that arose whenever the two sides drew close:
"What are you coming over here for at a time like this?"
"Your temper's getting worse." Great Monarch Chang Yi Zhen, who had approached him of his own accord, conveyed a calm thought tinged with self-mockery. "In a situation like this, someone will probably come knocking. We might as well get together beforehand and save ourselves the trouble later."
Grand Duke Zhiping felt even more stifled at those words, yet could not refute them.
Great Monarch Chang Yi Zhen was right. Avoiding any appearance of involvement was truly pointless now.
From the moment Great Monarch Wyatt transformed into an "Inner Universe Grand Monarch," everyone in the Boundary Curtain region with ties to the Heavenly Abyss-Hanguang System would be reassessed.
Rather than distancing themselves, they might as well seize this window of opportunity to exchange information and get some answers... Later, never mind playing dumb-even genuine ignorance might lead to who knew what sort of fate.
Only by understanding what was happening could they avoid dying in ignorance.
Zhi Ping wanted to ask Chang Yi Zhen a few things, but the latter spoke first. "I heard Wyatt was exposed to Heavenly Abyss Remnant Poison in the Misty Jungle?"
"..."
So Chang Yi Zhen had caught wind of it and come to him for confirmation?
He had to admit, this fellow was remarkably well-informed. Even information shared internally within the Ruin and Fall System found its way into his hands.
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