Ch. 1823Selling Umbrellas
As Zi Jie lay dying, Bai Yujun explained the misery he had never known, revealed that his dragon-bone spine was impure demonic bone, and described humanity’s peaceful future under her rule. She offered him an umbrella to conceal his soul in exchange for helping dispel the effects of his attack, and Zi Jie considered accepting so his teacher could suffer as he had.
- Bai Yujun told Zi Jie that his wealth and power had spared him from ordinary people’s hunger, pain, and grief.
- Bai Yujun revealed that Zi Jie’s teacher had replaced his spine with demonic bone carrying only a negligible trace of dragon blood, which had made him unable to have children and would eventually have harmed him.
- Zi Jie asked about humanity’s future, and Bai Yujun described a flourishing society where humans, demonic beasts, and spirits coexisted peacefully.
- Zi Jie thanked Bai Yujun for visiting him, and she said she had also come to do business.
- Bai Yujun offered Zi Jie a soul-concealing umbrella in exchange for his agreement to help dispel the effects of his use of humanity’s fortune against her.
- Zi Jie considered the deal and remembered his teacher tearing out his spine, wishing for his teacher to experience the same pain.