Wei Zhenzhen

Bang.

Yuwen Huaji blocked Xu Ziling's strike with his left fist, a flush rising to his face as wisps of heat curled from his left hand. Heat in his left hand, cold in his right—at that moment, Yuwen Huaji experienced what it meant to endure nine layers of ice and fire.

"Yuwen Hagu, you probably never imagined this day would come."

After Fu Junqi died saving them, Yuwen Huaji became the man they were determined to kill. Yet not even the Twin Dragons had expected this day to arrive so quickly.

"Hmph."

Yuwen Huaji ignored Kou Zhong's words and snorted coldly. He pushed his family's Ice Profound Force to its limit and fought the Twin Dragons alone. After several exchanges, all three leaped onto the roof of the imperial palace's main hall, with the Twin Dragons surrounding Yuwen Huaji from either side.

Boom.

Facing the Twin Dragons' joint attack, Yuwen Huaji took Xu Ziling's blazing punch head-on and crashed straight through the roof of the main hall, falling below. The sudden turn of events left the Twin Dragons stunned for a moment. Until then, Yuwen Huaji had looked as though he intended to fight to the death. He should not have been trying to flee.

As a ruthless hero, dying here would have been Yuwen Huaji's best choice. At the very least, he could have preserved his final shred of dignity.

"Over there."

But even if Yuwen Huaji wanted to escape, the Twin Dragons would never let him have his way. Xu Ziling's exceptionally sharp senses instantly detected Yuwen Huaji's location. Rather than entering the main hall, the two immediately rushed toward the rear palace. After falling into the hall, Yuwen Huaji had quickly burst out from another direction and sprinted toward the rear palace.

The moment they saw him,