The starry sky burned into a sea of fire, while heaven and earth became a furnace, refining away the mountains, rivers, and land of the Ninth Heaven of the Origin Realm.
Everything burned and melted.
Only Skyreach City remained untouched.
In the blink of an eye, they had appeared inside Skyreach City out of thin air. Su Yi and Qing'er immediately realized that this was the crow's doing.
"At present, there are no outsiders left in this Ninth Heaven besides the two of you."
The crow stood atop the ruins. "Fate Official Su, you may tend to your wounds first. I will speak with this person for a while."
Su Yi did not stand on ceremony. He sat down cross-legged and began meditating.
Qing'er blinked, studying the crow. "What do you wish to speak with me about?"
With a flap of its wings, the crow condensed a barrier between itself and Qing'er.
Only then did it say, "After your master left the River of Destiny Origin back then, did they not venture beyond the Chaos Epoch?"
Qing'er shook her head. "I do not know what you are asking."
The crow's gaze flickered. "Why does Your Excellency feign ignorance? Do you not trust me?"
Qing'er's eyes were clear and pure, her voice crisp. "I do not even know who you are, so how can I speak of trust? Why do you not tell me about your origins first?"
The crow fell silent at once.
After a long while, it changed the subject. "Never mind. I will not ask about that. I only wish to know what relationship exists between Fate Official Su and Your Excellency's master."
Qing'er shook her head again. "Since I do not trust you, naturally I will not answer anything."
The crow: "..."
It was clear that this