Qi Tianyang moved at incredible speed, reaching the shrinking opening in the Boundary Wall in an instant. After the briefest pause, he shot upward again and disappeared into it. At that very moment, the opening smashed through by the Ascension Altar sealed shut. It seemed Qi Tianyang had come down personally to fetch Xia Ruize because the opening was closing and Xia Ruize still hadn't ascended. Otherwise, according to Si Xiaoxian, this counted as crossing the boundary illegally. If he belonged to the Divine Court, having charges brought against him would land him in considerable trouble.
I slumped to the ground, suffering not only from physical pain but also from the frustration of seeing Xia Ruize escape again. Han Shanshan flew over with Si Xiaoxian and said, "With Qi Tianyang backing him, he'll definitely be fine. Besides, you could never kill him. Even if you did, you'd hate yourself for the rest of your life. Killing your mother and your own family—could you really do it?"
"Great Goddess Xiaoxian... what do you mean?" I raised my head, seemingly beginning to connect the dots.
"This kid has ties to Qi Tianyang. He's had quite a stroke of fortune. I knew this realm wasn't so simple, and sure enough, I was right! Qi Tianyang must have done plenty to encourage him behind the scenes for him to dare do all this. Giving him a Sumeru pocket space to shelter your mother and his wife and daughter would be perfectly reasonable. With the Boundary Wall about to close and this kid still not ascending, Qi Tianyang had to come down to protect him. Emotionally, he'd invested too much effort in him, and personally, he'd want to recover that Sumeru pocket space too," Si Xiaoxian explained.
To think Xia Ruize had been carrying our