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Thinking of this, I couldn't help asking, "Hey, Little Black, what kind of low point has Xia Ruize been going through lately? Would it be convenient to tell me about it?"
"Heh heh, you tell me—would it be convenient?" The Black Dragon looked at me with undisguised contempt. I showed my displeasure and cursed, "Fine, hurry up and get lost. Go keep your master company. I doubt you'll have much time left to spend with him after this!"
The Black Dragon took a sip and said, "Just look at you two brothers. Tsk, tsk. In all my years, I've never seen two people as incompatible as fire and water. But honestly, with your current fortune, it should be falling back a little by now. Take it easy for a while. Don't say I didn't warn you..."
"Get lost!" I cursed before leaving the sacred hall with Jing Xiaoman. On the way, Jing Xiaoman couldn't help worrying. "Brother Tian, I came to the sacred hall this time and ended up swallowing a bellyful of anger."
Jing Xiaoman shrank her head and said, "Brother Tian, it's all my fault for piling everything onto you. But I thought about it for a long time this time, and I even argued with Father several times. Father said there was nothing else he could do, and that the fact I managed to escape was already a blessing in disguise. Besides, if Xia Ruize hadn't disdained entering the Molten Inferno with me, I would've been doomed too..."
"This has nothing to do with you. This matter is no longer merely about competing to become the successor. Xia Ruize's ambitions reach far beyond that. I really am his stepping stone. Without me, he could quickly swallow the other great worlds and become the main combatant of