The abyssal space was torn open once more by a sliver of sky. Borrowing the spatial laws, I teleported over and reached across the void to pull Cang Zhao back.
"You... husband!"
The girl was swept into my arms, her pretty face drained of color in fright. Only after she suddenly shoved me away did she see clearly that it was me.
"You all right?" I thought to myself that this bond of ours had been no ordinary ordeal—three marriages and two remarriages, yet none had made it home.
"Mhm! Watch out!" Seeing the attack she had brought with her lash back at me, Cang Zhao hurriedly warned me to evade it.
How could I possibly have let down my guard?
I swept aside the abyssal laws surging toward me and curled my lips. "Cang Shen, losers should act like losers. Or are you saying you can't afford to lose?"
"Hehe." Having struck at such a crucial moment in the negotiations, Cang Shen had her grievances bottled up with nowhere to vent them. She could only force out a smile. "I've returned the person to you, but this Grand Overseer of Heaven will not, because of this..."
"Don't worry. I won't cooperate with you." I shattered her delusions.
What a joke. From the very beginning, this cooperation had been driven by impure motives. Did she really think we were equals?
"If you miss this chance, you'll definitely regret it!" Cang Shen spat out her threat in a huff and began withdrawing on a wide scale.
When she had just gone head-to-head with the Great True Spirit that was suppressing the Heavenly Dao, she had still been counting on me turning against him. Now that she had confirmed I would not help, of course it was time to bring out her