"Indeed, but there's one thing you don't know." My gaze fell on Chu Zhaixing before me as I murmured, "This Chu Zhaixing actually bears a blood feud with the previous Demon Emperor."
"But as far as I know, he was raised by the Demon Emperor," Wuxin asked, his expression strange.
"Chu Zhaixing's parents were killed by the Demon Emperor. But when he was young, the Demon Emperor adopted him. Later, after he learned the truth, the Demon Emperor was killed at the hands of the Xuanyuan Family," I said.
"Now that you mention it, theirs really was a tragic fate," Wuxin said with a sigh.
"Fortunately, Chu Zhaixing has always been indifferent to worldly affairs. Even after obtaining Divine Speed Power, he only committed petty theft. Besides, he never stole from the poor—only from the rich who were heartless. Otherwise, another Demon Emperor would have appeared in this world," I said with a sigh.
"Indeed. Who would have thought that he, who seemed so careless, could actually become a god of slaughter?" Wuxin said with a sigh.
By then, Chu Zhaixing had eliminated all the rats around us and walked over.
"What are you talking about?"
"Nothing. You've dealt with all these rats, right?"
"Yeah. How could there be such huge rats? I'm afraid they aren't even scared of cats," Chu Zhaixing said admiringly.
"That isn't strange at all," I said. "I heard long ago that the Forbidden City raised a whole group of rats. These rats are here to guard it."
"This place really makes me uncomfortable. Let's keep going," Chu Zhaixing said.
We continued forward. Holding the feather blade, Chu Zhaixing sighed, "This Forbidden City is truly terrifying. Perhaps its master never left."
I gripped the Eight Tribulation Sword and looked ahead, a cold smile tugging at the