After returning from the Void Origin Continent, Su Jie smoothly traveled back from the Great Dao River to the Canggu Continent and arrived at the imperial palace of Great Li City.
"Husband!"
When Qin Yushang, dressed in a bright red wedding gown, saw Su Jie descend from the sky, she immediately ran over, her face filled with worry.
Earlier, Su Jie and Emperor Donghuang had fought all the way into the Great Dao River. She had been waiting here the entire time, but with Su Jie gone for so long, she could not help but feel anxious, terrified that something might happen.
Seeing Qin Yushang running her hands all over him, worried that he had been injured somewhere, Su Jie could not help pinching her cheek and laughing. "I'm fine. Stop worrying over nothing."
Qin Yushang sighed in relief. Su Jie was completely unharmed, so it seemed her worries really had been unnecessary.
"That Emperor Donghuang..."
Qin Yushang hesitated, wanting to find out what had happened to Emperor Donghuang. Since he came from the Nine Heavens Sacred Land, mishandling the matter would lead to extremely troublesome consequences.
"I killed him."
Su Jie's answer was brief and to the point.
"Killed him?"
Qin Yushang's heart jolted. Although she had made some guesses, hearing the answer still made her heart race.
The one who had died was a Void Glimpse Great Emperor—and not just any Void Glimpse Great Emperor, but one from the Nine Heavens Sacred Land, one of the Five Sacred Lands. What that represented went without saying.
"Husband, why don't we pack up and run? Bring your Gu insects, and we'll leave tonight. We can find somewhere the Sacred Lands won't discover and start a new life."
Qin Yushang grabbed Su Jie's arm. As far as she knew, a Sacred