Some People's Rebellious Phase Comes in Their Twilight Years

Whether the war had truly ended or not, the green flames in Death's eyes were on the verge of going out.

Time rewound a little, back to the moment An Mingyu was turned into a "Gongyang Jiao" by Cheng Shi and sent back to Fishbone Hall.

When that enormous skull sat high upon the Bone Throne and watched a ghastly-white skeleton fall from the torrent of bones before it, it realized that trouble had arrived.

Regardless of whether the Shrieking Servant had brought praise from that unofficial employee, its very appearance meant that there would inevitably be a "request" from that employee after the praise.

This was an employee who liked to "order" his boss around.

Still, Death truly admired Cheng Shi, especially his efficiency and his understanding of the gods' will. The problem was that admiration was not always a good thing. Sometimes, it brought trouble instead.

After the two gods of Nothingness had taken turns visiting, Death had become somewhat "afraid" to summon Cheng Shi. It feared that the other's two Lords of Grace would use Cheng Shi as a "dagger" to cut an opening in its pocket, then wantonly steal the contents within.

Thus, after its last confrontation with Deception, Death had planned to "neglect" Cheng Shi for a while.

But it had never expected that, while it refused to see Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi would instead chase after it to request an audience. Even more unexpected was that the Shrieking Servant that fell down brought not a single word of "praise," but opened its mouth with a cry of "Help!"

The flames in the enormous skull's eyes erupted in an instant, and the atmosphere throughout Fishbone Hall abruptly froze. It seemed that Death was angry.

Of course, it was not angry because there had been no