This time, Xu Yi truly hadn't set a trap for Huangmei. He had been prepared to die and didn't want to drag Huangmei down with him.
In his understanding, Huangmei would most likely leave the moment Xu Yi lifted the Blood Curse of Ownership.
After all, Huangmei was no longer what he had once been. Having devoured a great many Fate Wheels, he had gained extraordinary insight, and as his cultivation rose, he was no longer powerless to protect himself.
And yet Huangmei had still chosen to return to the Starry Sky Ring. Xu Yi was genuinely taken aback, then filled with emotion. "Peach and plum trees say nothing, yet a path forms beneath them. It seems that treating Huangmei generously all this time has paid off."
What Xu Yi didn't know was that if Huangmei had heard him thinking that just then, he would likely have shot out of the Starry Sky Ring and never returned.
Several hours later, Xu Yi returned to the Great Desolate World and headed straight for the Northern Court.
He had just passed Yandang Mountain when a beam of auspicious light blocked the Starry Sky Boat. Xu Yi emerged from the boat and clasped his hands in greeting. "Greetings, Lord Chengzhilang."
The visitor was none other than Kong Xiaoyi, Chengzhilang of the Southern Heavenly Court.
The moment he saw Kong Xiaoyi, Xu Yi instinctively guessed that something had gone wrong with his token. The highest echelons of the Heavenly Court must have had a way to locate their officials through their tokens.
"Is Palace Master on his way to Jade Dwelling Palace?"
Kong Xiaoyi asked with a smile.
Xu Yi narrowed his eyes. "How did you know, Lord Chengzhi?"
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