It wasn't that Xuanse had gone back on his word. Jiang Nan had simply offered him terms he couldn't refuse!
He'd hear him out first!
(￢_￢??) "Let me make this clear upfront: don't expect me to help you with anything else. If I help him now, I'll be making an enemy of the entire starry sky!"
"I'm not that stupid. You said you can get Xuanse Four out of Chong Bishi's control? How? Let's hear it!"
If such an opportunity existed, Xuanse certainly wouldn't let it slip by. Who wanted to spend their life as someone else's puppet, with another person looming over them?
Jiu Lan forced down her anger and calmed herself. Recalling the lines Jiang Nan had given her, she began to speak.
"Honestly, taking back your Xuanse Four and freeing it from those parasitic puppeteer bugs is simple. The most direct way is to..."
As she spoke, Jiu Lan raised a hand and drew it across her own neck!
Xuanse jolted, then sneered.
(????°_??°) "Kill Chong Bishi? You don't have to tell me that! Even an idiot knows that, but the question is, can it be done?"
"Chong Bishi is a bona fide Star-Devouring Class powerhouse, protected by a whole swarm. Have you ever seen a Star Eater in the starry sky who could just be killed at will?"
"Once you reach that level, no matter what race you belong to, you're incredibly hard to kill. Most of them die of old age when their lifespans run out. Kill Chong Bishi? He really has some nerve!"
Jiu Lan's expression was solemn. (????~????) "Do you think I'm joking? You can't do it, but that doesn't mean our boss can't!"
"You know what kind of power he wields! At this point, we have a common enemy, don't we?"
"Bishi's