Ninth in the Peerless God Clan, Where Great Emperors Walk Everywhere
Chapter 370

My Future Self Will Fall in Love with Someone-I'm Working Toward That Now

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"Are you crazy, Qin Wangchuan?! We didn't come here to die with you."

The Alien Race who had previously suggested breaking through the wall almost jumped up, pointing behind him, "The pursuers are right behind us! Blow this up, or we'll survive!"

"That's right! Turning back now is a dead end!"

Another man roared, his face filled with disbelief and fear.

Even Lv Yingxin, who was bound, looked up in surprise, and for the first time, her gaze lingered on the Human Race man who had captured her for an extended period of time.

On the way, she learned that the team was merely a hastily assembled group—driven by self-interest, each member harboring their own agenda, and utterly devoid of loyalty.

Ahead lies Rock Wall studded with hundreds of skulls; simply smash it to escape.

On the contrary.

Forcing a turn back now would not only mean facing a desperate situation, but would also trigger internal strife.

That was an utterly reckless act.

However, Qin Wangchuan remained unmoved in the face of the crowd's excitement and doubts.

My decision will not change.

His voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable power. "Treating the bones of other people's ancestors as a road to trample on, how are you any different from those people you despise?"

"This is different! Turning back now will mean death."

Within the group, a relatively calm voice from an Alien Race gave a heavy reminder, though struggle still lingered in his eyes.

Qin Wangchuan calmly met every gaze and corrected them:

"It's not that I will definitely die, but that I might."

"Furthermore, we might not necessarily lose even if we fight to the death."

After saying that, he said no more.

He took out a Law Artifact shaped like a white flower from his bosom, bent down, and gently placed it in front of the nearest skull.

The Law Artifact emitted a soft, peaceful glow, contrasting sharply with the somber atmosphere around them.

Having done all this, Qin Wangchuan turned around and walked back towards the darkness that had filled with murderous intent from which he had come.

"What you're doing... is really stupid."

As he passed by Lv Yingxin, she couldn't help but whisper, a complex light flickering in her golden eyes, "Those are the remains of another race; they have nothing to do with you."

"Besides, it's just a pile of dead things that have been weathered for many years. Even if we grind it into powder and pave it into a road, what difference would it make?"

"Only the living have value; the dead are nothing."

Qin Wangchuan didn't stop walking, nor did he even look at her; he simply replied indifferently:

"That's what makes us different."

He walked at the very front of the group, his back to any possible path to survival, his face set on certain death.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

Then, after a brief Deathly Stillness, footsteps began to sound one after another.

The second, the third... the people in the group, whether their faces were full of struggle or their eyes were resolute, all silently followed in his footsteps.

No one touched the Rock Wall, and no one mentioned blasting a passage again.

They chose to follow this foolish decision, to turn back with this foolish man, and step into that almost certain death trap of pursuit.

Lv Yingxin was led along in the middle of the procession, but she could no longer take her eyes off that straight back.

The mountain wind whistled through the gaps in the bones, but it couldn't drown out the increasingly clear sound of her own heartbeat.

That is, from this moment on.

No one knew, and no one noticed.

This youngest King Sovereign, born to stand beside the throne and destined to lead the Foreign Lands, has had his destiny veered off course, hurtling headlong in an unexpected direction.

In the time that follows.

Lv Yingxin recounted many fragments of the future, but due to the Causal Retribution consequences, she could only touch upon the surface.

The topic has come full circle, returning to the initial assertion.

"You're telling me, I'd lose if I went to war with Sixth Brother?"

Qin Wangchuan's gaze calmly fell on her face. "You can only see future possibilities related to yourself. How do you know about this?"

The faint smile on Lv Yingxin's lips remained unchanged.

"You told me yourself," she answered naturally, as if stating a fact that had already happened, "In some possibility of the future."

Qin Wangchuan nodded, not surprised by this explanation.

But what he needs to do is not to investigate this, but to judge the position and values of the person in front of him.

A silence fell between them, each lost in their own thoughts.

What Lv Yingxin saw was countless possible futures.

Although she has intimate memories with Qin Wangchuan, they are more like reading someone else's storybook, lacking that natural intimacy.

As for Qin Wangchuan, he was standing at the crossroads of the Spirit Law Dao's original warning.

"Find it and kill it as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble later."

The person before me is undoubtedly the troublemaker, but she is indeed very valuable.

Killing her now simply because they become enemies in a future branch would be arbitrary.

But if we let her go just because she seems harmless at the moment, we might be raising a tiger that will eventually turn on us.

Testing the waters is the only option.

"Since you have already glimpsed the future..."

Qin Wangchuan spoke slowly, his tone devoid of emotion, "So, now that you know everything, what are your plans for the future?"

Lv Yingxin's golden eyes flickered slightly, easily seeing through the caution beneath his words:

Are you worried that I'll become your enemy again in the future?

She didn't shy away from the question, frankly stating, "In many branches of the future, I did indeed stand against you. But now that I've foreseen it, I don't intend to walk that path again."

As she spoke, her slender, long legs took a light half-step forward, her voice clear and firm, and she made a surprising suggestion:

"Qin Wangchuan, I can help you."

"We will join forces to overthrow the Banquet Royal Court and help you ascend the throne in Foreign Lands."

The Banquet Royal Court —this was precisely the power she came from and represented—was now being casually placed on the negotiating table as a bargaining chip.

"Help me ascend to the throne?"

Qin Wangchuan's gaze suddenly sharpened like a sword.

"Do you yourself have no desire to become king?"

Lv Yingxin slightly, a complex mix of understanding in her smile.

"Of course I want to. But that path to kingship, in many future times, will ultimately lead me to be your enemy."

She paused, her tone shifting to a profound calm. "So, why not take another path—I'll do everything in my power to help you reach the summit, which can also be seen as... paving a different way for future generations."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the Dojo suddenly froze.

"Not enough."

Before Qin Wangchuan, the Ten Directions Profound Sword silently appeared, its blade shimmering with a clear, cold light that cast a chilling glow on half of his face.

"Since we can foresee the future, we can't just have this passive approach."

"You can use this ability to plan ahead and turn the Qiankun."

"The so-called 'seeking a way out for future generations' argument..." He shook his head slightly, his gaze piercing, "Too abstract, too far-fetched. It doesn't convince me."

The sword hadn't been drawn, but a chilling Killing Intent had already spread.

He's waiting.

He was waiting for Lv Yingxin to give him reasons that would make him abandon his murderous intent and even justify cooperating with her.

Otherwise, the sword will fall in the next instant.

Looking at the young man with a chilling Sword Intent before her, Lv Yingxin suddenly gave a soft, bitter smile.

Instead of backing away, she stepped forward and reached out, her fingertips reaching towards his cheek as if she wanted to touch him.

Qin Wangchuan turned aside, avoiding this abrupt closeness.

Fingertips missed their target, hovering in mid-air.

A fleeting sense of Lv Yingxin's eyes, so quickly it seemed like an illusion.

"It's very simple."

She withdrew her hand, murmured to herself, then looked up, her pale golden eyes gazing deeply into his, her tone suddenly becoming strange and earnest:

Because I've fallen in love with you.

"Because of love, I rebelled against the Royal Court and betrayed my bloodline."

"Because of love, I personally paved the way for you with the bones of my dearest loved ones."

"You never look at me, you never owe me anything. Then I'll build you a blood-stained throne, so you'll have no choice but to owe me, no choice but to accept me."

Is this reason sufficient?

Qin Wangchuan's brows furrowed instantly, his eyes revealing scrutiny and suspicion.

However.

Before he could ask a question or respond, Lv Yingxin suddenly chuckled softly, took two steps back, and her face returned to its slightly mocking and lazy expression.

"Heh~ You don't actually believe that, do you?"

She tossed her long, dark hair, as if her earlier seriousness had been merely an impromptu performance, and said with a hint of amusement, "Wake up."

"No one in this world would be foolish enough to gamble everything for a love that has no future."

To tell you the truth

"The Old Ancestor behind me—the founder of the Banquet Royal Court, the one closest to the throne of the Heavenly Emperor —will make a move against me in the future."

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