When the Emperor of Great Qi called a halt to the battle, its outcome had naturally already been decided.
Though Jiang Wang was covered in wounds at this moment, Chongxuan Zun remained spotless.
Though Chongxuan Zun still had two Star Wheels left, though his fighting spirit still blazed high and his blood and qi surged like a flood...
Victory and defeat had already been decided.
At least, at this moment.
Suspended in the air, Chongxuan Zun suddenly smiled with easy abandon. His black hair and white robes hung loose as he spread his great hand and dispersed the Sun Moon Star Wheels. Then he turned and stepped down from the heights, striding away with carefree grace.
The palace gates opened for him of their own accord.
The dense gazes that had long waited outside the palace, hidden or undisguised, all fell upon him.
Even his every breath would be listened to again and again.
He had long since grown accustomed to being the center of all eyes, and did not care what others thought.
Beneath the grand and imposing palace towers, his steps were unrestrained, his laughter wild and free—
"Mountains are long and waters far on this journey, Jiang Green Sheep. Until we meet again in the jianghu!"
He simply walked away in that dashing fashion, just as he had when Jiang Wang first met him.
Qiu Ji, waiting outside the palace gates, glanced from afar at Jiang Wang before the hall, gave him not even a look in return, and followed Chongxuan Zun in small steps.
Now only Jiang Wang remained before Delu Palace, where the floor tiles had cracked. Between him and the Emperor of Great Qi within the palace stood only a single door. But Han Ling, standing guard before it, would not invite him inside