Divergent Hearts

For many, tonight was another long night.

The Jade Warlord stood before the window, gazing into the domineering golden light flickering amid the clouds. He knew that Pilgrim Sun was attempting to break through the "Cosmic Seal." The Jade Warlord did not know whether he would succeed, but from the bottom of his heart, he hoped Pilgrim Sun would fail to break the seal. It was true that he was an incarnation woven from Pilgrim Sun's monkey hairs, but those hairs had been gifted by Guanyin Bodhisattva. Though he had to obey Sun Wukong's commands, he still possessed a strong sense of autonomy.

He knew how to seek benefits for himself!

The Jade Warlord had to bring Pilgrim Sun into this world, because that was Pilgrim Sun's absolute order. But the Jade Warlord also knew very well that once Pilgrim Sun shattered the "Cosmic Seal," left Five Finger Mountain, and killed Sun Wukong, his own end would come as well. Before others, he was the Jade Warlord, but before Pilgrim Sun, he was merely "Little Hair."

"Guards!"

As though he had made some sort of decision, the Jade Warlord called out in a low voice. But anyone attentive enough would have noticed a slight tremor in his voice. Such trembling could only arise from excitement or fear. Yet the soldiers and generals under the Jade Warlord had long since been cowed by his accumulated authority and dared not entertain any thoughts of their own, so none noticed. To them, the Jade Warlord's word was law!

"General." Two black-armored generals knelt to receive his orders.

The Jade Warlord tossed out two objects. They were, surprisingly, two jade pendants that appeared utterly ordinary. The Jade Warlord said, "Split into two groups and deliver these two jade pendants to the White-Haired Witch before