Whoosh~
The vision of rivers and seas above Qinghui Garden gradually vanished, and the sky turned clear blue once more.
Wei Shen's heart clenched. He paced the courtyard, unable to sit still.
Did he comprehend something from the divine weapon? Or did he become its new master? No. It won't choose another master until I die, so that shouldn't be possible.
Will he kill me the moment he comes out? What should I do—hold my head high and die defiant, or kneel and beg for mercy? No. Even if I die, I won't submit. He can take my life...
As his thoughts ran wild, a calm voice sounded beside him.
"Wei Shen."
He flinched and drew a deep breath. Wearing the expression of a man ready to die, he faced Huang Tian, who approached with the Heaven-Balancing Sea-Subduing Ruler in hand. "You're going to kill—"
Whoosh~
Before he could finish, Huang Tian tossed the heavy black ruler straight at him.
Wei Shen caught it on instinct and froze.
"You... I... this..."
It took him a while to gather his thoughts. Bewildered, he asked, "You don't want the divine weapon?"
"Don't you?" Huang Tian asked in return.
"Yes! Yes, I do!"
Wei Shen answered so quickly he nearly bowed to Huang Tian on the spot.
He stroked the cool ruler, his heart overflowing with the joy of recovering what he had lost and the relief of finding a way out of certain death.
But...
"Why does this ruler feel a little strange?"
The heavy ruler hummed and trembled, as though it wanted to break free of his grip and fly to Huang Tian. It made no attempt to hide its eagerness!
What did he do to the divine ruler?
Wei Shen scratched his head. He had the inexplicable feeling that he