A slightly cold little hand suddenly clamped around Ning Xiaochuan's throat, instantly pulling his consciousness back into his body.
She actually managed to approach me without a sound.
Ning Xiaochuan was shocked, but his expression remained calm as he opened his eyes and looked at the newcomer.
The one gripping Ning Xiaochuan's neck was unexpectedly the palace-robed woman from the daytime, Heavenly Dream Demon Emperor's mother.
Only after seeing Ning Xiaochuan open his eyes did the palace-robed woman softly say, "Ning Xiaochuan, for my son's safety, I still have to kill you and cut off all future trouble. Do not blame me."
"Haha, to die by Senior's hand would count as this junior's honor." Ning Xiaochuan grinned.
Yet Ning Xiaochuan's mind was rapidly pondering the palace-robed woman's purpose.
If she had truly come to kill him, Ning Xiaochuan absolutely did not believe it.
With the palace-robed woman's cultivation, if she had wanted to kill Ning Xiaochuan, she could have done so directly when they first met during the day. Why bring Ning Xiaochuan here?
"You are quite calm. But before killing you, I will give you a chance. As long as you can give me a reason convincing enough not to kill you, I will spare you," the palace-robed woman said indifferently.
Ning Xiaochuan shook his head. "I seem to have no reason that could stop Senior from killing me. Given the enmity between your son and me, even if Senior killed me a hundred times, it would not seem excessive."
"You are courting death." The palace-robed woman's expression instantly turned icy.
Yet Ning Xiaochuan showed no fear whatsoever, meeting her gaze head-on.
It had to be said that although she already had a child, as a deity—and an immensely powerful one at that—the palace-robed woman's beauty was still comparable