Human Bone Altar

"Why can't I be here? I was watching you fight. As I watched, I fell asleep. When I woke up, you were already done." Azure Queen's gaze shifted toward Hua Qinglian, and her eyes lit up. "Ning Xiaochuan, this girl is quite pretty. You've got good taste!"

Ning Xiaochuan coughed twice. "He... is a man, not a woman."

This time, Azure Queen was stunned. She looked Hua Qinglian up and down, her gaze lingering for a long while over his neck and chest.

After a long silence, she licked her lips. "I say... Ning Xiaochuan, when did you start liking men?"

"You misunderstood..."

Ning Xiaochuan had just been about to explain when Azure Queen cut him off. She continued, "No need to say more. I understand everything. Recently, I've been capturing human cultivators everywhere to send as sacrifices to the Fanhou Demon Emperor. I happen to be short by two, so you two can make up the numbers!"

Ning Xiaochuan's expression changed slightly. "Azure Queen!"

Azure Queen raised her brows and glared at Ning Xiaochuan. "You have an objection? Ning Xiaochuan, you're a bastard, you know that? I treated you like family, helped you get revenge, helped you raise your child, introduced you to a match, and I've saved you at least two or three times!"

"But you bastard, who dared to offend your superior, whose lustful guts reached the heavens, and who betrayed your master and ancestors—you used me to kill the Jade Ripple Great Emperor, and that was one thing. But you even dared to use the Dragon Binding Lock to tie me up! I'm furious! This is utterly outrageous! Forget Great Dream Marsh—even if you were on Heavenly Emperor Mountain, I'd still capture you as a sacrifice."

"Ah! You're way too vindictive!" Ning Xiaochuan said.

In truth,