Gu Yue's Bargaining Chip

Gu Yue did not struggle.

She merely turned her head slightly, her eyes calmly gazing at the boy so close to her, a slow smile playing on her lips.

"What? Yun Jingheng, what do you intend to do to a helpless woman like me in this basement hallway?"

Yun Jingheng: "..."

"Completely weak? Are you sure it's not an overwhelming force?"

If I were truly a pervert, I'd probably be blasted to smithereens by now, right?

Yun Jingheng did not choose to let go of her; his fingers tightened slightly.

Her gaze fell on the Storage Soul Tool at his waist. "What have you been doing lately?"

Yun Jingheng was silent for two seconds, then suddenly smiled.

He let go, took a step back, leaned against the wall, and crossed his arms. "Guess?"

Gu Yue looked at him, her gaze gradually sharpening.

Her observations over the past few days have not been without fruitful results.

Since his origin returned, the aura Entanglement him has become so intense that it even seems to surpass that of the Emperor Auspicious Beast of that time.

That kind of fortune is not ordinary luck or chance, but a tremendous force capable of shaking the rules of the world and rewriting the trajectory of destiny.

If this force sides with humanity, the revival of Soul Beast will never be possible, but what if... it could be used by her?

She took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.

I have something to say.

"Go ahead and say it."

"This is not a suitable place."

Where would be a good place?

"I need a place without surveillance cameras or listening devices."

Yun Jingheng glanced at the direction the stairs led downwards.

No, this is a dead end. If she really attacks, there's no way to escape.

Then let's go...

There are no security cameras in my bedroom.

Yun Jingheng spoke with such confidence, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.

Gu Yue narrowed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

"You want to sleep--?"

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Yun Jingheng instantly bristled and quickly interrupted her wild words.

"You can't say that! You'll get banned!"

He pointed righteously to the ceiling and lowered his voice, saying, "Do you think I'm that kind of person? Besides, if I really wanted to do something to you, do you think you could have escaped from that dead end in the basement?"

"I took you to the bedroom so that you could have a more spacious and respectable environment for the negotiation! Don't you know what gentlemanly conduct is?"

Gu Yue looked at his serious-looking nonsense, a fleeting, almost imperceptible smile flashing across her eyes before she regained her cool composure, "Stop talking nonsense, let's go."

Yun Jingheng coughed lightly, then turned and walked upstairs.

Walk through the secluded corridor and push open the bedroom door.

Just as he said, there were no traces of soul-guided surveillance in the room, and even the air was filled with a faint, refreshing, cool fragrance.

Yun Jingheng closed the door behind him without turning on the light, and went straight to the window to draw back the curtains.

The afternoon sun poured in, illuminating the room brightly.

He turned around, leaned lazily against the table, and crossed his arms. "Alright, now the sun is shining brightly, and it's well-ventilated; it's absolutely safe. Miss Gu Yue, please begin your performance."

Gu Yue looked around and, after confirming that there were no signs of spying, slowly withdrew her gaze.

She walked to the center of the room, turned around, and looked directly at Yun Jingheng.

"Yun Jingheng," she took a deep breath, as if she had shed some heavy disguise, her voice becoming ethereal and distant.

"Have you ever wondered why Soul Beast must face a heavenly tribulation after cultivating for 100,000 years?"

Yun Jingheng paused, startled.

Is that what happened? Is he going to expose himself? How am I supposed to act cool now?

He said arrogantly, "Hmph! I knew that all along!"

It seems to be missing 13 points.

"Because the Divine Realm is suppressing Soul Beast."

Gu Yue raised her hand, palm up, and a wisp of silver light quietly gathered at her fingertips. "The Dragon God was cut in two, the Golden Dragon King was sealed away, and the Silver Dragon King lay dormant for ten thousand years, waiting for an opportunity to break free of his shackles."

As she finished speaking, the ray of silver light suddenly burst forth, transforming into countless tiny specks of light that danced around her.

An ancient and majestic dragon's roar seemed to echo in the air, and a terrifying pressure originating from the depths of one's bloodline instantly filled the entire room.

"I am the Silver Dragon King."

She looked into Yun Jingheng's eyes and spoke each word with conviction, "Half of the Dragon God, the master of the elements, the true overlord of Soul Beast."

A deathly silence fell over the room.

Yun Jingheng's expression was blank.

Silver hair and purple eyes... even prettier than in the comics.

Gu Yue frowned slightly as she looked at the boy's dazed expression.

Why isn't he saying anything? Is he paralyzed with fear? Or does he think he's talking nonsense?

The silver light around her subsided slightly, and she was about to speak again to emphasize her identity when Yun Jingheng suddenly let out a long sigh.

"Why..."

He rubbed his temples, a look of "I knew this would happen" on his face, and slowly straightened up.

"Gu Yue, do you know that the pose you just struck really resembled one of those villainous supporting characters in a TV drama... eager to get their comeuppance."

Gu Yue: "..."

"I really am the Silver Dragon King!"

"Hmm, okay, okay, so... what are you going to do? Reveal your identity to the son of the Sea God Pavilion Master? What are you thinking?"

"As the only moon, shouldn't you have been able to sense my identity the moment the origin was complete? Let's cooperate."

"What's the meaning?"

Gu Yue's purple eyes flashed with a sharp light. "You possess the power to rewrite the trajectory of fate, while I have the millennia-old foundation and schemes of the Soul Beast Clan."

"If we join forces, we can tear a real hole in this chessboard controlled by the Divine Realm."

Yun Jingheng leaned forward slightly. "But have you ever thought about why I should help you?"

"The resurgence of Soul Beast is nothing but trouble for me, a human."

"You are not human; you merely exist in human form. You are the moon."

"... My parents are human beings."

"Foster parents."

"Do you know what the Plane Master said to me before he vanished?"

Gu Yue gently shook her head. "I don't know."

Yun Jingheng looked out the window. "He said: I don't want you to become a hero, I just want you to live well."

Why would I want to die?

Gu Yue took a step forward. "Yun Jingheng, you are the moon of the Douluo Plane, you are an existence that will surely shine upon all things. Can you just stand by and watch a race of Soul Beast perish?"

"Work with me, and I can give you anything: power, status, money... even myself. Whatever you want, I can give you."

Yun Jingheng looked at the high and mighty Silver Dragon King before him, who was willing to use himself as a bargaining chip at the negotiating table for the sake of the survival of his race.

"Gu Yue, do you want humanity to be wiped out?"

Gu Yue frowned, his handsome brows furrowing. "Why would I want to exterminate humanity?"

Now it was Yun Jingheng's turn to be puzzled. According to the plot of "the greater the enmity, the deeper the suffering,"...

Shouldn't you be genocidal?

"And you...?"

"Jing Heng--! Open the door!" A girl's voice, tinged with a hint of excitement, rang out.

Gu Yue turned around abruptly, and her silver hair and purple eyes instantly began to fade.

Taking the opportunity, Yun Jingheng let out a sigh of relief, "Here it comes! Are you trying to kill me?"