Deng Tianxin nodded, then felt that a nod was not solemn enough and added, "When that time comes, I'll return. Not to kill you, Senior, but to take you out of here."
Tang Chen smiled but did not respond.
He looked up at the blood moon hanging high above the hall and suddenly said, "Pass a message to Bo Saixi for me. I can't fulfill our promise. Don't tell her where I am now. Just tell her I'm dead."
Deng Tianxin said nothing, merely burying the weighty request deep in his heart.
Tang Hao gave a self-mocking laugh. "I thought a God Trial was meant to find a suitable successor. I never expected it to be such a vicious trap. The eighth trial has already turned me into this mess. The ninth might turn me into a crazed monster."
Then, Tang Chen took out a token and tossed it to Deng Tianxin.
"Please deliver this to the Clear Sky Sect. Tell them I'm still alive, and the Clear Sky Sect will reward you handsomely."
Catching the token Tang Chen had thrown over, Deng Tianxin bowed. "I'll deliver it."
Come to think of it, he had not seen Sister Tang Yuehua in a long time. He wondered how she was doing.
When Deng Tianxin walked out of the inner hall, Xiao Wu and Di Qiu'er were still waiting outside the passageway.
The moment Xiao Wu saw Deng Tianxin, tears nearly fell from her eyes. She rushed over and punched him in the shoulder. "You scared me to death! There was such a huge commotion inside—I nearly got scared out of my mind!"
"It's all right now." Deng Tianxin rubbed her head, then looked at Di Qiu'er.
Di Qiu'er said nothing. She merely looked him over from head to toe. Only after