"Everyone from the Metal Kingdom deserves to die!"
Within the Divine Temple of the Water Kingdom came the furious roar of the Wood God, Gu Xingzhou.
He was furious beyond measure.
Originally, the Water and Wood Kingdoms had adopted a strategy of openly repairing the plank road while secretly advancing through Chencang—having the Wood Kingdom attack the Earth Kingdom, while the Water Kingdom pretended to provide aid. Then Lancang, the ruler himself, would make his move and capture that Nascent Soul Realm Body Cultivator.
Who would have thought—
Golden Spirit had suddenly popped up like a shit-stirring stick, ruining the two kingdoms' plan in one fell swoop.
"It was my mistake."
A faint sigh came from within the Water God's statue. "I should not have sent the Holy Maiden, much less tested her reaction to this man. That cost us a great deal of time."
Gu Xingzhou was slightly taken aback when he saw the Water God take the initiative to admit fault.
In his impression, the Water God had always been forceful, especially before him.
"Hmph!" the Water God said irritably. "If Lancang had acted decisively from the start and taken this man down, then even if Golden Spirit arrived afterward, it would have been too late to change anything."
"Linglong, you needn't blame yourself either. We still have a chance. The other three kingdoms still don't know our purpose."
Gu Xingzhou consoled her.
"Mm. Let's lie low for a while first."
After saying that, the lively gaze of the Water God's statue dimmed.
"Linglong, then I'll be heading back first."
Seeing that the Water God had lost interest in speaking with him again, Gu Xingzhou found it rather dull as well. He gave an awkward smile, turned, and vanished.
Inside the Divine Temple, all was silent.
"Gu Xingzhou