Rescue Tian Ze!

"I understand."

"It's just that I seem to have understood a little too late."

"Let's discuss this."

"Can we pretend I didn't see anything just now?"

Flame Lingji rarely gave a bitter smile.

Some secrets came with a price once you learned them.

Take Ye Qingcang's methods, for example.

Although she could not yet be certain whether this thing—neither a parasite nor a plant, more like a chunk of flesh—had to follow some restrictions when devouring something. Otherwise, if it had no limitations whatsoever, it would be far too heaven-defying. Nothing in this world was perfect; that much was certain. But based solely on the abilities this thing had displayed, it could freely replace a person, including their aura and strength, and might even inherit the memories of whoever it devoured. That secret was already too great for her to leave alive. At the very least, Ye Qingcang would not let her go after learning it. Putting herself in his shoes, she would do the same. Thus, she held no hope at all.

Yet Flame Lingji had still underestimated Ye Qingcang.

"Don't worry."

"I won't do anything to you."

"You saw it, so you saw it."

"There's nothing I can't admit."

"Nothing I dare not admit."

Ye Qingcang glanced at the far more restrained Flame Lingji.

He instantly understood what she was thinking.

He gave a slightly speechless laugh, then changed the subject and said frankly, "Besides, what I appreciate is your soul, not this body of yours. What I want is for you to live happily and freely. It may sound fake, but that truly is what I feel. You can choose to believe it or not. I haven't used life alchemy in many years, and I certainly can't violate my principles by demonstrating it to you now. If