Why did they need to find the Plague Emperor?
Because the Plague Emperor was the only Heavenly Demon still alive. Only she knew where the other Heavenly Demon Worlds were and how to reach them.
No one else knew. Finding the Plague Emperor was therefore their first priority.
When the elderly eunuch heard this, he bowed and turned to fetch her.
Before long, he returned with the Plague Emperor.
Upon seeing the two men, the Plague Emperor bowed first to Qin An, then to Emperor Xuanwu.
She had spent all this time living on tenterhooks, unable to guess how Qin An intended to treat her.
Would he let her live, or kill the donkey once it had finished turning the millstone? No one could say.
It had made her life miserable.
Now that Qin An and Emperor Xuanwu had summoned her, the heart hanging in her throat finally settled a little.
She knew they could not have called her here to take her life. If that had been their intention, they would not have personally summoned her.
There had to be another matter at hand, and no small one.
With that thought, the Plague Emperor stood patiently and waited for their questions.
Many of the Cultivators from the Fragmented World looked at her with a trace of killing intent in their eyes.
If Qin An and Emperor Xuanwu had not been there, they might have attacked on the spot.
The Plague Emperor felt as though she were sitting on needles.
Alone and without support, she felt that death could come for her at any moment.
Qin An spoke slowly. "Do you know where the other Heavenly Demons' worlds are? And how do we get there?"
The Plague Emperor froze for a moment, then recovered and answered quickly.
"I do! I