"Ah... since you intend to intervene, I shall take my leave."
Whatever else might be said of the Nine Netherworlds Divine General, his ability to trim his sails to the wind had reached absolute perfection.
Although he had no idea what was going on between this man and Xuan Luan, the man's words made it clear that he intended to intervene personally.
With such an opportunity before him, how could he possibly let it slip?
Once the man took over and things blew up, surely the higher-ups would stop hounding him over his own paltry mess.
At that thought, the Nine Netherworlds Divine General backed away several steps and clapped his hands, looking as though a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
"Xuan Luan, since this lord is willing to give you a chance, the two of you should work out a proper plan."
"I just remembered I have some matters to attend to at home, so I won't linger here."
"..."
At his words, the man finally shifted his gaze away from Xuan Luan and onto him.
An unmistakably speechless look then appeared on his face.
He truly hadn't wanted to get involved in this matter.
But who could have imagined that a divine general could be this useless?
After all this time, he hadn't even caught a glimpse of that woman.
At that thought...
He rubbed the space between his brows with a slight headache and said coldly, "There's no need to be so eager to wash your hands of this."
"In fact, even if you walk out that door now, you won't escape punishment afterward."
The Nine Netherworlds Divine General stopped dead.
He turned his head, his expression ugly.
"What do you want, then?"
The man withdrew his gaze and said evenly, "It's simple... stay