"Given your abilities, Great Pharaoh, surely you know the Futu Emperor's whereabouts?"
After waiting quietly for Khufu to merge his Soul Essence into the pagoda, the Huating Empress asked impatiently!
"Ah?!"
Khufu froze, his mouth hanging open, momentarily speechless.
The Huating Empress had only just expressed her contempt for the Futu Emperor, King Black Ashoka, as though he were utterly worthless and beneath pursuing. Yet now she was suddenly this eager to hunt him down?
King Black Ashoka was an emperor, after all, the supreme ruler of the Western Asia region. In a sense, his standing was even higher than that of Great Pharaoh Khufu. He was certain to have many powerful experts around him, along with Descended True Demons such as the Indian Divine Monkey, Hanuman, protecting him. The cost of taking him down would certainly be far greater than that of pursuing Great Pharaoh Khufu and his companions!
Amid his astonishment, Khufu quickly came to his senses and smiled bitterly. Now that he had surrendered his Soul Essence, did he have any choice left? He did not even dare complain, or he would only be asking for suffering!
Thinking it over calmly, he realized that the Huating Empress's earlier "admiration" for him had probably been mostly words of reassurance. It did not mean that King Black Ashoka was truly far less important to the Old Qin army than Khufu. The Huating Empress and her two companions had not pursued King Black Ashoka first partly because they probably could not locate him, and partly because even if those few caught up, they likely could not defeat him!
His thoughts whirling, Khufu put on a loyal, solemn air and replied as though swearing an oath, "Your Majesty is wise! This... this old minister spent several days with the Futu Emperor