"As long as my Husband can regain his human form, I am willing to give up everything!"
Wu resolutely bowed again.
Mo Chen froze for a moment.
He began to understand why the villains in the strange tales he had read in the Scripture Pavilion could be locked down by just a few words.
Mo Chen himself was locked down now.
In all his days on the immortal path, the greatest lesson he had learned was not to trust others lightly.
Yet the method Wu had proposed was indeed the safest.
If he implanted restrictive wards in her, her life and death would rest on a single thought of his. Even if her husband turned against him after regaining human form, he could still hold her hostage.
He would not have to fear her suddenly attacking him.
Still, it would be even better if he could bring this strange bird under his command as well. With cultivation at the peak of Qi Refining, he would surely make a capable subordinate.
But even bound by iron chains, the strange bird's aura remained highly unstable. If Mo Chen knocked him unconscious by force, Wu would never agree.
Thus, he would implant the restrictive wards in Wu first.
"Hmm... that could work."
Mo Chen smiled and gave the woman before him a meaningful look. "But aren't you afraid I'll use this to threaten you and go back on my word?"
Wu gave a desolate smile. "Heh, if that truly happens, I can only blame my lack of fortune in this life for being unable to serve at my Husband's side. But as long as there is even a sliver of hope that he can regain human form, I will never give up, even if my soul is extracted and refined!"
Wu's voice was