Shen Yuan's heart sank, and he asked gravely,
"Second Brother, tell me the truth. Have you made another agreement with the Heavenly Dao?"
Cheng Yu nodded.
"Yes. Otherwise, the moment I directed Tian'er to cut away part of himself and submit to Heaven, I would probably have been expelled from the Eternal True World."
Shen Yuan wanted to ask more, but Cheng Yu shook his head.
"Don't ask. I won't tell you, and I can't."
Knowing his second brother's temperament, Shen Yuan did not press further. Instead, he said,
"Our little sister hasn't had an easy time among Humankind. After Tian'er issued the warrant for her arrest, the humans she was so devoted to stopped treating her with quite so much warmth."
Cheng Yu's tone remained unchanged.
"I know. That was to be expected."
Shen Yuan fell silent, then continued,
"Tian'er has much of Eldest Brother's bearing. He handled the matter of our little sister beautifully, but Yue'er... she was a little too ruthless."
Cheng Yu shook his head.
"Ruthlessness isn't a bad thing. Among the Demon Race, only ruthlessness can keep those petty scoundrels in line."
After that, Shen Yuan could find nothing else to say to his second brother. He could only stand quietly atop the wall, watching the demons and devils slaughter one another below.
From then on, Cheng Yu remained at the Seventh Great Wall. More precisely, every Holy Spirit in the Eternal True World was there except Di Yi Yun and Yuan Chen.
Meanwhile, news of Cheng Yu's restructuring of the Seventh Great Wall and the Northern Continent reached Beijing City.
Reading the report from the Seventh Great Wall, Shen Yue said in disbelief,
"Evacuate all the elderly and weak?! Who decided this?!"
A demon general clad in heavy armor approached Shen Yue.
"Reporting