Su Jiu fell silent, a trace of bewilderment and confusion seeping through her silence.
She seemed to have suffered a devastating blow, as though something she had always believed had finally been overturned.
Yun Huanling could not hear what Su Jiu and Xia Jue were saying. Just seeing her look as though she were about to cry made his heart ache unbearably.
"What the hell did you say to A Jiu, you bastard!"
Dao Lord Qing Ci glanced at Yun Huanling with a smile. "Calm down, brat. Xia Jue is giving your little friend a lesson, letting her get to know the real Xia Jue all over again."
"Those not of our kind are bound to harbor different hearts! What is there to get to know!"
"Tsk, what a heartless brat. Why don't you imagine how you would react if your little friend were a demon-a demon who had been lying to you all along!"
"Would you stand against the whole world for her? Or would you stand with the whole world against her?"
Yun Huanling froze. He had never put himself in her shoes and considered such a question. If it were true...
Yun Huanling gritted his teeth. "That day will never come. A Jiu is righteous through and through. She could never be a demon!"
Dao Lord Qing Ci pursed his lips. "Tsk. How boring."
Yet deep down, Yun Huanling had already made his decision. If that day really came, he would probably kill the person he loved with his own hands, then take his own life.
Just as Su Jiu had already made her choice at this moment.
The Frostbound Purple Ultimate Sword slowly coalesced in Su Jiu's palm.
"Senior Brother, we have never sparred in all this time. Now that I have reached the Void Refinement