"This..."
Qi Haitang, whose resolve had been so firm, suddenly began to waver upon seeing Qi Daohai alive before her.
Xiang Nantian was no different.
For the two of them, nothing in this world carried more weight than the hundreds of fellow disciples from the Third Watch Observatory before them.
But just as the two hesitated, Qi Daohai shouted sternly:
"No!"
By now, Qi Daohai had fully understood everything happening before him.
He raised his head to meet Dong Cangzi's gaze, his eyes cold as he said:
"Although I don't quite understand how you were able to bring me back to life, if the price is handing over the Ten-Thousand Souls Banner we have guarded for over eight hundred years to you..."
Qi Daohai lowered his head and looked at Xiang Nantian and his wife with resolute eyes.
"I would rather not live!"
For a moment, Xiang Nantian and Qi Haitang fell silent.
Seeing this, Dong Cangzi first laughed aloud again, then crooked a finger at Qi Daohai and said:
"Xiang Nantian, Qi Haitang, you two don't have much time left to consider."
As he spoke, wisps of green light abruptly flew out of Qi Daohai's body.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Daohai's body began turning to stone again, bit by bit, starting from his feet.
At the sight, Qi Haitang clenched her fists tightly in desperation.
When she saw that Qi Daohai's lower legs had turned entirely to stone, she could not help looking up at Dong Cangzi and saying:
"Wait!"
Hearing this, Dong Cangzi immediately raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said:
"Qi Haitang, I have little patience. You must give me an answer before Qi Daohai's body turns back to stone."
Just then, with a bang, the sixth layer of golden clouds in