He Pingsheng stood high in the sky, with Immortal Maiden Zi Qing and Zhou Qingmei guarding him on either side, so even the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor dared not make a move.
The Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor thought for three breaths, then gritted his teeth and said, "Take the Lesser Thousand World!"
He finally made his choice.
Tian Jinpeng chose his daughter, Tian Yao.
"Good..." He Pingsheng put the pearl away.
Tian Jinpeng asked, "He Pingsheng... can we put the grievances between our Tian Household and you behind us today?"
In the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor's mind, I tried to kill you, but you didn't lose so much as a hair, while you killed more than a dozen of my disciples.
And you took my possessions.
Putting this behind us now should be fine, shouldn't it?
Yet He Pingsheng said, "If you have what it takes, keep protecting Tian Yao forever. Don't let her leave your side. Otherwise, if she runs into me someday, I will kill her!"
"Of course, I won't come looking for trouble with you again for a while!"
With that, He Pingsheng left with the two women.
Only after he was far away did the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor release his daughter, Tian Yao, from the Magical Treasure's space.
"Father!" Tian Yao cupped her hands toward the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor. She lowered her head, and a trace of displeasure actually appeared on her face.
Tian Jinpeng did not notice his daughter's expression. Instead, he said, "Yaoyao, you saw what happened just now, didn't you?"
Although she had been inside the Magical Treasure's space, she could extend her divine sense to observe her surroundings.
"Yes!" Tian Yao said. "I saw it!"
"I saw how hesitant and indecisive you were when making your choice just now. But