Freed from Gu Yuan's oppressive aura, Hun Changqing looked at him with a trace of astonishment. Logically, since Gu Xun'er had personally killed Xiao Yan, freed herself from her shackles, and summoned Gu Yuan, she ought to have been brimming with murderous intent toward him.
Yet Hun Changqing could sense no murderous intent from either Gu Yuan or even Gu Xun'er. He found this inconceivable. After surveying his surroundings and finding the space still firmly sealed, without the slightest possibility of escape, he immediately guessed that he must still be useful to the Gu Clan somehow, which was why they would not kill him right away.
Their lack of murderous intent immediately weakened Hun Changqing's determination to fight until the fish died and the net tore. Without a sound, he swapped the Storage Ring containing the Tenth Tier Magical Beast's remains and the Origin Emperor Qi for another holding a large quantity of precious resources, then hid the former inside his supreme yin origin.
After all, although he did not fear death, he truly did not want to die if he could avoid it. His foundations were ample, and he was utterly confident that, given time to develop, he could become the strongest being in this world!
He had fallen into their hands today. Facing Gu Yuan, a Peak Dou Sheng, he had absolutely no chance of escaping. But judging by their intentions, he would most likely become a prisoner. Humiliating though that was, it was better than dying. When a man died, his bird pointed skyward; if he lived, he could live for ten thousand years. As long as he remained alive, countless possibilities remained. Was this not merely enduring humiliation and shouldering hardship, like King Goujian of Yue? Hun Changqing could bear it.
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