Hun Changqing raised his head and met the Ice Master's resolute gaze, a hint of amusement on his face as he spoke.
"Fine. I won't kill her."
"Really?"
The Ice Master blurted out in surprise.
Hun Changqing nodded.
Just as delight appeared on the Ice Master's face, she heard Hun Changqing speak again.
"But while she can escape a death sentence, she can't escape punishment. She joined the others in trying to surround and kill me today. There's no way I'll simply let her off so easily. She has to pay a price."
The Ice Master's expression stiffened, and she asked hesitantly.
"What price?"
Hun Changqing thought for a moment, then an uncanny smile appeared on his face.
"Her body is weaker than Primordial's and the Flame Master's. She isn't a Talisman Master, her soul is pathetically fragile, and she has no Ancestral Talisman either. I really can't see any value in her. I intended to kill her and be done with it, but since you're staking your life to protect her, I'll give her a chance to live and take her as my slave."
"What? Make Darkness your slave? That's impossible! With a condition like that, you never intended to spare her at all!"
The Ice Master was horrified. She knew perfectly well what sort of person Darkness was. Her pride was every bit as great as the Ice Master's had once been. To make Darkness a slave, shattering all the pride and dignity she had held throughout her life, would be far worse than simply killing her!
Darkness would never agree to such a condition!
"I've given my terms. Whether she accepts is her business. As for you, if you're determined to die, I naturally can't stop you. Still, for the sake of our past friendship, if I