"What do we do next?" Zhan Qisheng asked. "Are you going back to check?"
"No, I can't leave you alone with Yingning. You'll bully her."
"How childish." Zhan Qisheng glanced at him. "How could I be that sort of person?"
"Yingning, come back." Du Yu beckoned to her. "We don't play with bad people."
Yingning obediently walked back to Du Yu and slipped into the brush.
"Old Zhan, I only lent Yingning to you for a little while just now. Don't get the wrong idea." Du Yu curled his lip. "Our earlier agreement still stands."
Zhan Qisheng snorted coldly and said, "Until Yingning chooses to come with me of her own accord, I will never force her."
"Haha, good." Du Yu said, "Did you have something to discuss when you came to my room earlier?"
"Oh, right. Nothing much, really. It's just that the Cultivation Sects are mostly established now. Isn't it time for the next step?" Zhan Qisheng asked. "When will Zhang Jian become the Jade Emperor?"
"According to him, it should be tomorrow."
"Then you must use every means at your disposal and accompany him. The method you used to wound me that day can be used again tomorrow."
"Wait..." Du Yu froze. "I'm not following. Isn't this just a 'handover ceremony'? Why do you make it sound like there'll be a fight?"
Zhan Qisheng looked at Du Yu, then said, "Are you clever or stupid? Do you think everything will be smooth sailing tomorrow?"
"Then what are you saying?"
"If the director could find a way to order me to kill Zhang Jian, why would he let such a golden opportunity slip by tomorrow?"
A golden opportunity?
Du Yu suddenly understood. Although no one in this time period would know what was going to happen tomorrow, He