"If this old woman refuses to release them, then you will refuse to give me those millet seeds?" Ji Man sneered.
"That's right. This child has already entrusted the millet seeds to subordinates and had them taken out of Houtu Village. The moment they hear news of this child's death, they will immediately destroy the Soul Nest! They themselves do not even know what is inside!" Miss Zi Ming nodded.
"Haha, look, just look~" Ji Man pointed with her hand. "You are a descendant of Great God Houtu, yet you do not treat your own people as people. The billions upon billions of people of Meng Mountain cannot compare to a few damned cultivators! If this old woman compromised with you, how could I answer to Great God Houtu? Forget that they killed Liu'er—this old woman could never spare them. Just for leading you astray, this old woman will destroy them!"
"Ji Man~" Miss Zi Ming cried anxiously. "They truly had nothing to do with this matter. Zi Yan's death... was also because they were trying to save this child..."
Ji Man waved her hand, cutting off Miss Zi Ming's explanation. "Do not worry. This old woman will certainly execute them at your side, so that before you die, you may also learn the taste of losing the one you love!"
At the words "the one you love," a flush appeared on Miss Zi Ming's face. The hatred in her eyes faded somewhat as she glanced at Xiao Hua. Xiao Hua, however, had his eyes tightly shut and knew nothing, while Fairy Hongxia became both ashamed and angry, shooting Miss Zi Ming a vicious glare.
Poor Fairy Hongxia. Earlier, Jiu Xia's affair had already weighed upon her, leaving her somewhat resentful toward Xiao Hua. Yet Jiu Xia had saved her