Wu Qingxin's expression shifted slightly, but only for an instant.
She glanced at the horde of demons behind her, surging like floodwater through an opened sluice gate. In the end, she calmly nodded, then darted away into the distance.
Ning Yi and Situ Kong exchanged a look, both shaking their heads with bitter smiles. With her departure, the thread-thin bond between them would be severed completely. From now on, they would be strangers.
They had thought they understood her well, but after spending this time together, they had seen an entirely different side of her. Aside from her obsession with the Sword Dao, Wu Qingxin was also an extremely cold-blooded, heartless woman.
Situ Kong teased, "Old Ning! Looks like playing on her feelings didn't work!"
Ning Yi smiled. "You deliberately took a blow for her and ended up having both legs eaten by demons. That didn't stir her heart in the slightest either."
Situ Kong shook his head slightly. "Forget it. It was decided long ago. This was just a chance to make this stubborn heart of mine let go completely."
Ning Yi nodded. "True. It's time to end it. Let's go! There should still be some time before the seal is completely lifted. If we hold on, we might still have a chance to survive."
With that, both took out recovery pills and swallowed them, fleeing in the exact opposite direction from Wu Qingxin.
Although both were still at the Emperor Realm Early Stage, their overall strength had increased considerably compared to before.
The reason was naturally the Thrones they had obtained, both of which were high-grade. That was quite good.
The only slight pity was that they had failed to obtain Soul Guards.
The powerful undead roaming the island had no interest in either of them whatsoever.
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