Chu Ge finished speaking with apparent ease, but before he could even wait for Qiu Wuji's reaction, his mind swiftly returned, leaving him on the verge of collapse.
Then he stopped caring about anything. He no longer cared how readers responded to the climactic scene, either. For the first time ever, he lay down in broad daylight and fell into a dead sleep the moment his head touched the pillow.
This had been an active use of the Heaven-Changing Earth-Shifting Great Method to interfere with the world. The expenditure was on an entirely different scale from his previous, passive interference.
Though exhausted, he was exhilarated, not only because of his godlike ability to influence the world, but, more importantly, because he had helped Qiu Wuji.
The unease that had lingered in the back of his mind finally came to an end. Chu Ge slept very soundly, enjoying the relief of having that weight lifted from his heart.
As for Yan Qianlie escaping... he had been meant to escape anyway. An opponent of his caliber could hardly die so easily in a single duel. There was still plenty of room for him to play a part later, such as in matters involving the other side of the sea.
It was just that the way he escaped differed a little from Chu Ge's design... So be it. There was no time to think about it. Sleep.
In the World Within the Book, Qiu Wuji stood quietly, her face still pale from her injuries, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. Yet she wore a peculiar expression, somewhere between reproach and delight, with a hint of bashful redness.
People took it for the shame and anger of nearly losing through carelessness, mixed with the joy of victory.
No one dared take advantage