"Have you come to terms with it?" Demon Phoenix asked.
"What else can I do?" Huang Xiao asked. "What does my strength amount to now? Is there any use resisting now? No, none whatsoever. Whether or not I'll face restrictions after becoming Hall Master, at least I'll have strength. That has to be better than being as powerless as I am now, doesn't it? To escape the fate of dying, I can only send Pang Yi to his death!"
By the end, a trace of killing intent flickered around Huang Xiao.
Heaven and earth would destroy a man who did not look out for himself. He could not fall on this road; his wives were still waiting for him.
"Well said! Let Pang Yi die! Let all those old bastards die!" Demon Phoenix shouted too.
Demon Phoenix felt no gratitude toward Huo Lian either. They were merely using one another.
"Didn't your parents leave a while ago? The Patriarch didn't stop them?" Huang Xiao changed the subject and asked with some curiosity.
"Isn't he holding me hostage?" Demon Phoenix said irritably. "Perhaps they negotiated some other terms too."
"True." Huang Xiao nodded. "Actually, I'm still very curious. Although you're a divine beast, you're still far too weak among divine beasts. What does the Patriarch want with you? Surely he didn't know your parents were still alive back then? He merely planted a willow without intent, only for it to grow into shade. Now he's using you to threaten them while he's at it."
"Never mind you-even I have my doubts. I'm still a juvenile. Even if he wanted my essence blood, how much could there be? It wouldn't be powerful enough either," Demon Phoenix said. "So back then, I thought I was just an incidental addition, and you were the