He hastily finished talking and took his leave.

Yuxu and Zhao Changhe watched him leave, Yuxu chuckled, "On the Chaotic World List, there are no equals."

Zhao Changhe said, "I don't know when I will be listed, it seems the ranker does not think highly of me."

The blind man really wanted to twist his head off.

But then Yuxu poured Zhao Changhe another cup of tea, "I think Mr. Qin is only a step away from being listed, or rather, he should already be on it, just without any battle achievements."

Referring to the Heavenly List.

Zhao Changhe said, "I really don't want to clash with the people on the Divine Continent list, hmm... It seems the most prominent Hu person on the Human List is the former number one of Hidden Dragon, Demon Fox Chi Li? He has not had any battle achievements for a long time, I don't know how his cultivation is now... I would like to try it if there's a chance."

Goddamn Human List, goddamn Chi Li, are you planning to fight his master? Yuxu awkwardly changed the subject, "Since Mr. Qin has helped the old Taoist, what do you hope to obtain from me?"

"Nothing much," Zhao Changhe sipped his tea leisurely, "I simply dislike the Hu people and am happy to lend a hand to the real person. If the real person can really dominate Central Pass and drive out the Hu people, then I have no objection to being your vanguard."

Throughout the conversation, both sides talked about the conflict between Buddhist and Taoist groups, as well as their aversion to the Hu people, unable to touch upon the tricky issue behind Yuxu. But Zhao Changhe's last statement finally hinted slightly; this vanguard role, is it only against the Hu people, or does it imply that he is willing to help if Yuxu has other enemies?

Enough said, no more could be added. Zhao Changhe finished his tea, stood up, and said, "Today I had the pleasure of meeting the third ranked of the Heavenly List, what joy. It is getting late, I shall take my leave now, hoping for a chance to hear the real person preach the wonderful methods again."

Yuxu nodded and handed over a small wooden token, "Sir, with this token, you can enter and exit the tower platform freely. Our Taoist sect is in meditation, lacking schemers, now that you are involved in the struggle with Kong Shi, please contribute more ideas. If this causes some crisis, the old Taoist will step in."

With those words, his trip was essentially fruitful.

Zhao Changhe said no more, knowing too much talk could lead to mistakes, unsure if any of his previous words had given anything away. If the Tao Venerable realized something, it could be troublesome.

He took the small wooden token, bowed, and left, heading straight back near the Great Wild Goose Pagoda. He planned to find an inn nearby so he could meet up with Yue Hongling at any time.

Staying nearby was somewhat risky; this area was essentially Kong Shi's or directly said, Bodhisattva's territory... Having greatly offended Bodhisattva today, if he found out that Zhao Changhe dared to stay nearby, he would definitely come looking for him. If Bodhisattva unleashed his full Demon Skill, Zhao Changhe might not really be his match.

But Zhao Changhe was not afraid of that; what he feared was that you wouldn't use your full Demon Skill. If you exposed your Demon Skill in public, the Buddhist faction could be eliminated directly. Once the Buddhist faction was out, Yuxu could dominate alone, and he really could confront the Li Family, either draw lines with the Hu people or have Yuxu withdraw.

That is to say, the objective of his trip was really just to expose Bodhisattva's true identity, that would about sum it up... As for other matters, those were really not doable at the moment, too complex and cumbersome.

Being sure of this step already made him feel much relieved. In any strategy, the fear is not finding the key move; having identified the key made things much easier.

As he was sorting out these thoughts in his mind, he happened to walk into a deserted alley.

It was already very late when he left the tower platform, and now the sun had completely set, a light snowy winter night, the sky pitch black. Chang'an City still had lights, seeming to never sleep, but once he entered the alley, he could no longer feel this sense of a city that never sleeps, pitch black.

Zhao Changhe suddenly slowed his pace, a sense of extreme terror inexplicably rising in his heart.

The dark alley twisted and magnified, gradually feeling not like an alley but a vast barren wilderness, surrounded by silent desolation and darkness, with boundless fear spreading in his heart. This fear was different from the fear of Blood Evil; it stemmed from loneliness and weakness, facing the vast darkness with timidity and panic.

There was a faint howling of a cold wind around, like the wailing of ghosts.

Zhao Changhe's cold sweat unconsciously covered his forehead, this was an extremely fierce mental attack, enough to make a person fall into endless night, going mad with fear and weakness.

A graceful silhouette leisurely walked, as if carrying the BGM of a dark night's cold wind, slowly approaching, her delicate hand gently stretched forward, as if saying, don't be afraid, just obey me, and this night will no longer be terrifying.

Zhao Changhe felt the urge to kneel and bow down... like seeing dependence and a lighthouse in the most frightened and weakest moment, or knowing that this was her domain, yet feeling an irresistible submission. If he submitted, of course, there would be no more fear.

The woman slightly opened her cherry lips, evidently silent, yet seeming to have a light laugh whispering in his ear, accompanied by her slender jade hand reaching forward, as if saying, kneel and kiss me, I'll give you everything.

Zhao Changhe stared intently at that delicate hand, his eyes struggling to move up, finally meeting her tranquil eyes, like inlaid black gems, beautiful yet lifeless.

Major Star River.

—The blind man said, if so, it's more like Jiuyou.

The identity of this woman was imminent, the opponent of Emperor Ye, an ancient top Demon God representing chaos and Silent Annihilation, presumably from the Imperial Realm Third Layer Jiuyou!

No wonder Yuxu joked about "capturing Jiuyou"; essentially, Yuxu was reminding him that Jiuyou was in Chang'an!

Knowing she was in Chang'an, who would dare to deliver themselves here!

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