"Jiang Shanglan said that once you're finished with whatever you're busy with, you should go help out in the battle for supremacy,"

"Alright, of course I'll go," Wu Xiaode said.

He felt ashamed when he thought about how he had left the battle for supremacy entirely in Jiang Shanglan's hands.

He didn't even know the current state of affairs there.

Just as he was about to set out, he suddenly felt a premonition and flipped open the Book of the Dead.

The pages kept turning until it reached the "Shadow Followers" page.

There he saw Blood Youth standing on the follower card, half of her body gone, drenched in blood, looking towards him.

"Summon me back, quickly!"

Blood Youth shouted desperately.

Without hesitation, Wu Xiaode reached out to draw a card and then tossed it into the air.

Thump.

The blood-soaked Blood Youth fell to the ground.

She was left with only half of her body, and all around her were shattered bones and innards.

However, in the one hand she still had, she clutched tightly to a card that radiated with Radiant Holy Light.

"Here, this is the card you wanted,"

Blood Youth said weakly.

Instead of taking the card, Wu Xiaode wiped his finger across the Holy Treasure Ring and released a pile of gold bars, exclaiming,

"By my Holy Power, I command your body to be restored as before!"

The warm Holy Light shone onto Blood Youth.

Soon after,

her body began to reconstitute itself.

However, several dark flames were still burning her flesh, causing her to tremble in pain.

"That's the Ghost Skull Fire from the depths of Purgatory, tsk tsk, tough to come by,"

Satan commented.

With a "hmpf," Wu Xiaode transformed into the purple-haired Purgatory Demon King and declared fiercely,

"Even the fires of Purgatory dare to touch my people?"

He casually formed handprints.

In an instant, the flames were extinguished.

"Lend me some clothes,"

Wu Xiaode said.

Satan casually took a white robe worn by angels and handed it over. Wu Xiaode took it and covered Blood Youth with it.

Once the flames stopped burning her, Blood Youth's complexion finally improved.

She got dressed and once again offered the card to Wu Xiaode, saying,

"The Master of the Stars has a Shock Treasure technique. When the Duke of Abyss was hit, many treasures fell from him. I rushed forward and snatched this card."

Wu Xiaode looked at the card in her hand.

In a whisper, Chris said beside his ear, "Yes, it indeed is 'The Fourth of the Graveyard Deck, Radiant Holy Light'."

Wu Xiaode looked at Blood Youth with a complex expression.

—He knew that each card from the deck was extremely difficult to obtain.

The pain that Chris had just endured was beyond some sort of limit, more than any being could bear.

But still, she had managed to retrieve the card.

"Blood Youth."

"Yes?"

"What do you want?"

"Freedom."

Wu Xiaode fell silent.

So she did all this because she desired freedom.

Freedom...

That word was so precious. In the flow of the ages, it was like an unattainable dream.

Seeing that he didn't reply, Blood Youth's gaze gradually dimmed.

"Master, if there's nothing else, I'll go and rest,"

"Wait a moment,"

Wu Xiaode turned his head towards Satan and said, "Buddy, help me out here."

"With what?" Satan asked.

Wu Xiaode took out a fruit knife and handed it to him, saying, "Use this knife to cut me."

"Huh?"

"Just do it."

"This is what you're asking for—I've never seen such a strange request in my life,"

Satan, holding the fruit knife, swung it towards Wu Xiaode.

Wu Xiaode stood still and said,

"Blood Youth, save me."

Blood Youth's heart shook violently, and her hands and feet trembled.

She didn't try to block the fruit knife; instead, her whole body shakily surged forward, positioning herself directly in front of Wu Xiaode.

The fruit knife stopped.

"Hey, she's blocking me now. What do I do? Should I slash her too?" Satan asked.

"No need."

Wu Xiaode looked at Blood Youth and smiled as he applauded:

"Congratulations, you've fulfilled our agreement under the Causality Law, and from now on, you're no longer my servant."

"Blood Youth, you're free."

Blood Youth stood frozen in place for a good while before slowly turning around, looking at him uncertainly.

He continued:

"Go on, do what you want to do. From now on, you don't need to follow me. I'll explain it to Shen Xiujun, too, and I'll release the contract of the Shadow Followers. You're free."

Blood Youth listened quietly, murmuring:

"The truth is, in the beginning, I used you to escape, with somewhat ill intentions, and later on, I kept thinking of ways to deal with you."

Wu Xiaode showed her the "Radiant Holy Light" card and smiled:

"The ways of the world are not about right or wrong."

"Why is there no right or wrong?" Blood Youth asked.

"Right and wrong belong to the law, but the ways of the world lack those; it only has grudges and sentiments."

"So you have no hard feelings towards me now?"

"I think you've already paid a sufficient price, so let's consider everything between us settled. From now on, you are you, I am me, and we have no further relations," Wu Xiaode said.

"...Thank you," Blood Youth said earnestly.

She felt a mix of joy and confusion, not knowing where to go next.

Suddenly.

The Void stirred.

An illusionary figure quietly appeared before everyone's eyes.

—A man wearing sunglasses.

The Blind Man!

He looked around, his gaze suddenly falling on Blood Youth.

"Girl, that card was knocked down by me, you're stealing. Give it back to me," the Blind Man said indifferently.

Blood Youth's face immediately turned pale, and she trembled uncontrollably.

Even Satan stopped puffing on his cigar, a cold sweat beginning to form on his forehead.

"I can't give you the card…"

Blood Youth said through clenched teeth.

"Oh? Why not?" the Blind Man asked, sounding rather amused.

However, his presence oozed a decaying kind of malice, causing tremors of terror and unease.

Blood Youth fell silent for a moment.

No.

She couldn't reveal that the card was with Wu Xiaode.

Because she had completed the task of "stealing the card," she had gained her freedom.

If she were to rat out Wu Xiaode—

It would mean she hadn't wrapped things up properly, and she would still owe him.

Blood Youth pursed her lips, remaining silent.

The Blind Man "heh"ed, took off his sunglasses, revealing his "eat" and "substitute" pupils, and slowly said:

"This girl belongs to me now. Who agrees? Who objects?"

The place fell silent.

Suddenly.

Wu Xiaode stepped forward, looking at the other party:

"Look."

He raised his hand.

The "Radiant Holy Light" card instantly appeared in his hand.

The Blind Man looked at the card and then at Wu Xiaode.

"Interesting… how did my thing end up in your hands?"

the Blind Man asked.

Wu Xiaode chuckled, withdrew the card, and said:

"That girl is mine, and so is the card. If you have an issue, come at me; don't bully a young lady."

"Are you sure?" the Blind Man grinned and said.

Suddenly, a packed meal appeared in his hand.

"Wanna play big? Fine, I'll play with you," Wu Xiaode also grinned and said.

He too had a packed meal appear in his hand.

—Count me in!

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