Chapter 1368: Chapter 195: A Glimmer of Hope

They were clearly in love yet couldn’t be together. She had always thought the Divine World was a carefree place, but she never knew the Divine Emperor could be so heartless, doing something so cold-blooded as beating apart a loving couple.

As Yun Sheng was thinking, her hand suddenly warmed; Ye Beiming’s hand had quietly closed over hers.

The man’s large palm held her tightly; he stared at Yun Sheng with a firm gaze.

Seeing the focused look in Ye Beiming’s eyes, Yun Sheng’s heart trembled.

No, compared to that human–god couple, she and Ye Huli were much better off.

At least she and Ye Beiming could still see each other, and there weren’t so many God Rules and strictures standing between them as before.

"No wonder such a Divine-level Witch Artifact was entrusted to Hu Linglong by the Great Witch Doctor. She must have known long ago how dangerous the Life and Death Talisman is." Yun Sheng glanced at Hu Linglong, who had already turned into a dried corpse, and couldn’t help feeling a bit emotional.

"Yun Sheng, could it be that the reason the Ancient Forbidden Curse was delayed is precisely because of this Life and Death Talisman?" Ye Beiming, who had been listening at the side for a while, suddenly spoke.

Earlier, Ye Beiming had already suspected that the reason the Ancient Forbidden Curse had yet to erupt was not a coincidence, but because Hu Linglong happened to be carrying the Life and Death Talisman.

"That’s quite possible. The Life and Death Talisman has a very peculiar effect. It actually carries a portion of the Light attribute, so it might be able to suppress part of the Ancient Forbidden Curse’s power. But that’s only part of it. You saw it yourselves—Dugu Xiu still ended up turning into a brutal Black Qilin and killed Hu Linglong in the end.

Bo Bo stuck out her tongue; who would’ve thought that so much would happen the moment she wasn’t by her master’s side.

Fortunately, the Kirin came back. With him around, he could better protect her dear master. As for that brat Dugu Xiu, he could just go to hell.

"Bo Bo, if we implant the Life and Death Talisman into my body, can it relieve part of the Ancient Forbidden Curse’s power?" Ye Beiming pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked.

"No, Ye Huli, that’s too dangerous." Yun Sheng was also startled by Ye Beiming’s bold idea.

He clearly knew how vicious the Life and Death Talisman was, yet he still wanted to use it.

"It should have some effect, but Kirin kid, have you really thought this through? This is still pretty dangerous." Bo Bo’s face was full of worry.

"My strength is much greater than Hu Linglong’s, and I’m a man. I should be able to suppress it for a long time. Besides, even if there really is danger, I can dig it out when the time comes." Ye Beiming said it very calmly.

Before he found the Ancient Forbidden Curse itself, he was willing to try any method that might ease it.

Under Ye Beiming’s persistence, Yun Sheng had no choice but to agree to temporarily implant the Life and Death Talisman into his body.

Implanting the Life and Death Talisman was not a simple matter.

The Sky Fox Tribe’s Great Witch Doctor had only mastered a skilled technique for implanting the Life and Death Talisman after many years of constantly "switching" people.

For other witch doctors, if they were careless when implanting the Life and Death Talisman, it could very likely kill someone.

Fortunately, Yun Sheng was skilled at performing all kinds of surgeries. She took out a scalpel, made her selection, and decided to implant the Life and Death Talisman into Ye Beiming’s arm.

When the sharp blade cut open Ye Beiming’s skin, bright red blood welled out. Yun Sheng couldn’t help it—her hand trembled slightly.

Ye Beiming, however, had a faint smile at the corner of his lips and didn’t show the slightest sign of pain.

As soon as Yun Sheng removed the Heavenly Thorn Cage, the Life and Death Talisman was like a cat that smelled fishy blood, and burrowed straight toward Ye Beiming’s arm.

Once the Life and Death Talisman entered his arm, it vanished at once, and the wound on Ye Beiming’s arm began healing at an astonishing speed.

In just the blink of an eye, his skin returned to its original state, with no sign of a wound at all.

Seeing that Ye Beiming didn’t seem any different, Yun Sheng finally let out a breath of relief.

All was deathly quiet. Somewhere in Tianyong City, a dark shadow lay curled up on the ground.

It was a black Demon Beast. Its eyes were blood-red, and it had no idea where to go.

This Demon Beast was none other than Dugu Xiu, who had been drugged and framed by Ye Beiming, failing to steal the chicken and instead losing the rice.

After leaving the Dugu Mansion, he had turned into this state.

"Vice Clan Leader, you don’t look too good right now." A ghostly figure appeared beside the Demon Beast.

The Beast God Altar’s High Priest took out a bottle of Holy Water and gave it to Dugu Xiu, who was in beast form, to drink.

After a while, the hostility on Dugu Xiu’s body gradually faded, and he transformed back into human form.

His red hair hung in a disheveled mess. Dugu Xiu’s mood could no longer be described as merely depressed.

He had actually been counter-schemed by Ye Beiming.

He could easily imagine how smug Ye Beiming must be feeling over this right now.

"High Priest, you and Ye Beiming plotted against me together." Dugu Xiu snarled, slamming a fist into the nearby wall. The wall, over two meters high, collapsed into dust with a resounding crash.

"Not so. Vice Clan Leader, don’t misunderstand. I only learned about the drug afterward as well." The High Priest coughed awkwardly a few times. He hadn’t expected that the usually cold and aloof Ye Beiming was, at heart, someone who liked to play the pig to eat the tiger.

Still, those who harm others end up harming themselves. If Dugu Xiu hadn’t harbored evil intentions, Ye Beiming wouldn’t have had a chance to act.

Ye Beiming and Dugu Xiu both possessed extraordinary gifts, but when it came to strategy, Ye Beiming was just a bit superior.

"Besides, Vice Clan Leader, this time could be considered a blessing in disguise. At least the Ancient Forbidden Curse on you has already been lifted. If you don’t believe me, you can test it." With that, the High Priest stepped aside. Behind him was a carriage.

Dugu Xiu was somewhat puzzled. Although he had done that sort of thing with Hu Linglong, he hadn’t felt anything on his body that told him whether the Ancient Forbidden Curse had been broken or not.

He walked up to the carriage.

Pulling aside the curtain, he saw a beautiful young woman lying inside.

The woman wasn’t very old, at most just over sixteen. She wore not a thread on her body. Though she wasn’t as beautiful as Yun Sheng, her skin was as white as ewe’s milk, her figure was slender, and every private part of her body was clearly visible.

"This woman is also from the Sky Fox Tribe," the High Priest said from the side.

Looking at the woman on the carriage, the lingering medicinal effect of the aphrodisiac in his body suddenly flared again. Without a word, Dugu Xiu climbed into the carriage.

An hour later, he stepped down from the carriage.

"Speak. How do you want me to work with you?" Dugu Xiu straightened his clothes and once more became that cold Kirin Tribe Vice Clan Leader he had been before.

"It’s very simple. I know you’ve always been dissatisfied with Hei Yao and his daughter. You want to sit on the Hei Qilin Tribe’s Clan Leader seat. I can help you fulfill that wish, and my price is the Qilin King Relics." The High Priest’s words made Dugu Xiu knit his brows.

Dugu Xiu might be the Hei Qilin Tribe’s Vice Clan Leader, but in his heart, he had indeed always coveted the Clan Leader position.

And not just the Clan Leader position—his ambitions were far greater. What he wanted to control were the two continents of Eight Desolates and Wuji.

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