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The Imperial Court is now forced to withdraw their elite forces from various places, contracting so hurriedly that it has nearly abandoned hundreds of cities. Much of the reason for this predicament lies with the man before us...

Mr. Paper-folding looked at the once passionate youth with a complex gaze!

He was still as outstanding as before, his half-spirit body was capable of pressuring the Old Dragon King of the Eastern Sea into cooperation, commanding the Eastern Sea’s Specter Jellyfish assassin troops at his behest.

As a result, the young nobility outside Capital City were frequently assassinated, and inside the city, a variety of demons were released, causing rampant insecurity.

The Imperial Army was run ragged, and the Imperial Court was forced to contract its military strength, only securing the six cities that comprised the gates to Capital City.

With the elite soldiers gone and the Flying Dragon Army, which had been stationed in the Southern Wilderness, recalled, how could the Southern Barbarian States, like hungry wolves, pass up this opportunity?

They invaded the Central Plains en masse. What chance did the ordinary people have for survival?

Not to mention the cooperation of the Uto Kingdom in the shadows with the Imperial Court.

The Imperial Court had to act covertly in the establishment of the Ghost Temple.

Although many noble families knew what was happening, many civilians did not.

With Uto’s cooperation, those people could carry out human sacrifices in a manner far more brazen than the Imperial Court, without concerning themselves with face or discretion.

Their actions were quicker and more unrestrained!

He clearly knew what the consequences would be, yet he... still went ahead with it!

The young man who stood on the cliff edge, proclaiming that a homebody could save the world... was never to return...

"Tianji still hasn’t returned. It seems he has fully sided with Chen Qing."

"That’s not necessarily the case..." King of Qin said with a smile, shaking his head, "He’s just observing. He still hasn’t figured something out. When he does, he’ll naturally return. You don’t have to worry."

With that, he turned back to the other person and said, "Don’t think of me as heartless. In the beginning, you all opposed me, didn’t you? You said I was too idealistic and unrealistic. Now that I have returned to reality, why do you all look at me as if I’m a stranger? Isn’t this what you wanted?"

Mr. Paper-folding: "....."

Perhaps it was true, everyone had initially thought the King of Qin too unrealistic, but it was precisely such an unrealistic, passionate young man that they had been willing to follow.

"You once said that once we take down the Eastern Sea, you’d tell me the truth, tell me what memories I’ve lost. Can you speak of it now?"

Upon hearing this, King of Qin paused slightly before turning back, his face also taking on a complex expression, "Soon... very soon... you all will know."

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"Four-number modifier, four-number modifier, please remember your mission, the future of humanity rests with your last batch now...."

Hiss!!

In Jiangnan’s Lyuzhou, Tianji abruptly opened his eyes, but what he saw was a familiar face.

The moment he saw that face, the tension in Tianji’s aged flesh relaxed a bit, and then he checked his uncovered body, frowning, "Couldn’t you have given me a fig leaf?"

Zi Yue, not far away, shook her head slightly, "Your body is in poor shape, at any moment full blood supply is needed including for the lower part. If you want that place to shrink forever, next time I’ll cover it with a cloth."

"Uh..." Tianji’s face turned red, "But you shouldn’t look so blatantly..."

"I’m just curious..." Zi Yue frowned, "Do you men really care so much about that place? Your body has innate defects, and you have very little Qi and blood to preserve. Yet you insist on concentrating it there to make that place stronger. Is it worth it?"

"Of course, it’s worth it!" Tianji sat up abruptly but, seeing the indifferent expression on the other’s face, he suddenly deflated and waved his hand, "You wouldn’t understand, how long have I been asleep?"

"Almost a month..."

"A month?" Tianji became excited, "What about Chen Qing? Was he rescued?"

"He came back on his own..."

"Oh? What happened?"

Zi Yue recounted the incident of Chen Qing using Wang Ye’s Flying Star Seal to return, and Tianji immediately laughed, "That worked?"

"I was also moved, that guy can get out of dangers time and again. Is it all just by gambling like this? Then he’s incredibly lucky."

"It’s not gambling, just a bit naive..." Tianji stretched, "He and the old King of Qin are very much alike, daring to stake his life on an indigenous person. Among all the players, only he would do such a thing."

"Maybe there was no other way..." Zi Yue said indifferently, "I feel there’s a difference between him and the King of Qin... Well, let’s not talk about him for now. I’m about to set off to the north soon.

I came to see you one last time, but I didn’t expect you to wake up now. It’s quite the coincidence."

"What are you doing in the north?"

Zi Yue briefly explained the current situation, and Tianji was stunned, "Going north to vie for territory with those veteran guilds? That guy is really daring..."

"Why shouldn’t he be daring?" Zi Yue replied with a cold laugh, "We have the resources and manpower we need now. In terms of military might, we are on par with the Celestial Serpent Palace now. Why shouldn’t we fight for it?"

"Ah... it’s all us now?" Tianji chuckled, "Do you really plan to stay here?"

"Shut up!" Zi Yue said coldly.

"What about the King of Qin?"

Zi Yue lowered her head and did not speak for a long time before saying, "Let’s not talk about that for now. What did you mean by the things you said in your dream?"

"Huh?" Tianji was startled, "I... I talked in my sleep? What did I say?"

"You mentioned a mission, humans, the last batch of correctors!" Zi Yue stared at him intently, "Have you been hiding something from me?"

Tianji, clearly frightened by her gaze, cautiously said, "I... I said that?"

"Do you think I made up those words?"

"Uh... cough cough..." Tianji scratched his head, "Indeed, I had a strange dream, but to say I’m hiding something from you, aren’t you being too sensitive?"

"What kind of dream?"

"Well... how should I put it..." Tianji frowned, "It was about a very odd woman, speaking to me some very strange things, like the last batch of correctors, humanity’s only hope, and such. I don’t know why I’d have such a dream. Did I say anything else?"

"Nothing more..." Zi Yue took a deep look at Tianji, then turned around and said, "Your body is still very weak. Stay put in Jiangnan and recover, don’t wander around. Oh... if there’s anything you can’t handle, go directly to Chen Qing."

"Oh..."

"Let’s go, Ali..." Zi Yue called out indifferently, and Tianji instantly felt goosebumps, quickly looking towards the other side.

Ali? When did she arrive?

Ali was the lowest level of them all. How could he not feel her presence at his side?

All the demons were most wary of Ali; after all, sometimes you couldn’t predict what she might read from you. Hence, even companions were very defensive against her. Had he become too complacent?

"Okay..." A soft voice came, and Tianji soon saw Ali as she appeared before him. Seeing her, he was completely stunned.

The current Ali... she was completely different.

Covered in red dragon scales, hiding the vital parts, her enticing figure enhanced beneath the scales, accelerating one’s heartbeat.

Her beautiful face was indescribably lovely; one glance felt like being sucked in, especially those green pupils, twinkling with an indescribable beautiful light, which glued his eyes irresistibly.

"Alright... stop teasing him, we should leave," Zi Yue said lightly.

"Okay..." Ali smiled obediently, gave Tianji a sharp look, and followed behind Zi Yue, her charming figure as seductive as ever, but Tianji, now freed from her gaze, was drenched in cold sweat!

Ali... had undergone Dragon Transformation?

Had Zi Yue gone mad? Dare she release such a creature?

In the past, even the King of Qin did not dare to let her step into transcendence lightly...

Why is she letting Ali stay here? To seize my memories?

What did she see...

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"Did he lie?" After leaving, Zi Yue asked coldly.

Originally, Zi Yue brought Ali with her to discuss some matters with Tianji, but after Tianji spoke those words in his dream, she immediately felt something was amiss and let Ali invade his memory.

But something strange happened; the transcendent Ali was unable to completely read Tianji’s memories!

There was something locked away inside him... something that even Ali, as she was now, couldn’t conquer!

Ali said that this unconquerable memory... Chen Qing had it too...

The most important thing was the dream.

Ali is now very powerful. She can visualize things from other people’s memories, like projecting a movie.

In the scene, the woman speaking with Tianji was a modern person!!!