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"What do you mean by this?" Zi Yue, facing the other party’s demanding actions, smiled yet not quite smiling, "Don’t you trust me?"

"Yes..."

The straightforward answer surprised Zhang Xiaoyun who was nearby.

Frankly speaking, everyone here didn’t trust Zi Yue much, except for the Martial Legacy Priest.

Zi Yue, a princess with a prestigious position from the Ancient Demon Clan and one of the initiators of the Sorcerer Dynasty’s plan, held almost the same level of influence as the Crown Prince, much more than one could achieve who were awakened later.

The princess did many things, the first to appreciate the value of the Reincarnators, utilised Pu YunChuan’s memories extensively, personally planned the capture of Reincarnators, and was the first to propose hosting a group of Blood Demon elites.

There were many objections at the time, after all, Reincarnators had unique physiques, and no one could guarantee the safety after hosting, but the princess resolutely demonstrated the first example, which also unlocked many notes left by Pu YunChuan for the Ancient Demon Clan, solidifying the Sorcerer Dynasty’s plan.

This achievement was undeniably significant, and it had enhanced her reputation enormously. If things had gone according to plan, she would have been the next Empress of the Ancient Demonic Dynasty after its restoration.

But the problem was, she was too ambitious!

When the Sorcerer Dynasty’s plan reached a critical stage, some technical difficulties remained unsolvable and, time was pressing as many Ancient Forces were quietly probing, to avoid suspicion, the collapse of that dynasty was bound within a decade!

At this critical juncture, the highly esteemed princess proposed a risky method: fusion!

Fusion was a very special secret technique of the Ancient Demon Clan.

When encountering a host with extraordinary talent, such as a peerless genius from a powerful race, potentially becoming the leader of a race or even a Heaven Venerable, and if fortune favored the Ancient Demons to host early, they would consider fusion.

Fusion was no longer hosting but rather becoming a part of the host’s body, totally integrating in both mind and body into one species!

This method had always been controversial because, to this day, it could not guarantee whether, after fusion, the species belonged to the original race or to the Ancient Demons. The ideas were intermixed, sounding mysterious, but it was still uncertain whether it retained independent thought.

Was his thought process turned into that of the Ancient Demon’s or had the Ancient Demon’s thought process turned into his? This point had always been controversial.

This also led to the situation where, unless encountering a peerless genius that appears once in a billion years, no Ancient Demon would willingly use this secret technique, for after the fusion, it was unclear whether one still remained oneself.

Historically, the method of fusion had only been used three times, each bringing significant changes to the Ancient Demon Clan.

The people from the first two fusions became paramount figures of the era, bringing a wealth of legacy and achieving substantial advancements for the Ancient Demon Clan, but the last almost led to the clan’s annihilation!

Many had heard of the last person, the original Demon Buddha.

That being almost destroyed the Buddha Kingdom and the Ancient Demons as well, and no one considered it a successful hosting.

When the princess proposed to fully integrate with the Reincarnator, ninety percent of the Elders opposed it!

Zi Yue was the most outstanding member of the Imperial Clan of the Ancient Demon Clan, far more reliable than those who had not yet awakened, and no one wanted such a promising leader to take this risk. However, the situation was unique then, and critical results were just a step away.

Unfortunately, the Reincarnator whom Zi Yue hosted was resolute, unwilling to reveal the core version of the secret no matter what.

Ultimately, under Zi Yue’s persistence, she convinced everyone and completed the fusion ritual!

After the fusion ritual, Zi Yue’s condition became very vague, sometimes lucid, sometimes confused, and even experienced intermittent memory loss.

The Ancient Demon Elders all knew that these were the sequelae of the fusion, and at that crucial moment, whoever’s willpower could control the host, would fully possess the other’s talent and memory.

Outsiders... can’t tell.

You don’t know whether she is the Reincarnator possessing the memories of Princess Zi Yue or the real Princess Zi Yue, only by testing one step at a time.

In order to extract memories, under Zi Yue’s signal previously, they had employed many cruel experimental methods, subjecting both mind and body to extreme torture.

It was precisely these horrifying experiments that finally left the opponent’s spirit immensely weakened.

Zi Yue seized the initiative in the brief time and disclosed key information.

They eventually unearthed the secrets of the fourth version, which allowed them to communicate with the spirits from outer space.

The Sorcerer Dynasty finally succeeded and, in accordance with the plan, collapsed ten years later, allowing the Mortal World to return to the right track and enter a chaotic era.

But just when everyone was celebrating... Zi Yue escaped!

"Please forgive me, Princess. I had no other choice.

When you suddenly ran away that year, your body was still in a chaotic state.

Over the past thousand years, we have continuously arranged for descendants to secretly monitor your condition.

Your memory has remained unstable, and you have also regained consciousness a few times, but. .."

"But what?" Zi Yue raised an eyebrow.

The man in black looked at her, unsure of what to say. Zi Yue had disappeared a few times, completely evading the Ancient Demon’s surveillance. No one knew what she did in secret during those times, and even now, he wasn’t sure whether she was indeed the Princess Zi Yue of those days.

If the Martial Legacy Priest was still around and the plan laid by the Ancient Demon Clan had not been disrupted, whether she was still the same Princess Zi Yue wouldn’t matter.

The overall situation wouldn’t be affected - after all, it was just an individual, unable to overturn the grand scheme amassed by the Ancient Demon Clan.

But right now, with the strategic situation collapsing everywhere and the calculations of the four forces failing, he couldn’t help but be more cautious.

"Enough..." Zi Yue looked at him but didn’t provoke further, directly handing over the fragment of the space that contained Chen Ying, "Do keep it safe."

"Thank you, Princess!" The man in black’s tone immediately softened.

It was best that he cooperated; otherwise, even if there was a critical key on him, he might have had to act against him.

"Please rest assured, Princess. Despite few in numbers, the troops here are truly the elites of the Ancient Demon Clan. The disorderly demons of the Northern Territory cannot possibly conquer this place."

"That would be best..." Zi Yue said with a slight smile.

"I take my leave now, and please do take care of the Prince," he said.

Zi Yue glanced at Zhang Xiaoyun with an ambiguous smile, "Sure... sure."

Zhang Xiaoyun: "....."

Who the hell wants this guy to take care of me?

Can’t you just take me with you?

The mysterious man then saluted, but just as he was about to leave, Zi Yue suddenly spoke, "You... you’re a Fusioneer, aren’t you?"

His body immediately stiffened, and the atmosphere turned even more bizarre than before.

Yet, this oddity did not last long; only a couple of breaths later, he smiled again, "It seems the Princess doesn’t remember me. I turned out this way largely thanks to you."

Zi Yue: "...."

After saying this, he didn’t continue to speak further and directly led his men towards the Northern Black Tortoise Palace, leaving behind a frowning Zhang Xiaoyun.

Truthfully, he did not want to stay with Zi Yue, but he also knew that he was extremely fragile now, unable to withstand the powerful aura of the battlefield, a slight negligence could lead to his complete annihilation.

But...

For some reason, he felt that staying here with this woman might be even more dangerous...