World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 631: March 18: Return to Tianshui City!

Chapter 631: March 18: Return to Tianshui City!

The owner of the ship coming to Pagoda Island was someone both expected by Suo Lun and unexpected by Zhi Yan.

Huai Bingyi!

The legitimate disciple of the Dragon Temple’s Sky Ritual Master, the young master of Ba Zhou.

The man who made Princess Yuanyuan of Yaozhou utterly infatuated.

He disembarked from the grand ship and headed to Butu Tower, where he encountered Suo Lun practicing the Spirit Solidifying Skill, along with the temporary teacher Zhi Yan.

Upon seeing Zhi Yan and Suo Lun, he let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhi Yan exclaimed in surprise, "Senior Huai, how come you’re here?"

Then she glanced at Suo Lun, because he had said that a ship would definitely come within three days, yet she had not expected a ship to actually arrive, and for it to be Huai Bingyi.

Of course, Suo Lun wasn’t clairvoyant, but had deduced it.

Suo Lun’s ambush had nothing to do with Huai Bingyi. He was here for the blood of demons, searching for the World-Ending Demon Emperor.

In Wangcheng Zidu, he and Zhi Yan had gotten along very harmoniously at first, but suddenly Zhi Yan turned her back on him and stopped seeing him.

Despite this, he had still managed to finalize the deal about the armor and weapons with Duke Zhi Ting. However, he was determined to find out why Zhi Yan had turned against him.

With his influence and wisdom, he surely found out with ease about Princess Yuanyuan’s ambush on Suo Lun.

Then, what followed was only to be expected. If it had been just about Suo Lun, he certainly wouldn’t have taken action. But with Zhi Yan gone missing as well, he had no choice but to set aside his own matters and, following the slim leads left by Yuanyuan, make his way to Pagoda Island.

Before his arrival, all he could do was pray incessantly, hoping that Zhi Yan was still alive.

Now, seeing Zhi Yan indeed still living, he immediately let out a sigh of relief.

But right after, he noticed a change in Zhi Yan.

She, who was already at the pinnacle of the pyramid, had become even more beautiful.

It was as if a jade statue had come to life.

The Zhi Yan of this moment was so beautiful it was breathtaking.

"I apologize on Yuanyuan’s behalf," said Huai Bingyi.

Zhi Yan responded, "No need. I should thank her, this trip turned out to be a blessing in disguise."

"Shall we leave now?" Huai Bingyi asked.

"Yes," Zhi Yan replied.

Strangely, when she faced others, she regained her airy and ethereal demeanor.

However, dressed now in a red body-hugging long dress, her celestial aura was tinged with enchantment, as if a celestial being had descended to earth, possessing an altogether different kind of captivating charm.

Suo Lun couldn’t help but think of Zhuang Zhixuan. Since emerging from Butu Tower, she had been hiding inside a room, never coming out.

Partly it was because of Zhi Yan and Suo Lun’s coldness towards her.

Partly it was because she had suffered significant injuries in certain areas and needed to rest while lying down.

Suo Lun entered the castle and knocked on the door of Zhuang Zhixuan’s room.

At that moment, Zhuang Zhixuan was applying ointment to her sensitive wounded area. The torn wounds had healed, but there was still some redness and swelling.

Hearing the knocking outside, she shuddered violently.

"Speak!" Zhuang Zhixuan said coldly.

"The ship has arrived," said Suo Lun.

"So what?" she responded icily.

"Pack up and let’s get going quickly," Suo Lun said.

"I’m not going," Zhuang Zhixuan said. "I’ll stay here."

When Zhuang Zhixuan was thrust into Butu Tower, she was essentially abandoned by Princess Yuanyuan of Yaozhou.

What followed was the disgraceful incident with Suo Lun.

After they emerged from Butu Tower, Zhi Yan and Suo Lun were inseparable. Neither spared her a glance or exchanged a word with her. She felt entirely superfluous.

Since childhood, she had been raised by Yaozhou and had spent all her limited years practicing martial arts, always following Yuanyuan.

One could say that aside from martial arts, she knew nothing else.

Now abandoned by Yuanyuan, she truly had no idea where to go. The island was deserted at this point, and it suited her to remain alone, to evade the whole world.

However, the food in the castle, including fruit, would eventually spoil. Without resupply, one simply couldn’t survive for long on this deserted island.

Moreover, without the special energy protecting it, Butu Tower would soon be unable to sustain its height of over eight hundred meters and would surely collapse.

So if she stayed on this deserted island, she probably wouldn’t survive for long.

Suo Lun said, "The food here won’t last, you’ll starve if you stay."

"That’s none of your business," Zhuang Zhixuan said coldly. "Hurry up and leave, I don’t want to talk to you."

Suo Lun was about to persuade her further.

"Go!" Zhuang Zhixuan shouted, throwing a bottle at him.

"It’d be better if you died here," Suo Lun said coldly, then turned and walked away.

For some reason, upon hearing those harsh words, Zhuang Zhixuan’s heart quivered, and she felt a sharp pain before tears uncontrollably began to fall.

Hearing Suo Lun’s retreating footsteps, she burst into tears.

But after walking several dozen meters, Suo Lun shook his head resignedly and turned back.

"Get out!" Zhuang Zhixuan yelled from inside.

Suo Lun grabbed the doorknob, shook it vigorously, breaking the wooden latch inside, and then walked in.

At that moment, Zhuang Zhixuan was completely nude, parting her legs to apply the ointment.

Seeing Suo Lun suddenly charging in, she was utterly shocked, losing all capacity to react.

Suo Lun glanced over and said, "It’s so swollen, just how wild were you at the time."

At this point, Zhuang Zhixuan could no longer hold back. She grabbed a sword nearby and slashed at Suo Lun.

Suo Lun snatched the ointment and began to help her apply it, as it was inconvenient for her to do it herself.

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