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The Holy Lord of the Ji family nodded.

After being informed by the powerful protector, he knew that Dong Xuelian was not as innocent and kind as she seemed.

Combined with some of the things that had happened at the Ji family before, he became more and more convinced that although this guy could get things done and do them well, he wasn't always that reliable.

Rather than forcing him to stay in the Ji family and creating a rift between the two sides, it's better to let this guy go wherever he wants.

In any case, the Holy Lord of the Ji family had already left his mark on Ji Qingxia.

If a crisis occurs, the mark on Ji Qingxia's body will automatically regenerate and merge with the forbidden artifact he gave to Dong Xuelian, allowing her to return to the Ji family in an instant.

Therefore, the Holy Lord of the Ji family was not worried about his sister being in any danger.

However, what he didn't know was that his sister wasn't even inside that forbidden artifact, but was placed in Su Zhe's own Sea of ​​Bitterness.

"Thank you, Holy Lord! Please rest assured, Holy Lord! Wherever I go, I will always remember that I am a member of the Ji family!" Su Zhe patted his chest and said with a serious expression.

The Holy Lord of the Ji family nodded with subconscious satisfaction.

By the time he realized something was wrong, Su Zhe had already run far away.

"Alas, with the emergence of the Bronze Immortal Palace, I wonder how many more people will perish within it," Ji Ziyue sighed.

"That's not how it works. Opportunities always come with risks. Those people who want to seek opportunities will inevitably face dangers," Ji Haoyue said calmly.

Just like the matter of the demon race, whether it was exploring the Demon Emperor's tomb or later when the Ji family wanted to seize the Demon Emperor's sacred weapon, there were both crises and opportunities.

Although many problems were encountered along the way, it must be said that the Ji family also gained a lot of benefits.

"Oh, right! And that scoundrel Taoist priest! That guy found a lot of good stuff in the Bronze Immortal Palace. If we see him again, we absolutely can't let him go!"

Ji Ziyue suddenly spoke up.

"There's more to this than that? Why didn't you mention it before?"

Ji Haoyue frowned slightly and asked.

"The situation was critical earlier, and you were all pressing me for answers. I forgot for a moment!"

Ji Ziyue pouted slightly and said in a low voice.

"Duan De had previously coveted my Ji family's tombs, stealing all the burial goods from one tomb and also stealing the corpses of five powerful beings..."

Ji Haoyue rubbed her head, feeling a headache coming on.

"What? Duan De did such a thing?" Ji Ziyue's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Of course!" Su Zhe's voice rang out, growing closer. "Duan De is a complete scoundrel! He spends his days wandering around other people's graves; he's utterly despicable!"

Upon seeing Su Zhe's arrival, Ji Haoyue's eyes lit up. "Brother Dong, you've come!"

Before Su Zhe could respond with pleasantries, Ji Haoyue stood up.

"Ziyue, you take good care of Brother Dong. I'm going to find the Holy Lord and tell him about Duan De!"

After saying that, Ji Haoyue turned and left without giving Ji Ziyue a chance to speak.

Ji Ziyue opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Ji Haoyue had already left.

The vast palace was suddenly left with only Su Zhe and Ji Ziyue.

Ji Ziyue glanced at Su Zhe, then quickly lowered her head, subconsciously staring at her feet, her toes still curling unconsciously inside her snow-white socks.

"Miss Ziyue, you haven't told anyone about me, have you?"

With a smile on his face, Su Zhe walked to Ji Ziyue's side and asked.

"No...no..." Ji Ziyue quickly shook her head.

"That's good." Su Zhe smiled. "After all, you wouldn't want others to know what happened in the Bronze Immortal Palace, would you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Ziyue shuddered and quickly shook her head.

the other side.

Duan De was covered in blood, and his tattered Taoist robe was in pieces.

"Damn the Ji family! They're shameless! To hunt me down, they actually made up some bullshit story about me stealing five corpses!"

Duan De began to curse.

"Throughout the entire Eastern Wilderness, who doesn't know my name, Duan De! I only ever steal treasures! I've never bothered with corpses! You're just trying to frame me!"

While healing his wounds, Duan De tore off his tattered Taoist robe and painfully took out a newer and better one.

"Sigh! If Su Zhe and I were together, that kid is the smartest, he'd definitely come up with a solution for me..."

Thinking of his good brother, Duan De couldn't help but feel emotional.

Although he himself had a suspicion that the reason he was being hunted down like this might be partly due to his good friend stirring things up.

However, if that beast Su Zhe really is with me, he will at least draw some attention to me!

"You bastard! You promised to let me go first and cover my retreat, but so much time has passed and the Ji family is still only chasing me!"

Duan De sighed in anger and spoke.

This is so unfair!

However, misfortunes never come singly.

While Duan De was still lamenting that Su Zhe was a beast, he himself did not expect that the arrest warrant for him would come so quickly.

"Wanted: Duan De... This man ventured deep into the Bronze Immortal Palace, defying all conventions, and carried out an emperor's corpse..."

Upon seeing the wanted poster in the city, Duan De was completely dumbfounded.

He pinched himself hard to make sure he wasn't dreaming.

"The Bronze Immortal Palace? What kind of place is that?!"

Duan De spoke with a look of horror.

Nearby, a well-meaning passerby chimed in, "You country bumpkin, you don't know this? That's the Bronze Immortal Palace, suspected of containing the greatest secret to becoming an immortal! I never imagined Duan De could sneak in and even steal a corpse!"

"I know about the Bronze Immortal Palace, what I mean is! How dare Duan De enter the Bronze Immortal Palace!"

Duan De was so angry he jumped up and down.

The Bronze Immortal Palace is fraught with danger; one wrong move and you could be dead!

So, he definitely wouldn't dare to go!

"Tch! Who doesn't know that Duan De dared to dig up the corpse of the Ji family patriarch from the Ji family's tomb? What is there that unscrupulous Taoist priest wouldn't dare to do?"

Someone nearby snorted and spoke up.

Immediately afterward, before Duan De himself could speak, a group of people around him began to denounce him.

"Duan De wouldn't dare? What wouldn't he dare? Give him a stick, and he'd probably lift our entire Eastern Wilderness up with him!"

"That guy went deep into the Ji family's tomb for so long, who knows if he did anything to the other Ji family corpses? Otherwise, why would the Ji family go to such lengths?"

A group of people, one after another, quickly portrayed Duan De as a scoundrel who committed all kinds of evil deeds.

Even so-called tomb raiding and treasure hunting are for some kind of distorted hobby.

Otherwise, how could losing just a few treasures have enraged so many powerful forces?

Duan De was stunned. Just as he was about to speak, a boy in the crowd pointed at him.

"Why are you always trying to defend Duan De? You wouldn't happen to be Duan De yourself, would you?!"