Excessive ferocity due to caution

Upon hearing the name of the key, Zhao Yi suddenly became alert.

He has memories of it.

But it's incomplete.

No matter how hard he tried to recall, it was no use.

Moreover, the destruction of this memory is different from other memories; it was severed very cleanly and neatly.

So he couldn't help but wonder if this memory was something he had deliberately thrown away?

"There are clues, but I can't recall anything no matter what I do; the information about the Star Gate is also fragmented..."

Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow.

He felt that his speculation was most likely to be true.

He himself severed and discarded that memory about the Star Gate and the key.

The reason is that they are worried that these two extremely important pieces of information might fall into the hands of the Skull Church or other forces.

But that's precisely why this news is so important!

"Is the key to opening the Star Gate truly in the hands of the Eastern Peak Emperor?"

Zhao's eyes flickered.

To be fair, if he were in charge, he would never have placed the authority to cross the Chaos Sea and the key to open the Star Gate in the same person's hands!

Therefore, he believed that the dominant personality would never do such a thing.

So... who holds the key to open the Star Gate?

Looking at Zhao Yi, who had suddenly fallen into deep thought, Chao Feng winked at Ying (Ji Pa), as if to say: Zhao Yi is such an idiot. He doesn't believe in so many people from the underworld, but he believes in the people from our church.

Ying remained silent, her mind racing with thoughts.

At that moment, she suddenly understood Zhao Yi's reason for not rushing to kill Chao Fan.

If they cooperate well, Chao Fei can give false testimony for her identity, and even take the blame for her on the church side at crucial moments!

This greatly reduces the possibility that her new identity will be exposed too quickly within the church.

After all, there were many things that she didn't know, but Chao Fei did.

Thinking of this, Ji Pa's eyes twitched slightly behind her ghost mask, signaling Chao Feng to focus his attention on Zhao Yi.

Chao Fei immediately composed himself.

"Lord Zhao... has something come to mind?"

His voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.

It's not nervousness.

Instead, it was excitement.

Zhao Yi's current appearance made Chao Feng believe that his mission was already half successful.

Faced with Chao Fei's burning gaze, Zhao Yi shook his head.

"I seem to have some vague impression, but it's very incomplete."

"Especially regarding the Star Gate."

"Perhaps the answer will only be found after we find the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak."

Chao Feng nodded:

"It's alright, Lord Zhao can take his time to recall. This time, we're going to the Amber Forest to find the Eastern Peak Emperor. Perhaps we can obtain more information."

He had barely finished speaking when there was a knock on the door.

"Lord Zhao, I've arrived!"

The three of them turned around to look.

They recognized the voice.

It was Ji Chen's voice.

"Come in."

Ji Chen pushed open the door and entered. He was stunned the moment he saw Chao Fan. After a moment, he seemed to understand something and said with admiration:

"Lord Zhao captured Chao Fei, a remnant of the church, so quickly... that's incredibly efficient!"

"Any new plans after that?"

His words made Chao Feng, who was holding a teacup, freeze in shock!

Church remnants?

Yourself?

A new plan?

What's going on?!

Could it be that I was...

In that instant, a flood of thoughts rushed into Chao Feng's mind, and he felt as if the air had frozen, making it impossible for him to breathe!

Beneath Jipa's demon mask, her pearly white teeth bit her lip, and her hand unconsciously reached for the sword at her waist.

This idiot, what are you trying to prove by being so clever!

This is bad news!

Her hands were covered in sweat!

If this foolish older brother ruins Lord Zhao's plans, what will happen afterward...?

The thought stopped there; Ji Pa dared not think any further.

Zhao Yi wanted to kill her brother, and she couldn't stop him.

But she couldn't bear to watch her brother die.

In her family, she was born into a concubine's family. Her father died early, and her mother was disliked because of her mistakes. She was often bullied from a young age. When she was sixteen, the man she was betrothed to sent someone to break off the engagement after learning that Ji Pa had a low status in the Ji family. After that, Ji Pa suffered even more humiliation and ridicule.

But she didn't have any rings, old man, and she couldn't say things like "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; don't underestimate a poor young woman."

Ji Chen was the only person who helped her from childhood to adulthood.

He treated her like a younger sister.

When Ji Pa was six years old, she went to Ji Chen's house to play. In front of all the elders, Ji Chen rode on Ji Pa's back and vowed to marry his younger sister Ji Pa.

His leg was broken on the spot by his father's iron palm amidst screams of agony.

After that, he learned that his sister was not allowed to ride.

But in any case, although Ji Chen often did foolish things, he was truly wonderful to her.

When he was little, he was often beaten up by other children from his clan for trying to protect her.

This gentleness was etched deep into Ji Pa's heart, becoming the driving force behind her journey.

It can be said that Ji Chen was the most important person in her life.

Now, Ji Chen faces the possibility of being killed by Zhao Yi. After the initial fear, Ji Pa's gaze unconsciously drifts towards Zhao Yi's fair neck.

Cut here with one slash—

His head fell to the ground.

With another stroke, he chopped off his own head.

Ji Chen...maybe he can survive.

Thinking of this, her thumb, which was touching the hilt of the knife, trembled slightly involuntarily.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere in the room, Ji Chen's smile gradually faded.

"Did I... say something wrong?"

Dududu—

Zhao Yi picked up the teapot and slowly poured a cup of tea into his teacup. The foam appeared and was then broken by the newly poured water, and the aroma of the tea overflowed.

The sudden sound of tea being poured eased the awkward atmosphere slightly.

"Stop pretending, Ji Chen."

"I specially selected and carefully examined Poppy; I'm certain she's not from the church."

"You don't need to so clumsily try to appease her by attacking Chao Fei. If she really is a member of the church, then she must know that Chao Fei is not."

Ji Chen's frozen thoughts raced, and an awkward smile spread across his face as he addressed the equally stiff Ji Pa:

"I'm so sorry, Lady Ying... Some time ago, Lord Zhao told me that you might be a member of the church, and he was going to investigate you privately. I've been busy with my sister's funeral, and my mind was in a mess when I came in. When I saw you here, I thought..."

Poppy said in a low, discreet voice:

It doesn't matter.

Ji Chen then smiled at Chao Fei and said:

"Senior Chao, please don't take it to heart. I rushed in here and didn't expect Lord Ying to be here as well... In a moment of impulse, I thought of stirring up trouble, but I didn't expect Lord Zhao to see through my plan."

Chao Feng secretly wiped the sweat from his palms and said with composure:

"It's okay, it's okay..."

"But are you really alright? Don't you need to rest for a day?"

Ji Chen said:

"It's just the death of a younger sister, it's not a big deal!"

"How could we possibly delay Lord Zhao's important business?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Ying somewhat guiltily.

Ji Chen could already sense a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent permeating the air.

P.S.: First update!

I absolutely have to write an epic update today!