I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

If Gu Qici wants to speak, he will gladly accept it; if Gu Qici doesn't want to speak, he won't force her.

A man and a woman, husband and wife, left the gray forest. As for Zhou Jinxuan's daughter, Gu Qici had already released her, but to be on the safe side, Gu Qici also erased her memory.

"Where are you going?"

"The Imperial Demon Realm".

After a brief conversation, the two flew rapidly toward the Imperial Demon Realm. Although Gu Qici didn't understand why Huang Quan wanted to go to the Imperial Demon Realm, as his wife, she didn't ask any further questions.

……

West of the True Mystery Continent, in the westernmost part of the Endless Wasteland.

This place is desolate and uninhabited, devoid of any signs of life. Yellow sand whirls in the fierce winds, forming gusts of tornadoes. It can be said that this place is a true dead zone in the endless wasteland.

But at noon that day, the wind stopped, the yellow sand settled, and fifteen spatial rifts of varying sizes slowly appeared, as if people were opening their mouths.

Moreover, within these spatial rifts, there were some people dressed in yellow standing slowly. Their faces were calm and extremely composed, as if they could remain unperturbed by anything. This sight was awe-inspiring.

Of course, the most eye-catching figure is their leader.

This person stood at the center of the fifteen spatial rifts, inside the eighth rift, which was also the largest of them, clearly representing his majesty and absolute inviolability.

He was a burly man dressed in golden armor with a red cloth draped over his back, looking every bit the general. His stern demeanor and constant air of menace made the two men beside him afraid to utter a sound, only able to lower their heads and feign humility.

"Hahahaha! We're finally out! We're finally out!!" Upon seeing the yellow earth outside, the burly man laughed loudly. Not only him, but also the hundreds of yellow-clad men who appeared with him were somewhat excited.

"This is freedom!" a beautiful woman in a yellow dress, dressed in a flamboyant manner, murmured unconsciously to the left of the burly man.

"That's right! This is freedom! And from now on we will all be free! As long as my master reappears in the mortal world, this True Profound Continent will be ours!" The big man's eyes flashed, and his determination was even stronger.

"Huang Clan of the Heavenly Realm! We... set off!" As soon as the big man said this, the Huang Clan members around him all showed excitement.

Meanwhile, among the yellow-clad figures in the sixth rift, a member of the Huang clan whom Huang Quan absolutely recognized couldn't help but think of Huang Quan, and even a faint smile appeared on his lips.

……

A month ago, in the Icefield Cave, below the rebuilt Emperor Sword Village, was the location of the Tree of Time.

Dao San, the patriarch of the Dao Ling Clan, Yan Tian, ​​the patriarch of the Yan Sheng Clan, Jue Yi, the patriarch of the Di Jian Clan, the new guardian of the Tian Xuan Di Jing, the new patriarch of the Zhu Tian Clan, the last person in the Xuan Tian Illusionary Realm, and Zhu Yongyue's wife—all these top experts of the True Xuan Continent were summoned here by the Tree of Time.

Although Dao San and Yan Tian had some friction with Jue Yi, it didn't escalate to the point of being extremely hostile upon first meeting. Furthermore, Jue Yi didn't actually want to offend these two reclusive families. So, after resolving the conflict appropriately, they put aside their past grievances. Dao San and Yan Tian, ​​in order to express their apologies, also took the initiative to help Jue Yi rebuild Emperor Sword Village. In this way, the three reclusive families re-established initial trust.

However, Takenaga and Jang Shin were not forgiven.

First, there's Zhu Yongri. As the patriarch of the Zhutian clan, he actually conspired with outsiders to kill his own younger brother, and even actively got involved in the subsequent troubles, plunging the entire Zhutian clan into crisis. For this reason alone, the Zhutian clan cannot tolerate his existence.

Zhu Yongyue's wife hated him, and the members of the Zhutian clan loathed him. The former wished for his utter demise, while the latter didn't even want to talk about him; he was a sinner of the Zhutian clan.

Here we must mention Zhu Yongyue's wife, Zhu Xinlan. She is also a member of the Zhutian clan and the granddaughter of the previous two generations of Zhutian clan chiefs. Her status is absolutely high. It was precisely because of this that after Zhu Yongri was despised and after learning of Zhu Yongyue's death, he was pushed out by some elders of the Zhutian clan. After all, she is the only one in the current Zhutian clan who can serve as the clan chief.

Zhu Xinlan originally wanted to decline, but she couldn't bear to see the Zhu Tian Clan fall apart like this, so she stepped forward anyway.

It wasn't until she had stabilized the situation of the Bamboo Sky Clan that she received the summons from the Tree of Time and thus came to this place.

Four people from four major families. They are the hidden forces of the Tree of Time. The Tree of Time had long sensed that the Heavenly Realm would break through the void, so it hoped that these four families could help it resist the invasion of the Yellow Clan.

“Huang Sheng’s cultivation is at the late stage of Heavenly Monarch, and he is almost at perfection. Among the four of us, the one with the highest cultivation, Fellow Daoist Jue, is only at the late stage of Transformation Realm. Moreover, his master may have already reached the Great Emperor realm… How are we supposed to stop him?” Yan Tian said with a troubled expression.

“But you have to try! They will not show mercy to anyone in the True Profound Continent. If they find that person’s whereabouts, the True Profound Continent will suffer a catastrophic disaster. None of your four races can escape unscathed. Even if you surrender, you will only end up as slaves. Or do you want to live like this?” the Tree of Time said solemnly.

His words plunged everyone into a deep silence.

"Don't we have any other options?" Dao San asked, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Don't worry! I won't let you go to your deaths like this. Huang Sheng's cultivation is indeed very strong, but he also has to consider his senior brother and uncle, so he will never make a move easily. All you have to do is block his subordinates," said the Tree of Time.

"His men?" Jue Yi asked doubtfully.

"Yes, two subordinates whose cultivation is also at the Transcendent Realm," the Tree of Time replied.

……

Back in the present, just as the Huang Clan appeared and the Tree of Time gathered its forces to stop them, Huang Quan and Gu Qici successfully arrived at Huangmo Island in the Huangmo Domain.

The moment they set foot on the island, the Black Nether Venerable appeared before them, her smiling face suggesting she had known they were coming all along.

"Oh my! It's been a few days, and your aura seems to have surpassed mine!" Ayou hugged Huang Quan's left arm, rubbed her body against his, and sniffed him before saying this.

However, this scene made Gu Qici extremely uncomfortable, as if something of hers had been forcibly taken away. But because there was a rift between her and Huang Quan, she couldn't say anything. She just snorted coldly, glanced at Huang Quan, and then said nothing more.

Seeing this, Huang Quan coughed twice, realizing that there was a problem. However, just as he was about to break free from A You's grasp, A You hugged him even tighter, as if not letting him break free.

"You two have come from afar, you must be very tired. I'll have someone prepare some snacks and a place for you to rest," Ayou said with a smile.

However, Gu Qici coldly replied, "No need. You can prepare for him if you want. I'll just wait for him to come back here."

"Oh? Hehehe! Little sister, you should come! Wouldn't you be very sad if he didn't come back?" Ayou teased.

“Heartbroken? If he doesn’t want to come back, he doesn’t have to. Who would be heartbroken for someone who abandoned his wife?” Gu Qici said angrily.

"Abandon your wife? Huh?" Hearing this, Ayou was a little confused and looked at Huang Quan.

At this point, Huang Quan, who had absolutely no desire to get involved in the argument, had no choice but to explain. Calming himself, he said somewhat awkwardly, "Sigh! Yes, she...she is indeed my betrothed, but..."

"Oh, oh, oh?" Suddenly, before Huang Quan could finish speaking, A You interrupted immediately, as if afraid the world wasn't chaotic enough: "So you're the kind who haven't married yet! I thought you were already married? Hahaha, anyway, if you're not married, it doesn't count as abandoning your wife. So Huang Quan... let's go!"

But Gu Qici was a little unhappy. She glared at Huang Quan and said angrily, "Huang Quan! What do you mean? What do you mean we weren't married? Didn't we already have a wedding ceremony and consummate our marriage in our past life? You took advantage of me and now you're denying it? You really are a scumbag!"

Before Huang Quan could explain, A You "helped" him retort, "Hey, hey, hey! You yourself said it was in your past life, and the marriage you got together in your past life is obviously fake! Does that mean if you dreamed of cultivating to become a Great Emperor, you really are a Great Emperor? You woman, you really like to make trouble for no reason!"

"I'm being unreasonable? How am I being unreasonable!" Gu Qici said through gritted teeth, "Fine!! Even if we can't take the past life seriously, he still said he would marry me and take responsibility for me. You can't say anything about that now, can you?"

"Tsk tsk! Men are all fickle! Look at you, you're not pretty, and your figure isn't great either. It's inevitable that he'll take a fancy to another woman, like a young, beautiful, and powerful woman like me, somewhere." Ayou retorted.

"He's not that kind of person! Stop talking nonsense!" Gu Qici shouted.

"Hehehe! What do you mean he's not like that? You just called him a scumbag, a gigolo, a gold digger, and a womanizer. Aren't these all essential traits of a scumbag? Don't contradict yourself, okay?" Ayou said with a half-smile.

"I...I...I didn't mean the scumbag I was talking about..." Gu Qici seemed at a loss for words.

"That's not what I meant, then what did I mean? Please explain clearly..." Ayou questioned, "Otherwise, Huang Quan will think you're insulting him."

"Huang Quan! You... um? Where is Huang Quan?" At this moment, Gu Qici, who wanted Huang Quan to speak for her, suddenly realized that Huang Quan had disappeared at some point.

Meanwhile, Ayou, standing to the side, also showed surprise and frowned. She found it hard to believe that she, with her mid-stage Transformation Realm cultivation, could not detect Huang Quan's departure. Although she knew that Huang Quan's strength was different from before, she did not expect him to be this strong.

"That kid!" Ayou's beautiful eyes flickered slightly as she murmured unconsciously. Soon, she stopped arguing with Gu Qici and simply moved her delicate body away from where she stood. It seemed she was going to search for the Yellow Springs.

Watching Ayou leave, Gu Qici breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't know what Huang Quan's purpose was in coming here, but she could sense that it was related to her, so she wasn't worried that Huang Quan would abandon her.

Sure enough, no sooner had Ayou left than Huang Quan reappeared and stood beside Gu Qici.

Clearly, Gu Qici wasn't surprised by Huang Quan's appearance. She simply gave him another cold look and then asked inexplicably, "Alright! I want to know what's going on here. Can you explain?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing these words, Huang Quan was taken aback at first, then asked, "What? What's going on?"

"Hey! Are you still playing dumb with me? Why is this girl with pigtails being so affectionate with you? And when she's holding your hand, you seem to be enjoying it!" Gu Qici said angrily.

"Uh? This? This? Hehehe!" Huang Quan swallowed hard, his mind racing, his whole being filled with bitterness: "Actually...actually, this was all an accident! I'm not really familiar with her, we've only met a few times, I swear!"

"Huh? She's already acting all lovey-dovey after only meeting you a few times? Do you think I'm stupid?" Gu Qici asked angrily.

In short, Huang Quan really went through a lot of trouble to explain everything and barely calm Gu Qici down. He felt that this period of time was more difficult than facing a life-or-death crisis. It also made him think of what Liu Xin had said to him about women when they were in Li Mozong.

"Women! You can only coax them, never offend them, otherwise even if you are a cultivator of the Great Emperor level, you will eventually suffer the consequences." Huang Quan thought to himself, "It seems that this saying is truly a wise one!"

……

After the storm, Huang Quan and Gu Qici did not enter the Holy City of the Imperial Demon Domain. Instead, they took a detour and came to a mountain peak, stepping into a bamboo forest.

"Where do you want to take me?" Gu Qici asked Huang Quan beside her as they walked along the path.

“Go see someone who wants to see you,” Huang Quan said.

"Who is that?" Gu Qici asked again.

“Your younger brother…your only younger brother,” Huang Quan replied.

"My younger brother?" Gu Qici asked, puzzled.

However, at this moment, they had already seen the only bamboo house in the area in front of this bamboo forest.

Outside the bamboo house... there was a young man.

………………

This man is Shen Xuan. Huang Quan once promised him that he would bring Gu Qici to see him.

Now is the time to fulfill this promise, after all, in a sense, Gu Qici is his only family, and the same is true for Gu Qici.

So the moment Gu Qici saw Shen Xuan, she couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity, which made her realize that the person in front of her must have a close relationship with her.

"Who is he?" Gu Qici asked softly, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

Huang Quan did not answer her question. He simply said, "Go and find out for yourself! I'll come to pick you up in half an hour."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Quan turned around and strolled towards the exit of the bamboo forest.

Gu Qici didn't ask any more questions. Perhaps she knew that the answer to this question was something she had to find herself, so she didn't stop Huang Quan and simply watched him leave.

Once Huang Quan had completely disappeared from her sight, she turned her attention back to Shen Xuan, but her gaze was extremely complicated and conflicted, as if she was unable to move forward, until Shen Xuan unintentionally... also noticed her.

For a moment, their eyes met.

……

On the other hand, Huang Quan did not actually leave the bamboo forest. She stopped at the edge of the bamboo forest, sat peacefully on a smooth stone, and quietly waited for Gu Qici to come out.

However, he had only been sitting down for a short while when Ayou appeared before him like a ghost with a mysterious smile.

Of course, Huang Quan was extremely calm about her appearance, as if he had known she would come all along.

"Hehehe! I really didn't expect that you actually brought her here." Ayou glanced at Huang Quan, who looked relaxed, and then at the direction of the bamboo forest. She chuckled and said lightly.

"Is it strange? I just did what I promised before," Huang Quan said dismissively.

"Tsk tsk! He really is a man of his word!" Ayou said.

"Let's forget about it! Enough with the nonsense. What brings you here?" Huang Quan seemed to see right through A You's thoughts and immediately asked.

Ayou wasn't surprised. After a moment's thought, she asked directly, "You should know about the Tree of Time, right?"

"The Tree of Time?" Huang Quan asked with a hint of doubt.

He wasn't puzzled by how Ayou knew about the Tree of Time, since she had been to the Emperor Sword Clan before. What puzzled him was why Ayou would bring up the Tree of Time to him at this time.

"That's right! It's the Tree of Time. Not long ago, the Tree of Time sent me a message, asking me to go to the Emperor Sword Clan, saying that something big was about to happen. Although I had something to do and couldn't go, the Tree of Time still managed to let me know some key things through telepathy."