“I’m not missing an arm or a leg, nor am I missing any other parts.”
“I’m really not lying to you! If you don’t believe me, you can ask big sis Yun and Yan.”
…
The young women all looked at Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue. The two’s faces heated up.
Why are you asking us about something like that? How could I know?!
“Master, is the emperor truly dead?”
“Yes!” the two replied, finally realizing that their thoughts had gone in the wrong direction.
It turned out that Zu An had told the others the emperor had been defeated, and just found it unbelievable that the three were all fine. When they received the two women’s confirmation, they all sighed in relief. The pressure Zhao Han had given them was just too great. They had never expected him to be dealt with just like that!
Their group continued to ask what exactly happened. Zu An wanted to explain it to them, but they didn’t listen to him at all, and instead surrounded Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue. Zu An was normally too frivolous, so they still found Sect Master Yan and Yun a bit more reliable. Furthermore, their cultivations were higher, so the three assumed they had contributed more.
Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen both couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed when they saw the admiration in the young women’s eyes. They could only talk about what had happened in a roundabout way.
At first, they were a bit embarrassed since they hadn’t really done much, but they got more and more excited as they continued to tell the story. After all, even now, they were still amazed by what had happened. They glanced at Zu An from time to time, their expressions full of admiration.
Of course, they tacitly decided to omit the fact that all three of them had been crammed into a tiny cage, and that he had been hugging them with both arms.
The others were amazed as they listened. Even though Ah Zu was already extremely capable in their eyes, killing Zhao Han all by himself was still beyond their wildest imaginations.
“Ah Zu is so amazing!” the young women exclaimed. They couldn't help but go round and round around Zu An. Even the usually cold Chu Chuyan was really lively. As they looked at Zu An, their eyes all sparkled.
Everyone admired the strong. Zhao Han had already been acknowledged to be the strongest, and yet he had been defeated by their lover. If not for the other women here, they would already have thrown themselves into his arms.
Xie Daoyun silently touched her storage pouch, saying, “Libationer, big brother Zu has helped you get revenge.”
Even though strictly speaking, the Xie clan belonged to the emperor’s faction, after she became an academy disciple, she had naturally grown closer to the libationer. That was especially true after witnessing Zhao Han’s heartlessness and brutality, and more importantly, her big brother Zu becoming an enemy of his majesty.
She suddenly asked worriedly, “Big brother Zu, what do we do if others ask us about this once we leave this place? There are still many forces in the imperial court who are loyal to his majesty!”
If others found out that he had committed regicide, the entire empire could come after him. The other women immediately realized that problem too. All of them became worried.
“What are you scared of? If push comes to shove, you can just… come to our Holy Sect?” Yun Jianyue began speaking quite proudly, but she quickly sensed the killing intent coming from the other women. She suddenly felt a bit guilty too.
It’s one thing if the others look at me like that, but Honglei, what is with that look of yours? Don’t tell me our Holy Sect is really that unsightly?
Do you really think your lover will be wronged by going there?
Zu An said with a carefree expression, “Don’t worry. Zhao Han died in that great tomb. It wasn’t me who killed him, so what do I have to fear?”
The others’ eyes lit up. The great tomb was mysterious and terrifying, and there were probably others who entered this secret dungeon who could serve as witnesses. The emperor had gone missing inside; that was a perfectly reasonable explanation.
As they looked at Zu An, they all had strange expressions.
This guy really is good at lying. Not only is he good at lying to women, he’s good at lying to men too.
Suddenly, a bright gate of light appeared not too far from them. They were all overjoyed, because that familiar aura was clearly the exit out of the secret dungeon.
“Why did the gate suddenly appear in front of us?” Yan Xuehen wondered. After all, in the past, the exits of the secret dungeons had almost always been located where they entered. “I wonder if those of the other sects will be able to rush here in time.”
They were all from the daoist sects, so she was naturally a bit worried for them. There were quite a few who had entered the secret dungeon this time.
“I think the gate appeared in front of everyone who’s still in this secret dungeon. This place is rather special. It was strange when we entered, so it shouldn’t be too hard for it to make something like that happen on the way out,” Yun Jianyue said pensively. While traveling with Zu An, she had previously experienced leaving through a secret dungeon exit that appeared right before them.
Yan Xuehen nodded. This world was so large that there was no way she could find all of the others. If they stalled for too long, the gate could just disappear, which would be really bad. Then, they would all be trapped here forever.
Hm? But being trapped in this world doesn’t seem to be that bad either. That way, apart from a few people, no one else in this world would know who Zu An and I are…
However, she was quickly alarmed and shook away this thought. Even though others wouldn’t know, the witch and Chuyan knew! She didn’t have the shamelessness to face them if they found out the truth.
They were about to enter through the gate when Xie Daoyun suddenly called out to Qiu Honglei, asking, “Big sis Qiu, it won’t be too good to just leave like this, right?”