Chapter 82

Hai Yuntian, busy as he was, also clasped his hands in acknowledgment and gave a meaningful glance to Heng Yi from afar, who understood and returned the gesture. "I will follow the captain's orders!"

Chen Zizai waved his hand indifferently and said, "You go and kill, Heng Yi, you fly far away and wait. As punishment for your disrespect to the captain, you won't get a share of this achievement!"

Heng Yi, who didn't care about the achievement, just wanted to clear out the Shadow Clan. He had no objections and flew straight over, leaping over the mountain. Not far from the group, he suddenly turned back.

Just as everyone was puzzled about what he was doing, he looked at Chen Zizai with a worried expression and asked, "Brother Chen, you said you wouldn't be Chen Zizai if you didn't burn me to ashes today. What should we do?"

Everyone was stunned...

Wang Bupa, standing nearby, was dumbfounded, never imagining someone would take things so seriously.

Hai Shan slapped Heng Yi on the head, exasperated. "Are you crazy? Can you take angry words seriously? Do you really want to be burned to ashes?"

"… I'm worried for Brother Chen. A man's word is his bond, and he must act on his words. I'm trying to figure out how to resolve this." Heng Yi's aggrieved and serious tone made Hai Shan want to kick him off a cliff!

Chen Zizai was at a loss, wishing he could set Heng Yi on fire!

Hu Baijie pushed him away, exclaiming in a mix of urgency and anger, "Don't take angry words seriously! Go quickly, don't waste time!"

Heng Yi nodded, remembering her words, and flew away.

Hei Yue, who had already stopped clearing the Shadow Clan, also flew away.

Watching Hei Yue's back, Chen Zizai's face turned cold.

Hu Baijie was also very unhappy. "What does this woman have in mind! She's not even part of our team, yet she keeps sticking around and won't leave—"

Hai Shan chuckled, "Jealous much!"

As they flew into the valley, they began to use the Ice Flower technique—

After flying over, Hai Yuntian silently cast Ice Flower from a distance of ten zhang. The young Shadow Clan members, who had been given a softening drug, had no ability to harm anyone.

Seeing this, Hai Shan frowned. "Why do you look so troubled? What are you thinking about?"

"Remembering when you caused a scene during the New Year, cursing the sect leader in front of the Hu and Hai clan members, calling him a shameless, despicable, and vulgar man." Hai Yuntian's calm response left Hai Shan confused, not understanding why he brought this up. "The sect leader is indeed a shameless, despicable, and vulgar man! I didn't curse him wrongly, so what's the problem… You're being weird!"

Hai Yuntian fell silent.

The argument was resolved, and Wang Bupa was both relieved and shaking his head.

Sitting down next to a junior disciple, the disciple leaned in and said, "Senior Brother, when I saw them arguing, I thought of the woman from Southeast Xiang Mountain last month. She was jealous and threatened to stab her man through the heart, but in the end, she didn't do it. Later, I heard she didn't act because she didn't want to hurt him. Do you think they act so girlishly!"

Wang Bupa shook his head dismissively. "No one is as manly as us from Northeast Xiang Mountain! If it were us, we'd fight first! After fighting until we were exhausted and covered in wounds, we'd collapse on the ground, talk, laugh, drink, get drunk, and sleep it off. Then the matter would be over! Remember, that's how real men argue! They're just girlish and weak—"

The junior disciple nodded repeatedly. "Senior Brother is right, we from Northeast Xiang Mountain are the real men! No one can compare, Heng Yi is fierce and invincible in battle, but when it comes to being a man, he can't match any of us from Northeast Xiang Mountain!"

Hu Baijie, hearing this from afar, muttered coldly, "Deserves to be single for life!"

Seeing Chen Zizai with a serious face, lost in thought, she guessed the reason and said, "Hei Yue is a dangerous woman!"

"This woman is not simple. I've heard about her. In the Peak Sect, she has no friends, is a genius, but of average talent among geniuses. She has never offended anyone or made friends with anyone. She's a typical wolf in sheep's clothing, with great patience! She seized the opportunity to bite the snake's throat and swallowed the biggest victory. She dared to slap the eldest son of the Xu family, making a loud noise throughout the Peak Sect! She has courage, wisdom, and strategy. Underestimating such a person will result in a severe beating at best!" Chen Zizai was indeed thinking about Hei Yue, as he had investigated her.

This woman's boldness is astonishing. Today, she took the battle achievements that the eldest son of the Xu family had long desired. How will she deal with the eldest son of the Xu family in the future?

Returning to the Peak Sect, will she be able to withstand the eldest son of the Xu family's relentless and ruthless revenge with her limited strength?

"I think she wants to use Heng Yi as a lifeline."

Chen Zizai did not jump to conclusions, as making assumptions without clear information was a major taboo for her.

Seeing that she had no more to say, Hu Baijie thought it was absurd. What was this?

Helping Chen Zizai think about Hei Yue's affairs, how ridiculous!

After waiting for so long, Chen Zizai still didn't clarify, and Hu Baijie, who had experienced many mental torments and struggles since childhood, had long learned that it was better to face things early rather than later.

At this moment, there was no one around, Wang Bupa and the junior disciple were far away, discussing how manly Northeast Xiang Mountain was, and wouldn't hear them.

"What is the way out?"

Chen Zizai intentionally let Hu Baijie think for herself, believing that Hu Baijie could grasp the general idea. This was a process of gradually calming down and becoming clear-headed amidst the torment. If she had directly explained it at the time, the emotionally intense Hu Baijie would have found it hard to accept due to her impulsiveness.

"Leave Heng Yi voluntarily and maintain a moderate distance. I, Chen Zizai, will fulfill your long-cherished dream. I will make you the illegitimate daughter of Xu Tianfeng, with a public ceremony to change your surname. Your mother will live in Peak City, and you will enjoy the high treatment of the Xu family, including your mother."

Hu Baijie had long guessed that it might be to leave Heng Yi. Since discovering that Chen Zizai was a woman, she knew that Chen Zizai's turning back then was not for her. They didn't have that kind of relationship, and Chen Zizai had no reason to make such a decision for her.

If not for her, it could only be for Heng Yi.

"To die for Heng Yi, I'm not afraid of death. Why should I agree to your terms?"

"Let's be straightforward. You can die for him, but that doesn't mean you'll choose death when you know it's the same as agreeing. There's still hope in living, isn't there?" Chen Zizai said this with a hint of obvious mockery. "If I die one day, the agreement will be unknown, and you might have a chance to reclaim it. Would you choose death then?"

Hu Baijie held back her tears, clenching her teeth tightly...

In the past, she wouldn't have thought twice about such conditions. Becoming a member of the Xu family would elevate her status immensely. It would mean that the sect leader of the Hu Hai Sect, Hu San, would have to kneel before her in fear, and it would mean that in the Peak Sect, and even in the future in the Heavenly Realm, she would have a proud and respected background that no one would look down upon! It would mean that her mother would be free from Hu San's control, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, transforming from a mere mountain chicken into a true phoenix!

But now, if she had a choice, she wouldn't agree, preferring only Heng Yi.

But did she have a choice?

Refusing to the death, what could such a death change?

Going to tell Heng Yi the truth and making him die with her?

Even more ridiculous, could they be together in death?

For days, she had been thinking, but she never imagined Chen Zizai would offer such unimaginable conditions.

"I have no choice, but how can you fulfill your promise?"

"You will know in the future. For now, just believe that I don't even consider Xu Tianfeng a threat!" Chen Zizai's cold and proud tone left Hu Baijie in disbelief. The deputy sect leader, the well-known father of Chen Zizai, he treated with such disdain?

If she didn't know better, Hu Baijie would have dismissed it as posturing, but she knew Chen Zizai was not that kind of person. She was extraordinarily proud and confident!

What gave her the capital to be so proud? This had always puzzled Hu Baijie.

"Give me a few more days." Hu Baijie didn't want to decide now; it was too fast.

"Within two days after the training ends and we return to the Peak Sect, don't do anything that disgusts people—killing you would be a cost-free solution, but I'm offering you these terms out of respect for your talent! You should understand this clearly." Chen Zizai put away her magic fan, ending the conversation, and as she slowly flew up, she said to the training bead, "Gather at the eastern beach, set out to clear the Shadow Clan!"

As Hai Yuntian and Hai Shan, who had just finished clearing the Shadow Clan in the valley, flew over, they both solemnly accepted the order.

Chen Zizai's mood had improved, and she waved her magic fan, smiling. "Alright, no need to pretend to be respectful—let's go!"

On the way to the eastern beach, Chen Zizai announced through the team training bead, "I am Chen Zizai. Our team has completed the clearing work in our combat zone. According to the training rules, we are now heading to other combat zones to assist."

"Chen Zizai! Are you really not taking others seriously?"

Many people with neutral attitudes, upon hearing Chen Zizai's words, began to mobilize their teams, rushing into the encircled Shadow Clan and slaughtering them.

"I'm coming too!" The long-legged goddess's voice, filled with sorrow, echoed in the training bead. Beside her were several ready-to-go trainees from West Xiang Mountain, their captain furious and eager to rush to other combat zones to kill the encircled Shadow Clan.

The long-legged goddess looked at Xu Wenfeng, suppressing her grief. "Are you going?"

"My teammate died because of this. How can I not go?"

The long-legged goddess shed tears, wiping them away hurriedly. "Xu Wenfeng, you haven't disappointed me..."

Xu Wenfeng smiled slightly and said to the team training bead, "I am Xu Wenfeng. Our combat zone's Shadow Clan has been cleared. According to the training rules, we are now setting out to assist other combat zones in their clearing work."

For a moment, the angry and rebellious voices subsided. Both Heng Yi and Xu Wenfeng had made the same decision, shattering their confidence in resistance.

However, many were still angry and unwilling.

"Heng Yi, Xu Wenfeng, if you have the guts, start by clearing the Shadow Clan that the eldest son of the Xu family has encircled! Clear them, and we'll all do it ourselves, leaving none behind! If you don't, you're just picking on the weak! We won't accept it!"

Heng Yi was very confused. The eldest son of the Xu family was responsible for protecting the Seed Star humans, and there were no Shadow Clan members there.

"Isn't there no Shadow Clan at the eldest son of the Xu family's place?"

"Hmph! Genius Heng Yi, are you really stupid or just pretending? Who is the eldest son of the Xu family? His people have been running to various combat zones from the beginning, demanding adult female Shadow Clan members! In half a day, they took away tens of thousands! They took the ones who hadn't been impregnated, played with them, and then raised them, producing over 60,000 Shadow-human hybrids in a day! Who has more achievements than the eldest son of the Xu family? If you can clear the Shadow Clan that the eldest son of the Xu family has encircled, we'll all accept it and follow your lead!"

"Right! Clear the eldest son of the Xu family first!"

"You dare to clear, we dare to follow!"

"Alright, I'll start by clearing the Shadow Clan that the eldest son of the Xu family has encircled." Heng Yi never imagined that the eldest son of the Xu family would have the most encircled Shadow Clan members!