Six Jiang Fusheng's eyelashes fluttered as his gaze deepened, a shadow falling across his eyes. The color of his lips, as beautiful as roses, was a little paler than usual due to his chronic illness, making his extraordinarily cold and aloof face resemble a snow lotus on a precipice—the most beautiful scenery, yet growing in a perilous peak.
"Marriage? What nonsense are you talking about?"
He gave a hollow laugh, but everyone could tell there was no mirth in it.
He was finally serious.
The air seemed to plunge into a world of ice and snow in an instant. A babbling water sound seemed to surround Six Jiang Fusheng. His clear eyes shimmered with a cold, silver hue, blending with the frozen silver flowers in the air, as if creating a glazed world of ice pagodas.
My goodness!
To unleash such a powerful attack so suddenly without warning an innocent person?
Lu Ziyin quickly retreated from the deadly icy domain. Cheng Hong and Yan Tianjiao immediately formed a spiritual energy shield to defend themselves.
Although Fu Wanyan also resisted with her spiritual energy at the first opportunity, the vast difference in their cultivation levels meant she was still suppressed by the pressure. Her breathing tightened, yet she stubbornly remained in place, her cold and beautiful eyes fixed on Six Jiang Fusheng's back, which was beginning to glow with a white light.
Cheng Hong glanced at her, sighed inwardly, and waved his sleeve, casting a Buddha's light to envelop her, reducing some of the spiritual pressure.
Fu Wanyan was stunned for a moment, then lowered her gaze and said softly, "Thank you, Master."
The Human Emperor's body also instinctively released a heavy demonic aura to resist. He rose higher, and through the misty frost, he said, "Back then, you imprisoned her in a golden cage, carved out her abdomen to take the child, and then abandoned her. Six Jiang Fusheng... do you really think there's any possibility of rekindling your old feelings with her?"
The Human Emperor didn't care about revealing to those present what had happened after Six Jiang Fusheng took Gu Junshi away. He just wanted to know what shameless reason he was using now to obstruct his plans.
Six Jiang Fusheng slowly raised his eyelashes, frost caressing his silvery lashes. His pupils were extremely cold. He couldn't suppress an itching sensation in his throat, his Adam's apple bobbing a few times before he forcefully swallowed it down.
His voice hoarse, he asked, "How do you know... did she tell you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Six Jiang Fusheng let out a self-mocking scoff, "No, with her personality, she wouldn't tell anyone these things."
Although what the Human Emperor had said at first surprised Lu Ziyin, Cheng Hong, and the others, because the Human Emperor himself was inherently evil and prone to causing trouble, his words weren't necessarily all true.
But upon hearing Six Jiang Fusheng's answer, they all looked at him with stunned expressions.
Were the events of that year, as the Human Emperor described... Was he not slandering her, but was it the truth?
What did he say?
Imprisoned, abdomen carved out, child taken, abandoned...
These words were so shocking.
When Six Jiang Fusheng took Gu Junshi away back then... was it not to save her, as they had thought, but to take revenge on her from the start?
What kind of utterly scummy man could do such a thing!
Lu Ziyin's pale face flushed with anger. His beloved goddess had been so terribly wronged by her ex-husband; how could he bear it?
Cheng Hong was initially struck as if by lightning from a clear sky, but he quickly regained his composure.
If Six Jiang Fusheng had truly done such things to Gu Junshi, then why hadn't she shown hatred or animosity when she saw him before? Instead, she had been asking about the child. Perhaps there was a misunderstanding they didn't know about?
Fu Wanyan was also disbelieving upon hearing this.
In her impression, Six Jiang Fusheng was like the bright, pure moon, radiant and clean. How could he have committed such a heinous act?
"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes. I was nearby then. I knew every word you said," the Human Emperor's pupils were overflowing with evil energy, choosing words to provoke him.
"So what?"
Six Jiang Fusheng's experiences in his early years and the responsibilities he carried from birth had made his personality increasingly deep and reserved. The images projected in his eyes seemed like clouds, high mountains, and overlapping peaks, with a complex structure.
The immortal sword in his hand transformed into a growing spiritual form, suddenly becoming a stream of air, like flower petals saturated with crystalline snow, absorbing the essence of all things. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth, illuminated by this blooming ice flower, appeared even more dazzling.
He calmly retorted, "Why would you think I would be willing to rekindle my old feelings with her?"
Accompanying the question, he fiercely swung a brilliant burst of icy energy, like a storm of pearls covering the sky and overwhelming him. The widely spread light screen was impossible to resist.
The Human Emperor hurriedly folded his wings in front of him. Bang—like a ship tossed by waves in a storm, he was knocked off course. The "wings" that materialized behind him were melted by a large hole, thus averting this near-fatal disaster.
However, all of this was not over. Amidst the blizzard and icy storm, visibility gradually blurred. The Human Emperor suddenly lost sight of Six Jiang Fusheng. He looked around in all directions, and then his consciousness caught a glimpse of a cold figure, a trace of residual snow.
"Trying to leave?"
His fully materialized figure suddenly appeared before the Human Emperor.
He mobilized all his abilities to face the attack. He saw the other party, his white robes unstained, his right hand behind his back like a snow god in the wind, standing tall.
He raised his arm high and swung his long sword. A blinding sword beam shot straight up into the dim sky, like a splendid silver dragon weaving through it. The silver dragon descended from the heavens with the force of thunder and lightning, like thousands of cold electric chains, accompanied by the howling wind, the turbulent airflow roaring.
The sword energy, sharp as thunder in the wind, with the majestic momentum of ten thousand arrows being shot, finally allowed the Human Emperor to see Six Jiang Fusheng's true strength. A different expression finally appeared on his face.
This Six Jiang Fusheng was truly a monstrous talent. Regardless of his bone age, talent, or cultivation speed, he could not be compared with ordinary prodigies.
At this moment, in his peripheral vision, the Human Emperor spotted a "Cloud Thunder Letter" flying towards him from afar, seeking its recipient.
His expression stiffened, and he immediately realized that his time was running out.
But this time, he couldn't afford not to "cut his losses." He immediately chose not to dodge Six Jiang Fusheng's sword strike, but instead met the blow with his own formidable, resolute spirit.
Amidst that torrent of thunderous sword light, his body was quantumly decomposed into ashes.
Those below, including Six Jiang Fusheng, watched as the Human Emperor met the sword strike without dodging, finally turning into nothingness.
But no one expected that he had only sacrificed a part of his physical body. His true body was re-condensing elsewhere, like fragments of flesh exploding and then slowly stretching out to grow a torso, then limbs, and finally a head.
He saw the "Cloud Thunder Letter" getting closer and immediately chose to flee.
The "Cloud Thunder Letter" generally needed to find the recipient before it would automatically open for viewing. The Human Emperor believed that as long as he ran fast enough, it wouldn't catch up to him.
As long as it couldn't catch up to him, then Gu Junshi's final ultimatum could be considered void.
Six Jiang Fusheng and the others quickly realized that the cunning and treacherous Human Emperor had faked his death and immediately pursued him. However, a protective barrier had been erected outside the Ghost City of Fengdu, making it impossible for cultivators like them to enter.
But by tracking the Human Emperor's movements, Six Jiang Fusheng could easily deduce: "They are in Fengdu now."
Cheng Hong was somewhat perplexed. Gu Junshi, who had been reborn and cultivated again, could reach her previous level of cultivation in a short time due to her strong foundation. He understood her; in her heart, there was only ascension to immortality. Therefore, the changes in power and the disputes in the underworld over these twenty-eight days were meaningless to her?
But why had she come to Fengdu in this life? Why had she taken the Demon-Breaking Arrow?
What was she trying to do?