Chapter 268: with translation of chapter title

"What do you think?" Yuan Yao naturally understood this; she didn't know what would happen in the future, but if there was no winner decided, everyone would be trapped in the Flowing Light Secret Realm.

She was determined to change this destined ending.

"I will feign surrender to the Tiger Sovereign." Xie Yan spoke.

Yuan Yao, upon hearing this, seemed thoughtful.

Immediately, she said with a smiling expression: "Then I will pledge allegiance to the Demon Sovereign Kui Shen."

Xie Yan raised his eyes, "You say Demon Sovereign Kui Shen will win? Or the Tiger Sovereign will win?"

Yuan Yao said with a confident face: "I think I will win."

Xie Yan's lips curled slightly, then quickly fell: "Then I too will win."

Yuan Yao slightly raised her brow: "Daoist Friend Xie, the Tiger Sovereign is not so easy to approach; you'd better be careful."

Xie Yan, however, said: "Don't disguise yourself as a fox demon to approach the Demon Sovereign Kui Shen."

Yuan Yao froze for a moment.

Xie Yan pressed his lips, recalling what those demon soldiers had just been talking about: they said Quan Wu died on a fox demon's bed...

Seeing her stunned, Xie Yan said with a calm expression: "It's not safe."

Yuan Yao: "Oh."

Xie Yan seemingly casually asked: "How did you earlier slay the demon race's great prince?"

"I took advantage of his unpreparedness, smeared poison, and stabbed him with a sword." Yuan Yao said.

Xie Yan softly gave an "hmm".

Yuan Yao gazed at Xie Yan before her, feeling a strange sensation in her heart.

Although Xie Yan had removed his mask, revealing his true face, he now seemed to be wearing a mask named "Xie Zixu".

On the contrary, when he wore the ghost-face mask, his disposition became more unrestrained, carefree and unrestrained, sharp-tongued and arrogant, sinister and vicious...

Which one is truly him?

Is it Xie Yan? Or Xie Zixu?

Yuan Yao said: "The Tiger Sovereign is in Qingcheng."

"Hmm." Xie Yan responded: "Have you decided how to approach the Demon Sovereign Kui Shen?"

"I have." Yuan Yao's expression was sly, like a cat that had stolen something fishy; she confidently and brightly raised her eyebrows.

Yuan Yao suddenly realized her face seemed to show an overly proud expression; she lightly coughed, trying to conceal it: "When do you plan to set off for Qingcheng?"

As her words fell, a demon troop appeared not far away.

Before she could react, Xie Yan pulled her entirely into a corner of the alley, where a few discarded large planks happened to block their two bodies.

Yuan Yao's whole body tensed slightly.

She could clearly feel his arm around her waist; without lifting her head, she could feel his breath.

His scent was delicate like orchids, yet pure as the first ray of morning sunlight.

Yuan Yao knew his action was to avoid the patrol soldiers' inspection, not to deliberately take advantage of her.

She did not lift her head to look at him.

Xie Yan, however, lowered his gaze to her, keenly sensing that she was trying as much as possible to avoid bodily contact with him.

She was rejecting him.

Xie Yan pressed his lips tight, slowly released his hand, and his fingertips also lost that soft touch.

Fortunately, that patrol squad did not notice anything unusual here.

Yuan Yao silently stepped back a few steps, distancing herself from him.

"I will set off shortly." Xie Yan said.

"Okay."

"Our communication crystal cannot function in the Flowing Light Secret Realm, so we must use another way to stay in touch." Xie Yan said this, then added: "This way, we can ensure our plan proceeds smoothly."

"What way?"

Xie Yan took from his storage space an oval jade tablet of greenish hue shedding a beautiful luster, its surface covered with intricate totem patterns, the relief uneven; lightly stroking it, one could feel a rich spiritual energy within.

Merely touching it makes one feel refreshed and clear-headed.

Yuan Yao, accustomed to fine things, upon seeing this oval jade tablet at first glance, felt it was certainly not ordinary.

Seeing this jade tablet, she suddenly recalled the greenish jade gourd Xie Yan had previously hung at his waist.

Their material and maker appear to be the same.

Xie Yan handed the jade tablet to Yuan Yao.

"I'll lend it to you temporarily."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao felt no psychological burden; she raised her hand to receive it, curiously asking: "Can it transmit messages?"

"Yes." Xie Yan gazed at the greenish jade tablet in her palm, a hint of gloom flickering in his eyes, his tone calm.

"Using your spiritual sense as a guide, you can transmit messages."

"Okay."

"This jade tablet..." Xie Yan's voice paused slightly, "Don't lose it."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao immediately understood that this greenish jade tablet was extremely important to Xie Yan, and she came to cherish it all the more.

Because she feared that if she lost or damaged this jade tablet, Xie Yan would hunt her down.

Yuan Yao held the greenish jade tablet, thought it over, and still felt she should return it to Xie Yan.

She was afraid she might accidentally break it.

Because it is someone else's treasured possession.

Moreover, she had already decided that after leaving the Flowing Light Secret Realm, she would have no further involvement with Xie Yan.

All past confrontations will end within the Flowing Light Secret Realm.

Yuan Yao firmly handed the green jade tablet to Xie Yan, saying, "I think it's better to return this to you. I'm not careful enough; sometimes I'm a bit rash and may not be able to keep your belongings safe."

Fellow Daoist Xie, even without contacting each other, we will surely be able to accomplish this plan relying on our own abilities.

She spoke seriously, without any ambiguity.

Xie Yan heard her attitude from these words; she had decided to completely draw a line with him, though not right now.

Xie Yan gazed at her brows and eyes, discovering she had no hesitation or reluctance; his heart felt as if tugged.

He reached out and took back the jade tablet.

Hmm.

The next moment, he vanished from the spot in a flash, leaving no farewell words.

Yuan Yao faintly felt that he was a little angry.

Yuan Yao didn't think much about it, nor did she want to ponder deeply.

She immediately changed her appearance.

Fortunately, she had enough disguise pills, and the concealment-breath pill given earlier by the White Wolf Emperor could well help her mask her human aura.

I don't know if the White Wolf Emperor has taken action.

…

Original City.

In the main hall, the tall and mighty White Wolf Emperor sat in the upper seat, looking down at the four great department commanders.

One of the department commanders suffered heavy injuries, with both his divine sense and soul damaged, because Xie Yan had used the Soul Search Technique on him.

"Your Majesty, the Great Crown Prince of the Demon Race really died!" a department commander said with complex feelings.

The White Wolf Emperor slightly narrowed his eyes, a glint flashing in the depths.

He half-smiled, saying, "It seems this human indeed has some ability. Any news of her?"

The department commander replied, "None; nowadays all the major races have sent demons to search for her traces."

White Wolf Emperor: "Allowed those human envoys to escape from Ten Thousand Li Plain."

The department commander respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, two human envoys have already successfully escaped."

It seems the humans of the cultivation world will soon take action." The White Wolf Emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, his fingers lightly tapping the tabletop, pausing before he continued: "However, the cultivators who infiltrated Ten Thousand Li Plain are not united; some human cultivators have actually abandoned the human faction and defected to the demon and monster factions. I don't know whether they are foolish or have ulterior motives."

Your Majesty, what should we do now?

"What should we do?" the White Wolf Emperor smiled ambiguously, "We should wait for the good news from Yuan Xiaoliu; she said she could help us defy fate and change destiny, so let's see her abilities."

Anyway, what I, the emperor, should do has already been done.

Letting the demon and monster factions' plot leak, and releasing the two informed human envoys, is enough to make the human side prepare.

Fortunately, that Dog Emperor stuck his foot in; even if the plan fails, he can shift the blame onto the Dog Emperor.

After all, who let the Dog Emperor kill the Mad Dragon Immortal Venerable of the Human Race and launch a massacre against the human envoys, 'forcing' them to flee?

The White Wolf Emperor looked down at the four department commanders, "Remember, you have expended all your strength to capture the human envoys, but because the Dog Emperor went mad, you lost the best time to pursue them."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" the four department commanders replied respectfully.

The White Wolf Emperor slightly raised his eyes.

Nowadays, the demon and monster factions constantly produce conflicts and friction due to human traitors; the demon and monster factions have become estranged, and furthermore, the Quan Witch died at the hands of the fox demon, making this almost an irreconcilable conflict.

Although there are vested interests involved, the alliance can barely be maintained, but now that 'interest' is about to disappear.

That 'interest' is the resources of the cultivation world.

The humans over there must have already learned in advance of the demon and monster factions' plot; they will surely devise countermeasures, and perhaps even……

Counterattack the demon and monster factions.

By then, will the demon and monster factions retreat or meet the challenge?

The White Wolf Emperor is also uncertain about the future direction.

But he trusts that human, Yuan Xiaoliu.

With Yuan Xiaoliu's cleverness, since she can calculate future events, she must certainly be able to change this——

the destined ending.