Chapter 70

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

In the living room, the night had deepened; the stars outside the window were exceptionally bright, yet the people inside the hall had not the slightest intention of resting.

The atmosphere held a few parts tension, yet also carried a few parts eerie calm.

Everyone's thoughts differed; their gazes shifted between one another from time to time.

A faint chill emanated from all around Ling Sha; her brows were slightly furrowed, her gaze heavy as it settled on Xuan Ge.

To be precise, it fell on Xing Xiao, who was sitting sideways in his embrace, eyes closed, feigning sleep.

That undisguised displeasure was nearly spilling over.

She subconsciously lowered her head again, glancing at Xing Xiao's fair jade feet; those feet were drooping toward her direction, swaying lightly — an eyesore.

Xing Xiao clearly said with her mouth that she didn't want to listen to their conversation, yet she clung stubbornly to Xuan Ge's side, refusing to leave a single step.

Xuan Ge looked at the clingy Xing Xiao in his arms, his face full of helplessness; he could only quietly exert the power of causality, enveloping her within it.

Xing Xiao yielded to this gentle controlling force; her body went limp, and she nestled even tighter into Xuan Ge's embrace.

Her breathing was even, a shallow smile still lingered at her brows and eyes — a look of utter contentment; the stern, icy aura from before was completely gone.

Ling Sha's fingertips curled slightly, suppressing the anger in her heart; if she could, she truly wanted to grab Xing Xiao and throw her off the Shen Wu Xian Zhou.

"Speak freely; right now Xing Xiao hears nothing and senses nothing of her surroundings."

Xuan Ge lightly patted the Xing Xiao in his arms, turned his head to look at Kafka sitting on the opposite sofa, and asked in a composed tone.

He knew clearly in his heart that Kafka was the true protagonist of this negotiation.

Seeing this, Da Li Hua's eyes flashed a trace of mischief; she deliberately leaned forward and lightly poked Xing Xiao's cheek, wanting to test whether Xuan Ge's power of causality really worked.

"Xing Xiao, you're the youngest among us, you know~"

She watched Xing Xiao show no reaction, eyes still closed, a shallow smile on her face, pressing tightly against Xuan Ge's chest, and couldn't help but let out a light laugh.

Meanwhile, Ling Sha at the side nodded slightly, rarely appreciating Da Li Hua's knack for pleasing both sides and reading the situation.

Xuan Ge cast a helpless glance at the mischievous Da Li Hua, shook his head, then turned his gaze back to Kafka, cleared his throat, and spoke with a tone carrying a few parts certainty:

"Cough, cough — look, speak freely; beneath the Aeons, few can break the power of causality I've laid down; Xing Xiao cannot do it."

Hearing Xuan Ge's reassurance again, the smile on Kafka's face deepened a few degrees; she slowly nodded, her expression still composed.

She had already calculated clearly in her heart — Ren simply could not leave now.

The tussle between him and Xuan Ge just now appeared to be a joke between brothers, but in truth Ren had already been completely broken on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou.

If Ren cannot leave, the Stellaron Hunters are down one capable hand; though subsequent operations can still continue, they never abandon any companion.

Moreover, since he's broken, better to break him thoroughly.

That way, it also gives Xing a powerful backer to rely on.

General Xuan Ge of Divine Might, and the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, are enough to let Xing walk more smoothly on her future journey, suffering fewer hardships.

Kafka slowly crossed her legs; her high-low boots had long been neatly placed at the doorway.

At this moment, purple-pink stockings tightly wrapped her slender, fleshy legs; her stocking-covered jade feet faintly appeared and disappeared, exuding a few parts lazy allure.

Her face still held a faint smile; her voice was soft and charming yet carried a few parts certainty as she softly looked at Xuan Ge and asked:

"General, I suppose we — cannot leave, right? You've already calculated all this, haven't you?"

Xuan Ge's brows rose slightly; a playful smile appeared on his face as he countered with interest:

"That little one in your organization who can foresee the future — didn't she think of a way to evade the Hunt's gaze?

After all, being targeted by the Hunt is no easy matter."

Kafka concealed nothing, answering truthfully: "We can't escape your gaze, General~"

Her tone was calm, without a trace of unwillingness.

"Hehe~" Xuan Ge chuckled lightly, a flash of realization in his eyes.

He indeed had to bring Ying Xing back; this already involved a shallow cause — his and Ying Xing's.

Although he himself had not taken any action to fill the effect, that person wielding the power of the End had already perceived it in advance.

"Ying Xing stays on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou — this is not negotiable."

Finished speaking, Xuan Ge quietly raised his hand and gently shifted Xing Xiao in his arms.

Her hair was too soft; it kept brushing against his chin, bringing an itchy sensation that made him want to scratch.

Ren sat to the side, watching Xuan Ge's domineering yet somewhat gentle demeanor, and couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

At this moment, he could only pin all his hopes on Kafka, hoping she could devise a way.

"Very well."

Kafka agreed with almost no hesitation, directly nodding and answering in a calm tone.

These two simple words instantly stunned Ren; his face was full of disbelief.

Ren's eyes widened slightly; he stared dead at Kafka, his heart filled with confusion and shock:

What about the promise to be Stellaron Hunters for a lifetime, fighting side by side?

How did you turn around and "sell" me, stuffing me back beside Xuan Ge?

Kafka paid not the slightest attention to Ren's shocked and resentful gaze; she exhaled lightly, a trace of relief flashing in her eyes, finally steeled her resolve, and slowly spoke to add:

"We'll all come — stay on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, accompany Ying Xing, and also accompany the General."

The moment Kafka finished these words, far away in the Stellaron Hunters' ship in the Deep Universe.

The little black cat Ai Li Ou lay lazily in Sam's arms, enjoying her clumsy yet gentle massage, looking content and indolent.

But the next second, Ai Li Ou directly rolled a huge white eye, his tongue lolling out slanted as if it had been castrated, his whole body stiff, not moving an inch.

A look of being dead or alive unknown, in an instant the previous comfort was gone.

"Ah~~ was it me starting too heavy?"

Liu Ying seeing Ai Li Ou this appearance, instantly panicked, her face full of at a loss.

She hurriedly stopped the massage movements, carefully looking at the little black cat in her arms, afraid she had really hurt it.

Liu Ying nervously held up Ai Li Ou, lightly shook him, but Ai Li Ou was still that "dead appearance", not the slightest response.

Liu Ying could no longer sit still, her face turning pale, hurriedly took out her phone, trembling as she dialed Kafka's number.

"Liu Ying, what's wrong? So late, what happened?"

Kafka's voice came from the other end of the phone, her charming tone carrying a trace of hard-to-detect amusement, as if she had long guessed Liu Ying's purpose for calling.

"Kafka, not good, Ai Li Ou it..... it seems a little dead...."

Liu Ying's soft and glutinous voice carried a few degrees of sobbing, panicked and anxious, transmitted from Kafka's phone, not a thread pulled, into the living room audience's ears.

Except Xing Xiao who was controlled by the power of causality.

"Kafka you speak ah~~ what to do ne~~ Ai Li Ou it doesn't move at all, is it really something happened?"

Liu Ying's voice became more and more urgent, carrying thick crying tone, making listeners' hearts panic.

Kafka looked down at the phone on the table, tone still relaxed and calm, not the slightest panic, slowly said:

"No harm~ it just needs to adapt a bit, no need to worry too much, in a few years it'll be fine."

Kafka's heart bottom clear clear, Ai Li Ou where is really dead, it's just momentarily unable to accept, its meticulously planned script being broken.

Still having to follow along with everyone, under Xuan Ge the Hunt General's command "working" the fact merely.