Chapter 72

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Inside the grand hall of the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, the atmosphere was solemn and calm.

Xuan Ge sat steadily on the General's Seat, his figure upright, the solemn majesty of a Divine Martial General radiating from his entire being, his expression composed and indifferent.

Ling Sha still stood at his side with proper decorum, her figure upright, her gaze vigilantly watching over everything in the hall.

Ren and Kafka stood side by side on one side of the grand hall, their expressions calm, waiting quietly, without a superfluous word.

They understood clearly that the core of this meeting was not the two of them, but the mysterious power holder behind the Stellaron Hunters.

As for Da Li Hua and Xing Xiao, they were still in Xuan Ge's sleeping palace at this moment, who knew what they were tossing about.

However, both of them knew clearly in their hearts that this meeting was a private talk between Xuan Ge and the Stellaron Hunters organization; it was inconvenient to come disturb, so they sensibly did not show their faces.

Before long, faint footsteps sounded from outside the hall; Liu Ying, piloting the Sam Mecha, carefully cradling a small black cat, walked in.

The moment she stepped into the grand hall, Ai Li Ou in her arms violently broke free of the restraint, jumping directly down from Sam's embrace.

"Meow——!"

A sharp and angry cat cry resounded through the grand hall; Ai Li Ou's fur all over his body stood up slightly.

Ai Li Ou's eyes were fierce; he then strode with agile steps, rapidly charging toward Xuan Ge, extending sharp claws, wishing to scratch a Xian Zhou chessboard onto Xuan Ge's face.

Xuan Ge's reaction was extremely fast; his left hand lightly raised, precisely gripping Ai Li Ou by the back of the neck, lifting this puffed-up little black cat into midair.

A trace of playful interest flashed in his eyes as he asked curiously: "This little thing is the boss behind you Stellaron Hunters?"

As he spoke, his right hand reached over, lightly lifting up the area below Ai Li Ou's abdomen, fingertips touching lightly, then he smiled and teased:

"Yo ho~ Unexpected, it's actually a female cat~ Quite a contrast with that irritable temperament of yours."

Kafka, Ren, and Liu Ying, the three of them standing to the side, their faces instantly turned stiff, the corners of their mouths twitching slightly.

They couldn't utter a single word, only able to silently watch the scene before them, their hearts full of helplessness.

"Ah ah ah~ Bastard~! Let go! Let go of me right now!"

Ai Li Ou, pinched by the back of the neck of fate, flailed his four limbs futilely, yet had not the slightest room to resist.

His tone was full of anger and unwillingness; where was even a shred of the End's mysteriousness?

Xuan Ge not only did not let go, but instead lifted Ai Li Ou even higher.

Right hand propped on the table, elbow resting on the tabletop, palm supporting his cheek, posture lazy as he watched the little black cat flailing beside his left hand, the smile in his eyes growing ever richer.

"Call me Leader and let me hear~"

Xuan Ge spoke with a smile, his tone carrying a few parts teasing, and a few parts dominance that brooked no refusal.

"As long as you call, I'll put you down, and can even give you quite a few good things."

"What!? Impossible!"

Ai Li Ou abruptly stopped flailing, forelimbs crossed before his chest, looking just like a person crossing their arms, his tone full of indignation.

"I am the Stellaron Hunters' BOSS, how could I possibly call you Leader! Stop dreaming!"

Xuan Ge unhurriedly tossed out the bait, his tone carrying a few parts enticement:

"As long as you call me Leader, I'll arrange formal Shen Wu Xian Zhou identities for all of you Stellaron Hunters, letting you move unimpeded within the Xian Zhou, with no one daring to stop you."

The anger on Ai Li Ou instantly dissipated somewhat; his huffing momentum also weakened, his tone easing a few degrees:

"That's more like it, but I absolutely cannot call you Leader, what would that look like? Do you really think I'm just an ordinary cat?"

"You attacked the Divine Martial General, by law you should......" Xuan Ge deliberately dragged out his tone, wanting to pin a charge on Ai Li Ou, to force her to yield.

But his words weren't finished yet when Ai Li Ou immediately admitted cowardice.

Ai Li Ou's speech was extremely fast; a serious expression instantly surfaced on his face as he hurriedly said:

"Leader! Everything can be negotiated~ No need to be so serious~"

The tsundere in Ai Li Ou's tone had long since been replaced by compromise.

"Hmph~" Xuan Ge's smile deepened further; he let out a light hum, his eyes carrying a few parts of having succeeded.

He still hadn't heard the sound he most wanted to hear, so naturally he wouldn't let it off this easily.

"Meow~"

Ai Li Ou, looking at Xuan Ge's unrelenting appearance, helplessly sighed, only able to grievously let out a soft, glutinous cat cry.

The sound was full of unwillingness, yet also helpless; who told him to have fallen into the other's hands now.

Xuan Ge nodded in satisfaction, finally releasing his hand, gently placing Ai Li Ou onto his desk, lowering his head to look at this puffed-up little black cat, muttering to himself:

"What a pity...."

"Pity what?" Ai Li Ou sat on the desk, lightly swayed his tail once, a few parts of confusion showing on his face, raised his head to look at Xuan Ge, curiously asking.

He really couldn't figure out what meaning was hidden in Xuan Ge's words.

"Nothing." Xuan Ge waved his hand, his tone flat indicating it was nothing, then his words abruptly turned, his expression becoming a few parts more serious.

"Regarding the End's matters, I won't meddle, nor will I interfere with you Stellaron Hunters' actions; you just proceed according to your own plan."

Ai Li Ou lightly nodded, secretly letting out a breath of relief in his heart.

The End's power will not contaminate the Hunt's Path, and the Hunt will not walk toward the End; Xuan Ge not interfering with their actions is a good thing for both sides.

Xuan Ge raised his hand and waved; a strand of pure causality power quietly released, isolating Ren, Kafka, Liu Ying, and Sam outside within the hall.

Inside the grand hall, only he and Ai Li Ou remained; he wanted to communicate with Ai Li Ou alone, to ask a matter of crucial importance.

"Tell me, what exactly was the result of the Third Abundance Civil War."

Xuan Ge's tone turned serious, his gaze sharp, tightly staring at Ai Li Ou, without a shred of joking intent.

This was his true purpose for meeting Ai Li Ou alone this time.

"Ah~" Ai Li Ou stared at Xuan Ge for a few seconds, then lightly sighed, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness.

"Why must the General ask when he already knows the answer? With your ability, you should have foreseen the outcome long ago. You should know that you yourself will die in that war."

This was also an important reason why Ai Li Ou was unwilling to let the Stellaron Hunters go to the Shen Wu Xian Zhou in the first place.

Xuan Ge's fate is too special. Once the Stellaron Hunters are deeply bound to him, they will inevitably be drawn into this irreversible catastrophe.

Xuan Ge's fate is incomparably complex, complex to the point of being unfathomable.

Even when he merely approves a simple document, clearly writing "Read," no one can know what he is truly thinking in his heart the moment he stamps the General Wei Causality Seal.

No one can predict his next move either.

"Hehe, I don't care whether I die or not."

Xuan Ge chuckled lightly, his tone composed, his eyes showing not the slightest fear.

"I only want to know, how do I die? Die in a blaze of glory, or silently without a sound?"

He only wanted to verify his manner of death against the prophecy of the end.

"Rushing to aid the invaded Xian Zhou, Houshenwu falls after being captured, General Wei angrily descends with Xunlie light arrows to undergo Coronation, opening a divine war with the Abundance Aeon."

After Ai Li Ou finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Xuan Ge, discovering his face showed not the slightest abnormality — neither anger nor fear, his expression still calm.

It hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Also Yao Guang, Ling Sha's death.... Xing Xiao and Da Li Hua she...."

Words unfinished, Ai Li Ou no longer dared to continue speaking, not even daring to make the motion of swallowing saliva.

Xuan Ge's complexion had already become like ten-thousand-year cold ice; killing intent surged from his whole body without reservation. The temperature in the great hall instantly dropped to freezing point.

"General?"

Ling Sha stood outside the isolation barrier, clearly seeing jumping lightning emerge from her General's body, like thunder snakes about to burst out of his body, violent and terrifying.

She knew Xuan Ge was currently on the verge of eruption; she hurriedly called out softly, attempting to wake him up.

Xuan Ge took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the towering rage in his heart, slowly withdrawing the killing intent and violent aura from his whole body.

Xuan Ge turned his head, casting a gentle, reassuring look at Ling Sha, signaling her not to worry.

Looking back at Ai Li Ou again, his tone had already returned to normal, still carrying a faint smile.

"Fate has long since set a price for everyone in the dark."

Xuan Ge's tone was calm, yet carried an unquestionable firmness: "But I never said I would obediently pay the price to buy this already destined fate."

Ai Li Ou finally dared to secretly swallow his saliva, hurriedly nodding his head.

His speaking of these things this time was merely to test Xuan Ge's attitude.

After all, this is only one of Xuan Ge's myriad fates, not irreversible.

But judging by the current situation, Xuan Ge absolutely will not, as fate wishes, be bound by the predetermined ending.

He will use his own two hands, relying on the power of Xunlie, to violently tear open fate's shackles, walk out a road belonging to himself, and rewrite all tragedies.