Chapter 1297: Quick, Right Now!

Swish!

Without the slightest suspense, a chill instantly surged toward Xu Que.

This guy was too wicked; they had agreed on three requests, yet his very first demand was for Xuan Yuan Wanrong to promise him ten more.

Let alone Xuan Yuan Wanrong, even an ordinary person would fly into a rage at this fellow; does he really think I'm some Genie of the Lamp?

"Hey, hey, hey, don't get angry! I was just joking; really, do you have no sense of humor? If we have children in the future, won't they be scared to death by you in an instant?" Xu Que immediately spoke up to stabilize Xuan Yuan Wanrong.

He had to stabilize her now; while he himself wasn't afraid of Xuan Yuan Wanrong, the souls of his father-in-law and mother-in-law hidden inside the Wind Fire Wheels were trying to kill him again.

Fortunately, Xuan Yuan Wanrong wasn't truly angry this time; she could even ignore Xu Que's various nonsense words, stating succinctly: "If you haven't thought of what requests to make, you can tell me once you have; since I've already promised you, I will certainly keep my word! But if you truly make demands like the one just now, I will definitely not entertain them!"

At this moment, she no longer used Sound Transmission; her voice rang out directly across all four sides of the Altar.

Er Gouzi was startled, immediately tensing his face into a solemn and grave expression as he stared at Xu Que.

"Absolutely! With a request like that, it's not just you who thinks it's excessive; even I feel it's going too far!" Xu Que, wearing an expression of deep empathy, nodded repeatedly as he responded to Xuan Yuan Wanrong.

Seeing this, Er Gouzi immediately jumped in to chime in: "Brother Que, what you're doing is indeed unacceptable!"

Holy crap!

"What business is it of yours?" Xu Que instantly glared over; this idiot was causing trouble again—how was what he did unacceptable? Had this fellow only heard one sentence from Xuan Yuan Wanrong and already declared him incapable?

"Hmph, this Divine Venerable has been standing here listening for a while and simply couldn't bear it anymore; today, even if this Divine Venerable starves to death, dies outside, or jumps down from here, I cannot tolerate you making such excessive demands of Upper Immortal Xuan Yuan," Er Gouzi declared with an air of loyal righteousness and imposing dignity.

Damn!

Xu Que's eyes widened on the spot; he nearly rushed over to beat Er Gouzi up.

Motherfucker, this idiot was too good at seizing opportunities; earlier, Xuan Yuan Wanrong had been using Sound Transmission, so this fellow heard nothing, but the moment her voice rang out on the Altar just now, this idiot caught a few keywords and immediately jumped out to suck up, truly unmatched!

"Upper Immortal Xuan Yuan, you only need to promise this Divine Venerable two requests; yes, you heard correctly, this Divine Venerable only wants two requests, and I can help you get out!" Er Gouzi held up his dog paw and began stealing Xu Que's business.

"Damn it, Er Gouzi, are you tired of living? Trying to steal my business?" Xu Que immediately widened his eyes, glaring furiously at Er Gouzi.

"Brother Que, it's wrong of you to say that; this Divine Venerable simply couldn't stand idly by; Upper Immortal Xuan Yuan is such an outstanding person, how could you greedily demand she agree to three requests? That's too excessive!" Er Gouzi looked at Xu Que with a shamelessly smug grin, exactly resembling an ancient, sinister eunuch standing there showing off.

Whoosh!

Without another word, Xu Que flipped his hand and pulled the Purple-Gold King-Forcing Staff from between his legs, smiling coldly: "Er Gouzi, have you ever heard of a staff technique that descends from the heavens? People call it the Thirty-Six Paths of Dog-Beating Staff Technique!"

"Uh, Bro... Brother Que, wait a moment, please forgive this Divine Venerable's arrogance just now!" Er Gouzi immediately cowered back, mimicking Xu Que's earlier words to offer a serious apology.

Xu Que was so angry he laughed; just as he opened his mouth to say something, Xuan Yuan Wanrong's icy voice rang out again across all four sides of the Altar: "If you two have come here specifically to quarrel, I won't mind sending both of you down."

One could hear that a trace of anger had already entered her tone.

Obviously, this former Heavenly Palace Courtyard Master, who once held extraordinary status, still possessed some pride; Xu Que and Er Gouzi making such a racket before her as if she didn't exist was treating her completely like air.

"Upper Immortal Xuan Yuan, this Divine Venerable was wrong, this Divine Venerable is guilty, this Divine Venerable is not human, please forgive this Divine Venerable!" Er Gouzi immediately shouted heart-rendingly, as if he had committed some heinous crime and was begging for mercy.

Xu Que immediately swept a glance of disgust and contempt at Er Gouzi and shook his head.

Then, he turned his gaze to Xuan Yuan Wanrong, smiling lightly: "There's no need to rush; time is still quite plentiful. Besides, my first request is very simple: after I save you, no matter what happens, I hope you will leave Buried Immortal Valley immediately; before I exit, you must not step back in even half a step. How about that?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuan Wanrong's eyes suddenly opened; a pair of cold pupils stared straight at Xu Que from within the Ice Coffin, filled with chill.

Even without any words, the meaning of this look was clear enough to understand: You dare order me?

"What's the matter? Didn't you say you would keep your promise? Is this how you keep your promise? Is this how you treat your God of Men?" Xu Que smiled coldly, questioning with a tone laced with sarcasm.

Xuan Yuan Wanrong's face was full of anger; even with the best temperament and patience, it was hard to tolerate Xu Que's such shamelessly cheeky expression.

Her body lying in the Ice Coffin clearly showed her chest heaving as she struggled to suppress the fury in her heart; finally, she took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice: "This request, I cannot agree to. I can guess what you intend to do, but in my view, you cannot swallow the Creation of this place; you are merely seeking your own death, and your life will implicate me!"

"And so?" Xu Que asked with a beaming smile.

"Therefore, I will not leave Buried Immortal Valley, nor will I interfere in your affairs, but if your life is in danger, I can only take you away!" Xuan Yuan Wanrong replied indifferently.

"Good, deal!" Xu Que immediately clapped his hands and agreed.

Standing aside, Er Gouzi looked utterly dumbfounded and sent a Sound Transmission to Xu Que: "Brother Que, you're awesome; are you setting a trap for her, making her voluntarily propose to guard you?"

"Bullshit, am I that kind of person?" Xu Que glared and retorted.

In fact, he truly was setting a trap for Xuan Yuan Wanrong; if he had directly stated the request he wanted, given Xuan Yuan Wanrong's nitpicky personality and that foul temper, she would likely have split "not interfering" and "acting to save" into two separate requests, which would have been too much of a loss.

Therefore, he deliberately pretended not to want Xuan Yuan Wanrong present, adopting the posture of going to face danger alone, making Xuan Yuan Wanrong fear that his death would implicate her, thus prompting her to voluntarily propose the result he desired.

After all, this was a Great Fortune, and facing the impact of massive Immortal Yuan, he was very worried whether he could withstand it; without someone guarding him, the risk was too great!

Moreover, given Xuan Yuan Wanrong's personality, once she agreed, she would definitely not go back on her word, nor would she covet the Immortal Yuan he intended to absorb.

Thus, the current result was exactly what Xu Que wanted!

"You may proceed!" At this moment, Xuan Yuan Wanrong's indifferent voice sounded; whether intentional or not, her tone always carried a hint of command.

This left Xu Que with no choice but to feel helpless alongside his displeasure.

There was no help for it; whose fault was it that his little life was tied up with hers, and whose fault was it that he carried the souls of her parents on his person!

However, as the saying goes, a good man does not fight with a woman!

Besides, this King of Acting Cool Saint is not the kind of petty person who would haggle over such trivial matters with you?

"Alright, actually getting you out isn't difficult, but I hope you can cooperate; there are a few incantations you need to recite along with me!"

Xu Que looked at Xuan Yuan Wanrong in the Ice Coffin and said in a heavy voice.

"Acceptable." Xuan Yuan Wanrong pondered briefly, then replied with solemnity.

Upon hearing this, Xu Que immediately planted his feet in a horse stance, striking a pose as if about to do something huge, waved his hands chaotically a few times, and shot out several strands of Immortal Yuan onto the Runes on the Altar.

Immediately following, he looked at Xuan Yuan Wanrong and shouted loudly: "Quick, right now, repeat after me loudly: Husband, ganbatte, Husband, I love you!"