No wonder Ah Zu has been asking me weird things recently—“Who would you save if your father and I fell into danger at the same time?”, “Will you put down everything to elope with me?”, and other such things, Bi Linglong thought. I thought he was being childish, and I had my hands full over my conflict with the Meng clan and the empress, so I didn’t take it to heart. Now that I think about it, this must have been what he meant.3

“It’s over. The Meng clan has so many experts, including earth immortals, but he eradicated them so easily. We’ll be doomed if he wants vengeance on us!” Bi Ziang exclaimed, feeling more panicked the more he thought about it. “Father, why did you do that? Why did you mess with such a strong enemy for no reason?”2

Bi Qi was already feeling frustrated about the situation, and Bi Ziang’s words only further annoyed him. “Idiot, do you think I could have predicted this? How was I to know there would be such a monstrous talent among those imperial heirs?”7

Bi Ziang dared not to harp on the matter. He knew his father was right. It would have been a blessing if any of the imperial...0