Gu Liyan smiled slightly, his expression revealing a hint of disdainful indifference. "Do you think you can escape by leaving and going somewhere else? Do you think you can just survive?"

Hearing Gu Liyan's words, Gu Linlin trembled with fear. That's right. If it weren't for Mo Chen's intervention earlier, she would probably have already died at the hands of that demon Gu Changge!

Gu Liyan said, "To be honest, I'm working hard to cultivate now so that after Yiyi gives birth safely, I can fight Cang Ye to the death!"

Gu Linlin looked at Gu Liyan with surprise, not expecting that he had another big battle coming up!

Gu Liyan said with a solemn expression, "If Cang Ye really makes a move, I'm afraid no one in this world, except for Mo Chen and me, will be able to stop his slaughter!"

Gu Linlin turned pale with fright and swallowed hard. "Then, I..."

What should she do? Should she stay or leave? It seems that her life and death are no longer in her own hands!

"Gu Linlin, do you know? Whether human or demon, if they want to live happily in this world, they all have to pay a price!" Gu Liyan suddenly turned to look at Gu Linlin with a solemn expression. "This price is heavy; it might be your entire life..."

Gu Linlin didn't know why Gu Liyan was saying these things to her. She wanted to escape, she wanted to live, but when Gu Liyan said these words, she felt lost again. Where should she run to? If Gu Liyan lost, where in this world would still be safe?

While Gu Linlin was still standing there in a daze, confused, Gu Liyan suddenly spoke with a serious expression:

"Gu Linlin, please take care of her for me. Even if Mo Chen and I both die, I will find a way to keep you alive!"

Those deep, affectionate eyes made it impossible to refuse any of his requests!

Gu Linlin swallowed hard. "I...I understand...From now on, I'll do whatever you say!"

Gu Liyan smiled slightly at Gu Linlin and said, "Don't feel burdened. Just give her three meals and water every day. You don't need to worry about anything else."

Gu Linlin glanced at the room where Gu Yixian was and nodded. "Yes, I know!"

Gu Linlin took a deep breath, pushed open Gu Yixian's door and went inside, then closed the door behind her.

Watching Gu Linlin walk in, Gu Liyan narrowed his eyes and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for dragging you into this conflict..."

Raising his hand, Gu Liyan drew a talisman in mid-air. The talismanic runes landed around Gu Yixian's room door and then disappeared.

After finishing everything, Gu Liyan turned and left with peace of mind.

—On the other side

Lei Dong walked ahead with a gloomy expression, while Lei Li followed behind with an indifferent and disdainful look.

Finally, Lei Li couldn't help but speak up, "What's so great about Gu Liyan? Aren't we enemies with him? Why do you always side with him? You even turned against our master!"

Lei Dong glared at Lei Li and said, "Remember this, Lei Li, Cang Ye is no longer our master!"

"Hmph, you used to tell me that a person should be loyal, righteous, and principled, but now you've changed everything!" Lei Li sneered.

Lei Dong suddenly stopped, turned around to face Lei Li, pointed at Lei Li's eyes and said, "It's not me who has changed, but your eyes that can't see reality and can't distinguish between good and evil!"

Lei Li stared blankly at Lei Dong, who was filled with anger, and his anger flared up instantly. "Even if I can't see reality clearly, or distinguish between good and evil, I know that Cang Ye also saved us! We can't break our promise!"

"Enough! When we were young, we were besieged by a pack of wolves. It was Cang Ye who appeared, killed all the wolves, and drank the blood of all the wolves. Only then were we able to survive!"

"But you must understand, although Cang Ye saved us, we became his slaves because of it, abandoning our dignity, discarding our obsessions, and even selling our souls! Isn't that enough?" Lei Dong said excitedly.

Lei Li frowned, seemingly still unable to accept it.

Lei Dong took a deep breath. "Gu Liyan was targeted for two reasons: firstly, because he and Cang Ye are sworn enemies, and secondly, because of the instigation of the Grand Strategist Gu Yan."

"But even when Gu Yan finally admitted he was his son and gave up on him, he betrayed his master and stole the Great Strategist's Soul Splitting Technique!" Lei Dong recalled the day he escaped from the dungeon and passed by Gu Yan's room, seeing Cang Ye secretly studying the Soul Splitting Technique scroll Gu Yan had left on the table. His face filled with anger, he said:

"How could Cang Ye be a person of great benevolence and righteousness? On the other hand, Gu Liyan was fearless in the face of enemies, and even released me without holding a grudge when he captured me. How could I possibly turn around and capture him?"

"It's fine if you don't understand me! But even in the end, can't you distinguish between good and evil? Gu Liyan was willing to risk everything to protect his lover and fight Cang Ye in her place. But what about Cang Ye? He devoured an unborn child and is now parasitizing Gu Liyan's lover's body, afraid to come out! Do you think such a beastly ghost is worthy of being our master?"

Upon hearing this, Lei Li's expression changed drastically. "Is this true?!"

Lei Li looked surprised. He had been knocked unconscious by Gu Liyan, so it was normal that he didn't know!

“Of course it’s true! Just as we returned to the mountain gate, he told me that if he could persuade you to stay, the two of us could stay. If you insisted on not joining him, he would let me take you away from this conflict!” Lei Dong shook his head and sighed. “Now, I can’t persuade you, so I can only take you away!”

“So…so that’s how it is.” Lei Li lowered his head. “I…I thought Gu Liyan had done something to force Master…Cang Ye to enter that woman’s body…”

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