Ai Yu didn't react for a moment. She blinked, took a deep breath, bit her lip, and asked carefully, "Teacher Li, what did you say?"

Li Yuzhen repeated it to prove that Ai Yu was not hallucinating: "Kill me."

A revolver appeared in Ai Yu's hand, the muzzle pointed at Li Yuzhen's heart. "If this is the result of your careful consideration, I respect your choice. Any last words, Teacher Li?"

Li Yuzhen was very pleased with Ai Yu's reaction. He smiled and said, "Ai Yu, you are a good child. You are more rational than emotional, but you are also gentle and kind. Currently, the Xia Kingdom's Moon Envoy is under the unified management of Ling Shuangxi, and with Gu Ran and others looking after them, I believe there will be no major problems.

Although Ling Shuangxi and the others are capable, they are not very mature. If you have any confusion in your daily life, you might as well talk to Lao Guan.

You just have to do your best to do things, and the rest." He looked up at the sky, "can only be left to God.

Remember, I didn't want to discuss summoning my former teammates with you before. That was a coward. But I think you are braver than me. I'm sorry, I can only accompany you in another way.

Li Yuzhen's body seemed to be drained of energy, and he leaned weakly against Ai Yu: "I... am not a competent teacher... but I really appreciate your recognition of me... Goodbye, Ai Yu..."

Hearing this, Ai Yu closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and gripped the trigger tightly.

"Bang!" A dull gunshot pierced the sky. The man who was originally leaning on him fell down lifelessly like a deflated ball in the blink of an eye.

Watching Li Yuzhen's body falling rapidly from a high altitude, Ai Yu's tears flowed out of her eyes like a flood.

"Somersault Cloud! Catch it!"

Her hand holding the gun was shaking, and she tried to stop her tears but couldn't.

The somersault cloud lifted Li Yuzhen's body up and stopped in front of Ai Yu.

"Zhang Ji."

Zhang Ji stood on the somersault cloud, squatted down, and then looked at Ai Yu in confusion: "My lord, this young man is already dead and there is no way to save him. Why did you call me out?"

Ai Yu turned his back and said, "Look at the changes on his body."

Zhang Ji finally understood: "Okay."

He lowered his head again, unbuttoned Li Yuzhen's clothes with both hands, and then carefully examined Li Yuzhen's lifeless body.

What he saw before him was the first time he had ever encountered such a thing in his life.

The skin below Li Yuzhen's chest took on a rare and strange dark purple hue. Furthermore, the muscles around her body were unusually limp, as if being fiercely kneaded, twisted, and sucked by some invisible, powerful force. This extremely strange scene made Zhang Ji frown tightly.

He took a deep breath to calm himself, then cautiously extended his fingers to touch Li Yuzhen's skin. The touch from his fingertips was icy cold, not at all like the body temperature of a recently deceased person. Instead, it felt more like a gust of cold wind blowing from the Nine Netherworld, so cold that it made his hair stand on end.

Looking more closely, I found that many fine and tiny scales had grown on Li Yuzhen's abdomen at some point.

Zhang Ji sighed silently and continued to check. He found that the bones on the outside of his legs were also slightly protruding. Although the current situation was not too serious, if it continued to develop...

"My lord, I have finished reading." Zhang Ji helped Li Yuzhen put on her clothes again, and his voice inevitably carried a hint of reluctance.

Ai Yu clenched her hands tightly at her sides and asked, "How is it?"

"My lord, Master Li's alienation has become quite serious. Since he doesn't want to become a star beast, you should be happy for him." Zhang Ji put his hands into his sleeves and sighed softly, "Life and death are normal. Being able to choose your own death is a blessing."

Ai Yu responded, turned around, and her eyes fell on Li Yuzhen's face. She wanted to cry several times, but held back.

This was her first time killing someone.

The one who was killed was her teacher.

What are we fighting for?

Ai Yu kept thinking about this question when he sent Li Yuzhen's body back.

In a dark corner, Lan Ling quietly walked out from behind the rocks. He sighed softly, a trace of regret on his face. Li Yuzhen's body had been taken away, but this did not make Lan Ling feel too disappointed.

Instead, he curled his lips slightly, a smile playing. He spread his palm, a drop of bright red blood swirling slowly above it. Lan Ling stared at the drop, muttering to himself, "It took so much effort to force Leva into a semi-alienated state, and with Eyva's help, this is such a rare opportunity, I must cherish it."

In the shadows, the figure of a goat appeared from nowhere: "Congratulations, my lord."

Lan Ling took the test tube handed to him by the goat and filled it with the blood. "How long can Twenty-Three hold on?"

Goat stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, the current situation is no longer a question of how long Twenty-Three can hold on."

"When will he wake up?" Lan Ling frowned slightly. "If we face these Moon Envoys now, we'll be courting death. It's a shame, they all treat Xila badly and can't quite commit themselves to her. But that eliminates one option. Since Xila didn't show up when Li Yuzhen died, we'll focus on Ai Yu from now on."

"Alright, Your Majesty," the goat said after a light cough. "Also, several captains are currently in a deep sleep. When does Your Majesty plan to wake them up?"

Lan Ling handed the test tube to the goat and said, "Let them rest for a while. If they still can't find Xila, there's nothing we can do."

"Oh, by the way, Your Majesty, I suddenly remembered something. Our people seemed to have noticed Raphael's whereabouts in Xia Country before, but the clues stopped abruptly in Ji Palace. No matter how hard we tried to investigate, we found nothing."

Goat tapped the ground with his cane as he continued his analysis thoughtfully: "In my opinion, Raphael and Xila are most likely possessed by the same person."

Hearing what the goat said, Lan Ling couldn't help but frown: "Why are you telling me such an important thing now?"

Faced with Lanling's questioning, Shanyang was speechless for a moment... He could only clear his throat awkwardly, then rolled his eyes from side to side, accompanied by bursts of deliberate coughing, and stammered in an attempt to explain: "Uh... that... Your Majesty... please don't be impatient... let me explain slowly..."

Lan Ling kicked the goat to the ground, using 50% of his strength: "Idiot!"