Chapter 165: No Way Back

Wu Zhuo was patrolling the city when he was suddenly stopped by Liu Qi.

Having not seen him for such a long time, Wu Zhuo almost forgot that he existed.

"Lord City Lord, something bad has happened!" Liu Qi panted.

Wu Zhuo frowned and said patiently, "Don't be anxious, speak slowly."

Liu Qi took two deep breaths and waved his hands to imitate flying, "Don't you have a little bird at home..."

Wu Zhuo nodded, and Liu Qi pointed towards the west of the city.

"I saw it being caught by several orcs using a large net."

What, Da Xishuang was arrested!

Da Xishuang is Shu Huan's eldest son and his treasure. If he were really lost, Shu Huan would be very worried.

Wu Zhuo told He You, who was accompanying him on the inspection, "Go back and tell Shu Huan that I will be back later."

Kazuyu agreed and ran towards the castle standing in the center of the city.

Wu Zhuo said to Liu Qi again, "Lead the way."

Liu Qi wiped the sweat from his face and walked quickly towards the west of the city.

Arriving at Song Jin's old residence, Liu Qi lowered his voice and told Wu Zhuo.

"I saw it with my own eyes. They caught the bird in there."

Wu Zhuo walked around the courtyard, which covered an area of more than two acres, with his hands behind his back, staring at the closed door in a daze.

"Liu Qi, why did you lie to me?"

Liu Qi, who was exposed, did not panic, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.

"If I didn't lie to you, why would you come?"

Liu Qi waved his hand, and the door opened, revealing Wu Lie sitting in a chair.

Wu Lie was so limp that he had to tie his body to a chair with vines to stay seated.

Wu Zhuo walked closer and grabbed Wu Lie's right wrist. The whole arm seemed to be boneless. As soon as Wu Zhuo let go, it fell back onto the armrest of the chair with a plop.

"How did you do it?" Wu Zhuo asked.

Wu Lie raised his eyelids and looked at Wu Zhuo, his eyes full of hatred.

"Ohishi doubles."

"How is it possible..." Although Da Xishuang is still a child, he would never attack people around him casually, let alone the one who dotes on him.

"How is that impossible? He has Yaksha, so it doesn't matter whether I live or die."

The more Wu Zhuo listened, the more he felt something was wrong. "What nonsense..."

Suddenly, everything went dark and Wu Zhuo fell to the ground.

Liu Qi held the stick and asked Wu Lie, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Wu Lie nodded, "This is the price they paid for giving up on me."

Liu Qi shook his head, swung the stick and smashed it on Wu Zhuo until all the bones in Wu Zhuo's body were broken just like Wu Lie.

After leaving the altar, Da Xishuang became angrier and angrier. He didn't understand how Wu Lie could have teamed up with Xuan Ji to deceive him, causing him to almost be tricked by Han Qingzi.

After flying out of the main city, Da Xishuang landed on the grass where he once took Wu Lie to catch spicy noodles. Looking at the blue waves rolling in the warm breeze, he couldn't help crying.

After crying enough and the swelling in his eyes subsided, Da Xishuang slowly flew back.

Not far from the main city, Da Xishuang met Hesheng who was looking for Wu Zhuo everywhere.

"Da Xishuang, weren't you arrested? Why are you here?"

Da Xi glared, "Who can catch me? Who told you that?"

He Sheng, "My brother said... Liu Qi went to the city lord and told him that you were arrested, and the city lord left with Liu Qi. My brother and I still haven't found the city lord, and we don't know where Liu Qi went."

"Liu Qi must have lied to you, idiot."

Da Xishuang asked He Sheng, "Do you know which way Wu Zhuo and Liu Qi went?"

"West of the city, my brother said it was west of the city."

"Go find your brother and tell him to stop running around. I'll go find Wu Zhuo and tell Shu Huan not to worry."

Daxi rushed towards the west of the city like two arrows, looking down at all the courtyards from above.

Suddenly, Da Xishuang saw two chairs in a yard, with two people sitting on the chairs. Judging from their clothes and body shapes, they looked very much like Wu Zhuo and Wu Lie.

Da Xishuang flew over quickly.

When he got closer, he recognized that they were Wu Zhuo and Wu Lie. Da Xishuang shouted happily, "Wu Zhuo!"

Wu Zhuo woke up from the severe pain and raised his head with difficulty to look for the source of the sound.

"Da Xishuang, save me!" Wu Lie, who was sitting next to Wu Zhuo, shouted first.

Seeing Wu Lie, Da Xishuang felt mixed emotions, "Didn't you seek refuge with Xuan Ji? Why didn't she treat your injuries?"

"I am your only beloved, how can she heal my injuries?"

Da Xishuang stepped on the strange rock in the courtyard, and the sharp edges of the rock hurt his claws.

"Since she couldn't treat you well, why did you betray me and help her and Han Qingzi deceive me?"

Wu Lie smiled bitterly, "Didn't you betray me first? How dare you ask me this?"

Da Xishuang, "When did I betray you?"

Wu Lie, "Yaksha even put on my collar, and you still have the nerve to ask me."

"If you don't want it, he can wear it if he wants to. What's the problem?"

Wu Lie's dim eyes suddenly brightened, "You don't want me?"

Da Xishuang rolled his eyes.

"I told you that you are my only beloved. How could I not want you? Besides, Hai Yasha is ugly, how can he compare to you?"

Wu Lie laughed, but stopped laughing halfway. He asked Liu Qi to beat Wu Zhuo like this. Even if Da Xishuang didn't want him anymore, he couldn't go back.

At this moment, the door opened wide, and Xuan Ji, dressed in a black robe with gold thread, and Han Qingzi, dressed in a fluttering white dress, came out of the door. Each of them held a knife on the neck of Wu Zhuo and Wu Lie.

"Da Xishuang, you can only take one, choose."

This is the first time that Da Xishuang has faced an unsolvable problem since he was born.

"I can agree to anything you want. Can you please let them both go?"

"No." Han Qingzi's voice was cold and heartless.

Xuan Ji, "I'll count to three. If you haven't made your choice by then, both of them will die."

Da Xishuang understood that no matter what choice he made, it would be wrong, because what he had to save was not only the lives of two people but also their trust.

If he chooses one and gives up the other, the rift will remain forever and cannot be repaired.

Xuan Ji, "One"

"two"

"three"

Da Xishuang shouted, "I choose Wu Zhuo."

The light that had been burning in Wu Lie's eyes went out again, like a bottomless black hole.

Xuan Ji dragged Wu Zhuo to Da Xishuang's feet, but Da Xishuang's eyes were fixed on Han Qingzi who was controlling Wu Lie.

The anger that came from the depths of her soul made Han Qingzi shudder. The inaccessibility of the gods instantly froze the blood of mortals.

Da Xishuang flapped his wings, and the flowing time suddenly froze, only Wu Lie seemed to be out of it.

"Instead of waiting for others to save you, you should save yourself. Wu Lie, stand up."

Some disabilities are superficial, some pains are deep in the bone marrow, but not giving up on yourself is the most powerful cure.

Da Xishuang's divine power gave Wu Lie the opportunity to create a miracle. Wu Lie raised his hand to push away the sharp blade on his neck and stood up suddenly from the chair.

"Come over here." Da Xishuang ordered.

Wu Lie only felt that Da Xishuang at this moment was no longer the naive little chicken, but the king who was high above and looked down upon all living beings.

When he walked in front of Da Xishuang, Wu Lie's legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

"I'm sorry. I was wrong."

Wu Lie's apology did not win Da Xishuang's forgiveness.

"Brothers are at odds with each other, and brothers are killing each other. Wu Lie, we are done."