Consort Xue stared blankly at the young man who was talking with a cold laugh, his imperial aura sweeping over her with his words.
"What if... that's the case?" Consort Xue asked hesitantly, her eyes vacant and distant, her thoughts seemingly drifting elsewhere, or perhaps she was thinking of something else.
Huo Chengche raised an eyebrow, looking at Consort Xue's distraught appearance, and listening to her words, he already had the answer in his heart.
"God?" The young man suddenly smiled wickedly, a wild arrogance rising in his eyes, looking down on the world with an arrogant and domineering air. "Even gods cannot do whatever they want. Even in the human world, gods have rules to abide by. If he dares to overstep the bounds, I dare to kill the god and eliminate the calamity."
Consort Xue looked at the young man who coldly uttered the words "godslayer" with a smile, and her heart was filled with a belated mix of fear and hatred.
Gradually, her fear of God prevailed. She stared at Huo Chengche in disbelief, her heart pounding. Yet, deep within her eyes, beneath the fear, flickered a glimmer of joy and excitement.
After a long while, Consort Xue regained her voice. Her face was blank, and she murmured softly in fear.
"I didn't misread you. You're not afraid of the gods?! You're not afraid?! Why aren't you afraid?! How could you not be afraid?!"
“Even your father is afraid, the men of the Huo family are afraid… everyone is afraid.”
“Even my Han’er is afraid and refuses to help me. Quan’er is so young, and she already knows fear…”
Huo Chengche scoffed, "God? Ha! A clown dares to call himself a god, and it's laughable that fools still believe in him. My Huo family ancestors established the position of Imperial Advisor in the court to stabilize the people's hearts and govern the country, not to allow ourselves to be led by the nose one day!"
"You..." Consort Xue was shocked when she saw the mockery on Huo Chengche's face. Her face drained of color, and she staggered back two steps before being helped to a seat by Li'er.
Huo Chengche looked at her calmly, "Now, Your Highness, can you tell me? They've gone to such lengths to take Niannian away, but to whom are they going to entrust her?"
Consort Xue gripped the back of her chair tightly and asked, "Your Highness, have you agreed to my conditions? Even if you cannot deal with him now, in the future, no matter how much time has passed, as long as you have the opportunity, you must fulfill your promise made today! Do you agree?"
"I do want to agree, but Grand Preceptor Changxu is dead, and I can't do anything to him anymore."
"The Imperial Preceptor Changxu is dead?!" Consort Xue exclaimed in surprise, then slumped back down, her gaze darting around as if deep in thought. Her pale face held a complex expression, but there was no joy in it.
Huo Chengche frowned, and then heard Consort Xue say, "No, it's not the Grand Preceptor Changxu."
She looked at Huo Chengche, "Does Your Highness know of the former Imperial Preceptor, Master Yeji?"
As soon as Consort Xue finished speaking, Huo Chengche keenly noticed that Zhuang You's body behind him tensed slightly.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Zhuang You's expression changed slightly after hearing the words "Night Extreme".
The next moment, she looked down and saw a fluffy little head move, and her eyelids twitched immediately.
So, Huo Chengche glanced at the little baby in his arms and realized that she was all set.
Thinking of Zhuang You's almost overflowing guilt just now, Huo Chengche narrowed his deep eyes, suddenly smiled, and slowly chewed on the two words "Ye Ji" in a gentle voice, pronouncing them very clearly.
Sure enough, a burning gaze immediately pierced through from behind.
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