Zhuque suppressed her anger; such words were indeed extraordinary.
Suzaku: "And then?"
Su Kun: "Then, I need to save Zai Zai, and I need to borrow your Li Huo."
Suzaku: "...Don't force me to beat you up!"
Su Kun: "He used his true form as the core of the formation to guard the Netherworld, which is why the Netherworld has been so quiet. But he can't hold on for long. There is a Nether River in the Netherworld, and something has happened beneath the Nether River, which is related to my mother Houtu."
Suzaku: "Doesn't that mean... there's a problem beneath the earth? If this little one can't protect it, the earth might collapse?!"
Su Kun: "Yes, that's why I risked stealing the Golden Crow's corpse."
Suzaku: "What do you want to do?"
Su Kun chuckled and told him all his thoughts.
After listening, Zhuque looked at him with a complicated expression. He spoke so lightly, but what he wanted to do was too difficult!
Suzaku: "Okay, I'll give it to you, but are you really sure he can do it?"
Su Kun: "It's definitely possible. If you were him, would you be willing to make the choice he made?"
Zhuque smiled wryly: "...To be honest, not necessarily."
Su Kun: "Maybe one day you'll meet him."
Zhuque smiled upon hearing this, her fiery red eyes sparkling.
Suzaku: "I'll wait for the day you mentioned to come. Until then, I'll stay in touch with Xuanwu and keep an eye on things there. You can do it with peace of mind!"
Su Kun smiled and bowed in thanks.
Zhuque raised her hand, took out a seed burning with flames from her forehead, and then took one of her own red feathers. The flames disappeared when the seed was brought close to the feather.
Su Kun accepted the gift, thanked him again, and then continued on his way to the Western Wilderness.
Zhuque watched him leave, thought for a moment, and then went to find her own place in the Phoenix Clan. Now that she knew some things, she still had to make some preparations.
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