Zheng Ya's question, "What have you given me?" startled Xie Baochai, causing her to stop breathing. Her body and mind were overwhelmed by memories, her heart aching with bitterness, and her oval face contorted in distress, resembling a bitter gourd.
The cooperation between the two was limited to the exchange of intelligence.
An unconventional form of gentlemanly friendship, as light as water.
Xie Baochai knew that Zheng Ya couldn't be blamed for everything that had happened, but her heart was filled with bitter resentment: "You're a grown man who just stood by and did nothing. Don't you know that if you extended a helping hand, you could win people's hearts, and our relationship would change drastically?"
"You're beautiful, you're dreaming, why are you making such a face now?" Zheng Ya retorted unmoved, her senses fully activated as she scanned the surrounding area of the mountaintop, fearing a sudden attack from the shadowy figure.
They sparred three times, though they didn't actually fight, but Zheng Ya could see the difference in their strength and his own weaknesses.
The weakness lies in the lack of knowledge and experience in unknown areas.
As a result, Zheng Ya was at a loss and found it very troublesome to deal with the Shadow Man's Yin Spirit Root, which allowed him to cultivate Netherworld Power and related spells!
If they were to actually fight each other, Zheng Ya felt he had no chance of winning.
The shadowy figure, with his Nascent Soul realm cultivation, was far superior to Zheng Ya in both speed and perception. His invisibility was beyond the reach of spatial abilities, and the destructive power of his Netherworld magic forced Zheng Ya to flee. Zheng Ya was simply no match for him.
A life-or-death struggle is not a real combat exercise; one wrong move and you're dead.
This led Zheng Ya to cautiously anticipate a terrifying truth: the true strongmen in this world are all the fishermen.
Could the shadowy figure be just one of them?
Xie Baochai was shocked and furious by his retort. She roared at him, "Zheng Ya, you scoundrel, you dare to dream of getting even the slightest benefit from me? Give up on that idea now!"
With bared teeth and claws, she resembled a shrew?
He jumped up and down in a rage, waving his hands and grabbing at the air to vent his emotions.
This is because he still held onto a sliver of hope and wanted to protect his younger brother. He was the only direct descendant of the Xie family and that's why he didn't rush up to fight to the death.
Zheng Ya observed this, raised his hand, and circulated his power, using spatial manipulation to cut through the space surrounding the mountain peak: "Whoosh whoosh whoosh."
The power of space transformed into a web of threads, forming an oval-shaped air shield that flashed in all directions, tearing apart the space within a 300-meter radius in an instant.
Wherever it passed, space cracked, and mountains, rocks, and trees were cut into pieces, collapsing and being abandoned in different directions.
Xie Baochai was so shocked that she clung to her younger brother, trembling uncontrollably. She saw the surrounding space cracking into pieces, then healing itself, creating a stark contrast with the shattered rocks and trees around her. She was utterly astonished. How amazing!
If this were used on a person, it would tear them to pieces. That would be terrifying.
With no shadowy figures around, Zheng Ya, certain there were no predators nearby, said to Xie Baochai, "Now tell me your choice?"
"Let's find a safe place to talk!" Xie Baochai said, picking up her younger brother in a panic.
Are we at their mercy, with no other choice?
With a "whoosh," Zheng Ya, carrying Xie Baochai and her brother, activated the spatial teleportation. In one step, they arrived at an isolated island overseas, landing on a barren mountaintop.
This is a rocky island with sparse vegetation and a forest of strange rocks.
It resembles a group of volcanoes that were extinguished and weathered into a stone forest over the years. Under the blowing of the south wind, the stone forest emits all sorts of strange sounds.
If it weren't for the bright sunshine, one might immediately feel as if they'd fallen into a hellish abyss.
Xie Baochai hugged her younger brother Xie Da tightly, still shaken, and glanced at Zheng Ya as he walked to the side and sat down in the classroom to admire the scenery. She said irritably, "With your ability to travel through space, you could have easily saved my mother..."
"Little girl, is finding reasons to manipulate people to gain the greatest benefit your talent?"
Or perhaps you are arrogant and ignorant of worldly affairs?
"You know, working people rely on their labor and wisdom to make a living, and what about you?" Zheng Ya retorted without turning his head, his patience rapidly fading.
Merchants are indeed cunning and deceitful.
They always put profit first, and they even use morality to pressure others in order to make money.
Has the sincerity between people been completely lost?
Is this person a calm, experienced, and shrewd little monster, or a ruthless, profit-driven individual?
Xie Baochai had repeatedly been thwarted by him. With a bitter smile, she bent down and gently laid her younger brother on the rocks. With a resentful sigh and tears streaming down her face, she said, "You've won. Now that he's in your hands, you can do whatever you want with him..."
"You have a good attitude, but I don't know how many more days you can go hungry, or how long your brother can hold on with his disability?" Seeing her stubbornness, Zheng Ya was too lazy to talk to her about any cooperation or deal, and decided to play the bad guy.
Is being kind to others necessarily being kind to oneself?
That depends on the person; clearly, Xie Baochai wasn't the kind of person who was kind to others.
Xie Baochai, breaking down in her defenses, jumped up and yelled, "You're no better, uh..."
Did you stop mid-sentence?
Zheng Ya raised his hand and took out eight plates and four bowls of steaming hot food from his supernatural miniature world. The food flew down onto a coffee table, and he then took out some fine wine to pour himself a drink and enjoy the delicious food all by himself.
After three days of standoff, neither side had eaten or drunk anything.
Normally, going three days without food or water is not a big deal for a cultivator.
However, for those with low cultivation levels, daily eating and drinking are also part of their cultivation journey.
Moreover, Xie Baochai and her siblings were spoiled and pampered, their mouths and stomachs were spoiled by the fine clothes and delicacies, and their storage bags never contained daily necessities such as food and drink. When they suddenly encountered a sudden change, their bodies and souls were tormented, and their hunger was many times greater than before.
At this moment, Zheng Ya once again discussed the temptation of delicious food, prompting Xie Baochai to break down in a rage: "You scoundrel, you're even more despicable than that vicious shadowy figure..."
"Shut up. Don't talk while eating or sleeping. Your parents didn't teach you, but they should have taught you to respect people. Don't make people angry and suffer. That could kill someone." Zheng Ya had no feelings for her, who was cunning and self-righteous.
The battle of wits between the two had already begun, and the outside world was already in chaos.
After obtaining the key from Xie Qianshi's dismembered body, the shadowy figure chose to go into hiding, secretly trying to comprehend the key to unlock the secret realm of the seal. However, he had not gained any insights or feelings and began to doubt his life.
Could this key be fake?
As time passed, rumors spread throughout the world that Zheng Ya had stolen the key, triggering a global manhunt for Zheng Ya's conglomerate.
Liu Yuan was too far from Zheng Ya to make contact, and with various birds of prey unable to find Zheng Ya's whereabouts, he had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and order the entire consortium to hide in the deep mountains and forests to cultivate in seclusion and wait for the right time.
However, some ambitious individuals were determined to force Zheng Ya out and open the secret realm of the seal, inciting people to hunt down Zheng Ya all over the world, causing heavy casualties to the conglomerate.
Unfortunately, Zheng Ya never showed himself, but he was enjoying the fact that everyone in the world was making trouble for him, which generated a lot of spiritual energy income.
Zheng Ya was pleased with the outcome, analyzing that something major had happened outside. Occasionally, he would travel through space to save the conglomerate, and then transfer them all to a secluded island for secluded cultivation, rendering the schemes of certain ambitious individuals futile.
At this moment, the shadowy figure could no longer sit still. He returned to the scene of the dismemberment and searched for traces left by Zheng Ya and Xie Baochai after their escape, but to no avail. In a fit of anger, he spread rumors that Prince Rong himself was hiding in a secret underground chamber in the capital, plotting to usurp the throne and open the secret realm of the imperial seal.
The world's situation underwent a nuclear fission, and cultivators from all over the world converged on the capital...
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