"Come on, what can possibly hold you back? You're a Saint Realm expert, after all. Besides, even if the sky falls, there are taller people to hold it up; it won't fall on you, Young Master Lan."
Xu Xiwang smacked his lips and punched Lanxi in the chest.
Lanxi accepted it calmly. He wasn't afraid of Xu Xiwang getting angry; he was only afraid that Xu Xiwang would remain silent.
A punch signifies Xu's hope for forgiveness for his concealment; silence signifies a rift between the two brothers.
"In the face of this great calamity, no one can escape their fate."
Lanxi patted Xu Xiwang's shoulder heavily, her eyes flashing with a solemn look.
The two looked at each other, and remained silent for a moment.
Lanxi took out a cigarette, handed one to Xu Xiwang, lit one for himself, took a puff, looked up at a blood-red star in the sky, and sighed softly.
"The seal on the Land of Sin has been completely broken. All forces must send a Saint Realm expert to the Land of Sin to help the Dragon Palace suppress the riots, otherwise there will be widespread suffering and mountains of corpses and seas of blood."
"Is the Dragon Mansion's strength insufficient to suppress that place?"
"Perhaps, before this great calamity intensifies, it can still be suppressed by the seal. However, the seal is gradually loosening, and eleven of the twenty-eight Saint Realm Saint Kings of the Dragon Palace have already perished, and most of the one hundred and thirty-five Transformation Realm Venerables have died in battle..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Xiwang's pupils constricted sharply, and his face became grave. "So, the Dragon Mansion is severely weakened? How is the Mansion Master? How is the Heavenly Saint Monarch?"
Lanxi took a drag on her cigarette, lit it, and pondered for a moment before saying, "The Sinful Land has not been completely unsealed yet because it is being held up by the super strong Lord of the Land, while the Heavenly Saint Lord is seriously injured."
Xu Xiwang took a deep breath: "It's that serious? That old guy can get injured too?"
Lanxi exhaled a smoke ring and said calmly, "These messages are extremely secretive. If they were to spread, they could cause widespread panic. I heard it from our ancestor. Things aren't peaceful on the Kunlun demon side either. The Bronze Gate has been increasingly restless lately. I estimate that there will be some big commotion there soon."
A bronze door?!
Xu Xiwang's expression changed. Wasn't his third uncle, Xu Yifeng, taking the Netherworld Flower to the Kunlun Demon Clan to rescue his wife?
He had thought that his third uncle's trip to the Kunlun demon clan would quell the trouble, but now, hearing the news Lanxi had told him, he had a bad feeling.
What exactly happened?
Xu Xiwang suddenly stood up, his eyes wide open, as if struck by a sudden realization: "Could it be that the Kunlun demon race...?"
"Um."
Lanxi nodded solemnly: "Our ancestor deduced that the Kunlun demon race is about to emerge. I hope that, though we are born into a chaotic world and are not free to choose our own paths, I have always regarded you as my best brother. Over the years, the world only knows Xu Qingfeng of the Xu family, Han Yijian of the Han family, and Zhou Feng of the Zhou family. They think that our Lan family has no one, and they call you and me two useless heroes, one a sycophant and the other a playboy. But who knows the heavy burden we carry? And the years of hiding my secret love for me. I cannot reveal my strength, but I have always regarded you as my only friend."
Xu Xiwang was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "I've always treated you like a brother. Even though you've hidden many things from me, I've never held a grudge. What you're saying is questioning our brotherhood. But judging from your tone, why do you sound like you're ready to die for your cause?"
Lanxi paused for a moment, then smiled contemptuously, threw the cigarette in her hand to the ground and crushed it: "How could a man of the Lan family be afraid of war? Moreover, protecting this world is the mission passed down through generations of our four families. We will risk our lives for the country, and it is our responsibility to carry on the family tradition."
Xu Xiwang remained silent for a long time before saying, "Come back alive."
"When we get back, let's go drinking and pick up girls together."
Lanxi grinned, then turned and left, leaving behind the words, "I'm gone."
Xu Xiwang watched his receding figure and suddenly sighed.
"You must have endured a lot of pressure over the years. It's a pity I can't empathize with you. I just wish that we can both be safe and sound."
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