Chapter 1170: Getting Close
"Why should I?"
The fox clan head laughed disdainfully, her eyes flashing with faint resentment.
"Back then, I, Su Wan, prostrated myself and begged Emperor Hades to find the five elements' souls in the river of time. But he locked himself away for three months, and now he's begging me …. Why should I help him? "
Ye Zichen hadn't guessed the fox clan head and Emperor Hades had such a past. When he heard this, his heart sank.
Wasn't Emperor Hades trying to screw him over?
Even if it were him, he definitely wouldn't help her.
"So that's how it is! Emperor Hades is too inhuman!"
Ye Zichen changed the subject and spoke on Su Wan's behalf. "What was Emperor Hades thinking? How could he shamelessly ask me to beg you? Aiya, if he'd asked me directly, there'd be no way I'd come here and embarrass myself like this. "
Ye Zichen slapped his thigh, his gaze brimming with disdain for Emperor Hades.
Ye Zichen wasn't putting on an act; this was absolutely his honest opinion. There was nothing fake about it.
If Emperor Hades had helped her back then, that would've been fine. But if he hadn't, he'd shamelessly come begging for help.
How shameful!
"Child, you're quite a sensible person."
Su Wan nodded in satisfaction. Emperor Hades had rejected her all these years, and she'd always remembered it.
Although she didn't hold a grudge against him, there was no way they'd ever cross paths again.
They'd just be strangers.
"That's for sure. I'm absolutely a sensible person." He thumped his chest.
"In that case, you should go."
This time, it was Su Wan's turn to slam on the brakes. Ye Zichen was stunned.
Indeed, he didn't think much of Emperor Hades's behavior, but he had to go back to the Lower Three Realms.
Forget visiting his old friends, he had to get the Xuan-Yuan Sword back. Aside from the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, he had no idea how to get back to the Lower Three Realms.
Ye Zichen's smile stiffened. He rubbed his nose, his eyes darting back and forth.
"Auntie Wan, this …. Hehe …."
"Hm?"
Su Wan couldn't help but knit her brows when he called her "Aunt Wan."
"Hey … Big Sister Liu 'er called you Auntie Wan, right? Su Liu' er's my big sister, so it's not too much for me to call you Auntie Wan, right? Haha …."
Ye Zichen's smile was as dry as it could be. Even Su Wan couldn't help but grin at his blatant attempt to curry favor with her. She quietly waited for his performance.
"Emperor Hades's actions are too cowardly, really! No man could have done such a thing, and I could not agree with him. But Aunt Wan, look, I'm innocent! "
Su Wan smiled and nodded, still quietly watching his performance.
"You see … if you really can't do it, you can help me out and let me go down."
"Now that you put it that way, it does seem to make some sense." Su Wan smiled and nodded. Ye Zichen's eyes lit up, but suddenly, Su Wan's expression darkened. "Scram …. Before I get angry, hurry up and disappear from my sight."
"Wan …"
"Do you want me to attack you?"
Ye Zichen licked his lips and blinked. Then, with a coy smile, he stood up from the table and left. Not long later, he returned.
"You're not leaving?" Su Wan frowned.
"Hey …. Don't get angry." Ye Zichen smiled viciously, then pointed at the bamboo forest outside. "Can you arrange someone for me? This …. I can't get out …."
Su Wan glanced at him coolly, then waved her right hand. The bamboo forest disappeared, transforming into a plain.
He hadn't guessed that the bamboo forest was actually a magical artifact.
Ye Zichen arched his brows, then nodded and bowed to Su Wan, then vanished like a wisp of smoke.
"Hmph, it seems those old fogies really are right. Emperor Hades has entered a period of decline. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come looking for me for something as trivial as opening the door. But why should I help you, even if you and I were once close friends? Even if we were once best friends, we've already broken up since you refused to let me in. "
Ye Zichen silently rose to his feet and was just about to return to his residence when a beautiful figure stepped out of the bamboo forest.
"Lil 'Yan, why are you here? Have you made any progress with the dharma body I taught you? "
"Not yet," replied Su Yan timidly. When Su Wan saw this, she couldn't help but say, "Lil 'Yan, you have a pure nine-tailed fox bloodline running through your veins. Not even your older sister can compare to your bloodline's purity. You're already a ninth-stage sky supreme. Once you break through to the diviner level, you'll need to awaken your bloodline. You can't delay your dharma body any longer. "
"I understand."
Su Yan pursed her lips and nodded, then fiddled with the hem of her clothes.
Noticing her anxiety, Su Wan looked at her and said.
"Is something on your mind?"
"Aunt Wan, why did Ye Zichen come here just now?" Su Yan blinked, then fiddled with her clothes.
"He …. Emperor Hades sent me to open a door to the lower realms for him. I presume he wants him to retrieve the Xuan-Yuan Sword. Quite a few people from the Upper Three Realms have already gone down. But what obligation do I have to help him? I just refused. "
"So that's how it is."
When she heard this, Su Yan's frown deepened, and she fiddled with her clothes even more fiercely.
After a long time, Su Yan, who had her head lowered, took a few deep breaths and raised her head to look at Su Wan.
"Aunt Wan, I'd like to ask a favor of you."
The nine-tailed fox clan's hospitality truly wasn't very friendly. Ye Zichen ran out of the bamboo forest, only to find a fully-armored white fox waiting for him with a shield and sword in hand.
He didn't even say a single word before tossing Ye Zichen out of the nine-tailed fox clan.
Ye Zichen stood in front of the nine-tailed fox clan's main gate, tilted his head, and looked in their direction.
Tossing him out was one thing, but couldn't they send him back to the River Styx?
He was in the wilderness, unfamiliar with the place and the people. How was he supposed to get back to human territory?
"Wah, Emperor Hades definitely screwed me over."
Ye Zichen clenched the blue command medallion. It seemed to be a one-time use item. Just now, when he tried to use it to return to the River Styx, nothing happened.
What was he supposed to do?
Cross the yao territory?
No way!
"This won't do. I have to go back and talk to the clan head."
After a moment's hesitation, Ye Zichen decided to go back to the nine-tailed fox clan. Otherwise, he'd really be stuck in the wilderness until he died.
At that moment, a white fox guard suddenly appeared in the void above.
When he looked closely, he saw that it was the same one he'd tossed out.
"Hey, bro."
Ye Zichen stood on the ground and waved at him. He mulled over whether he should negotiate with the guard to take him back, then talk to the clan head.
When the white fox saw him, it descended from the sky, walked up to him expressionlessly, took out a jade slip, and tossed it to him.
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