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Zhurong Tianlong, Sky Emperor and ruler of two realms, had appeared on Caoyang, and Liwei swivelled in shock as he appeared beside Fei Yun.
Liwei slightly staggered as Tianlong leaned down and gently helped Fei Yun to his feet.
She somewhat recognized Tianlong's voice from the first loud command, but with the chaos, she hadn't registered it.
"You as well...?" She asked, her eyes narrowing in confusion.
"Kneel!" His command suddenly rang out now, and the full force of the Royal Family's aura forced Yan Liwei to her knees, along with Chu Cui and all the remaining Caoyang warriors.
Things had gotten far too dangerous now, and despair was clearly etched on the faces around her.
Liwei thought of Bailong in that moment and his talisman briefly appeared between her fingers.
She couldn't help it...
The temptation to simply follow his orders and disappear, returning to his side...
But she looked around and saw Chu Cui and the other brave Caoyang Immortals on their knees, all resolved to die here if need be, their defiance slowly replacing the despair on their faces.
How could she abandon these people and escape alone?!
And though she knew...
Though she knew it would hurt Bailong to no end, the talisman vanished and she glared at Tianlong.
"Why?!" She demanded, angry tears welling in her eyes and running down her face. "Even if... Even if A-Bai offended you...
"Even if he wasn't your friend! What has he-?! No. What has anyone on Caoyang done to deserve the Sky Emperor slaying so many innocents?!!"
But Tianlong's lips curved into a cold smile and he raised a hand, his gold aura pooling in his palm.
"Insolent... I didn't come here to answer your questions!"
Liwei's eyes widened as Tianlong yelled, "Sea of Tribulation!" And dense bolts of golden lightning spread from his palm, shooting right at the remaining Caoyang Immortals present.
One hit Liwei and she coughed up a flood of blood, her hand grasping her chest which rose and fell in ragged rasps.
"Nooo!!" Bailong shouted, but the memories stopped abruptly, darkness suddenly replacing the light of day.
There was a sudden stillness as Bailong was once more surrounded by the grim remains, his vision shrouded by the shadow of evening and the thick dark smoke.
His mind automatically completed what happened.
The lightning had killed everyone present, except Liwei whom Tianlong had deliberately taken alive.
The lightning bolt that hit her had been what Bailong felt in the caves, but Tianlong must have realized that harming Liwei would draw Bailong here, so Tianlong, Fei Yun, and the Sky Armies had swiftly teleported away.
And Bailong had arrived too late...
Chu Cui had clung to this last thread of life merely to pass his memories on, so Bailong would know what happened, and where to look for Liwei...
'Why.....?' Bailong repeated in silence as Chu Cui's lifeless body began dissipating into bright sea blue particles.
The sadness in Bailong's heart was too heavy, the bitterness on his tongue, too great to bear.
All his earlier rage remained, but was now shrouded amidst the pain of such heavy betrayal...
...and the sad realization that even if he retaliated now, he might not be able to harm his friends.
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The Endless Promise {COMPLETED}
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