Xu Changqing couldn't believe that at the critical moment, Abbess Qingyin had stood by and watched him die, and he grew even angrier.
All his deep affection for her was wasted. He had hoped to become her Dao companion.
If not for her, would he have killed that woman?
If only he had known, he should have eliminated that bastard Xu Zimo early on, instead of fearing divine retribution.
He hated that mortal woman even more. Why did she have to give birth to a child?
If the child was going to die, let him die. Why did she have to come begging?
If not for her, today's disaster would never have happened.
Seeing Xu Zimo standing by, watching the show, Xu Changqing reached out and grabbed him, hurling him into the tide of beasts just as the four-eared flying tiger lunged at him.
The change happened so fast that no one had time to react.
This time, even if Xu Zimo wasn't bitten to death by the spirit beasts, he would be trampled into a pulp.
Just as Xu Zimo was swallowed by the beast tide, Xu Changqing was also caught by a spirit beast's claw, his guts spilling out.
All the spirit beasts swarmed forward, devouring him.
Not even a scrap of Xu Changqing's clothing remained; the blood on the ground was licked clean. Everyone watched, their scalps tingling, holding their breath, afraid to disturb the beasts.
After eating Xu Changqing, the spirit beasts retreated like a receding tide.
Everyone at the scene breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground.
Their sect leader of Bright Moon Sect had been devoured by spirit beasts?
It was too horrifying.
Abbess Qingyin stepped forward to take charge, but she didn't order the Bright Moon Sect disciples to keep silent.
With such a commotion from the spirit beasts today, it couldn't be hidden.
Besides, there was the Beast Taming Sect.
Almost all Beast Taming Sect disciples understood beast language; they could find out with a single question.
She only told the disciples not to bring it up voluntarily, not to keep it completely secret.
As for Xu Zimo, the moment Xu Changqing threw him into the beast tide, he witnessed Xu Changqing being torn apart by the beasts.
His great revenge was fulfilled, and he was ready to die.
But in the blink of an eye, he found himself at the Myriad Worlds Trading Center.
Shen Yunyun had summoned him, though this time his arrival was a bit awkward.
"Were you just sleeping? The sect competition is over, right?" Shen Yunyun had come to find Xu Zimo three hours after returning.
Because she realized she didn't know how to use the invisibility talisman—whether to stick it on her body, put it in her pocket, or how to activate its effect.
Xu Zimo hadn't expected to escape death, to survive such a desperate situation.
He suddenly laughed, his shoulders shaking.
Shen Yunyun looked at him in confusion, waving her hand in front of his face. "Are you okay?"
"Nothing. What do you need me for?"
"How do I use this talisman?" Shen Yunyun asked.
Xu Zimo said, "Bite your fingertip, drip blood onto it, and stick the talisman to your chest."
Shen Yunyun suddenly felt a pang in her finger.
She had to bite her finger? She didn't want to.
Xu Zimo saw through her thoughts at a glance and found it amusing.
It was just a bit of fingertip blood—why was she acting like this?
As if it were a matter of life and death.
"What do you need an invisibility talisman for?" Xu Zimo suddenly asked.
"To catch a thief."
Xu Zimo frowned slightly.
Shen Yunyun checked the time. There was still an hour before Tang Yu and Wei Lingling's plane landed.
After landing, they'd take a half-hour high-speed train back to Goose City.
So she had an hour and a half to prepare, and she needed to get moving.
"Aren't you going back? I have to go out," Shen Yunyun said.
Xu Zimo was silent for a moment, then asked, "Can I stay?"
"What?" Shen Yunyun's eyes widened.
"Aren't you a cultivator? Aren't you pursuing immortality? The spiritual energy in my world isn't sufficient, it's not good for your cultivation, right?"
Xu Zimo didn't confirm or deny.
But that world—he didn't want to go back.