Kong Xuan waved his hand, "It's nothing, he's my brother." Only then did everyone relax their taut nerves.
Mo Qi descended from the clouds and walked directly to Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Big Brother, are you here to help me? This is truly great news! With your assistance, why worry about not breaking Xiqi?"
Mo Qi shook his head, "I'm sorry, I'm not here to help you. Not only will I not help you, but I also advise you not to get involved. Heaven's will is set, and victory and defeat are decided. Why do you still cling to it?"
Kong Xuan sighed, "I won't force you to help me, Big Brother. Everyone has their own aspirations. However, my determination to break Xiqi will not waver. As a subject of the Yin Dynasty, my responsibility is undeniable. We cannot lay down our weapons and disband just because the enemy is powerful."
Mo Qi continued to shake his head, "It's not that the enemy is powerful, but rather that the righteous cause attracts much support. I also stayed in the Zhou camp for a few days, and immortals from all realms, heaven and earth, have come to assist. How can you resist with your own strength alone?"
Upon hearing that Mo Qi had come from the Zhou camp, Kong Xuan's expression couldn't help but darken. "My mind is made up, Big Brother, do not try to persuade me further. Back then, in the Demon Realm, you knew you were no match for the Demon Emperor, yet you still pressed forward and rallied a team to fight against him. What I am doing now is the same as what you did."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Mo Qi didn't insist. As he turned to leave, Kong Xuan immediately smiled again, "Big Brother, since you're not helping me fight the enemy, there's no need to leave so abruptly. It's rare for us brothers to reunite, we must have a good drink! Come to my camp, I want to host you well."
Mo Qi thought for a moment. He had nowhere else to go for now, so he decided to sit with him for a while. He nodded in agreement and followed the army as they slowly marched.
Meanwhile, the Zhou army had already set off from Xiqi, beginning their campaign to subjugate the Yin Dynasty.
The Zhou army, led by Jiang Xia and personally commanded by King Wu, marched out of Xiqi with a grand army of six hundred thousand. The banners fluttered, and a chilling aura permeated the air.
Kong Xuan's army marched for another day before a scout reported that the Zhou soldiers had left Xiqi and were heading towards Jinji Ridge.
Kong Xuan made a decisive move, ordering his troops to encamp at Jinji Ridge to intercept the Zhou soldiers.
Mo Qi also entered the military camp with them. Kong Xuan treated him with the utmost respect. Although he did not allow him to participate in military affairs, he still assigned him a separate tent.
Three days later, Jiang Xia led the main army to Jinji Ridge. Kong Xuan sent out several of his generals to fight, but they were defeated one after another. Helpless, Kong Xuan had to fight himself.
From this point on, Kong Xuan's brilliance began to shine.
Using his Five-Colored Divine Light, he captured generals from the Zhou camp, such as Huang Feihu, Li Sanlang, and Lei Zhenzi, in quick succession. This caused the Zhou camp to be terrified and dare not engage in battle, while the morale of the Zhou camp soared.
Mo Qi, on the other hand, encountered the "luckiest" day of his life. He woke up to find a beauty sleeping beside him.
And the beauty was none other than Xue Ying, whom he knew very well.
Mo Qi felt very strange. He turned his head and asked her, "How did you get here?"
Xue Ying sat up abruptly, stammering and unable to explain clearly. Blushing, she said, "I, I don't know. Someone who looks very much like me said she was my sister from a past life and brought me here. Then she met a very strange person who drove her away, and I fainted. When I woke up, I was like this..."
It was Lian Xin's doing!
She had actually chased him all the way here, truly insane.
His intuition told him that she must be plotting some scheme again.
"So, should I call you Lian Xi or Xue Ying?" Mo Qi asked Xue Ying with a smile.
"You know about that too?" Xue Ying looked incredulous. "Am I really Lian Xi reincarnated? But what does that have to do with you?"
Frankly speaking, she was unwilling to admit that she was Lian Xi. A name without any memories was just a symbol.
But Mo Qi's sudden mention made her wonder if there was a story behind it.
"If you like to be called Lian Xi, that's fine too," Xue Ying said.
Mo Qi smiled slightly, "Do you believe that we were a couple in our past lives?"
"I believe it," Xue Ying said, her heart pounding as she lowered her head.
Her delicate features, her alluring beauty, stirred a spark within his heart.
"Then, shall we..." Mo Qi leaned over to embrace Xue Ying.
Xue Ying was startled. Her body flickered, and in the blink of an eye, she was under the bed. "No, not yet!"
Mo Qi swallowed hard, feeling quite bored. "When will it be the right time? You came here by chance. Perhaps you are destined for deification. Once you are deified, will we still have a chance to be together?"
"Deification?" Xue Ying's eyes lit up. For her, who had not yet undergone tribulation, this seemed like an unattainable matter.
Then she shook her head again, "My body cannot become an immortal, and if... I don't want to become a god either."
Mo Qi frowned, "If what?"
"Nothing, I just don't want to become a god," Xue Ying said, blushing.
"If you don't want to become a god, then let's go back," Mo Qi said, slowly getting out of bed.
"But, where is this place? How do I go back?" Xue Ying said after a moment of stunned silence.
Seeing her insincere demeanor, Mo Qi thought she still wanted to stay and join the Investiture of the Gods war, so he said, "I'll take you to see someone."
"Who?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Xue Ying followed Mo Qi and met Kong Xuan. Upon seeing Xue Ying, Kong Xuan was instantly captivated, his tongue fumbling. "I heard someone entered the tent last night. Could it be her?"
Mo Qi shook his head, "It wasn't her. She's here to help us."
If such a thing were to spread, it would have a certain impact on Xue Ying. Even though the two of them had done nothing, rumors would not care about such things and would only carry deep malice.
Therefore, Mo Qi would not admit that Xue Ying had entered his tent.
Kong Xuan scanned her with his divine sense. Seeing that she was only a cultivator in the Tribulation Stage, he was somewhat disappointed.
However, many mortals participated in the Investiture of the Gods war, and everyone could play their part. It was still good to have someone with cultivation arrive.
"Alright, you'll fight in the next battle," Kong Xuan said, glancing at Xue Ying.
Mo Qi bringing her to see him, he naturally understood Mo Qi's intention, wanting to take a shortcut and have her placed on the Investiture of the Gods list.
Unexpectedly, Xue Ying hid behind Mo Qi. "I, I won't go."
Mo Qi turned back and patiently persuaded her, "Go on. At worst, you'll die, and it will only hurt for a moment before you come back to life."
"Then... will you become a god?" Xue Ying stared into Mo Qi's eyes.
"I, I won't," Mo Qi stammered.
This depended on the person, and it was difficult to explain clearly to her, which made him somewhat awkward.
For Xue Ying, being able to ascend to godhood was, in his opinion, her best way out.
"You just want to get rid of me, right? Then I won't pester you anymore," Xue Ying suddenly said, turning to leave.
Mo Qi was stunned for a moment, then immediately chased after her.
If Xue Ying ran, he definitely wouldn't be able to catch up.
She was in an unfamiliar place, and she would be very dangerous.
Before Mo Qi could even leave the tent, he shouted, "Wait! If you don't want to become a god, then don't. I won't force you."
Saying that, he chased after her without stopping.
Kong Xuan watched, completely bewildered: What was going on with these two?
Xue Ying didn't run at full speed. Hearing that Mo Qi seemed to have relented, she stopped and waited for him to catch up.
After chasing for a while, Mo Qi saw that she had stopped running and stopped chasing. He just watched her from afar.
Seeing that he wasn't chasing anymore, Xue Ying became angry again and ran off.
Mo Qi continued to chase, Xue Ying stopped again, and Mo Qi also stopped.
They went on like this, stopping and starting, for an unknown amount of time. Suddenly, Mo Qi shouted excitedly, "I've got it! I've got it!"
He had actually learned the art of flight!
Xue Ying was so angry she felt like spitting blood and turned to flee again.
Mo Qi unfolded the flying technique he had comprehended and chased Xue Ying at high speed. However, he was still far behind Xue Ying's flying technique and was quickly left far behind. Seeing that he was about to fall behind, Mo Qi shouted, "Lian Xi, I have waited for you my whole life. Are you still going to run?"
After shouting this, he himself was startled.
This was a completely unconscious cry.
It was as if something deep within his soul was controlling his consciousness, guiding his actions.
Xue Ying couldn't help but tremble slightly, and involuntarily stopped. Mo Qi caught up and looked at her deeply, "I don't know what you're angry about, but I want to do everything I can to make your life better."
Xue Ying's eyes glistened with tears, "Do you know what I need in this life? I get sick when I leave you, and I am healthy when I am with you. What do you think I need most? Can those divine positions bring me happiness?"
"I know you want to stay with me forever, but I don't want to stay in the lower realm forever. I want to see the heavens and even the worlds beyond. If your cultivation is not enough, how can I take you with me?" Mo Qi said softly.
Xue Ying was stunned!
So, loving someone also required effort.
"But why can't you stop? Just like you can't outrun me, I can stop and wait for you," Xue Ying stared into his eyes, making Mo Qi feel her stubbornness for the first time.
Yes, the real Lian Xi was very stubborn, otherwise, she wouldn't have committed suicide for love of Li Fan.
Mo Qi never liked others to control his life, not anyone.
But upon careful consideration, wasn't he also trying to control her life by forcing her to be deified?
It was truly brain-wracking!
If he had a few more people around him...
Wouldn't that give him a headache to death?
At this moment, a lightning flash suddenly streaked across the sky, and a person appeared beside them.
A woman!
The woman looked enchanting!
Why use the word enchanting to describe her? Because a human could not be so beautiful, and a demon could not be so ethereal, hence the term enchanting.
Moreover, her hair was blue, and her eyes were red. She seemed not to be from this world.
However, her fair complexion, her delicate eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, her graceful nose and cherry-like mouth, her exquisite features—no matter where she was placed, or where she came from, she could absolutely outshine all other beauties.
The woman glanced at Mo Qi, "Was it you just now who said you wanted to go to the worlds beyond?"