"Being the main culprit is secondary; the most important thing is that if he kills the new Heavenly Dao, the new laws cannot be born..." Si Qing couldn't help but frown as she said this.
Qi Yu nodded and sat down cross-legged, "Ah, so what I thought before was right, the laws' stance is really hard to understand."
Si Qing sighed, "No matter what, we still have to be careful with the laws and maintain some distance for now."
Qi Yu hummed in agreement.
Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door from outside.
She and Si Qing exchanged a look, stepped out of the mirror, and opened the door.
Standing outside was Yu Zhen, holding a magical artifact.
Qi Yu's face showed disgust, but she said nothing, merely reaching out to take the artifact.
Yu Zhen handed over the artifact, her face expectant, "Um, the magical artifact that needs to be mass-produced is this one, about 300 pieces."
"Mm, I see," Qi Yu took it and glanced at it.
This artifact was complex. Although it looked like a mere luminous ornament, it actually contained a protective barrier and various divine power drives.
If she handed it to the entire team of craftsmen, few would be able to make it, but it wasn't a major problem.
She simply used the Yan Zhen Mirror to scan it, and the issue of 300 pieces could be resolved in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.
Thinking this, Qi Yu handed the artifact to Si Qing beside her and was about to close the door.
Yu Zhen, however, stepped inside with one foot.
Qi Yu looked at her, "Is there something else?"
"I, I have something I want to tell you both," Yu Zhen, to prevent Qi Yu from closing the door, reached out and held the door panel while speaking.
Qi Yu realized for the first time that Yu Zhen had the potential to be a clingy nuisance, and was amused to the point of exasperation. She simply stepped aside and opened the door wider, letting her in.
Yu Zhen finally entered the room, her heart filled with excitement.
She looked at Qi Yu, suppressing her excitement, and pulled her aside, saying, "Actually, I, I regretted it a long time ago."
"What does your regret have to do with me? Divine Lord Liu Yu, have you not taken a single word I said to heart?" Qi Yu didn't chase her out, but after saying this, she walked to the side and sat down, not offering Yu Zhen a seat.
Yu Zhen stood there, looking at Qi Yu and Si Qing helplessly, "I know you both still remember me, and that you're angry... including you accepting An Nuo and Shao Feng as parents is just you throwing a tantrum. I know you're doing it deliberately to anger me. Now I know I was wrong, can we be like we were before?"
"Divine Lord Liu Yu, how many times do I have to say it for you to truly understand?" Qi Yu looked at Yu Zhen, "We truly have no relationship anymore."
When she said this, her tone was devoid of emotion, neither angry, nor annoyed, nor wronged, nor mocking.
She simply stated the fact with great calmness.
Yu Zhen's face grew paler.
Her lips twitched, as if she wanted to say something.
Qi Yu's voice was faint, "I have no blood relation to you now, nor any soul connection. We aren't even strangers; we are enemies."
She looked at Yu Zhen, "Why do I say that? Because in my past life, I was killed by you and Li Yu."
Yu Zhen flinched back at Qi Yu's icy gaze, almost falling to the ground.
Si Qing stood by with a cold expression, quietly sipping his tea, saying nothing.
But his silence made Yu Zhen uncomfortable.
"I, I don't deny it," Yu Zhen's voice was weak and pale, her hand tentatively reaching for Qi Yu's fingertips, "I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong. You don't know how bitter my life was after the Blood Demon Fiend banished me to the mortal realm..."
"Back then, I was beaten every day. Those mortal men and my in-laws could slap me around as they pleased. I knelt before many people, and the Blood Demon Fiend even broadcast my life in the mortal realm to everyone in the Three Realms, causing me to be constantly pointed at after I returned."
"Now Li Yu has abandoned me... although he was also punished, I am alone, I have no one left, and no one loves me anymore."
Yu Zhen's eyes were red as she spoke these words.
Clearly, she was genuinely saddened.
But Qi Yu showed no reaction, merely looking at her with a half-smile, "So? What do you expect me to do after hearing this?"
"Were you unloved from the very beginning? I don't think so. Why did things turn out this way, haven't you ever thought about it carefully?"
Yu Zhen stood in the middle of the room, looking helpless.
All along, she had felt there was still a chance to mend things with Qi Yu and Si Qing.
But seeing Qi Yu's cold tone and Si Qing's icy gaze today, she finally realized she was wrong.
Qi Yu and Si Qing truly didn't want her anymore.