The sword had not yet arrived, but the Sword Qi had already made its presence felt.

When the tip of the ruthless sword was just one meter away from Ye Yuqiao's chest, her long hair was tossed about by the oncoming Sword Qi, and her creamy skin was pricked painfully by the sharp waves of Sword Qi.

Watching Chen Hao's ferocious face getting closer, a tear fell down Ye Yuqiao's face. She was very afraid, afraid that she really might die at the hands of Chen Hao, the one who had promised to cherish her like a precious jewel. Although she was very aware that the Chen Hao in front of her had already been possessed by the demon Beast Soul, her Yin Soul and consciousness taken over.

"Boyfriend, please don't, don't hurt me," Ye Yuqiao cried out in her heart, feeling so powerless at that moment.

"Whoosh whoosh," the whistling of the Sword Qi passed by her ears again and again, and more tears streamed down her face.

A flash of the sword!

Ye Yuqiao closed her eyes, awaiting the outcome of this gamble.

Before the sword could pierce her, her heart was already aching.

Time crept forward two seconds, which to Ye Yuqiao felt like an eternity.

She didn't know if the ruthless sword had penetrated her body, for the intense pain in her chest made it hard to distinguish between heartache and the pain of a sword stab.

"Ah!" Chen Hao's scream, like a rip, suddenly rose, "Yuqiao, quick, get out of the way! How can you accept your death at my hands?"

Ye Yuqiao suddenly opened her eyes, and a hot tear burst forth. Chen Hao's ruthless sword was halted inches from her chest—she had won the bet.

Seeing Chen Hao's anguished expression, Ye Yuqiao hadn't yet had time to celebrate when she was plunged into panic.

"Boyfriend, it's not you who wants to kill me, but the demon Beast Soul in you that wants to kill me, wants to kill your Yuqiao, your queen!" Ye Yuqiao said.

"Get out of the way!" Chen Hao said hoarsely, his face half-evil, half-in pain, his body fighting between the evil force and his own Yang Energy Power.

His reason was telling him to quickly throw away the sword in his hand, but another voice in his mind was telling him to kill the woman in front of him who he loved deeply.

Half a minute passed, and Chen Hao's willpower and the demon Beast Soul inside him were at a deadlock. Ye Yuqiao decided to take another risk.

She closed her eyes, puffed out her chest, and said, "Boyfriend, I'm going to walk towards you now. If you have not yet withdrawn your ruthless sword, then my chest will be pierced by the sword in your hand."

"Don't!" Chen Hao shook his head in agony and then screamed up to the sky, "Please, don't come any closer."

"If you truly don't want to hurt me, then immediately drive away the Blade Soul inside you and retract the sword pointing at me!" Ye Yuqiao said, her voice full of determination.

After speaking, she took a deep breath and walked towards Chen Hao.

"Hahaha, the Nether King is delivering herself to death, how audacious!" An evil laugh echoed in Chen Hao's mind.

"Aargh!" Chen Hao roared, his teeth bared, and suddenly a surge of power erupted from within him.

Meanwhile, Ye Yuqiao had already taken a step forward, feeling a sharp and cold pain at her chest.

Without hesitation, she took another step forward.

That step was so firm, she believed that since Chen Hao had just managed to regain consciousness at the critical moment to stop the ruthless sword from stabbing her, he would also manage to overcome the Blade Soul and draw back the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade right now.

With a "thud", Ye Yuqiao's left foot hit the ground.

She opened her eyes, the corners of her mouth lifting ever so slightly.

Just as she had firmly believed, at the crucial moment Chen Hao retracted the ruthless sword back into his body. She had won the bet again, cheating death once more.

However, a thumb-sized red bloodstain had blossomed on her white blouse at her chest. She took a long breath, realizing that she had narrowly escaped death.

She looked towards Chen Hao, whose eyes were now gradually losing their crimson light. After a couple of sobs, she threw herself into Chen Hao's arms, holding him tightly and saying, "Boyfriend, you've done it!"

Kissing the familiar unique scent in Ye Yuqiao's hair, Chen Hao's consciousness began to clear, the souls of the dead on the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade all returned to the blade, and the evil aura surrounding them was also slowly dissipating.

Half a minute later.

With a "smack," Chen Hao's right palm lightly tapped on Ye Yuqiao's buttocks, panting, "Little girl, you are really too mischievous and willful. Do you know how dangerous it was just now? If I hadn't become conscious, wouldn't you have died by my hand? Why must you be so cruel to me?"

After speaking, Chen Hao's hand lightly patted again.

"How dare you strike the queen, it's utterly outrageous! You damned boyfriend!" Ye Yuqiao pretended to be very angry and aggrieved, continuously pounding on Chen Hao's chest. Then, she stepped back from Chen Hao's chest, her head bowed and in a low voice, she said, "Boyfriend, I'm sorry, I had no other choice. Besides, I did it because I believed that you definitely wouldn't have the heart to hurt me."

Seeing the bloodstains on Ye Yuqiao's shirt, Chen Hao was startled and leaned in close to Ye Yuqiao, asking earnestly, "You're bleeding. Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, just a minor scrape!" Ye Yuqiao shook her head repeatedly.

...

Morning.

The sun was bright and the summer breeze was gentle.

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of knocking on the door awoke Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao, who were asleep in each other's arms in bed.

Five minutes later, Chen Hao changed his clothes and went to open the door, only to see Xie Xiaofeng standing in front of it.

"That darn car repair shop finally fixed the car, we can hit the road and head for Soul Severing Mountain right away," Xie Xiaofeng said urgently.

Chen Hao had just opened his mouth to reply to Xie Xiaofeng when suddenly there was a clear "ding" outside the elevator door on their floor. It was none other than the couple Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping emerging.

"Chen Hao!" Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping greeted Chen Hao warmly.

"Sister Luo, you all made it out of the wooden city!"

"Mm, we left not long after you did last night. We didn't want to disturb your rest, so we only came now to thank you," Luo Luo said with a smile. "Thank you, Chen Hao. If it weren't for you, my husband and I would never have reunited."

"Thank you, thank you!" Zhang Chuiping echoed with gratitude on his face.

"No need, it was nothing!" Chen Hao quickly waved his hand. "By the way, have the other Onmyoji escaped as well?"

Luo Luo's brows furrowed, her expression turned grim, and after a long pause, she said heavily, "Yes, but many returned. Most of them aren't from this era and can't adapt to modern society, so they went back to wait for death in the wooden city. Only about a dozen stayed; they were imprisoned in the wooden city in recent decades."

Chen Hao nodded, then asked, "What are your plans for the future, Sister Luo? The people from the Yin Yang Master Association will probably find out soon that your husband escaped from the wooden city, and they will surely send people after you."

"Actually, we came to see you precisely because of this issue, to seek your advice," Luo Luo said with a deep frown, her eyes filled with helplessness. "For now, there probably isn't any place safer than by your side, and only you are capable of standing up to the entire National Association of Yin Yang Masters and the Discipline Committee."

Hearing Luo Luo say this, Chen Hao gave a bitter smile and said, "I won't hide it from you; we're about to set off to find King Mieji in Soul Severing Mountain. Staying with me is probably the most dangerous thing you could do in the world right now."

"Ah! You're going to confront King Mieji," Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping's eyes shone at once.

"Yes, one of our companions was abducted by King Mieji yesterday. I have to get to Soul Severing Mountain within seven days."

Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping exchanged a look of helplessness.

"Sister Luo, how about this? Isn't the National Onmyoji Conference being held next month? If I'm still alive by then, I'll certainly go and deal with those do-nothing chairmen and committee members myself, as well as clean up the Yin Yang Master Discipline Committee. You two hide for now, and if you're willing to support me by then, come help me at the National Onmyoji Conference to expose the ugly truth about those people. If you're worried about danger, it's okay too. Don't worry; as long as I, Chen Hao, am around, I'll bring change to the Onmyoji community and restore the dignity of those of us who are omyojis."

After hearing Chen Hao's words, Luo Luo and Zhang Chuiping looked at each other again, but this time their eyes were full of hopeful joy.

"Chen Hao, Xiao Feng, you will definitely defeat King Mieji," Luo Luo encouraged Chen Hao, stepping forward and opening her arms to embrace Chen Hao and Xie Xiaofeng. "You must take care of yourselves. You are everyone's hope."

Afterwards, they exchanged contact details, and Luo Luo left with Zhang Chuiping. Before long, Chen Hao, Ye Yuqiao, and Xie Xiaofeng also packed their luggage, left the hotel, and walked to the car repair shop. After Xie Xiaofeng took the repaired car for a couple of laps around the town, the three of them set off for Soul Severing Mountain in the car.

In this very moment.

D City.

At the headquarters of the East Country Yin Yang Master Association, the National Discipline Committee of Yin Yang Masters.

A rush of hurried footsteps approached from a distance, disturbing Lu Pengfei, who was lying in his rocking chair, basking in the warmth of the morning sun.

"Chairman, Chairman, we're in trouble!" the Chairman's secretary, Ah Xing, said urgently.

"What's the panic about?" Lu Pengfei was somewhat annoyed. "Don't tell me that young fellow Chen Hao has escaped from the wooden prison?"

"Indeed he has!"

"What!" Lu Pengfei's jaw dropped in shock, almost tumbling from his rocking chair. "A prison no Onmyoji has escaped from in over a thousand years, and that guy broke out in one day! What about the Onmyoji who were locked up in there before?"

"They've all disappeared."

"Capture them, capture them all for me! Not a single one can be let go! With the National Onmyoji Conference coming up next month, we cannot afford any more troubles."

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