After talking to Chen Hao in the tent for quite a while, under the gaze of Chen Hao and Zhou Ke, Ye Yuqiao and Zhao Chong left Huiyin Mountains on the flying eagle, heading towards the Dayang Mountains.

After flying for a while, Ye Yuqiao told Zhao Chong about Chen Hao's discovery.

Upon hearing Ye Yuqiao's words, Zhao Chong sneered dismissively.

"Chen Hao has already grown suspicious of you," said Ye Yuqiao coldly, her expression somewhat stern.

"Let him suspect them," Zhao Chong looked ahead indifferently, "Didn't you say it yourself? He's just suspicious. Anyway, he can't find out anything, so let him keep on suspecting."

Ye Yuqiao's eyes narrowed into slits, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, "But now that he suspects you, you should still be cautious in the future."

"You're afraid he'll suspect you."

"Indeed!" Ye Yuqiao didn't deny it, "I'm afraid he'll realize I'm not the Ye Yuqiao who has always been by his side, and that he'll despise me for it, or even threaten me with the Nether King's World-Slaying Blade, demanding that I hand over the real Ye Yuqiao."

"If one day he really does confront you with the blade, demanding you hand over the real Ye Yuqiao, what will you do?"

"I won't let that day come!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly widened her eyes, a fierce and terrifying light shooting from them, "If that day really comes, then I will die before him."

Zhao Chong's face darkened, and after a long pause, he spoke gravely, "Truth can never be concealed forever; he will find out one day."

"If that's the case, then we can only hope that day comes later rather than sooner," said Ye Yuqiao, her voice and expression both filled with helplessness. In fact, she had never deluded herself into thinking that Chen Hao would never discover that she was not her actual Yang Soul.

There was one thing she had always kept from Zhao Chong: the oath she had sworn with the spirit of the Netherworld Azure Bird would not allow her to live long.

So her wish was to remain undiscovered by Chen Hao, that she was not her Yang Spirit, up until the day before she vanished into smoke and dust. At that time, she would return her Yang Spirit to Chen Hao.

"Though they've known each other only for a year, their feelings for each other are deep," Zhao Chong suddenly remarked sentimentally.

"What exactly are you trying to say?"

"I think Chen Hao will soon realize that you are not her," Zhao Chong expressed his inner thoughts, "Since he could become suspicious of me so quickly, he could also suspect you just as fast."

Ye Yuqiao's face showed displeasure, and in an accusing tone, she said, "You should never have brought Lin Huashan out of Netherworld City."

"But if I didn't take her out of Netherworld City, how was I to explain to Chen Hao?"

"Kill Lin Huashan first, then lie to Chen Hao like that day."

"But in the end, we need to present a body whether dead or alive; otherwise, you wouldn't have just knocked her out that day instead of killing her."

Ye Yuqiao didn't speak further, dealing with Lin Huashan was indeed a very thorny issue, especially under the scrutiny of Chen Hao, who tended to dig into matters.

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When Ye Yuqiao and Zhao Chong landed at Mount Huiyin in the Dayang Mountains, it was already dusk.

Standing on the mountain top, Ye Yuqiao glanced down at the forest below. Although it was silent at the moment, it was fraught with hidden dangers; tens of thousands of soldiers from the Ghost King's army might be concealed below, ready to strike the peak under the cover of night.

At this very moment, Clan Leaders Wu, Zheng, and Wang were anxiously waiting inside the tent for Zhao Chong's reply after his return to the Huiyin Mountains.

This reply was extremely important to them. If the Nether King Yuqiao agreed to the conditions they proposed, it would be excellent; but if she did not agree, they would have to contemplate their next move.

They could either choose to seek refuge with Qian Feng in Wind Shelter Valley, or they could disclose to the outside world that the Fourth Generation Underworld King was currently at the Huiyin Mountains, which might prompt the Ghost King to withdraw the forty thousand soldiers surrounding the mountain and instead attack the Huiyin Mountains.

However, neither of these options was as suitable as siding with Zhao Chong.

One reason is that Wind Shelter Valley is simply too far from the Dayang Mountains; support from that side would take too long, while the Huiyin Mountains are much closer;

If the fact that the Nether King is in the Huiyin Mountains were to leak, it might not only fail to make the Ghost King withdraw his troops from the Dayang Mountains but rather stimulate the Ghost King to accelerate his conquest of the Dayang Mountains, which would be tantamount to self-destruction for them.

It was precisely because of this that the three Clan Leaders felt some regret after proposing their conditions to Zhao Chong last night.

Yet, if they did not propose these conditions, they felt discontented since the control of the Dayang Mountains they were defending played a very important role in the future trend of the battle situation.

Therefore, for the three Clan Leaders who were anxiously waiting like sitting on pins and needles, waiting for Zhao Chong's reply was an extremely agonizing thing.

Suddenly, the tent's curtain was pulled open.

What the three Clan Leaders did not expect was that instead of waiting for a reply from Zhao Chong, Zhao Chong himself made an appearance.

In fact, they saw Zhao Chong again, less than a day after their last parting.

"Family Leader Zhao, I didn't expect to see you again so soon," Wang Yun, the Clan Leader of the Wang family, said excitedly, while he and the other two Clan Leaders stood up to welcome Zhao Chong.

"Neither did I!" Zhao Chong said with a cold laugh.

Approaching Zhao Chong, Wu Kun, the Clan Leader of the Wu Family, asked eagerly, "May I ask if you've had a chance to discuss with the Nether King after you left?"

Zhao Chong nodded.

Gleams of hope showed on the other three Clan Leaders' faces as they looked at each other and then expectantly at Zhao Chong.

"What did the Nether King say?"

At this moment, Zhao Chong shifted aside to make room and said, "It's better if you ask her directly."

"Directly!" The surprise was too much for the three Clan Leaders..

Then, Ye Yuqiao entered the tent, moved beside Zhao Chong, and lifted the veil from her face.

Wu, Zheng, and Wang, the three Clan Leaders, were stunned speechless.

"Nether... Nether King," the three stammered.

"Clan Leader Wu, Clan Leader Zheng, Clan Leader Wang, it has been a long time!" Ye Yuqiao said, her eyes and tone carrying a king's disdainful coersion.

"Nether... Nether King," the three Clan Leaders couldn't calm themselves for a long time.

Ye Yuqiao let out a cold laugh, then walked to the main seat in the center of the tent and sat down, saying, "Clan Leaders, please take a seat."

Once all four Clan Leaders were seated, Ye Yuqiao stared straight towards the entrance of the tent, silent and wordless.

Seeing her not speaking, the Clan Leaders dare not say anything. Eighteen years had passed, and the eyes of the girl who was now the Nether King were still as indifferent as they were back then, her imperial aura undiminished.

At the same time, all three Clan Leaders noticed that Ye Yuqiao had no Yin Soul.

"Why don't the three Clan Leaders speak?" Ye Yuqiao broke the silence.

"What is there to say?" Wang Yun mumbled with a frown.

"Talk about your conditions," Ye Yuqiao said coldly, "Family Leader Zhao was not very clear, so better you tell them yourselves."

At her words, the three Clan Leaders trembled and then exchanged glances with furrowed brows, each hesitating to speak.

Ultimately, it was Clan Leader Zheng Yang of the Zheng Family who began, "Since that's the case, I'll speak plainly. The first condition.

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