Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 917 - 25 All West [2-in-1]

Chapter 917: Chapter 25 All West [2-in-1]

"We shouldn’t have any more pursuers here."

In a dense forest more than two thousand miles from Yu Capital City, within the wilderness, a pair of panicked figures finally stopped moving and sat down leaning against a large tree, facing each other.

Amid the mottled shadows of the trees, one could vaguely see two women with strikingly similar physiques and features. The one on the left appeared slightly more mature, with traces of past nobility, though her facial features were nothing extraordinary. The one on the right seemed leaner, with a more incisive aura, currently gazing into the distance with furrowed brows.

Both were clad in gray and white prison garb, disheveled and dirtied, looking quite ragged.

These two were the sisters Xiao Wuyin and Xiao Wuyan, who had escaped from Sky-north Prison. The Emperor had specifically instructed to spare their lives, so during the great chaos in Sky-north Prison, a team was sent to escort them away. The sisters found an opportunity to overpower the guards and thus escaped their cage.

Having lived behind masks for many years, the sisters now finally had the chance to reveal their true faces. Compared to their many masked disguises, their real appearance would attract less attention... as neither of them were the type to draw a second glance on the streets, making them ideal for escape.

"Those Imperial Court lackeys, who knows what cunning methods they have to search for us," Xiao Wuyan grumbled resentfully. "We must hurry and contact the Heavenly Master, gather Mars’s forces, and stir up Yu Capital City into complete upheaval, to avenge our imprisonment..."

As she spoke, she noticed her sister’s face showed some hesitation.

"What is it?" Xiao Wuyan asked. "Sister, do you have other ideas?"

"Wuyan..." Xiao Wuyin spoke with furrowed brows, "With the Demon God’s revival, there will surely be chaos everywhere. The Imperial Court should be too preoccupied to pursue us any further. If we find a secluded place away from the world, we can perhaps live out our days in peace. Why bother getting involved in this turmoil?"

"Live out our days in peace?" Xiao Wuyan stood up abruptly, her expression growing anxious. "Your husband wasn’t killed by the Shu Mountain Master and Apprentice, you can talk about living in peace. My husband was beaten to death by them, how can I not seek revenge?"

"Although my husband wasn’t killed by them, he was the one who personally sent me here..." Xiao Wuyin said sorrowfully. "If we’re talking about grudges, I also have my own."

"Hmph." Xiao Wuyan looked away into the distance again, pursing her lips. "Anyway, unless I kill that Shu Mountain Empress Feng and Chu Liang, I won’t be able to find peace. Either you help me eliminate them, and we can retire together; or you go your own way, and do not concern yourself with my life or death."

"Wuyan..." Xiao Wuyin sounded somewhat helpless. "You’ve been with Mars all these years, blinded to their deeds. The Heavenly Master is only using us to achieve his goals, he doesn’t have a shred of benevolence towards us."

"Hehe, if that’s what you say, I might just be heartbroken," a sinister chuckle suddenly came from outside the woods.

"Hm?" The sisters were startled and simultaneously turned towards the source of the voice.

They saw a figure dressed in gray garb emerge from the swaying shadows of trees, walking slowly like a woodcutter from the mountains, looking a bit stooped but with frighteningly bright eyes.

"Heavenly Master?" Xiao Wuyin recognized the person and immediately turned to her sister: "Did you signal him?"

"I didn’t," Xiao Wuyan denied immediately.

"It wasn’t her who called me, but I have known about your chance of escape today and followed close behind. In times of chaos, for some, it is a disaster, but for others, it’s an opportunity," the Heavenly Master said with a smile. "For people like us, it’s a time to profit amidst the chaos."

"The Dao of Chaos may be yours, but it’s not necessarily ours," Xiao Wuyin retorted.

"It seems that after so many years in the palace, you’ve forgotten our original purpose," the Heavenly Master shook his head. "But no matter. As long as we continue on the same path moving forward, all can be forgiven."

"We no longer wish to work for Mars," Xiao Wuyin refused flatly, but glancing at her sister, she added, "At least, I don’t want to."

"Of course, you can withdraw. Mars never compels your actions," said the Heavenly Master. "However, we still have the same objective; perhaps we could collaborate once more."

"What objective?" Xiao Wuyin’s gaze was filled with wariness as she looked at him.

Because she knew how terrifying the person in front of her was.

"Wuyan wants to kill Chu Liang, to avenge Yang Buju," the Heavenly Master answered. "Our thoughts are the same; the threat of this Shu Mountain Disciple is growing. If we do not kill him soon, he will truly become a formidable force."

"And you..." he then turned to Xiao Wuyin, "don’t you wish for your son to ascend the throne smoothly, to become a successful Emperor for life?"

Xiao Wuyin was about to object, but when he mentioned her son, she froze.

If she had any remaining concern at that moment, it would be for her son in the palace, the Crown Prince.

He was her only vulnerability.

Seeing her reaction, the Heavenly Master smiled with satisfaction: "In the Mortal Realm as it stands, we must do something to help him. Otherwise, not only the Yu Dynasty but the entire Human Clan will become slaves."

"You wish for the Yu Dynasty’s stability?" Xiao Wuyin sensed potential conspiracy and asked. "Isn’t that precisely what you seek to destroy?"

"For stability to come, there must first be great chaos," the Heavenly Master gravely stated. "The former is what you desire, the latter is what I seek."

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"Originally, with the imminent upheaval, both the Yu Dynasty and the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands were in peril. To think they would be content with just the Western Regions – who would have expected such good fortune?"