Once, I wanted to be a good person

Hearing his words, Xin Yi asked hoarsely, "Your Eminence, what are you saying?"

Although Xin Yi vehemently denied it, Dahei Jialuo was clearly unconvinced. He squinted his eyes, "Your soul hasn't been influenced, altered, nor protected by a demigod. How did you manage to escape my lie detection?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Upon hearing Dahei Jialuo's words, Xin Yi shook her head, "Your Eminence, you've misunderstood me. I'm really just an ordinary person."

Despite her words, she suddenly shifted, and the bandages on her body floated away, disappearing from the spot. This left Dahei Jialuo and Fang Ze standing opposite each other, with his eyes blazing with anger.

After Xin Yi left, Fang Ze reached a hand behind his back, quietly making two hand gestures while smiling and greeting Dahei Jialuo, "Your Excellency, Garo? We've been acquainted for a long time without ever meeting. Didn't expect today would finally be the day."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Dahei Jialuo chuckled and said, "But I wasn't looking forward to meeting you."

As he said this, his whole body jerking suddenly as though attempting to activate his spatial ability. Yet...a second passed, and he was still in the same spot...

Witnessing this, Dahei Jialuo felt a moment of surprise before moving again, but still, he remained where he was.

Seeing this, Fang Ze chuckled and said, "Your Excellency, you needn't bother exerting yourself. I've long been prepared for your escape, so I quietly sealed the space."

Saying this, Fang Ze stepped aside, revealing behind him two Si Family experts half-squatting on the ground, hands pressed to the earth, continuously channeling the Power of Laws into the ground, then gathering in the air, intertwining the ground and the filling energy to form a law vacuum layer, sealing the entire space. Evidently, these two experts possessed Barrier Class abilities.

Seeing this, Dahei Jialuo's expression darkened slightly, then he looked toward Fang Ze and said, "It seems you're determined to engage me today?"

Hearing Dahei Jialuo's words, Fang Ze shook his head, "No, no, no. You've misunderstood." Saying this, he stepped back two steps, clearing the battlefield, then gestured toward a group of Yang Transformation and Mortality-Shedding level experts, saying, "Your enemies are not me, but they."

The scene consisted of Si Family experts or experts from forces close to Fang Ze. Most of them were high-ranking officials from Xida State, and seeing Dahei Jialuo, both publicly and privately, they had to take action. So upon hearing Fang Ze's words, several people immediately and tacitly surrounded Dahei Jialuo and the President of the Rejuvenation Society.

Seeing so many experts gathering around him, Dahei Jialuo's expression showed little change.

He looked toward Fang Ze and said, "Do you really think just these people can do anything to me?"

His words had barely fallen when suddenly a ribbon of cyan flashed across the distant sky. An Ice Crystal Phoenix flapped its wings, gracefully flying over with its long tails trailing behind.

Coming above the crowd, the Ice Crystal Phoenix circled twice in the sky, and soon, two figures leaped down from it, revealing themselves to be Lan Bing and Bai Zhi.

After arriving in front of the crowd, Lan Bing let go of Bai Zhi's hand and gazed expressionlessly at Fang Ze, then asked flatly, "Are you alright?"

Fang Ze pointed at Dahei Jialuo, who was surrounded by the crowd, "Does it look like I'm the one who should be worried?"

Lan Bing looked at Dahei Jialuo, her sapphire blue eyes brimming with frost, "Is that Dahei Jialuo?"

Fang Ze saw the intent to act in Lan Bing's eyes, so he held Bai Zhi's hand and pulled her to his side, then said, "Yes, it is."

Lan Bing nodded expressionlessly, then waved her hand, causing the Ice Crystal Phoenix to swoop down from the sky, directly attacking Dahei Jialuo!

Seeing Lan Bing make the first move, the others glanced at each other and did not remain idle, swiftly following up with attacks.

Though they hadn't cooperated before, and thus lacked tacit coordination, Dahei Jialuo himself was not a demigod known for combat prowess, and now was merely a clone in the Real World. So after just a few rounds, the group already had the upper hand.

Meanwhile, Fang Ze observed the situation from the corner of his eye, constantly preventing Dahei Jialuo from escaping, as he curiously asked Bai Zhi in a low voice, "Why did you come?"

Hearing Fang Ze's question, Bai Zhi's face bore an indescribable expression...

She pondered for a long time before saying, "Fang Ze, Xida State, no...the Eastern Administrative Region is in trouble."

"In trouble?" A question mark slowly appeared over Fang Ze's head as he asked in confusion, "What kind of trouble?"

Bai Zhi said, "The Galan Family has been tempted and infiltrated by Outer Realm demigods for years, and at some point, they completely turned to the Outer Realm demigods."

"They launched a rebellion tonight. The demigod base in Tuoya State has been overrun; all the Federation Defense Teams and official members from various cities have been killed, and Tuoya State is now completely out of control."

"Earlier, under the guise of discussing cooperation with you, the Galan Family sent a group of experts to Xida State's Provincial Government. The Jiang Family's monster, whether persuaded to change sides or already sided with them before, led this group of experts to assassinate the bedridden and ailing demigod of the Jiang Family."

"The Jiang Family demigod, unexpected of being betrayed by those closest to them, fell on the spot, and the other Jiang Family members were slaughtered, with only a few outsiders escaping the massacre."

"After slaughtering their entire kin, the Jiang Family monster gathered the clan's fortune upon themselves and is now breaking through to demigod level."

"After learning of this chaos, Xida State wants to dispatch troops to quell it, but the Galan Family's army is already at the gates of Congyun City, posing a threat to swallow all of Xida State!"

"Once Xida State falls, the Outer Realm demigods will, for the first time in history, have a foothold in two states of the Real World. Demigods can descend continuously, and Disaster Creatures can be sent into the Real World."

"In such desperation, Xida State's military base can only rush to Congyun City to block the Galan Family's army."

"But even so, the situation hasn't eased a bit, because everyone knows: once that Jiang Family monster achieves demigod level in the heart of Xida State, they'll definitely collaborate inside and outside with the Galan Family's army to annex the entire Xida State."

Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Fang Ze was momentarily taken aback.

His mind was filled with question marks, almost thinking he was hearing a fantastical story.

He had only left the Provincial Government and entered the Spirit Realm for a dozen hours, and the whole world had turned upside down? Are you kidding?

Just then, amidst the siege by a dozen experts, the already battered Dahei Jialuo heard the conversation between the two and began to laugh heartily, saying, "Fang Ze, don't be surprised. You should know, for our plan to go so smoothly, we have you to thank as well!"

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Next chapter, chapter 219, will update on the "Qi" "Dian" app around 1:30 pm on December 7th. Looking forward to everyone reading~