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Seeing Shangguan Yunyue surrounded, Nangong Qi's worries subsided, and he laughed proudly, "Shangguan Yunyue, you can't escape! I've been planning this for so long, just for a sure-hit strike! I absolutely won't give you a chance to flee! Submit to your fate!"

"Even if I die, I won't let you capture me!" Shangguan Yunyue said through clenched teeth.

"Die?" Nangong Qi laughed, "Do you still want to try self-destruction? Come on, if you dare to self-destruct, I'll retreat! But think carefully, if people die normally, their souls can still enter reincarnation and be reborn. If you self-destruct, not only will your body be instantly destroyed, but your soul will also collapse. Then you'll truly cease to exist between heaven and earth, without even the chance to be reborn."

"Palace Master Shangguan, please calm down, don't do anything foolish," a certain elder advised, "Better to live poorly than die well, you should..."

"Shut your filthy mouth!" Shangguan Yunyue cursed fiercely, "You dog, what right do you have to advise me!"

The elder who spoke turned red-faced and felt extremely wronged; he swore he had good intentions, but who knew Shangguan Yunyue would be so unappreciative... Fine, let it be, I don't care anymore.

Originally, there were some other elders who wanted to step forward to persuade Shangguan Yunyue, but seeing her fierce demeanor, they all dropped the idea of advising her.

"I can assure you," Nangong Qi slowly approached, speaking in a gentle tone, "If you obediently listen, I will still let you be the Palace Master and allow you to continue enjoying the glory and riches of the Human World..."

"Sounds truly enticing," Shangguan Yunyue sneered, "Do you take me for a fool? If I listen to you, I'll only end up being a puppet."

Nangong Qi shrugged his shoulders and curled his lips, "Being a puppet is better than self-destruction, no? You better think it through, don't do something impulsive that you'll regret forever." After saying this, Nangong Qi paused, "Think about your family, what will happen to them if you die?"

"You dare!" Shangguan Yunyue panicked, "If you dare to harm a single hair on them, even as a ghost I won't let you go!"

"What wouldn't I dare to do?" Nangong Qi laughed, "In this world, there's nothing Nangong Qi doesn't dare to do! The fate of your family depends entirely on you. If you obediently listen, I won't make things difficult for them. Otherwise, I'll torture them relentlessly, making them beg for life and death."

"How can there be someone as despicable and shameless as you in this world!"

"It's precisely because of people like me that the world becomes rich and colorful."

"Shameless..."

"As the ancients say: the shameless are invincible! Enough of this nonsense, I'll just ask you this: will you surrender willingly, or will you resist to the end?"

"..."

"Why are you not speaking?"

"..."

"You think silence will save you? I'll count to three, and if you don't speak, I'll take it as a 'no'. Then I'll give the order to capture you alive, and after that, to catch your family, one, two..." Nangong Qi started counting.

"I... agree to your terms," Shangguan Yunyue closed her eyes and exhaled slowly, and when she opened her eyes again, her emotion had steadied.

"Haha!" Nangong Qi laughed heartily, "You've made the right choice! You surely won't regret it!"

"Now that I've agreed, can you give me the Antidote?"

"Antidote? Don't worry, I'll give it to you after you become my woman, then I'll give you the Antidote."

"I want it now!"

"It's not possible now, I don't want any mistakes! I hope you can understand."

"Come here, I have a few words to say to you."

"Go ahead, I can hear you from here."

"I don't want others to hear."

"This..." Nangong Qi hesitated.

"What's the matter? Don't dare to come over? Afraid I'll harm you?" Shangguan Yunyue let out a cold laugh, "Look at me now. I can barely stand, how could I possibly hurt you?" As she spoke, Shangguan Yunyue took a deep breath, "I do have a few things to say to you, very important things…"

Nangong Qi nodded, "You'd better not play any tricks, or else… the consequences will be very severe." Nangong Qi carefully assessed the situation and, once he was certain there was no danger, he confidently approached Shangguan Yunyue. His one fear was that she might self-destruct, so he remained on high alert, ready to retreat quickly at any sign of her self-destruction.

One step, two steps, three steps…

When Nangong Qi was still about ten feet away from Shangguan Yunyue, he stopped, "What do you want to tell me?"

"I want to show you a few things."

"Things? What things?"

"Just these."

Shangguan Yunyue took out three Treasures from her Storage Bag, all of them top-tier: a dagger, a Short Sword, and a Golden Needle.

Nangong Qi blinked, "These three Treasures are quite nice."

"Of course they are, they're my favorite Treasures." A faint reluctance shone in Shangguan Yunyue's eyes, "Come to think of it, these three Treasures have been with me for decades… I'm quite attached to them… I really don't want to part with them…"

"Don't want to part with them?" Nangong Qi showed a puzzled expression, "Are you going to give these three Treasures to me?"

"Yes, give them to you." Shanguan Yunyue handed over the three Treasures to Nangong Qi, "Take good care of them, don't drop them on the ground."

"Heh… Alright then, I'll accept them! Consider this your token of affection for me! I'll prepare some good stuff for you in return… wait, no! You wicked woman, you've tricked me again…" Nangong Qi leaped into the air and flew back rapidly, "Move quickly, this crazy woman is going to self-destruct… the Treasures!"

That's right, Shangguan Yunyue was about to self-destruct the Treasures! And not just one, but all three at once!

"Swish, swish, swish…"

All the surrounding Elders leaped back.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

There were three loud explosions, the ground shook violently, and a dense cloud of smoke spread out in all directions…

"Cough, cough, cough…"

"Damn it! Choking me to death!"

"That was close, if I'd been a bit slower, I would've been blown into a twisted mess."

"Huh, where's your beard gone…"

"Huh, why's your scalp torn…"

"Huh, why's your arm bloody…"

The simultaneous self-destruction of three top-tier Treasures resulted in tremendous devastation. First, a huge crater appeared on the ground; next, more than a dozen Elders were injured, even Nangong Qi himself was not spared… Once the thick smoke cleared, everyone realized… Shangguan Yunyue was gone?

Dead?

Blown to death?

Nothing left of her?

"Shangguan Yunyue isn't dead!" Nangong Qi, disheveled, came over, "I can sense her Qi… She's still alive! Search for her! Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, find her!" Having been repeatedly deceived by Shangguan Yunyue, even the normally good-natured Nangong Qi was now immensely angry.

Nangong Qi had made up his mind, the next time he saw Shangguan Yunyue, he would use ruthless means to capture her and not give her another chance to escape.