"Wait a moment!" Sensing that Zhie was about to leave, Shengzong called out hurriedly, "I... I have something else that needs to be made clear!"
The mist paused and turned towards Shengzong.
The Emperor of Wuping summoned up his courage and said boldly: "Let me make it clear first. I can only give you two hours, no increase or decrease. It won't happen that 'I give you two hours this time, and I will add two hours next time'... And, after the transaction is completed, you must leave completely and are not allowed to stay in Wuping."
"Do you think I'm a vendor in the market, coming to buy goods from you?" The evil voice lowered dangerously, "Don't worry, the emperor of the world. A transaction is a transaction, I won't play any word games with you..."
Shengzong didn't know whether he should be afraid or relieved.
"If you are still worried, then we might as well swear an oath." The Evil said boredly, "I will help you eliminate the threat of the Good and will not oppose you. You voluntarily shorten two hours in this endless cycle and give it to me as a reward. Huang Tian is my witness. If you break the oath, I will suffer the pain of having my soul torn and my heart dug out, and the pain of my True Yang burning my body. How do you think?"
Shengzong calmed down and repeated the oath as he was told. After he finished speaking, his chest suddenly felt numb, as if it was tied tightly with a rope, and his ten fingers were all in pain.
Even with the unbreakable alliance as a guarantee, the emperor still felt uneasy. Sensing that Zhie was about to leave, Shengzong suddenly thought of something and quickly shouted, "Sir, please stay! I... still have something unclear."
"explain."
"Since the young man in white is Zhishan, then where did the man in black who followed him come from?"
The evil thought stopped and suddenly he burst into laughter.
"He," said the Evil One lazily, "he is just a dog of the Good One. There is nothing to be afraid of."
The night wind was still, and the silence was as still as a grave in the ears of the Holy Emperor.
The worst evil has left.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the rustling of insects could be heard from the mountains. Liu Fuguang looked through the collected information, and his eyes showed surprise.
"He quelled the rebellion in the north, with the assistance of wise and capable officials, and the four regions enjoyed good weather and good harvests. He successively eliminated the powerful officials and their followers in the court after several major cases... In the harem, the queen and he were childhood sweethearts, and she has a sensible and virtuous personality. She is currently pregnant and will give birth soon. It is said that the child is the future crown prince. She is the most favored concubine and the most beautiful woman in the world... What a mess is this?"
Yan Huan smiled flatteringly beside him: "The collection is a bit messy, just make do with it, just make do with it."
Liu Fuguang said with a smile: "You almost wrote the color of his pajamas..."
After a moment of silence, his smile faded, and he said with emotion: "I'm afraid this is the ultimate fantasy a man can dream of? The emperor is supreme, with power over the world, stable borders, and everyone in and outside the country bows to him. All his loyal subjects are extraordinary, and the people under his rule do not, and dare not, have any objections. Whether it is personal prestige or the royal power in his hands, they have all reached the highest peak. Not to mention the childhood sweetheart queen, the peerless and beautiful concubine... Oh, he is about to have a prince."
Hearing the emotion in his words, Yan Huan looked at his expression carefully and cautiously asked, "Do you... like it?"