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Mother's illness would not allow her to live past 18 years. From what she had seen, even though her mother had gotten visibly older, it was not someone who had aged 18 years.

Meng Fuyao sighed in relief as tears welled up. Her hands were almost put together to thank the heavens above that the two were not parallel worlds! Mother was still alive! All this while, her seemingly hopeless hopes were to be proven right!

This was the very reason she could not let Bagu go. He was the only alchemist that gave her hope. She must secure more information about her mother from him.

Slightly breathless, she stood up and pointed her sword towards Bagu.

She did not spare a glance for Zhangsun Wuji — regardless of his permission, it would not stop her.

But Zhangsun Wuji stared at her.

He watched her tears, her stubborn expression, her resolute stance and her body trembling in its entirety, except for her sword.

Pain flashed across his eyes as he sighed quietly. Looking at her was like spotting an oasis in the desert, so close yet so far.

Loving her, even though afraid of her losing her life, he had to let her fly.

The silence in the hall was deafening as everyone waited for an answer.

At last Zhangsun Wuji answer was, ”Since General Meng challenged him, then, please.”

Meng Fuyao took in a deep breath. She suddenly felt like crying.

For him to say that sentence, it must have been hard.

She seemed to always be making things difficult for him.

To make him choose between protecting her and letting her go. To make him decide between following his heart and fulfilling her desires.

Sometimes letting go was harder than protecting.

Meng Fuyao silently swallowed her saliva as she gulped down a pill that Zhangsun Wuji had secretly given her during his entrance.

The reason why she knelt on the ground was so that she could take the pill without anyone noticing.

The championship was almost in Bagu's hands after all that effort, but thanks to her, it was all for naught. Meng Fuyao laughed lightly — she really was incorrigible.

As she laughed, she took a deep breath and forced down her raging inner energy. She gently brushed off any dirt on her blade and lightly sliced her finger with the blade. With a slice, a line of blood appeared.

The black blade glowed with red.

When a divine weapon was fed with the blood of its owner, it could break evil spells.

The red got brighter and brighter. Despite bathing in the blood of the enemies, it was the black Destiny Rebellion's first time tasting its owner's blood.

Bagu watched as the ordinary-looking sword started glowing in in red. His gaze faltered as though he remembered something.

The moment he was distracted, Meng Fuyao attacked.

She swung her blade. 'Slaughter him!'

The black, red blade that held an enormous force landed heavily on the ground.

Kacha-

A crack appeared in that hard golden floor from the impact of the blade. A large fault line cracked open as pieces of gold bricks flew in the air. In a blink of the eye, the sword vanished and emerged right under Bagu's feet.

Nobody could train the very bottom of their feet!

Such a tricky and weird angle!

Bagu's entire body was focused on guarding against Meng Fuyao's formidable strike. What caught him by surprise was that she would use all her energy to attack the floor and before he even reacted, the sword was already at the bottom of his feet. The impact of a level six ”Cleaving Nine Heavens” was not something that people could take head-on. With an 'oh', Bagu instinctively jumped upwards. pogostemon patchouli water, known as Huo Xiang Zhen water, is water extracted from patchouli plant that would help with coughs and colds from humidity.