Chapter 2258: Breaking Promises

Li Yunhuo sensed an impending crisis. With his insight, he could still perceive the tremendous improvement in Xi He’s cultivation.

Previously, he was not Xi He’s match, and now he was even less so. If Xi He decided to use some coercive tactics, he wouldn’t even have the ability to escape.

“You’re just talking nonsense…”

Li Yunhuo finished his sentence, hoping to escape while Xi He was slightly distracted, but before he could find an opportunity, he had already been controlled by Xi He.

“You!” Li Yunhuo exclaimed, “Are you trying to commit wrongdoing against me?”

Xi He laughed and said, “I’m merely helping my master capture a runaway thief. Even if the master knew, he wouldn’t blame me; he might even think what I’m doing is very reasonable. Li Yunhuo, you’ve brought this upon yourself!”

Li Yunhuo was extremely angry, but he was utterly helpless. He thought Ye Fan’s disappearance would allow him to continue his plan, but unexpectedly, even a servant by Ye Fan’s side had such cultivation to imprison him.

“Release me, and I will promise you benefits that will definitely be worthwhile!” Li Yunhuo knew that saying anything else was useless, so he could only try to persuade Xi He, ideally with an exchange of interests.

Xi He shook his head slightly and said, “The conditions you mentioned don’t attract me at all, and I won’t listen to your set. I want you to understand the consequences of being dishonest!”

After speaking, Xi He merely raised her hand lightly. Li Yunhuo felt as if his body was being burned by fierce flames, a very painful torment. He then realized that Ye Fan might not do anything to him, but Ye Fan’s subordinates wouldn’t care about morals, especially cultivators like Xi He.

“What do you want to know? I’ll tell you, but you have to let me go!” Li Yunhuo couldn’t endure such torture, especially when he felt his plan was close to fruition, and he had other considerations, such as the importance of Léi Zhu’s daughter, which he no longer deemed as high.

Xi He finally showed some mercy to Li Yunhuo. Xi He said with a smile, “Then tell me, where exactly is Léi Zhu’s daughter? Just tell me, and I might consider letting you go!”

“If you don’t promise to let me go, I won’t reveal the whereabouts of Léi Zhu’s daughter!” Li Yunhuo was now more eager for freedom, so he was willing to offer some conditions to Xi He for an exchange.

Xi He thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “Alright, I promise you, as long as you reveal the whereabouts of Léi Zhu’s daughter, I’ll let you go!”

“It’s simple; the person is imprisoned by me and Nuwa’s avatar. She’s now under Nuwa’s avatar’s control! If you want to find the girl, it’s best to look for Nuwa’s avatar; I can’t do anything about it!” Li Yunhuo’s tone still carried some perfunctory.

After speaking, Li Yunhuo had the inclination to attempt escaping again, but unfortunately, he did not receive any pity from Xi He, nor did Xi He lift the restraint on him.

Xi He said, “Do you just want to leave? Do you think such deceptive words can fool me?”

“You!” During a brief moment of reaction, Li Yunhuo suddenly felt his body engulfed in flames once again. He was furious, but now he was like a lamb to the slaughter, completely controlled and toyed with by Xi He.

“Nuwa’s avatar hasn’t imprisoned Léi Zhu’s daughter,” Xi He said, “Léi Zhu’s daughter has always been under your control; your cultivation improvement is thanks to this. Don’t think I don’t know; previously, the master helped that girl obtain a human body, but unfortunately, she has now turned back into a soul body, so even the master hasn’t located her whereabouts. What else do you have to say?”

“Release me!” Li Yunhuo continued to shout.

Xi He said, “I’m not here to listen to you; I’m here to make you hand over the person. If you hand over the person, I can release you any time, but if you’re unwilling, then continue enduring the torment of flames!”

At this point, Li Yunhuo didn’t know how to respond. Facing Xi He was akin to facing a demon; tormenting him was a mere triviality. In his rage, Li Yunhuo also realized that people around Ye Fan weren’t easy to deal with.

“Alright, I’ll give you the person!” Li Yunhuo finally had to compromise.

When Xi He once again lifted the restraint on Li Yunhuo, Li Yunhuo felt as if he had died once, his body nearing exhaustion, the whole person appearing withered and dispirited.

“Where’s the person?” Xi He asked.

“The person is in the space where I imprisoned her; it will take some time…”

While speaking weakly, Li Yunhuo finally opened the space with him, and Xi He felt a power emerging from the space. Based on her understanding of the Magic Artifact within her, this should be the power of a soul.

“The person is here,” Li Yunhuo said. “Indeed, as you said, the power I obtained came through her. Now that I’ve given her back to you, back to Léi Zhu… you’re a lunatic; you’re practically tormenting people to death. After giving the person to you, can I leave?”

Xi He looked at the void of space and said, “How do I know you haven’t deceived me?”

“Do you still want me to prove it to you? How can it be proven? The person is here, believe it or not. If you don’t let me go, I’d rather die in front of you, causing a change in the heavenly tribulation! You should know I carry secrets regarding the heavenly tribulation…” Li Yunhuo could only use himself to threaten Xi He.

Xi He said, “If you want to leave, you can’t right now. I promise you, once I confirm this soul is indeed Léi Zhu’s daughter, I’ll naturally let you go, but until then, you’ll remain imprisoned by me…”

“Untrustworthy!” Just as Li Yunhuo finished his words, he was already controlled by Xi He.

For Xi He, keeping promises had little significance; she had nearly completed her current task. Her next step would naturally be to see Léi Zhu and discuss the matter of the soul.

However, before Xi He could leave, she felt herself surrounded by some kind of power, and this power was another soul’s force, much stronger than the previous one.

“What, come to rescue someone?” Xi He said, “Nuwa, I still call you by this name, not because you can replace Nuwa, but because your cultivation has indeed reached the level to call the wind and summon the rain.”

“Then don’t call me Nuwa; I’m not Nuwa at all!” A figure appeared before Xi He.

Xi He could clearly see the shadow in front of her, but she knew this shadow was more akin to an illusion.

This person was none other than the avatar of Nuwa.

Nuwa’s avatar sneered, “Leave the person here; you can leave now. As for the girl you were searching for, you’ve found her. Let’s part without owing each other!”