If you're made a fake emperor, why did you change the country's name?

The darkness slowly faded at the edge of consciousness.

The first thing Zhao Yu regained was his sense of touch.

The soft, warm fabric in my arms carried a slight coolness, and a faint, delicate fragrance lingered around my nose, clean and refreshing.

He struggled to open his heavy eyelids, and a stunningly beautiful face came into view, right up close.

Shen Miaochu!

She lay on top of me, fast asleep, her long eyelashes drooping peacefully, her face still flushed with a hint of fatigue.

His long, flowing black hair cascaded down his chest, a few strands playfully brushing against his chin, tickling him.

Zhao Yu's gaze uncontrollably slid down her exquisite face, along her fair neck...

He froze instantly.

Although I was mentally prepared when I saw that the Taoist robe couldn't hold it in.

But seeing this scene with my own eyes now is still more impactful than I imagined.

"Did this little girl grow up eating papaya?" Zhao Yu muttered to himself, his gaze focused.

Just then, Shen Miaochu seemed to sense the movement. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and then she slowly opened her clear, cold eyes.

Zhao Yu?!

Shen Miaochu immediately recalled what happened last night, and her heart began to beat faster involuntarily.

But he quickly noticed Zhao Yu's unusual gaze and looked down in the direction of it.

boom!

A surge of heat shot from her neck to the top of her head, and her fair face instantly turned as red as if it could bleed.

"You're asking for it!"

Enraged, she didn't even think before throwing a punch at Zhao Yu's chest.

boom!

"vomit!"

Caught off guard, Zhao Yu was struck so hard that his vision blurred and he nearly vomited up his dinner from the night before. He clutched his chest and coughed violently.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shen Miaochu turned around and stood up, facing away from him, and quickly took out a Taoist robe from her storage bag and put it on.

Her movements as she straightened her clothes were somewhat flustered, but when she turned around, her face returned to its icy expression, though the lingering blush on her cheeks betrayed her inner turmoil.

Zhao Yu rubbed his chest, which felt stuffy, and sat up from the stone slab. Looking at the angry woman in front of him, he felt a little ashamed of being caught red-handed and rubbed his nose.

He then looked directly at her and spoke very seriously.

"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility for you."

This statement was like stepping on a cat's tail.

With a "whoosh," the longsword was drawn, its cold blade aimed directly at Zhao Yu's throat, just three inches away from piercing it.

Shen Miaochu gritted her teeth and squeezed out each word from between them.

"If you dare utter a single word about what happened today, I will kill you!"

"I won't tell! I swear, I will never tell anyone!" Zhao Yu immediately raised his hands, making a gesture of surrender.

He verbally assured her, but in his mind he couldn't help thinking, "Even if I don't say anything, I'm afraid I can't hide the changes in your figure for long."

The plain-colored Taoist robe was already a bit too big for its size, and after last night, it looked even smaller.

Seeing that his attitude was somewhat sincere, Shen Miaochu snorted and sheathed her sword.

She calmed her surging blood and forced herself to stay calm.

"Zhao Yu's men will probably catch up soon. We need to figure out what to do next."

Upon hearing the name "Zhao Yu," the slight relaxation on Zhao Yu's face vanished instantly.

The scenes before I fell into a coma flooded my mind.

The resolute figures of Meng Baishan and Meng Qianshan, their final charge against over a hundred experts at the Celestial Realm...

"Zhao Yu..."

Zhao Yu murmured the name, his eyes filled with an unprecedented killing intent.

Having lived two lives, he had never felt such a strong urge to kill someone with his own hands as he did at this moment.

That hatred almost overflowed from his chest.

Shen Miaochu sensed the cold aura emanating from him, glanced back at him, and didn't ask any further questions.

She pointed to the entrance of the cave.

There was a faint curtain of light flowing there, isolating the cave from the outside world.

"I used the secret techniques of the Taixu Temple to conceal this place, so they won't be able to find it for a while."

She paused, then changed the subject.

"However, to completely dispel the effects of the solar eclipse, I need to set up an altar, which will take at least two days."

"I must be completely focused these two days and not move an inch."

Shen Miaochu turned around and looked directly at Zhao Yu, her expression solemn.

"No matter how large this forest is, it cannot withstand a thorough search by more than a hundred Celestial Realm experts."

"I'm afraid we'll be found in less than two days."

She gave him the choice.

"It's up to you: do you want to keep running now, or stay here and take a gamble?"

Zhao Yu fell silent.

Now, suppressed by the celestial dog eclipse, his strength is reduced to less than one-tenth, making him no different from an ordinary Celestial Realm cultivator.

He subconsciously circulated the faint true energy within his body, but suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Although his strength was still severely suppressed, recovering only about 10%, this '10%' was much more solid than when the solar eclipse had just occurred.

He immediately closed his eyes and focused his mind inward.

Within the dantian, the oppressive dark power still existed, but deep within that dark power, a faint yet tenacious golden light was slowly, bit by bit, eroding it.

It was the golden light of national destiny left behind by the countless phantoms of gods and Buddhas during the sacrificial ceremony!

Although it's slow, it really works!

Zhao Yu suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint in his eyes.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"I'm not running away anymore."

"I will avenge the Meng family!"

Shen Miaochu was clearly taken aback; she hadn't expected Zhao Yu to make such a decision.

But seeing the rage burning in Zhao Yu's eyes, she finally nodded.

"Okay, I believe you."

She then asked the most crucial question.

"But what do you plan to do? The other side consists of more than a hundred experts at the Celestial Realm."

Zhao Yu stood up, walked to the cave entrance, and looked out at the pitch-black forest through the light curtain.

His voice was icy, every word carrying a chill.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

"Zhao Yu used the celestial dog eating the sun to scheme against me, so I will return the favor with the same grand gift."