Legend Management Bureau Chapter 368

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The Northern Emperor’s gaze was terrifyingly cold.

“Du Yu, do you want to fight me?” the Northern Emperor asked with a sneer. “I stepped in and killed for you purely for my own sake. If I ever find your existence to be a threat, I might just kill you too.”

Du Yu wanted nothing more than to tear the man before him limb from limb right this very moment.

He could kill his own colleagues without a second thought. Could such a person truly become an Immortal Being?

“You can hate me, but you must survive,” the Northern Emperor stated. “That fairy’s state of mind earlier was exceedingly dark. She had endured far too much Suffering. Just because she could endure it this time does not mean she would make it through every time.”

Du Yu knew the Northern Emperor had his own stance, but ruthlessly killing a weak woman completely violated Du Yu’s sense of morality.

No matter what, he could no longer keep the Northern Emperor by his side.

“Northern Emperor, you should go. I will find a way to survive on my own,” Du Yu declared.

The Northern Emperor shook his head. “I told you, I am not following your orders. I am simply doing what I believe is right.”

Now he understood.

Why Mahakala could so confidently fight his way here without a shred of fear.

Because what he toyed with was the human heart.

He controlled that trace of Evil within people’s hearts.

“Little Du?!”

A call rang out from nearby.

Du Yu looked up to see that the newcomer was none other than the White Impermanence, Xie Bi’an.

Not far behind him followed Ox Head and Horse Face. All three looked somewhat exhausted, as if they had just survived a massive battle.

“Seventh Lord?!”

Du Yu reacted as if he were seeing a dear family member. He was just about to rush forward when he suddenly remembered something.

He halted his steps, maintaining a safe, moderate distance from Xie Bi’an.

“Little Du, why are you with the Northern Emperor?” Xie Bi’an paused in surprise. “Do you two know each other?”

“I…” Du Yu helplessly turned his head to look at the Northern Emperor, but could not find the words to explain.

“White Impermanence, why are you here?” the Northern Emperor asked.

Sensing an underlying meaning in the Northern Emperor’s words, Xie Bi’an retorted, “Why can I not be here?”

The Northern Emperor said no more, instead walking straight toward him.

Xie Bi’an furrowed his brows. He clearly sensed a surge of killing intent emanating from the Northern Emperor.

Ox Head and Horse Face also sensed that something was amiss, so they hurried over to stand alongside Xie Bi’an.

Although the Eight Great Underworld Messengers were ranked below the Eastern Emperor and the Northern Emperor, they held positions personally bestowed by Lady Houtu. Naturally, no one would be pleased by the Northern Emperor’s aggressive questioning.

Horse Face gave a wicked smirk, cupped his hands in a casual salute, and said, “Northern Emperor, why so cautious? Have we brothers offended you in the past?”

The Northern Emperor was currently scrutinizing the three with a stern expression, uncertain if they had been bewitched.

Yet to the trio, the Northern Emperor was equally suspicious.

“What in the world is going on?” Ox Head whispered to Xie Bi’an. “I am not familiar with the Northern Emperor. Is he always like this?”

“Who knows what illness has stricken his mind.” Xie Bi’an ignored the Northern Emperor and turned his head to look at Du Yu. “Little Du, are you alright?”

“I-I am fine…” Du Yu muttered.

“Let us not cause any trouble for the Northern Emperor. Come with the three of us.” The White Impermanence walked right past the Northern Emperor and pulled Du Yu’s arm, acting as if there was no one else around.

Du Yu felt a bit conflicted.

Cui Jue had acted the same way just moments ago, pretending to be close only to ruthlessly attack right in front of him.

Cui Jue probably harbored a lot of hatred toward him as well.

After all, he was the one who forced Cui Jue to leave his hometown, abandon his mother, and become an ageless, immortal Underworld Messenger who never saw the light of day.

But what about Xie Bi’an?

Du Yu carefully pondered whether he had ever done anything that would make Xie Bi’an resent him.

Yes.

And quite a lot, actually.

Recalling the story of the Black and White Impermanence, the White Impermanence had practically died by his own hands.

He had forced Xiao Nian to act out a scene that drove the White Impermanence to his death.

Even though he had not wanted the White Impermanence to die.

But for the Legends to be established, he had to die.

The White Impermanence threw an arm around Du Yu’s shoulders, leading him away.

From start to finish, the Northern Emperor had not sensed anything unusual about the White Impermanence. Given that the other party consisted of three True Immortals, making a move right now was inconvenient, so he could only follow from a distance.

The White Impermanence rested his arm on Du Yu’s shoulder, followed closely by Ox Head and Horse Face, with the Northern Emperor trailing further behind.

The four of them formed a highly bizarre formation, slowly pressing forward.

“Little Du,” the White Impermanence called out in a low voice.

“Seventh Lord, I am here,” Du Yu replied cautiously.

“Do you still remember how I became the ‘White Impermanence’?” Xie Bi’an asked casually.

Du Yu’s heart tightened upon hearing this.

“I… I remember.”

The White Impermanence chuckled and said, “I recall that the three of us became sworn brothers, right?”

“Yes.” Du Yu nodded. “You, me, and the Eighth Lord. The three of us bowed to Lady Houtu in the City God Temple late at night and became sworn brothers.”

The White Impermanence nodded. “Since you remember, then everything is easy to say. We three agreed to ‘die on the same day of the same month of the same year.’ So why is it that we both died, yet you are still alive?”

Du Yu’s heart pounded violently, practically leaping out of his throat.

Just as he feared!

The White Impermanence’s intentions were not pure!

Just as Du Yu was at a total loss for what to do and how to respond, the White Impermanence suddenly burst into laughter.

He clutched his stomach, laughing for quite a while, before looking back at Du Yu. “Were my words just now incredibly frightening?”

Du Yu stared blankly at the White Impermanence, unsure of what he was getting at.

The White Impermanence continued, “Little Du, for a brief moment earlier, that thought actually popped into my head. I felt that you deserved to die. But then I figured it out. You went back into that perilous Legend for my sake and Old Eight’s. You cleared away all the obstacles so that we could become immortals.”

“Huh?” Du Yu was stunned. “Seventh Lord, you…”

“Once I figured that out, that strange notion vanished.” As Xie Bi’an spoke, his expression suddenly turned solemn. “But Little Du, you need to listen carefully to what I am about to say next.”

“I… I am listening.”

Xie Bi’an nodded. “I will not take your life. But the same might not be true for Third Brother and Fourth Brother.”

“What?” Du Yu paused. “You mean Ox Head and Horse Face?!”

“Yes.” Xie Bi’an gravely glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye. Ox Head and Horse Face were following quietly. “I do not know what madness overtook Third Brother and Fourth Brother earlier, but they insisted on coming to find you no matter what. I felt something was amiss, so I followed them. Along the way, I saw many colleagues begin to engage in Internecine Strife. I assume something has affected their minds. I am worried that Third Brother and Fourth Brother have also been bewitched, so I wanted to discuss a countermeasure with you.”