144 I'm Crazier Than You (Part 2)

Moving as fast as tumbling thunderbolt, Yuemi's form blurred past the Evernight Palace, following her Divine Sense to return to Xinzi's side. Urgency twisted the Lord-Regent's riveting looks. Her target stood within reach, like a ray of light at the end of a long tunnel. Alas, as soon as she grabbed that ray, Yuemi landed before a mesmerizing giant that—for once in her life—she didn't want to see: the Zhen-body.

'What is going on? Don't tell me that he...' Testing her conjectures, Yuemi vanished again, letting her Spiritual Sense loose to chase Xinzi's Divine Soul. But again, as soon as she seemed to reach her target, she reappeared by the Immortal Qi Pool, right before the inert Zhen-body.

'Bastard! He's forcing me to waste time!' Yuemi realized. As if reading through her thoughts, the inert Zhen-body's eyes trembled, and its lips curled up as, in mechanical fashion, it cracked its neck. Before this change, Yuemi's face twisted uncontrollably.