The moonlit meditation lasted a full quarter of an hour before she raised her head again and looked at Long Haochen. She suddenly said, “I can tell you, but I can only tell you alone. And you must promise that only you will know, and you can’t tell anyone else, not even your best partners, or even your wife.” As she spoke, she looked at Cai’er with a slightly provocative gaze.

Cai’er responded to her gaze calmly, seemingly not minding at all.

“Okay, I promise you.” Long Haochen nodded without much thought. The identity of the Moon Night Organization’s leader was very important to him, as it related to a series of arrangements he had planned.

Moon Night walked slowly towards Long Haochen, and this time Yang Wenzhao didn’t stop her. She kept walking until she was only three meters away from Long Haochen, and she was still moving forward. Long Haochen couldn’t help but frown and said, “This distance should be fine for you to use sound transmission, right?”

Moon Night shook her head and said, “This is a matter of great importance. Your partners are all quite strong, and I’m afraid they might eavesdrop.” As she spoke, she had already reached Long Haochen’s side, leaning towards his ear.

Although Long Haochen felt a little awkward, he couldn’t worry about anything else since the matter was so important. Moon Night’s breath was like orchids, and she emanated a faint fragrant aura. Perhaps because she had been rushing so hard, the fragrance on her body was a bit stronger than before.

Long Haochen dodged slightly, but Moon Night immediately followed up, grabbing his arm with both hands and pulling his body down, whispering something in his ear.

“What? It’s him?” Long Haochen was shocked after hearing what Moon Night said. At that moment, Moon Night suddenly lightly kissed his earlobe and then quickly retreated.

Her movements were fast, but how could Cai’er, who was standing aside watching her and Long Haochen, not see it? She was immediately furious, “You…”

Moon Night quickly retreated ten meters and said to Cai’er, “What about me? You’ve already taken his whole life, what’s wrong with me kissing him once? I like him.”

Cai’er’s face immediately darkened, and her sharp gaze made Moon Night’s heart tighten. She subconsciously took a few steps back. She could clearly feel the powerful killing intent emanating from Cai’er.

Long Haochen had already recovered from his shock. His earlobe felt numb and tingly, and he couldn’t quite describe the feeling. But he couldn’t bother with the embarrassment at this time, because the answer Moon Night had just given was so shocking. He naturally put his arm around Cai’er’s slender waist and said to Moon Night, “You can leave now. We will start full cooperation from now on. What I need first is for your organization to provide information. Not only to provide it to us, but also to continuously provide accurate information about the Demon Clan’s attacks on the Wan Beast Pass and the Southeast Fortress. The promise I made at the beginning still stands. If we can eventually defeat the Demon Clan, then we will definitely leave you a coastal province as a residence and allow you to govern yourselves for five hundred years. That’s enough time for you to be completely assimilated.”

Moon Night smiled slightly and said, “Now that you believe me, how can I believe your promise?”

Cai’er couldn’t bear it any longer and shouted angrily, “Haochen keeps his word! When has he ever gone back on his promises?”

Moon Night ignored her and just looked at Long Haochen.

Long Haochen said in a deep voice, “What do you want?”

Moon Night smiled and said, “It’s very simple.” She pointed to her pink cheek and said, “If you kiss me, I’ll believe you.”

“You…” Cai’er’s anger surged and she was about to erupt, but Long Haochen held her tightly. Normally, Cai’er was very calm. But today, Moon Night’s provocation had touched her bottom line. Although she completely trusted Long Haochen, Moon Night’s beauty was no less than hers, and she was extremely provocative towards Long Haochen, which made her exceptionally angry.

Long Haochen held Cai’er tighter, his eyes also becoming cold, and said in a deep voice, “You can leave. The cooperation is over.”

Moon Night was stunned, “Are you disregarding the future of the Temple Federation for her sake? You’re not acting like a qualified leader.”

Long Haochen said indifferently, “For Cai’er, I am even willing to give up my own faith. Moreover, without your organization, can’t we still fight against the Demon God Emperor? Cooperation is mutually beneficial. Without cooperation, there is no promise. If you are willing to choose the path of destruction, I have no reason to stop you.”

Cai’er’s tense body softened, and she lowered her head slightly, looking at Long Haochen with a somewhat apologetic expression, like a wronged little wife, with none of her previous anger.

A hint of disappointment was evident in Moon Night’s eyes, but the smile on her face did not diminish. “Okay, I guess you’re just too affectionate. I was just joking. I believe in your sincerity. I need to go back immediately. Our people will keep in touch with you. Be careful of Abao. His strength is vastly different from what it was before, and I heard that the Demon God Emperor has given him some powerful equipment.”

After saying these words, she turned and floated away, quickly disappearing over the top of one side of the gully. No one saw that as she left, with her back to Long Haochen and the others, Moon Night’s beautiful eyes were already filled with tears.

Cai’er whispered in Long Haochen’s ear, “I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have…”

Long Haochen tightened his grip on her hand, “What are you apologizing for?”

They smiled at each other, and everything turned into a gentle breeze and drizzle, nourishing each other’s hearts.

Shu Yongxiao rolled her eyes at Long Haochen and snorted coldly, “Little Long, there are many temptations in this world. You are in a high position, so you must guard your heart. Cai’er, you must keep a close eye on him.”

Cai’er’s pretty face turned slightly red, and she said, “I believe in him.”

Long Haochen coughed and said, “The information Moon Night brought is timely. Our plans need to be redeployed. Since Abao is leading the vanguard and will arrive soon, let’s give him a head-on blow. The Demon God Emperor sent him as the vanguard, undoubtedly to find our location. This battle is inevitable, and we must buy enough time for Han Yu and the others to retreat.”

Xiao Huo said, “The Demon God Emperor is coming with ill intentions this time, bringing with him the strongest elites of the Demon Clan. With over two hundred ninth-tier powerhouses, it will be difficult for us to fight against them with our current strength. Should we call our companions back to Yulong Pass?”

Long Haochen shook his head and said, “No. The situation of the Demon Clan’s attacks on Wan Beast Pass and the Southeast Fortress has not been determined yet, so we cannot allow ourselves to be in chaos first. We will deal with Abao’s vanguard first, and then I must first meet the Demon God Emperor. Only by understanding the true gap between me and the Demon God Emperor can we better formulate the subsequent plans.”

He didn’t say it explicitly, but Xiao Huo could see that Long Haochen had already made up his mind, so he didn’t say anything more, and simply nodded, saying, “Now we can only take it one step at a time.”

“Abao.” A cold light flashed in Long Haochen’s eyes. He had fought Abao twice before, and the second time was especially memorable. It happened to coincide with Cai’er’s awakening as a Chosen One, and he almost injured Cai’er because of Abao’s attack, which also severely injured him. If it weren’t for Ye Xiaolei, he didn’t know what the final outcome would have been. And this time, it was clearly different from the past.

A black figure drew streaks of black light in the air. Because of the excessive speed, even though they had already traveled thousands of meters, faint afterimages still remained in the air.

Abao narrowed his eyes slightly, a flame constantly burning in his chest. Five years, it had been a full five years, and he had been waiting for this day for far too long.

The Demon God Emperor’s instructions had long been thrown to the back of his mind. He now only wanted to fight Long Haochen head-on. He wanted to prove that he was stronger and more outstanding than Long Haochen. In his heart, it wasn’t just the shame brought about by Long Haochen’s defeat of him, but he also blamed Long Haochen for Moon Night’s broken engagement. It could be said that Long Haochen was Abao’s most important enemy in his life. He couldn’t overcome the hurdle in his heart without defeating Long Haochen.

A black figure suddenly flew from ahead,迎向Abao and the others.

“太子.”

When the two sides met, the black figure that came towards them suddenly paused for a moment, and then moved in the opposite direction, following Abao’s team and not slowing down the speed of the entire team.

“Any news?” Abao asked in a cold voice.

The black figure was a strong man in black with thick eyebrows and a pair of purplish-black eyes. He looked to be in his forties, with dark skin and a face full of flesh. Compared to the Moon Demon Clan, the Heaven Defying Demon Dragon Clan was more powerful, but in terms of appearance, they weren’t as handsome overall as the Moon Demon Clan.

“According to the information we have received, Tianluo City, the capital of Tianluo Province, was attacked three hours ago. The capital was severely damaged. The granaries were burned and many mineral resources were looted. I continued to track for a while, and the human army, about ten thousand people, is heading north at a high speed. It seems that they sensed we were coming and intend to withdraw their troops.”

Abao’s eyes flashed with fierceness, he waved his hand and shouted in a deep voice: “Lead the way, chase.”

Found it, Abao clenched his fist fiercely, a cold light flashing in his eyes. The target had appeared, and he seemed to feel Long Haochen was close at hand.

After five years of waiting, he was finally about to face him. Abao felt a bit nervous amidst the excitement. But his confidence in himself didn’t waver in the slightest. Belief was the foundation for defeating an opponent, and if you were timid before the battle, you had already lost half of it.

The sky had already darkened, and the evening sunset left a faint red glow in the sky. The afterglow of the sun looked gentle and peaceful, contrasting sharply with the fierceness in Abao’s heart.

Long Haochen! In Abao’s heart, this name constantly echoed. Under his leadership, twenty members of the Heaven Defying Demon Dragon Clan fully accelerated and chased north.

(To be continued)