The pursuers behind them were getting closer and closer. Huan Qianyu even felt that the roars of the demons were right behind them.
"Father, which way should we go?"
Huan Qianyu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. It was hard to tell whether it was from anxiety or the pain of her wounds.
Huan Zhong summoned all his remaining strength and managed to stand up straight with difficulty.
His leg was broken, and his meridians were also destroyed. He couldn't circulate his spiritual power to recover, so he could only lean half on Huan Qianyu.
"There's only one way ahead of us."
Huan Qianyu looked ahead. The black - as - ink road was dotted with the glints of broken crystals. A little further ahead was the Abyssal Maw that even the demons dared not approach.
Under the Abyssal Maw lived monsters that even the demons feared, but no one could say clearly what they were.
After escaping from the prison, there were pursuers everywhere. Huan Qianyu fled in a panic, instinctively heading towards the least - populated area.
Now that she thought about it, Lin Yibai had known their plan so clearly. How could she have left a gap for them to escape?
This was just a way to drive them into a desperate situation and watch them struggle like cornered beasts.
"Father, what are you going to do? Are you really going to give up and jump into that Abyssal Maw?"
Huan Zhong looked at the path ahead, his eyes filled with an unprecedented determination.
"Qianyu, trust your father. Father won't joke about your life."
Seeing Huan Zhong so certain, Huan Qianyu took a deep breath. "Daughter trusts father."
The three of them left their hiding place and slowly walked forward.
The closer they got to the Abyssal Maw, the more biting the cold wind became.
Even Huan Qianyu, who was used to the cold, felt that her face had been scratched by the sharp wind.
Huan Zhong was already seeing stars because of excessive blood loss. But with his daughter by his side and her life in his hands, he could only bite his tongue tightly and not relax for a moment. He was afraid that if he let go, he would pass out.
The three of them stood on the edge of the cliff. The deep black below the cliff was the Abyssal Maw.
Thick fog churned within it, and they could vaguely see the monsters roaring inside, waiting for their prey to fall.
"Why don't you run anymore?"
Lin Yibai's voice came. Huan Qianyu turned around and saw that the path behind them was completely blocked.
The demon army, holding various weapons, was eyeing them menacingly.
Huan Qianyu snorted. Her originally panicked and scared heart suddenly calmed down when she saw Lin Yibai.
"What? Driving us to this place, wasn't it all part of your plan?"
Lin Yibai slowly dismounted from a huge demon beast. Her movements were elegant, attracting the attention of several demon generals around her.
She curled her red lips, raised her eyebrows, and showed disdain on her face.
"You guessed it. You're not too stupid after all."
Huan Qianyu straightened her back. She didn't want to show her vulnerable side in front of Lin Yibai.
"The Huan family has fallen. You're the only one in power in the Purple Star Palace. I pose no threat to you. Why do you have to go through all this trouble?"
Lin Yibai seemed to have heard a funny joke. She bent down and laughed loudly. Her laughter was so charming that it made men go weak in the knees.
"You're the former queen, and there are still remnants of the Huan family behind you. Do you think I can trust you?"
"As long as you're alive, you're a threat to me. Moreover... I don't like it when there are other women around Ji Chongming. You two have a childhood friendship. This is the kind of relationship I hate the most in my life!"
As Lin Yibai spoke, her voice suddenly turned vicious.
Heng Ling, Pei Xuanjing, Shen Chuyun, Lin Yibai hadn't forgotten about them.
They were supposed to be a close - knit family who grew up and lived together. Why could Shen Qing easily break their relationship?
According to the system, after she successfully seized the fortune, she could ascend and reach the peak of her life.
But now, she could only stay in the Demon Realm.
She also had to compete with other women for favor beside Ji Chongming, one of her admirers. How could her pride tolerate this?
In her imagination, she was the one who was supposed to be robbed.
Becoming Ji Chongming's woman was bad enough, and she was even a concubine that she had looked down on before she was transmigrated.
Wasn't this constantly reminding her that she was a failure?
So, Lin Yibai developed a perverted possessiveness towards Ji Chongming and just wanted to kill all the women around him.
The existence of Huan Qianyu also made Lin Yibai think of Shen Qing.
They were both so outstanding and had such excellent innate conditions. They had everything. Why did they still come to rob what was hers?
So, she would never allow it!
"Lin Yibai... you're really pathetic."
"You don't deserve to win against Shen Qing."
A sneer appeared on Huan Qianyu's lips. Her words stabbed straight into Lin Yibai's heart.
"What did you say?!"
Hearing Shen Qing's name from Huan Qianyu's mouth, Lin Yibai lost the last bit of her rationality in an instant.
"I originally wanted to leave you with a whole body. Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"
She狞ly laughed and snapped her fingers.
The demon army that had been itching to move behind her immediately stepped forward with their weapons. Their momentum was as if they were going to tear the three of them to pieces.
"How dare you villains?!"
Huan Zhong roared with all his might.
His shout successfully made the demon army stop in their tracks.
The demon soldiers looked at each other, their faces showing fear.
Huan Zhong was well - known in the Demon Realm. Moreover, there were still a small number of soldiers in the demon army who had once served under Huan Zhong. This made them instinctively afraid of him.
Seeing the demon army stop, Lin Yibai was almost crazy with anger.
"Whose orders are you following? Huan Zhong has been stripped of his general title by the Demon Lord. He's just a useless man. Are you still afraid of him?"
Saying that, Lin Yibai snatched a weapon from a demon soldier beside her and flew towards Huan Zhong.
"Father!"
Huan Qianyu widened her eyes and quickly stepped in front of Huan Zhong. She waved the half - broken sword in her hand randomly and actually blocked Lin Yibai's attack.
Moreover, the sword scratched Lin Yibai's face.
But to Huan Qianyu's surprise, Lin Yibai seemed not to feel the pain and still attacked Huan Qianyu with the weapon.
Slowly, the injured part of Lin Yibai's face seemed to be melting and gradually slid off her face.
Only then did Huan Qianyu see that there was no flesh and blood under Lin Yibai's skin. It was as if layer upon layer of painted skins covered it.
Monster!
Lin Yibai was the real monster!
Goosebumps immediately appeared on Huan Qianyu's arms.
Seeing Huan Qianyu's strange expression, Lin Yibai touched her face and found that her skin had fallen off. She let out a crazy scream.
"Kill them all! Kill them all!"
The demon army was stunned by Lin Yibai's crazy appearance. Thinking about the current situation of the Huan family, they gritted their teeth and rushed forward.
Huan Zhong took one last look at the roaring demon army and resolutely jumped into the Abyssal Maw.
Before Huan Qianyu jumped off the cliff, she left a sentence that made Lin Yibai even more crazy.
"Lin Yibai, the sins you've committed will eventually backfire on you. Look at your current inhuman and ghostly appearance. That's all your retribution!"