CHAPTER 505
The Master
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No one answered the door, though Su Cheng had expected as much.
The greatsword sliced through the stone-paved path. Su Cheng merely curved his lips slightly, ruffled Xiao Ai's hair, then sidestepped to deliver a powerful kick.
The door shot out like a bullet, embedding itself like a dart into the distant castle wall with a thunderous crash.
Chu Youwei could see it—her master’s eyes were golden, like the nictitating membrane of reptiles or birds.
But clearly, it wasn't. This was divine perception, she knew.
Through those golden-glowing eyes, Chu Youwei also saw the crimson pupils. Paired with that contemptuous gaze, they added an extra layer of ferocity.
"Xiao Ai, I told you that guy has bad hearing, but you wouldn't believe me!"
"My Lord is correct. Xiao Ai remembers."
Xiao Ai's expression was one of reverence. She knew her master had returned.
Xiao Ai remained as usual, yet Chu Youwei could sense her joy, as if she had received a gift.
One could imagine this was the best gift imaginable for Xiao Ai.
Before long, a man dressed in luxurious attire emerged slowly, bowing deeply toward Su Cheng.
"Greetings, Your Excellency. Your late-night visit—may I ask…"
Su Cheng didn't even glance at the man. He simply dragged Ling Er over him, crushing him to death.
This scene truly shocked Chu Youwei. Given her master's character…
This shouldn't be possible!
But this was only the beginning. Now that Su Cheng was free from the constraints of his disciple, he had no more worries.
"Xiao Ai, are you ready yet?"
"Master, I'm ready. Xiao Ai will issue the command immediately."
As the words fell, pink hair flared outward as Xiao Ai activated her full power. Instantly, the ground began to tremble!
As her pupils turned golden, the authority over space unfolded instantly. Beneath her feet, the earth rippled like a lake disturbed by a pebble, sending out waves of energy!
As the shockwaves swept out, stretching endlessly into nothingness, Chu Youwei finally realized that though the ground beneath her feet remained unchanged, the path she had just traveled was already lost from view in the distance!
Looking up now, the night sky seemed to be a tablecloth abruptly yanked away. The scenery visible moments ago vanished in an instant!
Chu Youwei frantically scanned her surroundings. Just as she suspected, this wasn't the sky being obscured, nor was it the surroundings being severed!
Instead, Xiao Ai had severed the space they occupied from the world itself!
Though Xiao Ai's terrifying aura was gradually subsiding, the spatial authority still drove the transformation forward. Her golden eyes remained bright, her silver teeth still clenched lightly.
"My Lord, we can proceed further now."
"Xiao Ai, has it been a long time since you last wielded a sword?"
Su Cheng tilted his head, wearing an expression that was both teasing and slightly unhinged, as if to provoke her.
"Master, you're teasing Xiao Ai again, aren't you?"
Xiao Ai offered a shy smile, though today she was solely tasked with opening doors for Su Cheng—a duty he had specifically instructed her to fulfill.
"Xiao Ai will make sure you have a good time, Master. If you're still not satisfied later, Xiao Ai can keep you company."
Su Cheng chuckled, glancing at Xiao Ai beside him. She always seemed to understand him intuitively.
It was as if she could read minds—understanding his thoughts, anticipating his needs, and handling matters before he even had to ask.
"Truth be told, I do need some rehabilitation training. You should understand—that Zero Two fellow's appetite keeps growing. It's driving me crazy, making my whole body itch like mad…"
"Most importantly, my hands are itching~"
As the words fell, several "rebels" clad in battle armor crashed before them. Their expressions, tense as if facing certain death, made it clear they knew this was a dead end.
Chu Youwei instinctively took a step forward, but quickly caught herself.
From Master and Xiao Ai's conversation, it was clear Master had come to kill. With Xiao Ai by his side, they were obviously fully prepared.
Even if these trembling guards were no match for her master,
she herself might not be their match. These men were clearly the mastermind's loyal henchmen, likely possessing strength on par with those Valkyries…
Realizing this, Chu Youwei glanced at Mengdie beside her and immediately retreated.
If trouble arose, Xiao Ai and Mengdie wouldn't stand idly by—it wouldn't even be her turn to act.
The camera cut back to Su Cheng. He simply dragged his greatsword, pursed his lips, and wore an expression of utter exasperation.
Such trash wasn't even worthy of Su Cheng's attention.
Wouldn't it be beneath Su Cheng's dignity to personally deal with such a lowly guard dog?
"Master, may I handle clearing these minor foes?" Xiao Ai bowed slowly, her demeanor exemplary and proper.
Su Cheng naturally wouldn't refuse. He felt the same way—as a revered master, even glancing at them felt beneath him.
"Make them understand the difference between mortals and the King of Gods. Don't take too long."
Xiao Ai acknowledged the order, then raised her hand to shield Su Cheng behind her, as if forcibly pulling him back several steps.
No one understood Xiao Ai's maneuver, but Su Cheng and Meng Die knew she was about to act.
As for Chu Youwei and the gatekeepers still streaming out of the building, they clearly hadn't grasped the gravity of the situation.
"I obey your will, my revered master. Xiao Ai pledges loyalty and glory to you."
The world turned upside down—that was Chu Youwei's only sensation, for this place had already been torn from the spatial continuum by Xiao Ai.
Xiao Ai could now unleash her true power. As her authority to execute was fully unleashed, even before she swung her sword, the very fabric of space seemed poised to snap!
For a mortal, merely gazing upon it would surely cost them their life…
Above her head lay a void, like a canvas torn asunder, exposing the raw flesh beneath.
These were chains called rules, binding the world, granting birth, aging, sickness, and death to all living things, and providing the force that drove the world's rotation.
And this authority—the mightiest force beneath the rules, akin to an administrator's privileges—could purge all aberrations.
This was the rule Xiao Ai and Su Cheng couldn't explain. Yet even the most potent authority—be it the atoning angel capable of severing all earthly bonds, or the god-slaying arrow piercing divine flesh—could not break the chains forged from this rule.
This is the supreme law above the gods. Beyond it lies the home Su Cheng promised to Xun Ye, and beyond that lies the freedom promised to Bing Ling.
And at this moment, Chu Youwei, relying on the supreme divine power of that Gu Ai and under the wings of Dream Butterfly, was able to glimpse these so-called shackles beyond the void.
Only then did she realize how utterly insignificant she truly was.
Only now did she understand what her master saw when he looked up.
Like ornamental fish in a pond, the so-called techniques of time and space were merely leaping from one pond to another.
In the eyes of the pond's master, she was nothing more than a restless ornamental fish.
This, she understood, was the freedom her master spoke of—the ultimate interpretation he had arrived at with utmost caution, as if walking on thin ice.
For unless the sharp blade severed the chains called rules, the war would never cease. Apostles and deities would descend one after another.
There would be no peace.
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