After Lu Si'an left, Meng Chao and Yun Jin finally walked to An Bao's side and couldn't help but ask, "Can Lu Si'an's fate be changed?"

"Yes, this kind of fate, according to reason, is destined by heaven. To want to change it... is difficult."

An Bao's little face also scrunched up, she pursed her lips and said very seriously: "It's hard, but Lu Ge is a good person, An Bao doesn't want him to die."

After a moment's pause, An Bao seemed to remember something. He then took out a small gourd from his pocket and said, "Actually, there is a way. Master once said that the fate of the Tian Sha Gu Xing can only be changed by changing one's life, but..."

But this kind of method is actually not very common. Anbao and they practice the right way, how could they possibly use such a method?

However…

This also gave Anbao another idea.

If this gourd could be used to generate puppets and nourished with An Bao's blood, perhaps it could withstand a fatal blow on Lu Si'an's behalf when he faced his predicament.

This gourd was given to An Bao by Xuan Yi, claiming it to be the only blood gourd remaining in the world, extremely valuable.

If this gourd could be cultivated, it would transform into a puppet controlled by An Bao. Its combat strength would be formidable.

However, to cultivate this blood gourd, it requires An Bao's essence blood as nourishment.

Since Anbao was too young, Xuan Yi warned her not to use her own blood essence to nourish herself too early, at least until she came of age.

That way, Anbao's body would be able to withstand it.

But if they want to save Lu Si'an now, An Bao can't wait until she comes of age.

Only Anbao himself wasn't sure how long it would take to cultivate this Blood Gourd.

Based on Lu Si'an's physiognomy, I'd say... ten days is the limit.

That is to say, Lu Si'an will surely die by heaven's decree in ten days!

In ten days' time, An Bao was unsure if he could survive the birthing of this blood gourd. What mattered most was...

If Anbao uses too much essence blood, it will inevitably make Anbao very weak. If they face Shimazu Hiroki and his group at this time, it will be dangerous.

Meng Chao and Yun Jin heard An Bao's explanation, frowned, and said directly: "No, An Bao, this is too dangerous. If something happens to you, how can we explain it to everyone when we go out?"

"Yes! I can do it! If it takes my blood, I'll give it! Mine!"

Yun Jin reached out to grab the blood gourd from An Bao's hand, but An Bao shook his head and put it away. "No way," An Bao said, "Brother Yun Jin and Brother Meng Chao's cultivation levels are not enough. Your blood essence is useless and would only waste more time."

After a moment, An Bao saw that Yun Jin and Meng Chao still had displeased expressions on their faces. She sighed and said, "Alright! It's fine if An Bao doesn't do it! An Bao will think of another way. Don't worry."

"Really?"

Of course! Anbao knows the difference.

Perhaps seeing An Bao's expression was too sincere, Yun Jin and Meng Chao only then relaxed their hearts and comforted An Bao: "An Bao, you should just study those magic arrays of theirs these days. As for Lu Si'an... fate is like that, we are cultivators, but we cannot go against the heavens."

"Hmm..."

An Bao nodded, but in her heart, she was a little confused. Couldn't one go against the heavens?

But although An Bao had only known Lu Si'an for a short time, for Lu Si'an, knowing An Bao had been for over ten years.

For so many years, Lu Si'an has been working quietly for her who he may not be able to meet again.

Even if she didn't know it herself, Anbao felt it was very precious.

Anbao didn't understand too many reasons, she only knew that whoever was good to her, she would be good to them.

What does it matter if something is against the heavens or not?

The next day.

Lina and the others' faces were somber as they looked at the emperor and Lu Si'an standing below the main hall. They couldn't help but frown and say, "So you came here to ask us to take action?"

The Emperor was at a loss for words and could only cast his gaze upon Lu Si'an.

Lu Sian, having already come up with his words, looked at the emperor and gave him a reassuring glance before respectfully bowing to Lina and the others. "Honorable deities, this matter shouldn't have required your intervention, but those demons were simply too powerful. Even with the divine artifact bestowed upon me by your grace, I could only manage to subdue two of them. The rest…"

Lu Si'an sighed at this point, a helpless and puzzled look on his face as he continued, “The remaining soldiers still wanted to fight, but it seemed the power of the divine weapons was… oh no, I’m not saying that the divine weapons given by your esteemed deities have problems. Perhaps those demons were just too powerful, my subordinates simply…”

Lily and the others looked at each other, their eyebrows rising slightly.

They, of course, knew that the so-called artifact was just a consumable!

How could they possibly give humanity the ability to threaten them enough?

LINA thought about it and also knew that if she pressured these people any further, they might just rebel.

Although they are nothing but ants, one cannot completely abandon them before they have completely eradicated An Bao and the others.

Moreover...

This time only Shimazu Hiroki and others appeared, and they have already died two. The remaining two of them, are the five people still not enough to deal with?

"Alright then, we'll handle the remaining two demons. May the gods love you."

When Lina said this, her face was solemn and dignified, as if she were truly a god looking down from on high.

The emperor and Lu Si'an hastily bowed their heads slightly, respectfully shouting, "Thank the gods."

But the glint in both their eyes, hidden in the shadows, flickered with a subtle light.

Each party has their own agenda.

After they agreed, Lina and the others kept their promise and stayed in the palace with Lu Si'an and the Emperor.

And the rest is up to Lu Si'an leading the search party. As long as they find Izumi Yūki and the others, Lina and the rest will make their move!

Lu Si'an told Anbao and the others about this.

"This matter is half done, but the most important question now is how to find them."

It's impossible that the Izumi Yuki they were able to hide for so long was due to a lack of ability.

If this time it wasn't that the Shimazu Yukinori and his men were simply at their wit's end, they wouldn't have shown up at all. They would have used a scorched-earth tactic to force Reina and the others to appear.

Meng Chao heard this, shook his head and smiled: "Actually, there's no need for you to find Iso Yoshinari and the others. Lina and those people aren't already living in the palace?"

Lu Si'an was taken aback for a moment, but after hearing Meng Chao's suggestion, he suddenly realized and nodded with a smile: "You're right, I'll go do it now."

Lu Si'an came in a hurry and left just as quickly.

And Yun Jin and An Bao, who were listening to the conversation between the two, had a bewildered expression on their faces. Their clear and innocent eyes blinked in confusion.

"No, what are you guys talking about? What does Lu Sian know?" Yun Jin couldn't help but grab Meng Chao and ask.

"Brother Meng Chao, what are you two talking about? Can't you tell An Bao and Brother Yun Jin?"

Anbao also hugged Meng Chao's thigh with a curious and upset expression, grumbling in dissatisfaction.

Meng Chao smiled, rubbed An Bao's head, and then slammed Yun Jin's head hard: "An Bao doesn't know it's fine, but you don't know either. You're so stupid!"

"Me! Meng Chao, you little punk don't get cocky! You dare hit me again? Come on, try it!"

Yun Jin, furious, threw Meng Chao to the ground and then scratched his ankle.

"Ouch, ouch, you old six! Hahaha! Don't scratch anymore! You'll ruin it, hahaha, I, I won't tell you!"

"Hehehe, if you don't want to tell me, then don't! I'm not really that curious right now anyway."

Yun Jin smiled mischievously, her hand showing no signs of stopping.

Anbao watched the two of them squabbling here, couldn't help but shake her little head, her immature face full of helplessness.

"Yun Jin gege and Meng Chao gege are so childish."