Chapter 569: Angrily Collapsing

He forced himself to turn calmly, asking, "What is it?"

Consort Yunxia remained silent. A tail emerged from beneath her skirt, extending towards her. With a gentle tug, she pulled off a distinctive tuft of silver fox fur. A hint of longing appeared in her gentle eyes.

"The world of great harmony, as you described it, Sir," she said softly. "Yunxia truly admires it."

Jiang Fan nodded. "It will come," he replied.

Consort Yunxia flicked her finger, and the tuft of fox fur floated to land in front of Jiang Fan. "This is a wisp of innate essence from my Silver Fox clan," she explained. "It can devour the souls of enemies. If you face difficulties, Sir, you may use it."

"Uh—" Jiang Fan thought, *Consort Yunxia is giving me a gift?* His expression turned peculiar. If this woman knew that the person standing before her was Jiang Fan, she would probably turn hostile on the spot, wouldn't she? Daring not to reveal his identity, he immediately caught the fur, cupped his hands, and said, "Many thanks for this gift, Consort Yunxia. I'll take my leave." With that, he turned and departed.

He had walked quite a distance when he suddenly heard Consort Yunxia call out from afar. "Sir, when will the majestic figure you spoke of appear?" Jiang Fan turned his head and saw that Consort Yunxia was still standing there, silently watching him leave.

*She truly yearns for it,* Jiang Fan thought, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Such a world existed only in his mind; how could he know when it would arrive? But seeing Consort Yunxia’s figure, still unwilling to leave after a long time, he felt a pang of reluctance. He took a deep breath, pointed to himself, and then pointed far away at her. He shouted, "If our hearts are set on it, you and I are that figure!" With that, he completely disappeared into the distance.

Consort Yunxia was left stunned and speechless. After a long while, Demon King Jueying finally recovered his senses and exclaimed with emotion, "Those of the Priest lineage truly possess something extraordinary. Their thoughts and ideas are beyond what ordinary people like us can fathom. A world of great harmony, hehe… he really dares to dream…"

Consort Yunxia also suddenly awoke from her reverie. She softly repeated Jiang Fan's last words: "If our hearts are set on it, you and I are that figure… If one day, I no longer have to bear the fate of the Silver Fox clan, what harm would it be to abandon everything and follow his footsteps?"

Amidst her sigh, a Battle King, whose body was covered in hard bones, arrived. He bowed and said, "Your subordinate, Duogu, is skilled at unlocking. Consort Yunxia, shall I unlock it now?"

"Immediately!" Consort Yunxia did not want to be bound by those broken chains for another moment.

Duogu nodded and observed the chains on Consort Yunxia, locating the lock mechanism. There was a hole in it, requiring a key to open, but this was not difficult for him. He extended a finger and inserted it into the keyhole. His finger, upon encountering the hard material, softened and flowed like mud into the depths of the keyhole, filling it. Then, with a thought, the mud solidified, forming a key. As his finger turned, a click sounded, and the lock mechanism disengaged. The Dragon-Binding Chains clattered and slid off Consort Yunxia.

She felt a rush of relief. Looking at her wrists, chafed and abraded by the bonds, sparks of fury gleamed in her eyes. "Jiang Fan! You'd better pray I don't catch you! Otherwise, I'll make you taste what it's like to be bound!"

Demon King Jueying frowned. "Consort Yunxia, the Jiang Fan you're talking about, it couldn't be *that* Jiang Fan, could it?"

Consort Yunxia scoffed. "Who else could it be but him? He used a Nascent Soul jade talisman to injure me and capture me alive. Fortunately, Demon King Chunni arrived, turning the tables to chase him, but he unfortunately escaped using a spatial scroll."

"A spatial scroll?" Demon King Jueying's body trembled, and an incredulous look appeared in his eyes. "The Jiang Fan you're talking about, does he wear black clothes and have extremely pale skin?"

Consort Yunxia paused, then immediately demanded, "You've seen him? When? Where?"

Demon King Jueying gasped. *It really was Jiang Fan! He's actually the current Priest's man? If this got out, wouldn't it cause a huge uproar?* With almost no thought, he decided to conceal it, pretending not to know. There was no telling if speaking about it would bring any benefit, but harm was certain. He certainly didn't want to provoke the Priest lineage.

"Speak!" Consort Yunxia, as if transformed from a moment ago, sharply demanded, completely devoid of her previous composure and gentleness.

Demon King Jueying recovered his wits and quickly said, "Consort Yunxia, didn't you just see him a moment ago?"

"Just now?" Consort Yunxia frowned. "Don't play guessing games with me. Tell me clearly, where is he?"

In truth, she already had the answer in her heart; she just didn't want to believe it. It wasn't until Demon King Jueying cautiously said, "It's the one you just gave a gift to, Consort Yunxia. But I was also deceived by him. I mistakenly believed he was an envoy from the Demon Race Priest. It's certainly not collusion with humans…"

Consort Yunxia didn't hear a single word of what came next. Her body staggered slightly. A suffocating anger rapidly swelled in her chest, choking her until she could barely breathe. The Sir who spoke of "a world of great harmony," who spoke of "you and I are that figure"—the esteemed person who genuinely enlightened her, who deeply impressed and moved her, and to whom she presented the Silver Fox clan's foundational treasure—he was… he was that cursed scoundrel! Not only did he stroll away right under her nose, but she had even foolishly given him a gift and watched him leave.

"Outrageous!" Consort Yunxia suddenly roared. Nine fox tails shot out from under her skirt, violently striking the ground. *Bang, bang, bang—* Terrifying explosions echoed, one after another. The permafrost, frozen for a thousand years and harder than iron, was cracked and gouged by the nine tails. Snow splattered, and frozen earth flew into the sky. The surrounding Battle Kings recoiled in alarm. Demon King Jueying was also startled by the display of power; if he were hit by one of those tails, he would likely be turned into a pulp on the spot.

At this moment, Consort Yunxia's face was filled with killing intent. She had clearly transformed from a benevolent goddess into a wrathful Asura. She pushed off with both feet, cracking the permafrost, and shot away. Her eyes brimming with cold killing intent, she roared, "Jiang Fan! You are dead!" Demon King Chunni scratched her head and quickly followed.

Consort Yunxia did not chase for too long. On an ice mountain ten miles from the military camp, she found the tuft of fox fur she had given away. She had followed the faint scent of her own fox tail to this location. Unexpectedly, Jiang Fan was very perceptive; he realized the scent on it could be easily tracked. Therefore, he had abandoned such a valuable treasure.

"Damn him!" Consort Yunxia tightly clutched the tuft of fox fur. She felt that, compared to her, Jiang Fan was more like a fox—so cunning it was infuriating.

Just then, Demon King Chunni made her way, breaking through layers of ice. Suddenly, she noticed words carved into the snow nearby and muttered, "This guy even left a message." However, after one glance, her eyes widened in disbelief. She quickly used her body to block it.

Consort Yunxia was suspicious. "What did he write? Why are you blocking it from me?"

Demon King Chunni said, "Let's not look. We should hurry and chase him instead." The more Chunni tried to stop her, the more Consort Yunxia wanted to see what that cursed scoundrel had left behind. She pushed Chunni aside and looked at the words on the ground. But upon seeing them, she was so enraged, her lungs nearly exploded.