"Pledge allegiance!"
Zhuang Xing's simple two words seemed to deafen the Cao family's God King.
The Cao family's God King looked at Zhuang Xing in disbelief and said, "What did you say? Pledge allegiance? We are supported by the Cao family!!"
Zhuang Xing said earnestly, "The support can be returned to the Cao family, but some opportunities only come once, such as: The Chosen One!"
The words "The Chosen One" buzzed in the Cao family's God King's head, and he froze on the spot.
"Pledge allegiance!"
Zhuang Xing's voice once again reached the God King's ears.
The God King's gaze swept across Zhuang Xing and the other nine people, and he asked, "You all... have pledged?"
Zhuang Xing and the others nodded.
The God King paused for a long time before nodding and saying, "If you all have pledged, then I have nothing more to say?"
He looked at Zi Linling and sighed, "I am willing to pledge allegiance to you!"
"Good!"
Zi Linling wasted no words and directly imprinted her soul mark into his soul.
Then, she took out a Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pill and handed it to him, saying, "Heal your wounds!"
The dejected expression on the God King's face was instantly replaced by excitement upon seeing the Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pill, "Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pill! It's actually a Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pill!"
Zhuang Xing said proudly, "That's right! The Master gave each of us one! Do you know now how wise it was to pledge allegiance to the Master?"
The God King's lips moved for a long time, but he could not utter a single word.
Zhuang Xing smiled and said, "Hurry and heal your wounds! Following the Chosen One, there will surely be no shortage of benefits in the future!"
The God King nodded, carefully swallowed the Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pill, and closed his eyes to heal.
Zi Linling approached Cao Chunyu, whose breathing was weak, and infused him with a wisp of life force before giving him a Blood Spirit Pill.
If Cao Chunyu had not had some use, Zi Linling would not have saved him at all.
Therefore, giving him one Blood Spirit Pill was her limit; there was no way she would waste a Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pill on him.
The medicinal power of the Blood Spirit Pill quickly spread.
A moment later, Cao Chunyu's breathing became stronger, and a trace of color returned to his pale face.
Zi Linling took out several silver needles and inserted them into his body, temporarily suppressing the effects of the Shattered Bone Pill and then sealing several acupoints.
"Miss Zi, it would be better if this beast died. Why are you saving him?" Shangguan Yulin said angrily.
Zi Linling removed the silver needles and said, "He cannot die yet!"
"Why?" Shangguan Yulin asked confusedly.
Zi Linling said exasperatedly, "Without this bargaining chip, are you going to fight those two half-step God Lord realm experts of the Cao family head-on?"
Shangguan Yulin was speechless.
Zi Linling continued, "Not only that, I even suspect that the Cao family has a God Lord realm expert guarding them!"
"God Lord realm?! How is that possible!"
Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, Xuanyuan Xun, and Shen Liuxing exclaimed in unison.
Zi Linling nodded, "It's just a guess. For the Cao family to be the number one family in Scarlet Blood City, if they didn't have a God Lord realm expert guarding them, they would have been replaced long ago! After all, this is the Chaos Domain!"
At her reminder, Xuanyuan Xun's expression became solemn, "In that case, are we still going to deal with the Cao family?"
Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing also looked intently at Zi Linling, awaiting her answer.
Zi Linling said coldly, "Why not?"
"But how can we deal with a God Lord realm expert?" Rong Guang asked doubtfully.
Zi Linling smiled mysteriously, "Leave it to me!"
"Leave it to you?"
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yulin, and Shen Liuxing all asked in shock.
Zi Linling nodded, "That's right! Leave it to me! But before that, let's go to the Gou family first!"
"What are we going to the Gou family for?" Shangguan Yulin asked, utterly confused.
"To help her rescue someone!" Zi Linling said, looking at Gou Ziran.
"Miss Zi, are you really going to help her?" Xuanyuan Xun asked, frowning. Su Dan Novel Network
"Of course, I am!" Zi Linling said seriously.
"But..." Rong Guang also hesitated.
"No buts! Helping her is also helping ourselves!" Zi Linling said resolutely.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin were even more confused by her words.
Only Shen Liuxing's eyes lit up, and he asked, "Sister Zi, you're not just going to save someone, are you?"
Zi Linling nodded and smiled, "Clever!"
"Since that's the case, I agree with Sister Zi's proposal!" Shen Liuxing said with a smile.
"Mm!" Zi Linling nodded.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin were even more bewildered.
Shangguan Yulin, unable to hold back his impatience, asked anxiously, "Miss Zi, Boss Shen, what riddle are you two playing at?"
Shen Liuxing looked at Zi Linling questioningly.
Zi Linling nodded again.
With Zi Linling's permission, Shen Liuxing explained, "Saving people is just a ruse; taking Scarlet Blood City is the real objective!"
Shangguan Yulin was stunned for a moment and asked, "What does saving people have to do with taking Scarlet Blood City?"
Shen Liuxing rolled his eyes and said, "We are going to help Gou Ziran rescue people, but will the Gou family hand over Gou Ziran's mother and sister?"
"Of course not!" Shangguan Yulin blurted out.
Shen Liuxing said exasperatedly, "Exactly! As long as the Gou family doesn't hand them over, we have a reason to attack the Gou family. We don't need to destroy the Gou family, just make them submit to us!"
"Then, using the Gou family as our base, we will launch a challenge against the Cao family. As long as we destroy the Cao family, Scarlet Blood City will be ours for the taking!"
"Besides Scarlet Blood City as our base, we can recruit strong individuals on a large scale and build Scarlet Blood City into a reserve force for the Cataclysm of World Destruction."
So that's how it is!
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Xun, Shangguan Yulin, and Rong Guang all showed expressions of sudden realization.
They finally understood that every step Zi Linling took was in preparation for the Cataclysm of World Destruction.
Zi Linling said, "Since everyone understands, it's time for us to depart!"
After speaking, she approached Gou Ziran and said, "I can help you rescue your mother and sister, but I need you to do one thing."
"Let alone one thing, I'll agree to a hundred things!" Gou Ziran said without hesitation.
"Aren't you going to ask what it is?" Zi Linling asked in surprise.
"No need to ask!" Gou Ziran blurted out.
"Good! Then let's go!"
After speaking, Zi Linling called Shangguan Yulin to pick up Cao Chunyu.
Then, she went to Zhuang Xing and the other ten people and asked, "Have your injuries all recovered?"
Zhuang Xing looked at the other nine people and nodded, "Thank you, Master, for the Nine Revolutions Great Returning Pills. Our injuries have completely recovered!"