Beauty and the Bodyguard

Lin Yi suddenly understood.

This can also explain why even quasi-god powerhouses like Yi Liuchao suddenly appeared in the Inner Court.

Lin Yi looked Hou Chuang up and down: "You seem to be far from the realm of gods, right?"

An early-stage heaven-level venerable is more than a thousand miles away from a god-level powerhouse. The gap is far greater than the gap between an ordinary Qi Refining Realm master and a heaven-level venerable.

Hou Chuang said calmly: "Promoting to the divine realm is something that only a quasi-god strongman, or at least a demigod strongman, can foresee. People of my level can at best try to use the opportunity to break through one or two small realms. That would be enough.”

Lin Yi asked: "Do you think you can borrow this momentum from Emperor Zhou?"

"It's not very hopeful, but there is still a glimmer of possibility."

Hou Chuang smiled bitterly and said: "To be honest, I also want to bet my chips on the real favorites, but I don't have the ability. With my little money, I can only burn a cold stove like Zhou Tianzi. ”

Lin Yi took advantage of the situation and asked: "Who is the real favorite?"

Hou Chuang shook his head: "I don't know."

Seeing Lin Yi and others looking at him, Hou Chuang quickly explained: "I really don't know. I only know that in the upcoming big change, some people will be the front wave and some will be the back wave."

"Similar to the Seven Princes, the ones that have taken over the stage at this stage are basically Qianlang."

"According to past experience, it is basically impossible for the front wave to have the last laugh. The real favorites must be among the back waves that have not really emerged yet."

"And this is not something I can see at my level."

"The only thing I can do is to pick up the slack among the many waves. As long as the person I bet on can advance to the midfield, I will make a profit."

"As for how the flood will be in the future, it has nothing to do with me."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

They had heard the words "big changes" many times, but it was not until today that they had a relatively clear concept.

Lin Yi pointed at himself: "According to what you said, I also belong to Qianlang."

Hou Chuang nodded silently.

My heart says that you are more than just Qianlang. With your current posture, you have already replaced the seven princes and become the most watched leader of Qianlang.

Lin Yi saw what he was thinking and said amusedly: "The more panicked you are, the faster you will die. According to normal logic, shouldn't you be avoiding me out of fear?"

No matter how you look at it, rushing to join forces at this time is counter-intuitive.

Hou Chuang said: "To be honest, you are the one who is least likely to have the last laugh in the front wave, but if nothing happens, the possibility of you surviving the midfield is still there, and it is very high."

The implication is that he has already made up his mind to end the game at midfield. As long as he can survive until midfield, Lin Yi is also a high-quality stock in his eyes.

Lin Yi laughed: "Then I have to thank you."

Hou Chuang said with a bitter face: "Excuse me, I'm just telling the truth."

Lin Yi nodded: "Don't be nervous, I like your honesty, but since you have the intention of taking advantage of me, it's not too much for me to take advantage of you in turn, right?"

Hou Chuang subconsciously glanced at Li Qinghe behind him, and nodded quickly: "It's not too much, it's not too much."

Lin Yi said: "Then I will give you a soul mark, isn't it an exaggeration?"

"..."

Hou Chuang's face turned dark.

He came today just to join forces with Lin Yi. It was just a matter of who was in charge and who was in charge. He just accepted the situation today because it was just a bit ugly.

But if someone is branded with the soul, it is completely different nature.

Lin Yi was considerate: "If you don't want to, I won't force you. Fatty, please advise Grand Master Hou for me."

Seeing Li Qinghe approaching with his fingers, Hou Chuang panicked for a moment and nodded in agreement: "No, I promise."

"He's a cheerful person."

Lin Yi immediately and unceremoniously planted the brand of soul on him.

Hou Chuang's face seemed to be wrinkled into a bitter gourd.

If there is no Yuan Shen imprint, they can still be said to be using each other. Even if they don't take much advantage, he at least has a chance to escape unscathed.

But now that the soul mark is planted, even if he can find a way to break the mark later, at least for this period of time, the status between him and Lin Yi is unequal.

But even so, Hou Chuang still had some luck deep down in his heart.

He is waiting.

Don't forget, the punishment from heaven caused by the sinner's edict has not disappeared. He originally wanted to use this as a bargaining chip to blackmail Lin Yi and force Lin Yi to compromise with him.

But now, Lin Yi has planted the brand of soul on him, but he has not mentioned this problem, so naturally he will not rush to solve it for him.

He wished that Lin Yi would be unlucky.

A wave of punishment from heaven might come down, and Lin Yi might not be able to bear it and die suddenly on the spot. His soul mark would be easily removed, which is even more desirable.

Of course, if Lin Yi opened his mouth at this time, he would have no choice.

The situation is stronger than the person, and he doesn't have the confidence to confront Lin Yi head-on now.

The good news is that Lin Yi and everyone seemed to have completely forgotten about this incident, and no one took the initiative to mention it.

Hou Chuang prayed secretly while making excuses with everyone.

As a result, Lin Yi really didn't mention this incident, and after a few instructions, he let him go directly.

Return to the Emperor's Palace.

Hou Chuang sneered in his heart: "Let me investigate this group of old monsters hiding in the emperor's palace? And let me provide a list of possible successors? Haha, it's a good idea, I'm just afraid that you can't escape this disaster."

However, when he saw Zhou Tianzi again, his face suddenly changed.

Dark air covered the head!

Zhou Tianzi looked tired: "Where is the Grand Master? It's so hard for me to find him."

As he said, Zhou Tianzi suddenly became excited again: "Grand Master, what do you think will happen to Lin Yi after this wave of heaven's punishment?"

Hou Chuang looked at his dark forehead and hesitated to speak.

At this time, the unique emperor's luck on Zhou Tianzi's head had turned black collectively, almost turning into the emperor's bad luck!

It is conceivable who will be punished by heaven next.

But the question is, why?

The terrifying thing about Heaven's punishment is that Heaven is high above, and it is not something that any so-called master can influence. Not to mention Lin Yi, a mid-level Earth-level Venerable, even a quasi-god or even a god-level master would find it difficult to do so.

The reason why Hou Chuang was sure to control Heaven's punishment was because he was behind the scenes in this wave of self-criticism edicts. He personally dug a pit for Emperor Zhou, so he was sure to bury him in it.

But now he has not done anything, how come Heaven's punishment fell on Emperor Zhou?

It shouldn't be.

Hou Chuang looked at Emperor Zhou and hesitated to speak.