"What's wrong? You were just fiercely saying you would deal with the entire Sanctuary. Why are you so afraid now?" C.C. said to Rulu in a mocking tone.

  "Don't joke around. This isn't about being afraid or not," Rulu gritted his teeth, forcing himself to remain calm. "If what you say is true, C.C., once the Emperor's plan is completed, the Sanctuary will no longer be restricted by time and space. That's equivalent to completely disappearing from this world, no longer existing in this world. How am I supposed to fight an enemy that doesn't exist?"

  "That's true," C.C. smiled and said, "But you don't need to worry too much. That Emperor's plan hasn't been completed yet, and it can't be completed."

  "Why? What makes you so certain?"

  "Because I'm still here. As long as I'm here, his plan cannot be completed."

  "What does that mean?" Rulu pondered, then suddenly remembered something and said, "That's right, the Emperor of the Sanctuary has been trying to capture you, to bring you back to the Sanctuary. You're so important to that Emperor. Could it be that you're also part of this plan? If the Emperor can't catch you, he can't complete his plan."

  "Hmph, you understand now. Now you know how important I am," C.C. raised her face, straightened her chest, and said proudly.

  "I see," Rulu felt somewhat relieved. He continued, "But even so, I still don't have a chance to win. That Emperor's knowledge and power are completely beyond my imagination. We're not even on the same level."

  "That's not necessarily true. You're not completely without a chance."

  "What? Do you have a way, C.C.?"

  C.C. said: "The Emperor's power and knowledge don't come from himself but from external sources. The Emperor of the Sanctuary, by chance, obtained this power and knowledge from a certain place. If you go to that place, you might be able to obtain the same power and knowledge as him. This way, you can gain the power to confront him."

  Rulu was startled. He grabbed C.C.'s shoulders with both hands, saying excitedly: "Is what you're saying true? Where did he obtain this power and knowledge? Can you tell me?"

  "Well, we'll talk about that later. That place isn't easy to reach. Even if I tell you now, it won't be of any use."

  "Alright, anyway, you're here with me now, C.C. As long as the Emperor doesn't catch you, he can't complete his plan. I still have time." A smile appeared on Rulu's face as he began to formulate his next plan.

  "By the way, C.C., weren't you unwilling to tell me about these things before? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

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  "It's because you forced me to," C.C. glared at Rulu, saying irritably, "Rulu, you're always blaming me and constantly risking your life fighting others. If this continues, I'll either die from anger or from fear. I can't take it anymore."

  Rulu snorted, saying proudly: "Of course. Since you've chosen to stay by my side, C.C., you must align with me. Either we live together or die together. There's no room for neutrality."

  "Such an arrogant, conceited child. I wonder who you inherited this personality from," C.C. muttered.

  "Alright, we should go back. It's late, and it's not good to leave Nana alone at home."

  "So you do remember Nana. Do you know that Nana has been worried about you since morning, constantly asking me where you went? When she saw you hadn't returned all day, she even wanted to go out and look for you. I don't know if she's still at home."

  Hearing this, Rulu's expression changed. He immediately hurried towards the secret house in the forest. As soon as he approached the secret house, he saw a young woman with long, flowing hair standing at the doorway, looking around. Who else could it be but Nana?

  "Nana, why aren't you staying inside the house? Why did you come outside?" Rulu quickly walked towards Nana, approaching her.

  Seeing Rulu appear, Nana was first stunned, then her face showed joy. But when she saw Rulu's tattered clothes and the large bloodstains on his waist, her joyful expression immediately turned to panic.

  "Rulu, where did you go? Why... why are you in such a state?!" Nana said anxiously, reaching out to touch Rulu's injured waist.

  "Don't, don't touch there..." Rulu couldn't help but bend over. The intense pain from Nana touching his wound caused cold sweat to pour down his forehead.

  Nana quickly withdrew her hand, staring blankly at Rulu. After a moment, Rulu said: "Nana, it's not safe here. Let's hurry back inside."

  As Rulu spoke, he walked towards the house, but Nana remained standing in place, not moving. Rulu turned back to look at Nana's face and saw tears glistening in her eyes, her expression sorrowful.

  "What's wrong, Nana? What are you doing?!" Rulu realized he had done something wrong and became panicked.

  Nana looked at Rulu resentfully and said loudly: "Rulu, what exactly did you go out to do? You left early in the morning and came back so late, and in such a state."

  "I... I fell down, accidentally got like this. Besides, I'm fine, see? I'm perfectly alright," Rulu grabbed Nana's hand, comforting her softly.

  Nana yanked her hand away from Rulu's grip and said angrily: "You're lying. You always lie to me. You must have been fighting with the Sanctuary's army again. The person who tried to assassinate Prince Su Wen the other day was you, wasn't it?!"

  Rulu was stunned as Nana exposed the truth, not knowing how to explain.

  Nana suddenly burst into tears, crying as she said: "Did you ever consider my feelings before doing these things? If you die, what am I supposed to do? Do you know how scared I am? Rather than living in constant fear like this, it would be better to be caught and killed by the Sanctuary. After all, I'm just a burden to you. I'm only holding you back here."

  As she spoke, Nana quickly ran towards the forest exit. Rulu, injured and unable to move vigorously, hurriedly called out: "C.C., quickly stop her!"

  C.C. immediately chased after her and grabbed Nana's hand. Nana seemed genuinely angry. She shouted "Let me go!" while struggling fiercely, trying to break free from C.C.'s grip. C.C. held onto Nana with all her might, trying to control her.

  "C.C., you're helping Rulu bully me too. You're both too much!" Nana lost her temper, swinging her fists at C.C. C.C. was caught off guard and took a punch to her right eye, which immediately swelled up.

  "Quickly find a way to stop her, Rulu! This mess is your doing, you must take responsibility!" C.C. shouted in panic while trying to deal with Nana's attacks. The scene became extremely chaotic.