Chapter 4052: Should Have Stayed, Should Have Left

’Oh! So that’s why the barrier is now blocking my vision to the other side,’ Kentucky told Rean.

Rean noticed it too. ’Zanbril really doesn’t want anyone to decide what to do only after seeing who they would be fighting against. He wants them to truly take the risk for their princesses.’

It made sense. For example, if a Semi-Celestial saw that his opponent would be a Divinity, he obviously would stay. He could even say that he stayed for the sake of his princess while, in fact, he just stayed because he was confident of his victory. Now, with the barriers blocking all senses and vision, the advisors must risk facing someone as strong or maybe stronger than themselves.

Surprisingly, even the three Celestials were in this dilemma. Zanbril changed so many rules until now, so what if Zanbril put two of them in the same zone on purpose? That meant even they wouldn’t be able to leave anymore and would have to fight with their lives on the line.

In the end, unless the advisors truly trusted the princess or had been promised something very good for being here, they most likely would leave. Why was that important? That was important because it showed which one of the princesses really had what it takes to convince others to fight for them. That would be a necessary trait in the future as the wife of one of the Zentian Empire’s heirs. At the same time, to show Zanbril if they were worth fighting for after marriage.

Zanbril finished his words. "Alright, you all have a minute to decide."

"Shit!" Hoblio gritted his teeth. Although Hoblio was certain Derfiu would stay for their Sister, if Derfiu ended up fighting a Semi-Celestial or a Celestial, he would most likely die. Even if he faces a Divinity, he could still end up like that. In the end, the chances of Xixie dying were very high.

Why death? Wasn’t Kentucky there, too? If only Derfiu dies, Xixie will only receive the cultivation damage, but won’t die, right?

Well, the problem was Kentucky himself! In Hoblio and Xixie’s eyes, Kentucky and Xixie didn’t know each other at all, so why would he risk fighting a Semi-Celestial or maybe even a Celestial to the death for her? Hoblio definitely wouldn’t if he were in Kentucky’s shoes. That means Xixie was definitely going to receive the cultivation damage as a result.

Now that the new rule was spoken, Hoblio looked at Kentucky’s holographic projection. Kentucky could come out, and Hoblio obviously thought he would do so. Xixie had decided by herself to risk his life, after all.

Hoblio looked at Rean, and Hoblio seemed to be struggling.

Rean, however, just shrugged. "Why are you looking at me? Do you expect me to do something to convince Kentucky to fight for her? Sorry, but not only would I not do it, but I also can’t do anything. Have you forgotten? All communications are blocked inside those fighting zones. No one can contact anyone from the inside or from the outside."

That was right. The only one who could decide to stay was Kentucky alone, and no one would be able to contact him to convince the Minokaa to do that.

*arrrrghhh!*

Many princesses began to feel their cultivation disappearing. At the same time, various advisors appeared back in the Main Hall. As one could expect, none of them were willing to risk their lives for those princesses. That wasn’t part of their agreements or whatever reason for them to be here.

Quite a few began to die soon after, especially the remaining princesses who only had Divinities as advisors. For those advisors, chances of death were the highest, after all.

*Arrrghhh!*

Then Hoblio finally heard it... and saw Xixie fall to the ground, feeling the immense pain as her cultivation disappeared from her dantian in a matter of seconds. Hoblio was fuming, even if he knew he couldn’t blame anyone! "So he did come out! That fucking bird!"

Yet, Rean patted his shoulder. "I think it is a little too early to judge Kentucky, don’t you agree?" As he said that, he pointed at the holographic projection that showed Kentucky. The Minokawa was still there, seemed bored with all the waiting.

"No, it can’t be..." Then, Hoblio spread his Divine Sense. There was no need for that, though. Since Kentucky was still there, it was apparent who came out first. A moment later, Hoblio noticed Derfiu walking in his direction, his expression terrible. "Derfiu, you..."

Derfiu cut in. "Shut up! Do you expect me to simply fight to the death like that?! No, not fight! Chances were I would just die! Let’s take Xixie’s body and go home. I’ll talk to father."

Hoblio gritted his teeth. "She is not dead yet, you fucker!"

"What?!" Derfiu was taken aback, quickly using his Divine Sense to look for Xixie. It was true, Xixie received the cultivation damage from the collar, but didn’t die. Kentucky was still there. "Why hasn’t he left? Why would he risk his life for Xixie?"

"Ahem..." Rean raised his hand. "Let me make one thing clear for you two. Kentucky doesn’t give a damn about Xixie. Why would he? They barely know each other. That said, Kentucky only stayed there for one reason and one reason only. It was fun."

Derfiu snorted. "He stayed for something like that? What kind of idi-"

"Shut your fucking mouth!" Hoblio seemed to be about to burst. "Compared to you, he might as well be a saint!"

Derfiu glared at him. "You only say that because it wasn’t you there!"

"Even if it was!" Hoblio replied. He seemed sure that he would have stayed.

The interesting part was that Rean couldn’t detect any lies from Hoblio. ’It appears they have different commitments to their relationship with their sister.’

’To me, it looks more like a soap opera! Hahaha!’ Kentucky was still hearing everything that was happening. Rean was right, he was there just for the fun.

Rean ignored the two brothers, looking at Xixie. Her cultivation just stopped plummeting, stabilizing in the Middle Stage of the Saint Realm. Yet, her Dantian was damaged quite badly, so he wasn’t certain if it was worth cultivating from there or if it was better to simply cultivate from zero again. ’Zanbril spoke about one’s karma and luck. Well, both of them seem pretty messed up in this girl’s case.’

She was fortunate to have someone like Kentucky there. At the same time, she had her own brother giving up on her for his own life, so you would definitely not call it luck. Saying it was messed up was an understatement. The one who should have stayed left, and the one who should have left stayed.

Soon, the experts who came with the dead princesses retrieved the princesses’ bodies. However, they didn’t leave. They stayed. They at least had to see how things would end.

The minute passed, and Zanbril spoke again. "Alright, seems like this is it. For the princesses who only got their cultivation levels damaged, there is no need to worry. If you become my wife, such a setback will be easily overcome. As for those who still have both advisors inside, congratulations. At least you know how to manage your people and your relations. Now, let’s get back to business."

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