Qin Ye listened intently.

And then, he grew taciturn. Even though Arthis had already finished her account of her exchange with Zhou Xianlong, neither of them spoke for a long time.

He was aware that the City of Salvation had restricted all exchange of information to and from the rest of the country. And he could appreciate that other parts of the country would never be as peaceful as the City of Salvation.

The mortal realm had indeed suffered too much. Everything had been single handedly caused by the fact that the old Hell had been playing with fire. Any government in Cathay’s shoes right now would naturally prioritize stability over anything else.

And any sacrifice would be permissible in such circumstances.

At least, any sacrifice would be better than offering up the lives of their own citizens.

There would be at least a 70% chance that he would be classified as an ‘expendable’ if he disclosed the truth about his identity.

A living Emissary of Hell? Come, don’t mind us. We’re just going to stick a few probes into your body to understand your existence a little bit better…

The prospects were too bleak to even consider. Qin Ye sighed wistfully. Then, just as he was about to roll up his tongue, he felt Arthis staring at him with a burning gaze. The hairs on his head immediately stood on ends.

“You’ve got a dangerous look in your eyes, lady…” He gulped nervously as he began to retreat, only to find his back against the wall within moments, “Calm down… stay calm! Whatever it...