Chapter 2785

"Easy for you to say. If I could decide for myself, why would I set up such an array?" The Evil Emperor sounded displeased, seemingly forgetting his noble self-reference.

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly. "So setting up an array is tied to your reincarnation?"

The Evil Emperor spoke calmly. "The Nine-Nine Fortune-Stealing Heaven and Earth Net Array. You focus on 'Heaven and Earth Net,' but I focus on 'Fortune-Stealing.'" He regained his elegance, as if his previous anger had been a mere illusion.

"Fortune-stealing?" Zhu Yanyi looked up at her. "What fortune do you intend to steal with these eighty-one arrays?"

"Heavenly fortune, Earthly fortune, Human fortune, Divine fortune, and the fortune of all living beings." The Evil Emperor looked at Zhu Yanyi without hiding anything.

"Heaven gives me no way to live, so I must carve one out. I steal Heavenly fortune—the luck of small worlds in the ancient universe. That is Earthly fortune. Human fortune needs no explanation; everyone has luck. I take a fraction from each, which won't ruin their lives. If they work hard, they can recover it. As for Divine fortune…" He glanced at the gods and stopped. "Living beings' fortune means the luck of all things—plants, animals, birds, beasts. Anything alive has a share, and I will take a fraction of that too."

"And then?" Zhu Yanyi’s face remained calm.

"With abundant fortune, I can block my evil nature. When you break the array, the space will weaken. I will use that weakness to tear open the space, go directly to the Underworld below, and start over." The Evil Emperor said lightly. "With a future, I won't repeat my old mistakes."

Zhu Yanyi rested her chin on her hand, looking at her. "From what you say, stealing these fortunes poses little danger. So why create such a massive situation?"

She continued, "Evil Emperor, do not speak falsely. Your words may be true, and I know you aren't lying, but there are many loopholes. You haven't told the whole truth."

She added softly, "Especially, you didn't explain 'Divine fortune.'"

"Divine fortune is the fortune of you gods," the Evil Emperor replied.

Zhu Yanyi chuckled. "Is it the fortune of all gods, or Divine fortune? There is a difference."

The fortune of all gods referred to the collective. Based on his logic, stealing it would have some impact but would recover. But if it was Divine fortune, it was far more serious.

The Evil Emperor’s words had a huge loophole, and Zhu Yanyi, not being foolish, noticed it immediately.

The Evil Emperor looked surprised. "Queen Yan, being so sharp isn't good, is it? As a goddess, being too smart might make your divine眷 (shenjuan) dislike you."

"Thank you for your concern, but I trust my husband. He won't dislike me." Zhu Yanyi answered平淡ly, her eyes filled with infinite tenderness as she looked at Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan smiled gently at Zhu Yanyi and rubbed her head. "Ignore others' provocations. I have waited for you to grow up since you were five, then married you. I know who you are and how smart you are. Would I dislike you for being intelligent? That would mean disliking my own judgment."

"I never doubted your feelings for me," Zhu Yanyi said firmly to Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan nodded, then turned to the Evil Emperor. "Evil Emperor, do not project your own filth onto my wife and me. Do you know why your possession attempt failed? It wasn't just a failure; it made zero progress."

Mentioning this topic made the Evil Emperor feel suffocated. "Emperor Yan, as the Evil Emperor, I plan everything meticulously. But I failed with you. No need to remind me."

"I'm not reminding you of your failure, but telling you the reason," Yan Aohan said. "Because there is never doubt between my wife and me. I trust everything she does because she did it."

"What if she wants your life?" The Evil Emperor asked, curious.

"I would give it," Yan Aohan smiled lightly. "Whatever my wife wants, even my life, I give. Because I know that when she asks for my life, she will give hers to me too. So I don't need to doubt her intentions. I just give."

Yan Aohan’s cold eyes fixed on the Evil Emperor. "Evil Emperor, you have no wife, no divine眷. You will never understand this bond between husband and wife."

The Evil Emperor took a deep breath. He felt this topic couldn't continue, or it would ruin his plan.

"Queen Yan, regarding Divine fortune, I can answer you. Divine fortune has two parts. One is the fortune of all gods. Since their attributes differ, I cannot take much—only two to five percent. The most important part is the entire fortune of a single god."

"Since you say that, I will definitely not let the gods join," Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "I know the gods. After a year together, we have some friendship. I have no relation to you, Evil Emperor. You want me to watch my friends sacrifice themselves to help you? Do you really think I'm a fool?"

The Evil Emperor wasn't surprised by her refusal. "Queen Yan, this isn't stealing their lives. You just need to find a god who is about to return to nothingness to join me. she will enter reincarnation too. I use her Divine fortune, but because of the stealing process, she will generate other fortune and can cultivate again. It’s a win-win. Why not do it?"

"Evil Emperor, you are very thoughtful. Then why don't you let your divine messenger do it with you?" Zhu Yanyi sneered. "Evil Emperor, too many loopholes are hard to patch. This might fool a three-year-old, but not me."

"How could I lie? I speak the truth. Besides…" The Evil Emperor looked at Yan Aohan. "My Nine-Nine Fortune-Stealing Heaven and Earth Net Array is complete. I don't force you to enter. But if you don't, everything inside will perish with me. Do you have no heart?"

Truly the Evil Emperor. He acted without considering consequences.