Yang Jian quickly noticed that Ye Zichen was staring, frozen, at his new friend request. His friends gathered around, but when they saw it, they were stunned too.

Whats this supposed to mean?

Why is he sending you a friend request?

Hes friending you? Doesnt he have any shame?

Given Pu Jingwan, the Great Sage, and Yang Jians response, it was clear all three of them knew the man in question.

I dont know either. Ye Zichen stared at the screen in a daze and shook his head. The verification message was actually rather simple

I am Gu Li!

Four simple words were enough to prove everything.

Gu Li!

After he reunited with An Lu, their rivalry, which theyd shared since their time in the Modern Realm, had finally mellowed somewhat.

But Gu Lis crimes couldnt be washed away so easily; certainly not just after what had happened in Nine-tailed Fox territory.

Ye Zichen had spared his life purely because he didnt want to destroy An Lus pure heart. It had nothing to do with Gu Li himself.

And now Gu Li wanted to add him on social media?

As all four of them wondered why Gu Li would send such a request, yet another friend request popped up on Ye Zichens screen.

Big Brother Ye, its me, An Lu.

Although he knew An Lu and Gu Li were together, now that the message came from An Lu, Ye Zichen accepted it without hesitation.

After opening the private chat, he saw that the other party was typing.

Youve really got a terrible impression of me, dont you?

When he saw the messages contents, Ye Zichen knew it was from Gu Li.

Do you have business?

He wasnt An Lu, so Ye Zichen naturally felt no need to be friendly. They were just words on a screen, but Ye Zichen trusted that Gu Li could sense the distance they represented.

I cant come looking for you just because? Youre my cousin!

When he saw that, Ye Zichens hands froze inexplicably. It wasnt actually strange for Gu Li to say that, nor was he wrong; Ye Rong was indeed from the Gu Family, and Ye Zichen and Gu Li really were cousins.

But when he thought of everything Gu Li had done, thinking of them as cousins felt rather gross.

Hah

Ye Zichen sent him a cold smile. Before long, he got another response.

Its possible that there have been some rather large misunderstandings between us.

Thats not important right now. If you have something to say, say it. If not, dont use An Lus account; its nauseating. Gu Li, its true that my impression of you has changed after what happened in fox territory, but do you really think I can just let everything youve done go? Ye Zichens expression darkened as he sent this message.

Big Brother Ye.

Although Gu Li was using An Lus account, she was in fact right beside him.

She naturally saw Ye Zichens refusal too. She really liked Ye Zichen; he was the one whod saved her when she was danger, and afterward, even though he clearly detested demons, and even though he knew full well she was a demon, hed always treated her as if she were his own little sister.

But she loved Gu Li, too. She loved him to her very bones.

She really wanted the two of them to become friends, but reality was cruel. From Ye Zichens words, she could sense that her hopes of achieving that dream were fleeting.

Dont worry about it; this is my problem. Gu Li smiled amiably at her and tousled her hair. I really did cross the line; its not surprising that this cousin of mine would act like this.

He took a deep breath, but he was still smiling. Were Ye Zichen there to see his expression, he would discover that he was far less vicious than before; it was as if hed been purified.

His lone arm swiped the screen, and he laughed. Fine then, lets just skip the pleasantries. I naturally contacted you because I had something to discuss with you.

Lets hear it! said Ye Zichen.

The Divine Mausoleum has descended. You ought to have sensed it too, right? Gu Li lightly tapped the screen and typed out a message. The fragments are all in our hands. Dont you think we ought to cooperate?

The Divine Mausoleum?

Ye Zichen suddenly recalled the videos the heavenly soldiers had sent in the Red Packet Server. Could that be.?

Is it down in the Lower Realms?

You do know. As expected. Gu Li chuckled. Thats right: its in the Lower Three Realms. It will descend completely within half a month. When the time comes, well need to use our keys to unlock it. Its just that between the two of us, weve yet to collect all the fragments. Theres still one piece in Taibai Jinxings hands, and one piece on the top floor of your Yao-Sealing Pagoda.

How do you know that?

Its only natural that Id know about that. Anyway, you have two months to increase your cultivation, become a ruler, unlock the last floor of the pagoda, and get the key fragment. We should open the mausoleum as soon as possible. The era is nearing its end. You ought to understand that every second is precious, said Gu Li.

But why should I work with you?

You dont have to agree right this second. When the day comes, Im confident youll decide to join forces. With a chuckle, Gu Li finished their conversation. Hurry up and become a ruler as soon as possible. We dont have much time left.

Will Big Brother Ye really go with you? After locking the phone, An Lu couldnt help but chime in.

Gu Li laughed and nodded, his fingers brushing through her hair. He will. When the day comes, hell naturally chose to work with me. Our relationship might be poor, but he has no better options.

This guys really vile. Pu Jingwan rolled her eyes.

Of them, shed interacted with Gu Li the least, but when you loved someone, their grudges were your grudges. Ye Zichen loathed Gu Li, so she naturally loathed him too.

When it comes to Gu Li, I think wed be wise to only belief half of what he says, said Yang Jian. Back in the Lower Three Realms, he was always causing trouble. Who knows how many members of the Heavenly Court, Underworld, Immortal Region, and Endless Beast Region died because of him? I ascended early. If Id been there to twist his head clean off, none of that would have happened, now would it have?

Hes done about every misdeed imaginable up here, too, snorted Pu Jingwan.

Is that thing in the video really the Divine Mausoleum? asked the Great Sage.

Ye Zichen nodded slightly. Although Gu Lis character wasnt worth complimenting, he wouldnt fire shots at random like this.

Besides, he had the Outsider Gu Li standing beside him. It was inevitable that hed be privy to secrets unknown to Ye Zichen.

Of the two remaining key fragments, Taibai Jinxings was actually already in Ye Zichens hands. Gu Li had received a fake, so he just assumed that Taibai Jinxing still had the real one.

As for the final key fragment, it really was in the top layer of the Yao-Sealing Pagoda.

But what concerned him was that Gu Li used the word cooperate and that he seemed completely certain Ye Zichen would agree. Where exactly did all that confidence come from?