"A deal?" Ye Xiao's eyes lit up. "What kind of deal?"
"Give me Chiyou, and I'll tell you the clue to the third part of the Ten Thousand Souls Map."
"And..." The Blood Empress's lips curled into a meaningful smile, "I can spare your life."
"Do you think I'm an idiot?" Ye Xiao sneered, "If I hand over Chiyou, I'm as good as dead!"
"No, you won't die." The Blood Empress shook her head, "All I need is Chiyou's power, not your life."
"You are still useful to me."
"Useful for what?"
"The soul imprint within you." The Blood Empress's gaze fell on the center of Ye Xiao's forehead. "Isn't it something Xiao Yun left before he died?"
"Contained within is a trace of the Ten Thousand Souls Sect's legacy."
"If I can obtain that imprint, perhaps I can unlock the secrets of the Ten Thousand Souls Map."
Ye Xiao's pupils shrank sharply.
He instinctively touched his forehead, where indeed there was a faint, indistinct mark.
It was forcibly embedded by Xiao Yun before he died.
