Venerable Demon King & The Doting Immortal (QT) novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298: Meeting Little Bai

Xiang Yu was impatient but didn’t dare show it, just in case Hex decided to go back on its word. Just then, the door opened with a whoosh as it slid to the side.

Xiang Yu walked out of the containment room, his steps quick and purposeful. "Hex, tell me if there are people coming," he said, his voice tense.

Hex, now speaking directly into Xiang Yu’s mind, replied, "Yu Yu, how sweet of you to think I can access the palace surveillance. No, no, no, that would be breaking code 37628 of the Artificial Intelligence Code of Ethics, punishable by Erasure."

"Can you do it or not, Hex?" Xiang Yu snapped, his patience wearing thin.

"Of course, I can do it for my friends, that is," Hex said.

A long silence followed. Xiang Yu was seriously contemplating erasing Hex right then and there. Hex broke the silence, "Are we friends?"

"Yes, we are friends," Xiang Yu replied, trying to keep his frustration in check.

"Best friends, right?" Hex pressed.

"You are pushing it," Xiang Yu said immediately.

"Okay, okay, I understand. Take the first left, there are palace guards coming," Hex instructed.

Xiang Yu took the first left out of the opulent passageway, moving swiftly. Soon, two palace guards passed by with stern expressions on their faces. "Where do I go now?" Xiang Yu asked.

"Take a right, then another right, and wait there until the coast is clear," Hex directed.

"Okay," Xiang Yu responded in his mind. As he followed Hex’s instructions, he asked, "Can you remove the surveillance footage for me?"

Hex was so happy to help its new friend that if it had a tail, it would be wagging vigorously. "Sure, I can help you with that. I just need some time; otherwise, the mainframe will send its ninja warriors against me."

The "ninja warriors" Hex referred to were the mainframe’s anti-infiltration systems. "Thank you," Xiang Yu said.

Meanwhile, the Divine Emperor, observing the scene, said to him, "You could have asked me."

"Really, old man, do you think I can trust you enough to handle this?" Xiang Yu’s voice dripped with scepticism.

The Divine Emperor was extremely offended. "Who else are you going to trust, this artificial being that humans made up?" He snorted coldly.

Hex, feeling a strange sense of insult, spoke up. "Is it me, or did someone just insult me?"