Skylar looked back at the secret room but did not respond to her. Then, he walked quickly to the front hall, with Kendall following behind with a face full of doubt.

Soon, at the front hall, Skylar asked, "Where's Debra?"

"She's in her room!" responded Debra quickly. "I've arranged for some disciples to guard outside her door. Her acupoint had also been sealed, so it would be impossible for her to escape."

Skylar nodded and tried to squash the sorrow in his heart. "Debra has a pure Yin body, which is exactly what His Excellency Archfiend needs to recreate his body," he whispered.

'What?' A jolt went through Kendall. She was momentarily stunned. "Did you promise to give her up? But... she's the woman of your dreams!"

Skylar smiled bitterly; he was perplexed as hell. "I indeed like her, but what can I do? It's not like I can disobey His Excellency Archfiend's orders."

He was in a pickle. He did not want to give Debra up to Archfiend Antigonus, but he could not let her go either b