Xu Qiuyan had actually told me something: the Administration Bureau had not been pulling any tricks behind the scenes this time. Even her mother was working tirelessly to prevent this War of the Gods.
The Administration Bureau had kept the gods from the east and south outside the borders, greatly easing the pressure on our side.
"So you can rest assured this time. No one should be holding you back. As for the matter between you and my mother, you can settle it with her slowly after this is over."
As she spoke, she poured me another cup of tea.
I lifted the teacup. "If things between your mother and me ever come down to a winner, or life and death, what will you do?"
She looked up at me, sincerity filling her eyes. "I don't know. But I can tell you this: if that day truly comes, I'll leave the decision to my heart. I'll do whatever my heart tells me to do. But anything I say now is still just an unknown."
I nodded. I understood what she meant.
If she said right now that she would help me and so on, I would have thought it was bullshit. One was her closest family, and the other was the man she loved. It was an impossible choice, one that could not have a real answer until the very end.
This was no longer something that could simply be judged as right or wrong.
"All right, then. Thank you." I raised my cup and smiled at her.
She smiled too. "Honestly, I never imagined we would end up where we are today."
I had never expected us to stand completely opposed to each other either. But I understood her. If I were in her position, I might very well