In the magically styled Town Chief's Office, Tang Qi and Sharlimie stared at each other.
After saying those few words, she fell silent. Like a true Zombie Bride, she showed no intention of continuing—of asking Tang Qi for help, for instance, or telling him how she planned to kill her other mother.
Tang Qi could roughly imagine what Sharlimie had experienced over the long Years. After being separated from Flora, she had likely suffered even more than her mother.
When Flora had been captured, her condition had been unimaginably miserable. But at least Flora had long since gone mad, which meant she did not have to feel that terrible pain.
But Sharlimie was different. She had first lost the mother who truly loved her, then suffered persecution from her other mother. The fact that she had grown into this twisted state yet retained her sense of self was already an incredible miracle.
If someone unaware of the truth heard what she had just said, they would likely misunderstand.
Tang Qi, however, understood very well. He agreed with Sharlimie's thinking as well.
Ispatranie, once the God of Fertility and Death, had now married Sessaro, a Master, becoming the Queen of Gods and advancing into the powerful Goddess of Life. She truly was excessively vicious, and her faction had gradually drifted toward chaos.
Of course, this did not seem to have much to do with Tang Qi.
The deal he had agreed to was merely to collect Ispatranie's soul at the instant of her fall, allowing her to remain forever with Flora inside the True Love Fable.
Strictly speaking, this was a family matter between Flora, Sharlimie, and Ispatranie.
Tang Qi was willing to shelter Sharlimie. If she asked him to help with something or provide some fighting strength, he would still