How could Mistblade lose?
How could Mistblade possibly lose!
At that very moment, only one sentence echoed through Yu Xunge's mind.
Under Maple Sugar's impossible-to-ignore gaze, Yu Xunge suppressed the noise in her heart, but her lips remained tightly pressed together. She could neither speak nor give an answer.
But one thought stood out so clearly in her mind-I absolutely cannot stop Maple Sugar from taking revenge. Absolutely not!
It was the answer both reason and emotion had reached. She could not interfere in an act of revenge as an outsider, nor could she stop Maple Sugar at a time like this. That would only provoke her.
Kufu had saved the Undead, and now Zai Jiu Xunge, who had nothing to do with Moon Fox, was going to save Moon Fox too?
Then who would make up for Oak Owl's regrets?
More importantly, this was Mistblade. She did not believe Mistblade would lose so easily. She did not believe Mistblade would come unprepared.
If Mistblade lost to Maple Sugar, the only reason would be that she wanted to lose... What did she want?
Reason gained the upper hand completely.
"I'm not willing." Zai Jiu Xunge's voice was so calm it seemed utterly devoid of warmth. Under the players' astonished gazes, she said again, "This is Oak Owl and Moon Fox's moment.
"But I am willing to pay a price for you to bring Oak Owl into Zai Jiu."
The flower branches wrapped around Zai Jiu Xunge began to wither slowly and fall away. Dawn Cicada lowered her eyes, silently lost in thought as she watched the few petals that landed on her boots.
"Ha, ha." Maple Sugar laughed softly, whether in mockery or disappointment. The most brilliant hand on the Clock Dial reached nine. She stopped looking at Zai Jiu