"If it were only a beating."
"I could certainly do it."
"Or rather, it would be effortless."
"However, there are quite a few shortcomings to doing that."
"For one thing, it would put you in a difficult position, caught in the middle. It would be wrong for you to help the Luo God Clan, and even more wrong for you to help me. Perhaps you have the courage to make up your mind, but I still don't want to see something like that happen."
"For another, it could bring about some unknown consequences. For example, those elders I beat up might bear a grudge against you and me. Whether or not they have the ability to use some small means against us, from my perspective, I would never allow anything like that to happen. So either don't offend people at all, or, once you do, make sure they don't even get to see tonight's moon."
"Have you really thought it through?"
Lu Yuan pinched Luo Li's little cheek.
Making Luo Li roll her eyes despite herself.
She pulled down Lu Yuan's hand and, in a rare coquettish tone, said, "Since I've already said this much to you, it means I've made up my mind. Maybe this decision of mine is irrational, but I'm willing to place that irrationality in you. Would you let me down?"
"Of course not."
Lu Yuan smiled in relief.
He looked at his left hand, which Luo Li was holding.
Then he clasped her little hand in return.
Looking toward the meeting hall not far away, he took the initiative and led Luo Li over.
"Miss."
"Miss."
Outside the hall.
At the entrance.
Two young men with auras at the Three Small Tribulations of the Supreme Realm were diligently standing guard.
When they saw Lu Yuan