Feng Qing Er might have been interested in answering Mu Qingluan's question.
But Lu Yuan certainly was not.
Objectively speaking, Lu Yuan had always felt guilty about setting Feng Qing Er up. Many years ago, he had come to understand a principle: the original novel was merely the original novel, something that could only serve as a reference. From the moment he entered it, it had ceased to be the original novel. It was not as though the original novel only changed once he altered the plot. Thus, although the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit had ultimately still been obtained by Zi Yan in the original novel, in terms of the situation within the ruins back then, the actual control over the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit had remained in his hands. It could be said that if he had wanted Feng Qing Er to obtain it, she certainly would have; if he had wanted Zi Yan to obtain it, she certainly could have.
And Feng Qing Er had trusted him so deeply back then...
Trust and betrayal were mutually entwined...
Sincerity could overcome almost anything...
He had chosen to abandon Feng Qing Er and turn around to help Zi Yan. Whether for him or for Feng Qing Er, their emotions could not possibly have remained entirely steady.
More precisely, there had inevitably been some ripples.
Of course.
He did not mean that he pitied Feng Qing Er, nor did he regret his choice back then. After all, Feng Qing Er had trusted him wholeheartedly, and Zi Yan had trusted him wholeheartedly as well. Moreover, because of their races, Zi Yan and Feng Qing Er's ancestors had fought each other generation after generation. The Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit was a fruit that had a minuscule chance of forming after a Dou Sheng-level