Looking at the black-robed man kneeling before her, Qian Sui fell silent for quite some time.
After ruling out a whole series of impossible explanations—such as brain damage or insanity—only one possibility came to mind.
—That Madman had chased her over from the front lines.
"Mother, I certainly had a hard time finding you."
Dusting off his clothes, the black-robed man leisurely rose from the ground.
"Because of a momentary lapse and the interference of certain little bugs, you actually left my side. After you left, I thought of you day and night and could neither eat nor sleep. But it's all right—I've finally found you again."
The black-robed man extended a hand toward Qian Sui, his tone extremely gentle.
"Come, Mother. Return with me. I have built the most magnificent and precious palace for you. That is where you belong."
"...How did you get here?"
After a moment of silence, Qian Sui asked coldly.
Although she had spent most of her time at the front lines under a form of house arrest, she had still managed to gather some basic intelligence.
This guy might be acting shamelessly in front of her, but as the Leader of one of the Seven Major Factions on the front lines, he was terrifying in both strength and temperament.
To achieve his goals, he would stop at nothing... including unhesitatingly kneeling before her in public, as he had done before.
Logically speaking, unless something exceptionally important had happened, as one of the seven Leaders on the front lines, he should not have been able to leave that place. Even if he wanted to capture her, he should have sent someone else.
But she had not expected him to actually choose to come after her himself...
"The reason? Naturally, it's because I was far too