Today's first update: Chapter 1289! 1/4!
Xia had no definite answer to that. She merely gave two ambiguous words: "Heaven's will!"
Heaven's will?
In a daze, Xu Kun seemed to understand something.
Now that everything had been made clear, Xia once more pleaded, "I know that only you can decide whether Miss Rou Rou stays or goes. Inheriting the two divine positions would be an immense opportunity for Miss Rou Rou. Perhaps she could even use this chance to gain control of the entire Angel Race!"
"Releasing Luo would only be a convenient side matter. Please help me!"
Xu Kun looked at Xia, moved by the affection between the couple, yet he still shook his head firmly. "Sorry, I can't help with this for now!"
"Why?" Xia asked, stunned.
It was clearly something that benefited everyone. She could not understand why Xu Kun would refuse.
"Because you've underestimated the Angel Race, and I can't just watch my woman jump into a pit of fire!"
"Your thinking is too simplistic. You believe that if Rou Rou accepts the inheritance—an inheritance from the two ancestral angel gods—she can become the ruler of the entire Angel Race, just like Gal and Mona did!"
"Isn't that so?" Xia asked in return.
"You've overlooked human nature!" Xu Kun answered seriously.
Human nature?
Xu Kun sighed and looked toward the sky. "You've dealt with the Angel Race for so long. You should know that beneath the seemingly Radiant Brilliance of those angels lies a bunch of selfish people!"
Xia wholeheartedly agreed with that.
"A selfish, arrogant race—do you really think they would selflessly support someone who could one day rule the entire Angel Race, yet was not one of their own and was closer to outsiders?"
Xia's pupils contracted as if she understood something.
"For