But he and I shared a dream: to establish a neutral force and find a way to avoid this great war.
This was not our war, and we did not want universal supremacy. We only wanted to survive better—not give our lives fighting over things that did not belong to us.
In the war between the Heavenly Beings and the Evil Gods, the ones who ultimately profited were always the two sides themselves. As their lackeys, we might even be purged after it was over.
Therefore, the best course was to show up without putting in any real effort.
In any case, I had no intention of obeying the Evil God's orders. I only wanted to cling to life under him. It was not that I lacked ambition; there was simply nothing else I could do amid this calamity.
Most of the time, an ant's fate was not decided by the ant itself, but by those who walked over it.
Therefore, sometimes, simply staying alive already left me utterly exhausted.
After returning to the imperial palace and reuniting with Bai Xue and the others, I enjoyed their comfort, and my heart finally settled somewhat.
No matter how difficult the world became, we had to live well.
So I took them with me and returned to the Sixth District, settling down there once more. Nothing had changed much since the last time we came back. There were simply many more Watchers now.
The war between the Heavenly Beings and the Evil Gods was raging. Although I did not know how the battle was going, their fighting would not turn into a decisive battle right away. It would develop gradually.
Three years later, Bai Xue and I had a daughter. She was an adorable little white fox.
I named this daughter Bai