Caught Off Guard by a Sudden Reversal

This made him feel oddly uncomfortable, like he was luring a respectable woman into eloping with him. But when he looked up at her exquisite face, perfect figure, and incomparable cool elegance—not to mention her considerable strength—he figured that once her transformation was complete, she would probably rival a Greater Divine Power of the Main World. A beauty possessing both looks and strength like hers... it would not be bad if things truly went that way.

But that was only a passing thought. Lin Xiao knew very well that they were not close enough for that.

He asked again,

"If it were you, what would you do? Which would you choose?"

The Emerald Empress asked in return, "Would you be willing to take me away?"

"If I could, of course I would want to leave this world and escape fate forever. But I know this world places great restrictions on you. Even you cannot come and go freely, much less take people away at will. Can you do it?"

"This..."

Lin Xiao was stumped for a moment. He folded his arms, pinched his chin with one hand, and paced back and forth.

After a while, he turned back to her and said,

"I have an important mission in this world. I must complete it before I can leave."

"Can I help you? If I help you, can you take me away afterward?"

Lin Xiao considered it, then shook his head. "You can help me, but I cannot let you."

What a joke. This was the final inheritance of an ancestor. How could he dare let someone else help? What if they came to help only to stab him in the back?

It was like an inheritance left behind by a Great Divine Power in the Main World. It would hold