Li Huaiyu had not naively assumed that Su Qiao would easily return control of the mainframe. With wolves ahead, tigers behind, and Reno watching him like a hawk from the side, all he could do for now was minimize his losses.
Su Qiao knew he had yielded—or at least yielded for the time being.
"As long as you don't come provoking me or disturb my secluded cultivation here, what would I want their lives for?"
"Even the conflict between Saint Ya and the Federation has nothing to do with me. I don't have that much time or energy to waste on it."
Li Huaiyu glanced at Reno, who was glaring at him unhappily from the side. After a moment of silence, he said, "I admit defeat. Once I return, I'll voluntarily give up my position as heir. I only hope that you'll keep your word."
Since he had taken a step back, Su Qiao would not press him any further.
"Don't worry. I've always kept my word. But you'd better keep your people in line. Don't let them fall into my hands."
"I will."
Su Qiao's origins were unknown. She alone, despite being a woman, was already this powerful. Li Huaiyu could not imagine whether her people were truly, as she had just claimed, able to soar freely through space without even needing a Flying Battleship.
Or perhaps, as she had said, there really were many civilizations in this universe more technologically advanced than Saint Ya and the Federation, with even more powerful beings.
In any case, compared with Reno, Li Huaiyu was now far more wary of Su Qiao.
For the sake of escaping unscathed, and for the sake of Saint Ya, he could only choose to compromise.
"Reno, I hope we can let bygones be bygones regarding our