He rapidly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
Lu Chen's gaze involuntarily shifted once more toward the person beside him, who still looked somewhat dazed and adorable.
Bai Yaoyao looked as though the question she had just heard was nothing more than what to eat for dinner.
Bai Yaoyao seemed to sense his complicated and heavy gaze, and she turned to look at him as well.
Her clear, pure eyes reflected his slightly tense face in vivid detail.
She blinked, her long lashes fluttering once like butterfly wings.
Then she leaned a little closer and whispered in a soft, tender voice laced with confusion, audible only to the two of them.
"He..."
"Is he a good person?"
Lu Chen looked into her utterly pure eyes, devoid of even a trace of impurity, and listened to this childlike yet incisive question.
Then he looked toward the unfathomable Grand Void Daoist opposite him, whose smile held layers of meaning.
The chaotic thoughts born from weighing the pros and cons suddenly... settled down.
That was right. Why think so much about schemes and calculations?
Before absolute strength, many schemes were futile.
What mattered was one's true nature, one's instincts, and... trusting the people by one's side.
He drew in a deep breath, as if casting off a burden weighing ten thousand kilos.
Lu Chen raised his head. His gaze no longer wavered; it had become firm and clear.
Meeting Grand Void Daoist's gaze, which seemed capable of seeing straight through the human heart, he spoke in a ringing voice that carried across the starry sky.
"Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Senior Grand Void. The alliance concerns the future of my Boundless World and the fate of the billions of living beings in Zone J..."
He paused, then continued