"I won't!"
Lola shouted.
She grabbed Gu Qingshan's hand and said firmly, "I refuse to stay in the Dust-Sealed World, Gu Qingshan. Wherever you go, I'm going too!"
"This place is safe," Gu Qingshan said.
"Hmph! I have an entire Thorn Kingdom to look after, and countless subjects. If I stay in the Dust-Sealed World just to save my own skin, what kind of king would that make me?" Lola said.
Gu Qingshan smiled.
He had simply explained the situation to Lola.
Everything about Lola was hers to decide. Gu Qingshan had never intended to make any decisions for her.
Since Lola had made up her mind...
"All right. Once I finish forging the key, we'll go back together." Gu Qingshan made the call.
"Hmph! Now that's more like it!"
Lola spoke in an annoyed tone, but her eyes curved like new moons.
Off to the side, Liao Xiaopao said, unable to understand, "Hey, do you two understand the situation? This is the Dust-Sealed World. As long as you stay here, you're guaranteed to escape the apocalypse, and you're actually planning to leave?"
Lola looked at him.
"Gu Qingshan, this guy already saw me touching things. If he keeps following us, he'll see even more of our secrets. Are you really still taking him along?" Lola sent him a quiet message.
Gu Qingshan looked at Lola, then at Liao Xiaopao.
A glowing light bulb had appeared over Lola's head, while a large question mark floated over Liao Xiaopao's.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Liao Xiaopao asked, baffled.
"Hmph."
Lola didn't answer. She simply turned her head away proudly.
—Then the light bulb above her head glowed even brighter.
"..." Gu Qingshan.
Was there something wrong with these two? Couldn't they just think things through? What was with