What a principled young woman!
She was even a woman of action.
Not only had she resisted the temptation of the transcendent path herself, she had even resorted to killing to stop others from following in her footsteps.
Putting aside whether she was right or wrong, among all these oathbound, she was probably the most defiant.
That was for the best. When it came to the oath, he happened to need someone like her to talk to.
Without reverence clouding her judgment, she could describe certain things more objectively.
Fu Qian looked at Sunny, who had lowered her head in silent admission, with approval.
"I suppose the two people who died in the inn—the ones said to have been bewitched by Soul Butterflies and lost their heads—were killed by you, too?"
"That's right."
Having already revealed her biggest secret, Sunny clearly had no intention of hiding anything else.
"What you were really keeping a close eye on was this: being bewitched by Soul Butterflies didn't mean you would die. You could even become an apostle."
"Considering how many there are, it would have been a fairly easy path to discover. That ancient deity was eager to spread the faith."
"And with your own efforts, you managed to make everyone believe that complete enchantment led to nothing but death."
"I can imagine how hard that must have been."
"A dangerous atmosphere alone wasn't enough. Someone would inevitably be enchanted by accident, so I had no choice."
"Fortunately, they were cautious enough that I could still keep them under surveillance."
Sunny spoke quietly.
"And even under those circumstances, you still refused to harvest the umbilical cords."
Fu Qian clicked his tongue.
"The Ancient Dragon disappeared, and you grew a tail. You really can't say you didn't deserve it."
"Those things were your