Ming Zhaoshu was pleased with Lu Yin's attitude. "You can rest assured. Shenwu Continent won't face trouble anytime soon. Even if your experts beyond the Hunting Realm make a move, the Five Luck Stars will be enough to protect it for at least a year. And experts of that caliber are unlikely to act. So I'm certain Shenwu Continent will be safe for ten years. You have ten years to develop, and that's enough time for you to gain considerable influence. You're one of the top four in the Ten Academies Grand Competition, a peerless genius among humanity."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Why are you placing your hopes in me, Prince?"
Ming Zhaoshu narrowed his eyes and took a deep breath. In a low voice, he said, "Because... Yan'er."
Lu Yin's heart jolted, and his expression changed.
"Yan'er likes you. I can tell. And you like Yan'er, too. Otherwise, you wouldn't have exposed your identity for her sake," Ming Zhaoshu said gravely.
Lu Yin didn't deny it.
"The difference in your status is too great. Only when Shenwu Continent joins the universe will things return to normal. Then the two of you can be together. That's my promise to you," Ming Zhaoshu said solemnly.
Lu Yin's fingers trembled, and his heart burned. Ming Zhaoshu's words had thoroughly moved him. Feelings were the one thing that couldn't be controlled—and the easiest thing to control. Lu Yin was no exception. He could sense Ming Zhaoshu's ambition, but for Ming Yan, he was willing to do certain things. If Shenwu Continent really did join the universe, then there was a chance he and Ming Yan could be together.
Thinking of that girl made Lu Yin's heart flutter. He couldn't suppress the feeling.
Ming Zhaoshu's lips curled upward. This was indeed why he had