Chapter 3431 ( ^‐^) Charles City Lord and the Lightkeeper Fanlü's Night Talk (Part Two)
"..."
It took Charles a long while to slowly recover from the excruciating pain.
"..."
Seeing this, Fanlü hurriedly furrowed her brow and wiped the beads of sweat from Charles's face. She watched him with concern, her eyes filled with worry.
"But..."
"That would be a time-consuming and arduous undertaking. Even if everything went smoothly, I'm afraid you wouldn't live to see the day."
Only after Charles had calmed down did she continue, still frowning. She sighed, seeming reluctant to say more.
"Of course I understand!"
Charles patted Fanlü gently on the shoulder.
"That's why I asked Suiying to keep an eye out and investigate that little girl while he was at it, didn't I?"
"If they can survive on the surface, then they must have a way to deal with the Scarlet Essence contamination."
"Find them, and all our problems will be solved."
Fanlü was taken aback. A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she soon frowned again.
"I hope so!"
"But..."
"Are you sure that Dustman commander can find where Mark and that little girl's group is hiding?"
"I'm not sure..."
"But we have to try!"
"Besides, the Lord of Light and Shadow will protect us!"
"But..."
"What if, even after we find them, that human faction on the surface refuses to help us?"
"They'll help."
"How can you be sure?"
"Simple!"
"When we find where they're hiding, we'll send someone to negotiate with them."
"Negotiate?"
"Right!"
"They must need something. As long as we have something they don't, there'll be room to negotiate."
"But what if they still refuse?"
"Or..."
"What if they make unreasonable demands?"
At this, Charles paused. A trace of awkwardness crossed his face, but his single