Li Xingke shook his head slightly. This girl really did have a naturally airheaded side to her, but there was no need to dwell on it. In private, he had already made it especially clear to the Tianzi that, no matter what, she could not speak carelessly about Jiu Ming—the more people who knew, the better.
If what he had done for the Chinese Federation were exposed, people being thrown into a panic would be the least of it.
"Um..." Jiang Lihua hemmed and hawed, hesitantly glancing at Li Xingke beside her. "Um... I can't say."
"Eh? Not even to me?"
"Mhm." Jiang Lihua lightly nodded her lowered head, prompting the black-haired girl to shoot Li Xingke a deeply dissatisfied look. This had to be Li Xingke's instruction.
Though the black-haired girl acted somewhat airheaded, she was not naïve. She had already noticed that this matter could not be probed too deeply. There had to be profound secrets behind it, so after venting her dissatisfaction a little, she said nothing further.
Li Xingke still stood beside the Tianzi with a stern face. The reason he had not said much about the black-haired girl was that he had seen right through her. He paid close attention to those around the innocent Tianzi.
Partly, it was to protect her; partly, it was for the Tianzi's growth. The black-haired girl was called Kaguya Sumeragi, the sole surviving member and heir of Area 11's imperial family. Though she usually acted a little airheaded, her own experiences had made her exceptionally mature inside. Thus, he had not said much about the Tianzi having one more friend by her side.
As for this banquet, it had indeed been held because of Jiu Ming. That could not be said openly, and to everyone else, the meaning of