After briefly steadying her turbulent emotions, Ilya pretended not to care about the earlier deception and asked Blade Arm Li, who stood closest to her:
"Overlord Lu Li, since you successfully escaped the God Realm, then Black Star, is he also..."
Before the woman could finish her question, Blade Arm Li cut her off directly:
"Black Star is still stuck in the God Realm."
"I merely used a few methods to get out ahead of time."
"This..." The expression Ilya had only just managed to control showed signs of crumbling once more.
Black Star was still in the God Realm, while Lu Li had already returned safely?
The gap between them spoke for itself!
As for why Overlord Lu Li had become three people?
Ilya wisely chose not to ask.
She knew perfectly well that even if she asked a question involving the secrets of someone's personal combat strength, Lu Li likely would not answer.
Rather than humiliate herself by asking, she might as well keep quiet and try to earn his goodwill.
After all, Black Star, who remained trapped in the God Realm, was most likely in grave danger. She might even need to ask Lu Li to lend a hand and save him.
Little did she know that while Ilya's thoughts raced, Lu Li was also silently organizing his words, considering how he should respond if she or Ao Zhan asked related questions later.
The two happened to think of the same thing, so neither took the initiative to mention it.
Ao Zhan, on the other hand, looked brimming with curiosity and dearly wanted to get to the bottom of it.
But before he could speak, Yan Qi, who had completed his infiltration mission and hurried back, stopped him.
This civil servant, skilled at reading the room, quick-witted,