"If It didn't seize every opportunity to curse Lu Li, that would be when things were truly dire..."
Ink Flood Dragon replied nonchalantly.
At the same time, with a gulp, it swallowed the thing it had been holding in its mouth.
"What do you mean by that?" Babayak asked instinctively, unable to understand.
But before Ink Flood Dragon could answer, the Goblin chieftain's attention was drawn to its swallowing motion.
"Y-you ate that child?!"
Babayak's eyes flew wide as he cried out.
"I merely put him in my stomach for the time being." Ink Flood Dragon swished its tail and said righteously, "You're all still too weak at this stage. You can't provide this child with sufficient protection."
"When you've grown stronger and have enough power, I'll naturally hand him over for you to raise."
After a pause, seeing Babayak's expression ease as though he had digested its words, Ink Flood Dragon continued, "As for what I meant by 'If It didn't seize every opportunity to curse Lu Li, that would be when things were truly dire'... that isn't something I can explain to you in just a few words."
"In any case, you only need to remember that the Sacred One bears Lu Li no ill will."
"Over the past 4,443 reincarnations, even when their relationship was at its worst and the situation most dire, the Sacred One merely ignored whether Lu Li lived or died. It would never strike out to kill him."
"Mm... As long as you keep breathing and develop steadily, you'll have another chance to meet It in a few years."
"I see..." Babayak nodded, only half understanding.
Though he felt Ink Flood Dragon was simply too lazy to explain and had casually come up with excuses to brush him off, he truly had not