"Huh?"
Hearing Xu Shi say that in such an icy tone, Xia Ke'an was momentarily stunned.
From what the little boy meant... he was going to find "Heavenly Principle" directly and crush it?
"Hey, don't you think you're talking a little too big?"
Though it was not exactly the right time to dampen his enthusiasm, the white-haired loli still felt compelled to pour some cold water on him out of rational concern.
She could not help worrying—right now, they had only learned a few clues about "Heavenly Principle" through He Yuxia. They could not even sketch out its full face yet... Making such a decision now made it hard not to think he was acting on impulse.
"Talking big is better than being timid."
Xu Shi did not buy it. "If I set my goal at the highest point from the start, then even if I only achieve half of it, that's still better than setting it at my feet and accomplishing it easily. Don't you agree, old lady?"
That was very much his usual style. He had always done things that way—when his memories had first awakened, his goal had been to gradually bring all of Night Sin City under his control through Shen He's affairs, rather than merely tearing up the script.
"But..."
"Don't worry, I'm not acting on impulse either."
Seeing that Xia Ke'an still had reservations, Xu Shi explained while fiddling with her hair. "What happened to my mom is only part of it. More importantly, we can't keep letting this sword hang over our heads."
Especially now that he was effectively the emperor of Night Sin City, he could not remain indifferent after learning all this.
My money! (Not that.)
"Besides, according to my estimates, 'Heavenly Principle' may actually be happy to see this happen.