"If she hadn't Tuned Firefly, you never would have noticed me, nor would you have come looking for me so soon."
"But rest assured, I am not your enemy—at least... not entirely." She tried to ease the tension.
"The Edicts authority Gofemwood shared with me is both power and the restraint and surveillance he imposed upon me."
"And luring you here was precisely my goal—otherwise, why would I have put on that little show in Dreamville, and why would I just so happen to be cornered by you now?"
"So you betrayed Gofemwood too." Black Swan's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she moved aside, forming a triangular formation with Dahlia and Yan Huan.
"The moment you admitted to being an ally of the Dream Master, I began to suspect your true intentions. This doesn't suit your usual style."
"To date, you have betrayed every faction you ever joined, without exception. Eternal Flame Manor, the Garden of Recollection... and now it's the Dream Master's turn?" Her tone carried icy mockery.
"Holy shit?" Hearing this, Yan Huan hastily lowered his sword from Dahlia's neck and retreated several steps, as though afraid of catching something. His dark golden eyes were full of astonishment.
"Lü Bu reincarnated?! You three-family slave!" He looked toward Black Swan, his tone exaggerated.
"You don't seriously intend to treat her as a temporary ally, do you? Legendary mercenary Black Swan?"
"Of course not." Black Swan gently shook her head, her posture as elegant as ever as she spoke calmly.
"I merely wish to understand what she intends to do after going through all this trouble, and what her ultimate goal is."
"Besides... do not lump me together with her." She shot Dahlia a glance, clearly drawing a line between them.
"Aren't you two pretty much the same?" Yan Huan