"It's time to end all this."
Kazeli slowly released Zhu Ou, who was frozen like the surrounding crowd, and looked at Li Si.
"To be honest, I'd imagined this day would come, but I never expected that even now, I'd still be so reluctant to let go."
Hearing the loneliness in Kazeli's words, Li Si did not respond immediately. He simply listened quietly.
It felt different from when they had been spending time together earlier. Though Kazeli's appearance had not changed, he now exuded an unfathomable, mysterious presence.
Though he was not deliberately directing it at them, Li Si and Tiya still felt
"Even after becoming a Legend, I still couldn't undo the loss of my beloved."
"I would rather never have left with that caravan. I should have stayed by Zhu Ou's side all along."
"What meaning does becoming a Legend have for me?"
Kazeli shook his head. After a brief pause, he said to Li Si,
"You've already been to the City Lord's Manor and found that blood tower, haven't you?"
"Yes."
Li Si nodded slightly, with no intention of hiding it.
"You were able to dispel the concealment barrier I set up and even leave that place safely. You truly are quite outstanding."
"More outstanding than I was before I became a Legend."
Kazeli sighed softly.
"I imagine you've already guessed much of what happened. If there's anything else you want to ask, ask it now."
"Otherwise, there won't be time."
Kazeli's expression was calm, but his gaze kept falling on Zhu Ou, as if he wanted to look at the girl a few more times.
"There won't be time? Legendary Majesty Ihaileisi, are you planning to do something?"
Li Si was somewhat stunned. He had not expected to hear those words from Kazeli.
Could it truly