After spending a pleasant morning in Keen City and finishing lunch, Sui Xiong set off for Samat Viscounty.
He had no plans to meet with the people of Keen Territory, nor did he intend to visit his followers—given his current identity, doing so would be rather awkward. "Void Mask Oscar" was not suited to meddling in such trivial matters, while "Saint Spirit Crick Keen" was suited to appearing, but doing so would bring harm without benefit.
Over the years, his aid to Keen Territory had remained at the level of "friendliness." Aside from secretly preparing a few life-saving trump cards for Anna, Stephen, and Lomon, he had done nothing conspicuous on the surface. Considering that Crick Keen was the saint spirit of His Majesty Void Mask, this relationship did seem somewhat distant.
But it could not be helped. Often, outward indifference was not a bad thing; being too close instead invited trouble.
If Crick paid too much attention to his family and friends, he could certainly provide them with many conveniences in minor matters, but it would also draw the attention of truly powerful enemies, who might even make them targets of attack. Then they would be in grave danger.
Compared to that risk, a little convenience was hardly worth mentioning. Letting them bear enormous danger for such a small benefit would be exceedingly unwise.
Thus, after careful consideration, Sui Xiong ultimately decided to keep a certain distance from them, even deliberately putting on a show of estrangement to dissuade certain people from entertaining thoughts they should not have.
If harming Crick's feelings could truly achieve something, his enemies would naturally not hesitate to attack Keen Territory. But since Crick himself did not seem to care much, exposing their hand over this matter would be highly inappropriate.
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