You Can Always Trust the Black Knight

This time, Bai Ye was not lying. He truly trusted An Xiaotong, and that trust surpassed everyone else's—even Li You could not compare.

His trust in An Xiaotong had nothing to do with feelings. He trusted her character.

Although An Xiaotong could be scheming, gluttonous, petty, and always inexplicably angry, the qualities possessed by this Knight Girl who had always upheld justice were enough to earn anyone's trust.

Bai Ye knew that An Xiaotong would never embezzle the formula. Even if it killed her, she would fulfill anything she promised.

In this brutal wasteland where the strong preyed on the weak, you could always trust the Black Knight.

This was recognition from a New Era Deity.

"By the way, what abilities does that Dragon-Level Taboo Object have?" Bai Ye asked.

An Xiaotong shook her head. "I don't know. I've never seen my master use it."

"Why not?"

"Because no one can make my master use a Taboo Object."

Heh. Keep bragging. The last person who bragged that hard was called the Tyrant.

Bai Ye had figured it out: the world was one giant game of pretending to win. Before a fight, whether human or ghost, everyone acted like they were invincible.

Once they actually fought, it was fine if you killed your enemy. But if you failed to kill them and let them escape, all kinds of versions of the story would soon emerge.

A draw, unable to keep me even after giving it everything, and in the end, it might even become the enemy sparing your life.

Humorous Dart Man was the most typical example. He picked fights with the Ten Kings every day and treated the Zodiac like roadside trash.

Bai Ye did not even need to think to know how Li Xiao would brag after returning. Something