"Little White, are you really not planning to issue a clarifying statement to Dawn City's residents in the name of the Board of Directors?" An Xiaotong asked as she straightened Bai Ye's clothes before he left.
"Why the hell would I?" Bai Ye curled his lip. "People only believe what they want to believe. If I told them the Mechanical God Cult could be wiped out with a snap of my fingers, would they believe me?"
"But when I went out to buy groceries these past few days, I saw so many people slandering you. You're clearly saving Dawn City." An Xiaotong sounded gloomy, as if she were the one being slandered.
"Slandering me?" Bai Ye scoffed. "Who gives a damn? Why care so much about what other people think? There are always mountains that aren't green and moons that aren't full. People live for themselves. I am what I am—who the hell are they?
"In a Crow's world, even swans are guilty. I'm arrogant, I'm overbearing, and I'm damn happy about it!"
An Xiaotong burst out laughing. "Fine. You always have a point anyway."
"I'm off." Bai Ye waved, only for a soft little hand to grab him.
He turned around and saw An Xiaotong looking at him seriously. "Take [Knight] with you."
"Can your body handle it?"
"You brought back so many mutated medicinal herbs for me. I'm much better now."
"No need. The Mechanical God Cult is nothing. Even Tyrant couldn't do anything to them, so there's no need to make this troublesome." Bai Ye tried to leave, only to find his hand being gripped tightly.
An Xiaotong said nothing. Her light brown eyes watched him intently.
"How about this? If I need to use [Knight], I'll activate [God's Descent] and come back for it. It'll only