"If you'd come earlier, that would've been even better. By the way, I used the necklace you gave me to call you so many times before, but there was no response at all!"
"Could it have expired?"
Mo Yi: "..."
Would I tell you that I happened to be carrying Little Ai Mi on my back, strolling through life in frozen time, talking about life and discussing ideals?
Since I had severed myself from the real world, it was perfectly normal that I couldn't receive any signals.
Mo Yi explained with a straight face:
"That was because the previous Herrscher possessed an Authority called 'Binding,' which could seal all energy in the surrounding area. Thunder Wave was naturally included, so your distress signal couldn't get through."
"I rushed over the moment I discovered the situation..."
"There definitely won't be a problem next time!"
After hearing that, Jiu Xiao did not pursue the matter and merely nodded.
"I see."
With Jiu Xiao as an example, it became much easier for Mo Yi to treat the others.
Of course, he still received no shortage of death stares. Theresa, for instance, glared at him as though she wanted to kill him. After all, he was about to steal away her dear best friend, and they would no longer be able to sleep together at night.
Then there was his good daughter, Ai Kiana Li, who watched Mo Yi with curious yet fierce-cute eyes. Still, she did not refuse. Kiana was not so foolish or stubborn that she would reject a chance to recover her strength and heal her injuries.
However, the hostility and resentment she should have felt were not diminished in the slightest. After all, anyone would have trouble accepting some guy about their own age wanting to become their dad.
"Cecilia,