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[If anyone learned about the problem with your bloodline inheritance, they might exploit it to overthrow your rule. Better to discuss this in private.]

Si Le rubbed his ears.

By now, he was almost certain that the voice in his ears was the woman's thoughts.

Li Zi had his interests at heart at every turn. Though Si Le remained wary, warmth welled up inside him.

Si Le waved a hand. "Everyone else, get out!"

He turned to Ran Zirou, his tone just as cold. "You too."

Hatred nearly spilled from Ran Zirou's eyes.

Everything had changed.

The man who had loved her so deeply now guarded against her at every turn.

Once everyone had been driven out, Si Le leaned forward slightly and studied Li Zi with interest.

"What did you want to say?"

Under the gaze of those blood-red eyes, Li Zi was not the least bit nervous. Instead, she looked relaxed.

"Your Gods and Devils Bloodline can appear in only one person per generation. But both you and your father are alive, so the two of you have divided the bloodline inheritance between you. If you want to pursue greater power, he cannot be allowed to exist."

"But Si Yaoxie's bloodline is stronger than yours. Between the two of you, you're the weaker one, and you're destined to lose. I don't want to see you lose, so I came."

Si Le looked her over from above, intrigued.

Li Zi met his gaze.

They faced each other like needle and awn, neither yielding an inch.

Si Le suddenly smiled. "I'd like to ask why."

Li Zi raised a brow. "You only need to know what I intend to do, not why."

The system said, [He could rack his brains forever and never guess you're his mother.]

It was utterly