Chapter 290

Li Zi was speechless. "If he wants to be one, let him. Honestly, I'm done."

Si Le and Ran Zirou were the same kind of person.

They would stop at nothing to get what they wanted.

Even Si Yaoxie was better than them.

At least Si Yaoxie was a wise ruler.

His methods might have been cruel, but he knew what he wanted to protect. The people and races under his protection lived in peace and could flourish.

Si Le and Ran Zirou were different.

Wherever they went, not a blade of grass survived.

Whether people treated them well or stood against them, they all ended up dead without a place to be buried.

Once work on the Formation began, Li Zi planned to return to her quarters for the night. She had barely sat down when Si Le swept in with a gust of cold wind.

Blood still stained his cloak. "What are you doing?"

Li Zi had just lifted a cup of hot tea to drink. At his words, her hand froze in midair.

"Drinking tea. What's wrong?"

Si Le raised a hand, sending a streak of dark light toward the cup.

Li Zi frowned and shifted slightly, dodging it.

Si Le's face darkened. "Go watch over the Formation now. I want it finished by tomorrow."

His attitude almost made Li Zi laugh with anger. "Are you ordering me around?"

Si Le seemed certain he held the upper hand. "I know who you really are," he said coldly. "You owe me this."

Li Zi fell silent.

She took a moment to sort through his logic.

Si Le thought his mother had appeared to help him now because she owed him.

"This is the last thing you can do for me. Make it count." Si Le delivered the words