"I think Lilith should stay here with the Void Insect Race for now."
After a moment's thought, Luo Yu frowned slightly. "If we take you back to Vala now, we'll still need to find somewhere to hide you."
"If anyone spots you while we're not paying attention, it'll stir up hostility among the people."
"Why not wait until I've seized Ilis's imperial authority and handed it over to you?"
"Then we can explain to everyone that you have the power of the void completely under control."
"After that, I'll bring you back to Vala."
Lilith looked utterly obedient. "I'll follow all your arrangements, Lord Luo Yu."
"But I hope you'll let me deal with Ilis personally."
As she spoke, a trace of icy malice surfaced on Lilith's gentle face.
"Back then, my father should have been the one to take the throne."
"But Ilis assassinated him. He took the Egg of Swarms from me, too, and reduced me to a subject for all his void experiments."
"I never expected to awaken a constitution compatible with the void."
"That was how I managed to merge so thoroughly with its power and become what I am now."
Luo Yu's heart ached for her, and he drew her into a hug.
"I promise. You'll be the one to end him."
"It's all right. This will all pass."
Beside them, Luo Qingyu watched with a pang of jealousy.
Why does it feel like Xiao Yu is getting tired of the old and falling for the new?
So love really does fade?
"Also, I've given it some more thought. Little Six Paths should come with us."
"You can familiarize yourself with the current distribution of power in Vala. Recovering from your weakened state won't happen overnight anyway."
"Once I leave, you'll take over Vala as