After entering the cosmic ruins...
Bai Ge immediately turned to her subordinates. "There's something strange about that Luo Lan. Keep an eye on him."
"This is the first time I've seen Moon Princess brought so thoroughly to heel in front of her subordinates."
"Maybe he really does have some ability."
One god from the White Moon Star System dismissed her concerns. "Lady Bai Ge, you're overthinking it. Lady Moon Princess isn't even ten thousand years old. She's still a little girl."
"It's perfectly normal for a handsome male god to have her wrapped around his finger."
The other gods from White Moon began offering their own well-reasoned analyses.
"That assessment makes perfect sense."
"One look tells you that boy is a pretty boy. Lady Moon Princess is still young and inexperienced. That's why he can manipulate her."
"It's understandable. My daughter is several generations older than Lady Moon Princess."
That was what most of the gods believed.
Luo Lan might not be strong, but he certainly was handsome.
He had relied on his looks to attach himself to the distinguished Moon Princess.
This wasn't a conclusion the contestants had reached on their own. It was information spread by the Imperial Guard.
In the years since Luo Lan took his vacation, they had felt their own room to maneuver shrinking.
A portion of their annual resources had also been diverted to Luo Lan.
Humiliated and furious, the Imperial Guard had spread rumors throughout the nearby star systems to slander him.
They had made Luo Lan's reputation as a pretty boy common knowledge among the gods.
The rumors circulated extensively in private.
Galaxy Overlords such as Bai Ge naturally knew nothing of the gossip their subordinates exchanged behind closed doors.
"Is that just your speculation?"
Bai Ge's expression chilled, and her tone