Southeast Asia's Collapse (Continued)

At that moment, Yae Sakura's moist eyes brimmed with shyness. She seemed genuinely a little moved. "Um, if some Lord of Spirits really asked that of me, then for Rin and Ling's sake, I... I could only do it."

After all, in her view, according to the traditional beliefs of the ancient Far East, one had to depend on someone. The weak submitted to the strong; there was no other choice.

Especially for women. Once they accepted someone's favor, they had to pay a price. Whether the other party was a potbellied middle-aged man or an old man, as long as they took the benefits, becoming that person's lover was simply nothing unusual. There were plenty of such cases.

As for whether they were willing...

That was not for them to decide.

What comforted Yae Sakura was that this black-haired man was actually rather handsome, and his personality was fairly gentle as well. He was not the worst kind of person she had imagined.

The only thing she found somewhat hard to accept was that they had known each other for far too short a time. Though that was not really a major flaw; they would gradually grow familiar with each other in the future.

Just as Yae Sakura kept letting her imagination run wild.

Ren Yu, who had just finished talking nonsense, suddenly smiled.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Don't be like this. Talking to me with your back turned makes me look like some bad guy who bullies innocent girls and snatches brides everywhere, some great villainous scoundrel... Since you hate it, I won't bring up this subject ever again, alright?"

Hearing that, Yae Sakura's heart jolted, and she hurriedly explained, "No, it's not like that. I just feel that it's happening too fast. It feels