After watching Xu Zimo's departing figure vanish from sight,
Bian Wenzhou finally let out a sigh.
"He's gone. You can come out now."
From the nearby garden, Bian Shishi stepped out.
She wore a white cheongsam that displayed her figure to perfection. Her oval face was framed by long lashes that trembled lightly.
"Father," Bian Shishi greeted him.
"Why were you unwilling to see him?" Bian Wenzhou asked.
"I was destined to leave. What would be the point of seeing him?
There are too many helpless things in life. If the ending is not perfect, there will be less sorrow as well. Isn't that better?" Bian Shishi asked in return.
"What exactly is that crystal?" Bian Wenzhou asked curiously.
"In someone else's hands, that crystal is worthless.
But in his hands, it can destroy the entire Blazing Fire Domain.
What do you think?" Bian Shishi asked with a smile.
The moment those words left her mouth, Bian Wenzhou froze on the spot.
Destroy the Blazing Fire Domain? That was far too outrageous a claim.
Yet judging by Bian Shishi's expression, she did not seem to be lying.
Bian Shishi had merely left behind a lingering thought and said nothing more.
"If it is truly something like that, we should have demanded more conditions.
Exchanging it for a single spot in the Chaos Fire Domain was far too much of a loss," Bian Wenzhou said regretfully.
"Father, a snake trying to swallow an elephant out of greed will only burst."
Bian Shishi smiled.
"If I were not afraid that he would owe me a favor, I would not even have wanted a spot in the Chaos Fire Domain.
What would be wrong with simply giving it to him?"
"Shishi, there are many things your father has never asked about.
You were