Chapter 409 Tender Moments Above the Battlefield (2)_1
Seeing her like that, Zi Xiao felt he was just asking for punishment. He struggled to leave her lips and rested his head against her neck, breathing heavily and muttered, "You really are a seductress!"
"You’re the seductress, you’re the true calamity!" Dugu Qianye retorted. Not wanting to continue with this ambiguous topic, she left his embrace and, looking at his bewitching face, asked, "You haven’t told me why you came back when I became stronger."
Zi Xiao pulled her back into his arms and said, "You should know about Yong Xing, right?"
Dugu Qianye nodded and replied, "Yes, the current Ruler of this world."
"The Divine Temple doesn’t play much of a role, but her brother, as you know, is a General under Yong Xing. If he finds out his sister has been killed..."
Zi Xiao didn’t continue, but Dugu Qianye already understood his implication. If Lu Yuanshuang died, her brother would surely seek revenge on them, and if he was killed, Yong Xing would definitely become aware of her existence. By then, Dandan and the ancient Divine Artifact would not escape his notice. That would place her in danger!
And he, he would have to restrain them, to prevent their attention from falling onto her. But that was the Ruler! And what was his status, to be able to contend with the Ruler!
"I always knew your identity was not as simple as just a Pavilion Master of the Secret Pavilion, but I didn’t expect you to be even more remarkable than I thought," Dugu Qianye said. "Don’t worry, I will make myself strong as soon as possible."