Josh saw the rmaid King.
Cold water surrounded them, and various blue gemstones sparkled at the bottom.
This was the place where she first t the rmaid King.
He had been rescued, but he didn’t seem happy; his expression could even be described as gloomy.
Curiously, Josh leaned in, "rmaid King, why are you here?"
The rmaid King turned to look at her, "My little queen, you’ve arrived."
His eyes held a complicated expression, "I’ve given you my rmaid Heart and the Soul Suppressing Pearl, making you my queen, yet you ran away with the Soul Suppressing Pearl. The underwater volcano erupted, and I beca a traitor to the sea. Only if you return with to rescue the frozen sea can I go back to the ocean."
Josh stared at him, stunned, "But..."
The rmaid Heart and the Soul Suppressing Pearl had already been exchanged for items, weapons.
Even if she wanted to return them, she couldn’t.
The rmaid King looked at her, his eyes filled with deep affection, "My little queen, I’ve followed you through different worlds."
A new scene suddenly appeared before Josh’s eyes.
In the scene, the rmaid King used divine power, tearing through space to jump from one instance to another.
He found Code 7 trapped underground, disguised as the Sea God Statue in the ancestral hall, following her steps, getting closer bit by bit.
Josh watched in shock, "rmaid King, what exactly do you want to do?"
The rmaid King looked steadily at her, "I want to save you."
"Save ?" Josh was sowhat bewildered, "What do you an?"
The rmaid King tenderly held her face, "My little queen, I know what you’re trying to do. What if I say I want you to stop and stay by my side forever; would you agree?"
Josh shook her head, "No..." He didn’t understand.
No wait... he seed to really know.
The rmaid King leaned in, "While underwater, I used my skill to create an illusion, and I saw your mories. You want to beco a deity and open a path to another world; you want to leave."
Josh’s heart suddenly contracted; he really knew!
She bit her lip, "You..."
The rmaid King looked at her quietly, with a look she couldn’t decipher, "If I tell you that you’re on a dead-end path, would you still persist?"
Josh parted her lips to speak, but the rmaid King’s finger rested on them, "Don’t rush to refuse ."
His fingertip touched the center of her forehead.
Josh instinctively closed her eyes; images floated in her mind.
In the scenes, Yuze was nestled in a room, checking online for "child-rearing manuals," "how to interact with girls," "what daily essentials do girls need," and so on.
Though naturally lazy and afraid of trouble, he was particularly ticulous with her, thoughtfully preparing clean clothes for her.
As the weather cooled, the clothes in her wardrobe, though seldom worn, were tily replaced according to the season.
He would search online, consult doctors to verify, and determine what fresh foods suited her, stepping out every night to buy the freshest ingredients to personally cook her late-night snacks.
He even paid attention to how fast she ate, knowing eating quickly and cleanly signaled insufficient preparation; eating slowly with leftovers suggested bad taste or large portions.
After each eting, he would go to the supermarket to buy fresh goat milk and fruit for her dorm’s mini-fridge.
If her nose was uncomfortable, he’d promptly add an air purifier and humidifier to her dorm.
Eventually, unable to bear it, he even asked Joyce to help clear the trolls from her account repeatedly.
When Sisi swapped her soul in the instance, Yuze was the first to discover the replacent and promptly returned for her.
Lately, when city officials bullied her, he took advantage of her unconsciousness to beat up Charlotte, the director, causing the entire city bureau to pay for their actions.
Even the scheming Norton by Marquis Grant’s side was killed by Yuze.
Josh watched as he shot Norton with a blank expression, her pupils contracting sharply.
"This..."
The rmaid King drew near, "Surprised, aren’t you? He’s done so much for you, away from your view. He likes you."
Josh bit her lip, watching the unexpressive Yuze in the image with curiosity and indescribable emotion, as her heart raced.
But she ultimately had to return to her sect; Yuze had family and friends here and couldn’t follow her to the sect.
They weren’t supposed to feel emotionally attached.
However, the words "he likes you" echoed like a spell in her head, stirring her heart with unease and rapid beats, mingled with a vague elation, as if tangled in a thousand threads, hard to unravel.
The rmaid King lifted her head, making her et his gaze, "Tell , my little queen, do you wish to leave him?"
Josh’s eyes flickered with confusion, "But I have to go back to my sect."
The rmaid King’s thumb, cool and webbed, traced over her brow; his deep blue eyes akin to the vast ocean embraced her calmly, "Foolish child, you only need to tell , are you happy being with him?"
Scenes of her fighting alongside Yuze flashed in her mind.
Admittedly, although she wasn’t accustod to relying on others, as long as Yuze was by her side, she always felt particularly assured during battles.
Because she knew that even if she couldn’t win, Yuze would always have her back.
Being with him was easy, very easy.
Josh, sowhat confused, t the rmaid King’s deep, tolerant blue eyes, "I don’t know."
The rmaid King suddenly laughed, his face as radiant as gemstones reflecting dazzling sunlight, breathtakingly beautiful.
"My sweet child has learned to lie."
His low voice with a bit of laughter inexplicably made her ears red.
Feeling guilty, Josh averted her gaze, only to be drawn back by the rmaid King, forcing her to face him.
The rmaid King looked deeply at her, "My queen, my destined love, I need you to clarify your wish. Do you want to stay here, live safely in this world, or go to another world to seek your sect?"
Josh clenched her teeth, images of Yuze and her sect alternating in her mind.
Watching her, the rmaid King’s face remained calm and composed, yet the tip of his tail involuntarily curled tighter, betraying a slight tension.
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