While this may seem petty of Rong Yuan, truthfully, he felt relieved; even if it meant that he might be placed into danger and even get hunted down by the Deity King. However, by the time that happened, Gu Lingzhi… could no longer leave him!

He understood Gu Lingzhi better than she knew herself and knew that after all the sacrifices he made, she would not be able to just walk away. Even if she became a True God and went into another realm, she would not be able to forget him. He… was so petty that he would make use of her soft side.

Laughing at himself, Rong Yuan hugged Gu Lingzhi tighter and placed a kiss on her forehead, “Don’t worry, when that day comes, those old men from the Royal Palace would not place the Royal Family in danger. The reason why the Rong family can rule the Xia Kingdom for so many years is not purely based on strength.”

What Rong Yuan did not say was that when desperate times called, the most likely result would be the Royal Palace abandoning them. Hence, there was no need to worry about implicating the Royal Family, all they needed to worry about was...

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