"You'd better not try any tricks."
Chu He stared into Xu Fu's eyes and said, word by word, "If I discover you making any move detrimental to the Great Xia Empire, I will show no mercy."
"I understand." Xu Fu nodded. "In this crisis-ridden world, we need each other. I won't do anything foolish."
Chu He gave a slight nod, but his vigilance didn't lessen in the slightest.
'Xu Fu is an extremely dangerous person. I must be on guard against him at all times.'
'But in this turbulent situation, I have to admit, Xu Fu might actually be a powerful asset.'
「In Chiyoda City, the heart of the White-Red Empire,」
The night was like thick ink, spilled with abandon, tightly wrapping every inch of the bustling metropolis.
In the inky blackness, the forest of skyscrapers stood like silent, shadowy giants, exuding an indescribable eeriness.
Ye Lingyun stood atop one such skyscraper, wreathed in a faint aura of darkness, like a sorceress emerging from a black abyss.
