As the saying went, "Dreams are beautiful, but the reality is cruel."

Fang Zhengzhi's plan of staying out of the conflict didn't go smoothly, because the nine rays of sunlight were falling rapidly. It seemed like Qian Ye didn't want to give him a break.

However, since he already knew what he wanted, he had to work hard for it. Even though the road ahead seemed grueling, how could he quit without even trying?

Fang Zhengzhi felt that he needed to try.

Hence, he decided to 'move' a little. As the nine rays of sunlight fell, he hugged Ping Yang and shifted to the side again.

However, he didn't take Lin Mubai with him.

"…"

Lin Mubai was dumbfounded. After all, he was Great Xia Dynasty's emperor, and he even awarded Fang Zhengzhi the title of 'Prince Cang'. In that case, Fang Zhengzhi, who was once his citizen, should be obliged to protect him, but now, what happened was…

He ran away?

What the hell?

Lin Mubai didn't understand what was going on, because he didn't think that Qian Ye