When Qianye returned to the Martyr’s Palace, Caroline was already waiting at the cabin doors. “Did everything go well?”

“Of course, the Wolf King is no idiot. He knows what he should do.”

“Is there no way to bring him to our side? I mean, as a true ally.”

Qianye shook his head. “No. We still haven’t made clear what his true intentions are, or even why he appeared in the neutral lands. An alliance under such circumstances is extremely risky. I still don’t trust him even now.”

Caroline smiled. “Then how can you trust me? You even gave me partial control over the Martyr’s Palace.”

Qianye didn’t know how to reply for the moment. He tried to respond vaguely and get away with it. Of course, there were a lot of reasons—the war on the void continent, Caroline risking injuries to defend the Martyr’s Palace, etc. She had spared no effort on her part, and comrades who had fought through life and death were naturally dependable allies.

However, Qianye felt a bit guilty even as he was saying these things. He would be rather dumb if he still hadn’t noticed Caroline’s feelings at this point. It was just that he would rather keep this layer of mist undispersed, and certain things,...