“I am willing to follow you.” Fu Yu took a deep breath and said the answer she had already given.

“Alright, I estimate we’ll be leaving in a few days. We should eat and drink as much as we want during this time, because once we’re outside, there won’t be any fresh ingredients left.” Li Xuanzu nodded in satisfaction, not at all surprised by the answer.

"Don't rush to absorb the spirit core yet. I'll give you a more suitable one." Li Xuanzu sensed Fu Yu's aura; he was still an ordinary person.

"Okay." Fu Yu replied, took a small bag from the room, and handed it to Li Xuanzu.

These past two days, she's been holding the spirit core so tightly that she can't sleep well. She keeps it under her pillow, afraid that someone will steal it.

Fortunately, even though humanity has deteriorated, Kyoto still has laws to govern it, and Li Xuanzu's reputation remains. After stealing the spirit core, no one knows what Li Xuanzu will do.

Actually, Fu Yu came home late today because of her resignation.

She had long been prepared for no way out.

After finishing his meal, Li Xuanzu left.

"Remember to cook dinner tonight, I'll give you the spirit core then." With that, he disappeared, leaving only a note with a phone number on it.

... ...

Qian Li and her group arrived in Kyoto sooner than Li Xuanzu had expected.

They arrived before dinner time, and the news spread like wildfire.

There were some negative voices online about Qian Li's withdrawal, but those voices disappeared after Li Xuanzu's incident yesterday.

All of these statements have turned into extreme claims that Qian Li should punish Li Xuanzu, kill him, and pay for the lives of the people of the Dragon Kingdom.

In their eyes, there was no difference between the two third-tier psionicists.

When Li Xuanzu received the news, he immediately went to find Qian Li and the others. At that moment, they were parking the truck in the designated parking area for vehicles of outgoing travelers.

Li Xuanzu and Leng An's car is also here.

I had already spoken to Elder Huang beforehand, so Li Xuanzu's residence was moved to a small bungalow with three bedrooms and a living room.

He needed to explain to Qian Li why these people died.

At the border crossing leading to Beijing, Qian Li and her group got off the bus.

To Li Xuanzu's surprise, Qian Li did not avoid him as he had imagined. Instead, she took the initiative to approach him and did not mention the matter at all.

Li Xuanzu looked at the little girl in front of him, who had grown to his chest, and he was somewhat puzzled.

He then turned his questioning gaze to the other three.

Xie Ke'er met his gaze, gave a disdainful "tsk," and turned her head away.

Jia Tai also avoided his gaze.

On the contrary, Ouyang Ningxue nodded to him and then gestured to Qian Li with her eyes.

The truth has come out.

Li Xuanzu smiled at her, waved his hand, and led Qian Li back to their new residence.

The two returned to their residence and sat on the sofa, neither of them speaking first.

Li Xuanzu seemed to be getting tired of sitting, so he stood up and walked around. Qian Li quickly stood up as well.

"Sigh, I'll answer whatever you want to ask. There's no need for such formality between us." Li Xuanzu said with a hint of helplessness, habitually patting her little head.

Qian Li did not flinch, but the tremor she felt upon being touched betrayed her inner fear.

"You silly child, I don't eat people, what are you afraid of?" Li Xuanzu sat back down on the sofa, shifting to a more comfortable position.

“Even if you didn’t ask, I would have explained. You’re different from other people.” Li Xuanzu tugged at Qian Li, gesturing for her to sit down.

After Qian Li sat down, Li Xuanzu explained the reason for the matter.

“I don’t know what Ouyang Ningxue said to you, but I’m still very grateful to her. If you like her, you can leave the third-tier spirit core you have with her,” Li Xuanzu said.

Qian Li nodded without saying anything.

"If I told you that the deaths of these people could end this absurd game of racial survival as soon as possible, and that we humans would be the victors, would you believe me?" Li Xuanzu tried his best to integrate all the information.

There are many things that you absolutely cannot tell anyone. They don't have supernatural powers, and knowing them would do them no good.

Qian Li didn't speak, but her eyes showed that this reason didn't seem to convince her.

"Time will tell. Please believe me. If the outcome of the race survival game is not what I predicted, I will give an explanation to the people of the Dragon Kingdom who died." The promise still seemed weak.

But for Qian Li, that was enough.