Chapter 629 Temporary Departure
Willful, arrogant, and a bit like a princess.
This is Effie.
She is just like the villainous daughter who appeared in anime. She may not have any bad intentions, but the flattery from people around her and the character she has cultivated over the years make her always do annoying things inadvertently.
But having said that, Ephisia at that time was not particularly annoying. At least she was cute, and even if she did something wrong, she would not cause any big trouble.
But not now.
She never thinks before doing anything, and she once suffered a loss because of this and lost the inheritance rights from Sophieuna.
It is the same now. He rashly rushes into the vortex of fighting for the throne and rashly confronts Sophiona.
On the surface, she now seems to have power that is no less than that of other princes and princesses, but what is the reality?
She was like a little lamb that had entered a pack of wolves that were fighting each other for the position of wolf king.
She thought she could seize the position of wolf king and command the wolves, but she didn't know that even if she really won, she would be torn to pieces by the wolves.
Because sheep are sheep and they will not become wolves.
And Ephisia didn't seem to be ready to turn into a 'wolf'.
"I……"
Ephisia stammered and was unable to speak. She held Li Qi's hand tightly, but she didn't know what to say.
Li Qi did not break free. He placed his hands on Efficia's hands and said, as if an elder were advising a younger person, "Effie, think about it carefully and then withdraw. You are not suitable for such an occasion."
"…I have…no way out."
Ephisia said in a low voice.
Li Qi sighed softly, patted the back of Effie's hand again, and finally let her go.
"Well...good luck to you."
Li Qi finally blessed Ephisia and turned to leave.
At this moment, Ephisia suddenly hugged him from behind. She put her arms around Li Qi's arms, put her forehead on Li Qi's back, and said:
"You know clearly that if you are willing to go with me, I will give up everything...then why..."
“…”
Are you serious?
Seeing what is happening now, which seems like a plot straight out of a female channel, Li Qi feels helpless.
He was slightly shocked, broke away from Ephisia's embrace, turned to her and said: "So what you mean is that you want to shame your sister, shame the royal family, and let the Sarnak family who have always protected me be pointed at... You want to do this, right?"
"I...I'm not..."
Ephisia was silent again.
Li Qi said softly: "No matter what kind of background we come from or what we do, we are at the pinnacle of power from birth. Our family trains us and protects us, not to let us betray them in the end. Effie... stop saying things that will disappoint me."
If the Sarnak family treats Li Qi badly, and the royal family treats Li Qi badly, then Li Qi might still hesitate whether to follow Effie.
But in fact, the Sarnak family regarded Li Qi as a treasure, and the royal family headed by the Queen also took good care of Li Qi.
Regardless, these favors must be acknowledged.
The favor has not been repaid yet. If Li Qi turns around and leaves with Effie, disregarding the honor of both families, he would truly be an ungrateful traitor.
Li Qi would not do these things, and he also hoped that Effie would think clearly and not do anything stupid.
The Queen can make her rise to the top and become the tenth princess, but she can also make her fall from grace and become a rat that everyone wants to kill.
When Ephisia stepped into this vortex, she had no choice.
"That's all I have to say." Li Qi didn't look at Effie who was kneeling on the ground dejectedly. He turned around and walked away: "You can take care of yourself."
With her head down and looking at the ground, Ephisia finally did not choose to keep Li Qi.
She just stared blankly, recalling the agreement between Wuming and her in her mind.
If Wuming succeeds in this attack on the Queen, she, Ephisia, can support the new Emperor and become a prince with real power in the Empire.
And if it fails, Wuming also made a second plan, letting Ephisia lead the army that had been prepared long ago, in the name of protecting the queen, and obtain the qualifications of a princess.
But no matter which path she chooses, once Ephisia really shows up, she will have no way out.
Everything about her is tied to the Renaissance Society and she can no longer break away from it.
I paid such a huge price but still couldn't get the attention of the person I like...
Thinking about Li Qi's last words, Ephisia clenched her fists, blood dripping from her palms.
…
After saying goodbye to Effie, Li Qi finally met Sophie who was waiting for him outside the world barrier.
Unlike Effie, whose power is just starting, Sophie Yuna's power is basically established. She has several eighth-level warriors, although there are no ninth-level warriors. However, this is already considered good among the many princes and princesses.
The seventh level can break through the world barrier and go to the world sea, and the eighth level can even open up a certain range of territory within the world sea.
That's why Sophie arranged the meeting place in the World Sea. She wanted to personally escort Li Qi part of the way.
Sophie Yuna should have been very happy to meet her fiancé.
But in fact, her expression has never been very good since we met.
Li Qi knew the reason.
A wedding that seemed to be a happy occasion turned into a battlefield where both sides were fighting. Not only did the marriage fail, but Li Qi was also forced to leave his native land and go to another original realm to practice, and it was unknown how long he would be gone.
When she thought of this, Sophie Yuna felt extremely bad.
"Okay, stop sulking. At worst I can stay with you for a few more days."
Seeing that Sophie Yuna was in a bad mood the whole day and exuded a low mood, Li Qi comforted her with great amusement.
This time, the identities and positions seem to have been reversed.
Obviously, it was Sophie Yuna who was trying to please Li Qi in the past, but now the situation has reversed and she is letting Li Qi make her happy.
"What the Queen Mother did was too much..."
Sophie Yuna still felt somewhat resentful.
Li Qi joked: "Look at it from a bright side, at least we got our marriage certificate."
Although for Sophie and Li Qi, their relationship can only be confirmed after the wedding, but at least in the empire's management system, their relationship is already "husband and wife", which is recognized by the empire's intelligent core.
It's a pity that we couldn't have a wedding, but as long as we can truly become husband and wife, there's no need to worry too much about it.
...Ah, it seems like girls care about this a lot?
Li Qi looked Sophie up and down. No matter how cold-blooded and ruthless she was, Sophie Yuna was still a girl.
Just as he was thinking this, Sophie turned around and pushed him down on the bed.
Li Qi: "..."
I did say that I would spend some time with you, but there's no need to get too aggressive when we just met... He wanted to say that, but seeing that Sophie looked a little aggrieved, he ended up saying nothing.
He just turned around and pressed Sophie under him again.
Li Qi had been very tolerant of Sophie before, and now he planned to charge a little interest.
…
"Little Richie is gone?"
On the planet Sarnak, in the sea of flowers, the queen who had not yet left asked Zelia.
Zelia withdrew her gaze from the sky and nodded slightly: "We have entered the World Sea."
"That's good. What do you think of the mysterious strong man who helped little Richie gain power in advance?"
The Queen then asked.
Zelia kept silent.
The Queen said softly, "He shouldn't have mastered power so early. You protected him for so long, but in the end... it still turned out like this."
"Now that things have come to this, what's the point of saying all this..."
Zelia sighed.
Zelia knew from the moment Li Qi was born that he would possess power.
He was born with power.
However, this power could not bring him honor, but only death, so Zelia sealed Li Qi's strange core, along with the power that had not yet taken shape.
Afterwards, Zelia forbade Li Qi to come into contact with any cultivation system. On the one hand, she did so in accordance with her late husband's last words, wanting Li Qi to be an ordinary person.
On the other hand, it is also to prevent Li Qi from accidentally making the incomplete power complete, thereby attracting the world's attention.
But Zelia could protect Li Qi and lock him up, but she couldn't lock up his thirst for knowledge that wanted to pursue more spiritual knowledge.
So Li Qi escaped, and his power was gradually activated...until now, he was completely restrained and used by someone.
If the interstellar world remained the same as before and did not target those with power, then that would be fine.
Unfortunately, the current interstellar world has long been fed up with a group of "thieves" who only know how to take but not give back, and has begun to prohibit the birth of any power.
This is also one of the reasons why the tenth level is rarely seen in the interstellar world today.
Li Qi awakens his power, but as he does not have ninth-level strength yet, he will be targeted by the world, so he must temporarily leave the Ten Thousand Stars Realm.
Zelia was actually quite reluctant to let her favorite child leave her hometown and go to another place, but now she had no other way to protect Li Qi.
The Queen was watching Zelia from the side. Although Zelia had a blank expression on her face, the Queen, who had been friends with her for many years, could tell at a glance what Zelia was worried about.
She chuckled and said:
"Don't worry, think positively. At least the strong man who helped little Richie didn't have any bad intentions. Maybe... she thinks highly of Richie."
"What's the price?"
Zelia would never believe that being chosen by such a powerful person came at no cost.
What she was worried about was that when Li Qi grew up to the point where he could control power, that strong man would make Li Qi do something extremely dangerous.
"Let's talk about the future in the future. What you need to do now is to take good care of your injuries, Lord Zelia~"
The Queen placed her hand on Zelia's shoulder and said in a slightly playful tone.
The battle with the Ten Thousand Gods was not easy. Even though it was just a clone, Zelia was injured.
If the Queen had not come to support her at the end, even if Zelia could have won in the end, she would probably have paid the price of serious injuries.
But now Zelia is not unscathed either.
Her consciousness was damaged by the Ten Thousand Gods, and it would take a very long time to recover.
But when it comes to this, Zelia turned back to look at the Queen: "The Ten Thousand Gods should be breaking through... What should we do? Can your ancestor come back?"
"I think it's tough over here, how about yours?"
“…I can’t come back.”
Zelia sighed.
If the tenth-level ancestors could come back, they would not allow the gods to run rampant.
So what are those tenth-level old guys doing?
Zelia looked up at the sky again and remained silent for a long time.
(End of this chapter)
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