As Sonia told the story, Ash finally understood what happened in reality - he never expected that the Four Pillar Gods would be so servile, not only banishing Starry Touch to the sidelines and supporting him to become the new leader, but even allowing his companions to share his authority!

This degree of love for the whole family made even Ash himself feel quite confused.

He felt like a naive and innocent person who was favored by the gentle, tall, rich and handsome Four Pillars God. He tried to run away, but He chased him and he couldn't escape even if he had wings.

But compared to the favor of the Four Pillar Gods, there was another thing that worried Ash more.

"You plan to shatter the starry sky to break the blockade of the Star Kingdom?"

Ash had a complicated expression. "Forget about the witch. She is not a citizen of the stars. But you..."

"I know exactly what I'm doing," Sonia said calmly. "I'm standing on the opposite side of the throne room, colluding with the Four Pillars, protecting foreign legends, and committing treason. Once I'm exposed, there will be no place for me among the stars."

"So don't say sorry, and don't show that expression in front of me." Her tone was too strong to be refuted, and her stubbornness was intoxicating. "When you were trapped in the trap of the Starry Lord, the stars were already my enemy."

"You can go to great lengths to see me, and I can certainly betray everything for you."

Ash took a deep breath. He didn't know if it was because of the blood in his lungs or his mood, but he felt a tightness in his chest. "This is what I'm trying to avoid. I don't want to be the one you have to choose between."

"Congratulations, you have never been my backup option." Sonia raised her eyebrows, "You'd better say something nice, otherwise I will feel that I made the wrong choice."

"I can only grant half of your wish," Ash shrugged, "After all, you must have made the wrong choice."

He restrained his smile and looked at Sonia, his eyes moving and his brows full of smiles.

Sonia's heart suddenly began to pound, and her face felt hot as if she had a fever. The whole world seemed to suddenly become quiet, with only the beating of their two hearts remaining.

"I like you, Sword Princess."

"I like you, Sonia."

"I like you, Miss Servi."

Sonia's eyes sparkled with stars. She wanted to pretend nothing had happened and looked away, but she still mustered up the courage to look Ash in the eye. As if to prove that her words had more weight, she shouted loudly, "I like you, too!"

But the next second her voice dropped, aggrieved and stubborn, "I've liked you for a long time."

Ash chuckled and explained before Sonia could get angry: "Who isn't?"

The two looked at each other for a moment, and laughed foolishly at the same time, each blushing as if to stay away from each other, but their hearts couldn't help but get closer to each other. As their eyes got closer, they saw themselves in each other's eyes.

"etc."

Sonia raised her finger to block Ash's lips. She suddenly remembered something: "Am I using my body now?"

Ash was startled, then shook his head, "No, both you and I are using projections. My projection is also called Ash Hiss, but your projection is called Nia Servi. If you also enter Ruby Mountain, you will probably replace Nia's identity."

"No, I can only hug you." The Sword Saint pouted and said, "I want to save the first warm kiss for my main body."

“That’s right.”

Ash couldn't agree more, "It's really not appropriate right now. It's disrespectful to you or Nya."

"Wait, why do you seem so familiar with my projection?" Sonia suddenly became alert. "Come to think of it, why is my projection with you?"

"It's a long story," Ash said, "but I was indeed protecting Nia. First, we suspected that she might be the angel host, and second, it was because of the 'emotional backflow' phenomenon."

"Emotional backflow?"

"When a projection dies, her emotions will flow back to the original body, and the original body may even have its personality distorted because of it." Ash thought for a moment and then said, "We found out that Niya's mother died when she was a child. Do you remember anything?"

"Five years old?" Sonia frowned in thought, looking very cute. "I don't remember... I can look into it when I get back."

"So you're afraid that my projection will die, and then an emotional backflow will occur, distorting my personality and causing me to no longer like you?"

"I just wanted to protect your kindness, but you made it sound possessive and calculating?" Ash smiled, "Although I do have this concern..."

"Then I will allow you to approach my projection." Sword Princess poked his chest and said seriously, "As for other women, you should stay as far away as possible. Don't think that you can be irresponsible and do whatever you want in the projection world. Do you understand?"

Ash was silent for a moment, as if he had heard a difficult task.

"I'll do my best!"

"Actually, the answer I was expecting was "I've never been close to other women"... Never mind." Sonia said, "But I didn't open the door of truth, so how could I suddenly be pulled into the projection?"

"Perhaps it was this angel hunt that broke the boundary between the virtual world and reality."

Ash analyzed, "Because of the silver wings, the Sea of ​​Knowledge, the Kingdom of Stars, and the Kingdom of Stars may overlap to some extent. At this time, you and Nia appeared at the same time. Even if your spatial locations are different, your soul can already connect to Nia, and you have descended here even without the Gate of Truth."

Sonia: "Will I stay here forever?"

"According to what you said, you were suddenly pulled in when you entered the light column, and the light column is fading quickly. It is very likely that when the light column disappears, you will be pulled back as well." Ash looked at her and said, "At least I sincerely hope so."

"This is actually a chance to rescue you!" Sonia realized, "If I pull your body nearby, wouldn't you have a chance to be pulled back?"

"Maybe."

“What a pity.”

"Not a pity at all." Ash smiled and said, "Just being able to see you is worth more than anything else. Even if I just know that you and the witch are trying to save me, I'll be happy enough to continue to persevere... It's a pity that I didn't get to see the witch."

Sonia rolled her eyes and snorted, "Is there anything you need me to tell the witch?"

"Give my regards to Liz. It's hard work for that little girl to follow her sisters across the country." Ash said softly, "Also, I'm worried..."

He fell silent as he spoke, and Sonia looked at him, "What are you worried about?"

After a moment of silence, Ash lowered his head and closed his eyelids: "I'm worried that you two are not on good terms."

Ash still remembered that before he was imprisoned in the Kingdom of Stars, he, Sword Lady, and Witch had a fight in the virtual world, and killed a Blood Moon Legend by the way.

The fact that he could meet Sword Princess in reality meant that the relationship issues between the three of them had been intensified to the point where they had to be faced directly. The battle only slightly eased the atmosphere, but did not essentially solve the problem.

On that date, Ash actually wanted to discuss with Sonia how to solve the problem. But he was still not too worried, because at that time Sonia would most likely stay in Fanxing, and as long as Diya didn't separate Liz, Ash and her would only be relatives, so the three of them could still maintain a balance.

Only now...

"What kind of relationship do you mean?" Sonia held Ash's hand and twirled her fingers around his palm. "If you mean friendship, then we have a good relationship. After all, we have been friends since the Continent of Time."

"The witch just told me that she missed the days when we were rampaging across the Continent of Time."

"I miss it too," Ash said.

"But if you mean some special 'sister relationship'," Sonia raised her eyebrows and looked at him, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. We will never be able to develop that kind of relationship."

Ash quickly defended himself: "I didn't think about it--"

"Ash, I have betrayed Fanxing." Sonia suddenly said, "Do you know what this means? After I rescue you, I can't stay in Fanxing anymore."

"Um."

"So, the life plan we discussed before has completely failed." The Claw Sword Saint sighed: "It is impossible for me to become a noble and achieve success in the Stars... If you apologize, I will beat you."

Ash tapped his head and smiled, "I'm sorry."

Sonia glared at him seductively, then said, "So, even if you don't want to, I can only follow you to the ends of the earth."

"But you don't sound very willing!"

"Of course, I was originally planning to become a star noble and support you! Now we can only support each other!"

"If you plan to continue to support me, I absolutely won't mind." Ash held her hand tightly and said, "I also hope your mother won't mind me kidnapping her beautiful and powerful daughter."

"You can go and tell her yourself when the time comes." Sonia blushed a little, "So, after we leave Fanxing, I will accompany you to Fuhui, so that you can reunite with Liz, and also settle your friends..."

"But after that, can you listen to me?"

"After that?" Ash was confused.

"I hope to travel around the six kingdoms, go to the Blood Moon to see the Blood Moon Judgment, go to Paradise to see the Cursed Spirits, and by the way, find a way to recover the Silver Lamp Spirit." Sonia said, "After all, she is our companion."

"I don't mind," Ash murmured, "but I don't know if Igula and Harvey are willing, and the witch--"

"Only us."

Sonia stared at Ash and said word by word: "The journey ahead will only be between the two of us. It only belongs to the two of us."

"May I?"