After bidding his goodbye to Evelyn, Alex didn't immediately come back. Instead, he looked at the sky.
Evelyn deserved more than he could give. As long as she was careful, she could reach the apex with the help of a Martial Saint. He thought maintaining the status quo would be the best he could give to her, so at one time, he could protect her from his future problems. On the other hand, her dedication to him made it hard for him to do that.
In the end, just like when he entrusted Alicia and Firia to Maxwell, he placed Evelyn on Manness's hand. No one would attack her again like this. He was planning to rescue Evelyn, risking his very plan if the Joyful Union Sect decided to kill or do their 'specialty' to her though.
"Go. You can fly on your own now." Alex said with a half-happy half-sad smile. He created a teleportation array and disappeared.
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On the other side,
