Liang Yu didn't respond, but I could feel her unease. The weight of my words lingered between us like a shadow.
Surprisingly, YuYu remained silent, though her eyes betrayed a deep understanding. She knew there were parts of me that would always remain beyond her reach, dark places in my soul that only Du Shen inhabited.
As we prepared to move, Meng Hao stepped up beside me, his usual cocky grin plastered on his face. "Good thing I'm with you," he said, his tone light. "I didn't want to deal with that mess over there." clearly hinting at the Fire Lord if we left those two together, the entire planet would be on our asses the first minute.
