"So, you won?"
"Of course not. If I had won, wouldn't he just continue to serve as my guard?"
"You lost then?"
"How could I?"
"That is..."
"It was basically a draw between us. I didn't use my full strength, and he held back too. Overall, I had the upper hand. However, since it was a draw, I had to acknowledge that he was, to an extent, my equal in strength. And so, as equals, I couldn't keep him as a guard, which is why he left."
Saint Jialin and August looked at each other, dumbfounded.
How could that decision be so casual! With the terrifying strength of Long Yi, wherever he went he would be a great disaster! Not to mention, what if an enemy nation recruited him? That would be terrible!
"However, it's a pity I couldn't find more of his weaknesses," Ai Lin said.
"No matter, it's just that Miss Ai Lin has had quite the hardship," Saint Jialin hastily said, as by now Ai Lin had become the only trump card of the Divine Auffa Empire. It was essential to maintain good relations.
