Chapter 1040: Parting Ways

After she said that, Xiao Zhenyu didn't speak again. It was as if his silence had become something she could no longer see. Little by little, she simply ignored it. "Xiao… Miss Xiao," Silence asked at the moment of parting, almost as if possessed by some impulse. "What are you planning to do next?" Xiao Zhenyu thought for a beat, then answered calmly, "Once the investiture ceremony ends, I'll return to the Heavenly Alliance. "There's still a lot I need to do. Maybe only after I step out will...