Certain that this god-like figure was truly speaking to him, Gong Jue, whose temperament was normally quite mature, was completely flustered. He nodded blankly. "Y-yes."
"That settles it then," she said. "Come with me and grow strong. Are you willing?"
Li Dai's repeated question finally snapped Gong Jue out of his daze. "Grow strong? But who are you? Why are you helping me?" Even his best friend had pushed him away at the critical moment. Why would a complete stranger—and such an extraordinary person at that—want to help him? He wanted to grow strong, of course; he dreamed of it.
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