Chapter 2895: Chapter 2895: Promise

Ever since Dorothy had explained Zen's predicament, Letitia and Margaret had been sick with worry.

Sometimes, Letitia found herself envying Laquisha, Nelly and Lavender, since they were blissfully ignorant, cultivating within the Phoenix Palace walls.

At times, she even regretted leaving Zen's inner world. If she had stayed in the fairy palace, she wouldn't have had any clue as to what was happening in the outside.

But, all of a sudden, these worries disappeared the second she heard her lover's voice.

“Whoosh!”

From the end of the corridor, Margaret had transformed into a purple shadow that flew towards Zen.

Letitia also threw herself into Zen's arms.

“Plop...”

Zen, who had been physically exhausted when he rushed into the light column, felt little to no strength now.

So when the two women pounced on him, Zen fell backwards under their weight.

Surprised that he was so weak, Letitia hurriedly asked, “Darling, is there something wrong with you?”

“I'm fine,” Zen answered with a smile. He fondly stroked Letitia's hair.

“Are you hungry? Do you have no strength left?” Margaret asked with concern, laying her hand gently on Zen's arm.

“You're half right,” Zen replied with a chuckle.

“So...”

The two women lovingly gushed at Zen, and he patiently replied to all their queries with a serene expression on his face.

Dorothy sat opposite to Zen, but she felt like an outsider.

While Zen was still trapped on the Other Shore, she had often visited them. Here, she learned that Zen had several lovers, and that there were even three more cultivating in the Phoenix Palace.

Although Dorothy maintained her composure, internally, she cursed at Zen.

She never expected Zen was like this...

However, she too was relieved that Zen had finally woken up. She smiled slightly. She knew nothing could trap Zen Luo, not even the Dark Region!

After he answered all their questions, Zen gently flicked his hand. His space ring appeared, and he took a considerable amount of divine crystals. Then, he crushed them and threw them into his cinnabar field.

These divine crystals released their energy and nourished Zen's inner world.

“Buzz...”

Zen's two Other Shore Tokens absorbed these divine crystals' energy greedily, and then transformed the energy into the Other Shore Power. It didn't take Zen long to crush more than a hundred thousand divine crystals into his cinnabar field.

After most of his Other Shore Power was restored, Zen finally relaxed. Turning to Dorothy, he smiled. “So, you successfully retreated from the Grand Sky Temple!”

In the Dark Region, Zen didn't know what was going on outside. He had been worried that Dorothy would be in danger when they had parted ways.

“Yes. How about Elvinia? Is she all right?” Dorothy asked.

Both Zen and Elvinia had been asked to stay in the Dark Region by the three-eyed boy.

She clenched her fists. Dorothy had always felt that she should've been the one by Zen's side.

“We are still trapped in that place,” Zen answered in a frustrated tone.

“You and Elvinia are still trapped? Then how were you able to leave?” Dorothy asked in surprise.

Since there were no outsiders present, Zen decided it was safe to tell them everything. Briefly, he explained to them what had happened to him and Elvinia in the Dark Region. ꭆΆℕǒʙЁṥ

The more Zen talked, the more worried Dorothy became. “What should we do... Will you be trapped there forever?”

“There is always a solution,” Zen consoled her. “At least now, I can come back to replenish my strength.”

If Zen used all his Other Shore Power, he could fight a black monkey. However, once that was used up, he would be left defenseless against all the other creatures there.

“It's a pity that I don't have any candles,” Dorothy murmured, biting her lips.

If she had candles, she would've entered the Dark Region again to attempt to rescue Zen and Elvinia.

Seeing how Dorothy cared about him so much, Zen was moved. “Don't worry,” he said and smiled. “I'll definitely find a way out.”

Just as Zen was speaking, Trish suddenly burst into the room. “Tia, there're two guests—” Her eyes widened when she saw Zen. “Mr. Luo, you are awake!”

During Zen's stay on the Other Shore, Trish had reported everything happening in the house to Letitia.

Hence, she was surprised to see Zen awake.

“Yes.” Zen nodded. “Who are the guests?”

Before Trish could reply, two elegant figures emerged from behind her. One wore a blue robe, the other, a green dress. It was Elvinia in her physical form and her mother, Flamine.

At the sight of Flamine, Zen instantly knew the purpose of their visit.

Since Elvinia was able to find out his true identity, she had probably told her mother by now.

Zen stood up and bowed to Flamine. “I didn't know that you were here, Lady Flamine, so I didn't come to greet you. My apologies.”

Flamine smiled slightly, her eyes twinkling charmingly. “It's easy for me to forgive you. After all, you must protect my daughter and make sure she makes it out of the Dark Region unharmed!”

“Mother!” Elvinia whined.

Dorothy frowned. Elvinia had entered the Dark Region voluntarily, so Zen had nothing to do with it. But Flamine seemed to be putting the blame on him.

“If I can safely leave that place, I will definitely protect Princess Elvinia,” Zen replied respectfully.

To his surprise, though, Flamine was dissatisfied with his polite answer.

Taking a step forward, she looked at him fiercely. “Elvinia is my only daughter. I won't allow anything bad to happen to her.” Her eyes narrowed. “Promise me, Zen.”

Zen frowned slightly, and even Letitia and Margaret watched uneasily.

As a formidable woman, Flamine keenly sensed their emotions. It was out of character for her to be unusually stern. “As long as Elvinia can leave the Dark Region and get out of the Other Shore safely, I will reward you graciously.”

If it were anyone else who talked to him like this, Zen would probably have sent the guest out immediately.

However, when Zen broke into the Phoenix Palace, it was Flamine who had showed him the way. Besides, she had also helped him in the Vastness Mountain.

Zen could understand that Flamine's unreasonable demand was out of her love and worry for her beloved daughter.

Zen bowed to her again. “Don't worry, Lady Flamine. The Dark Region is not as dangerous as you think. We are not in a desperate situation.”

At least, in the meantime, they were safe within the column of light.

What was more, those pig-faced monsters were not that intelligent. With these cards, they still had a chance to escape.

Zen's sincere expression made Flamine calm down a little. The most fearful thing for her was that Zen would leave her daughter behind. All the way from the Phoenix Palace, she had been trying to figure out how she would talk to Zen.

In order to get the answer she wanted, she risked being a bit rude to Zen.