"I wonder if you could bring it out to broaden my horizons?"
Lyra was left speechless.
Knox had just confessed, claiming she gave him the Profound Ice Blue Moon Hairpin to travel to the Five Poisons Valley and bribe Leo into taking action. Right now, her inability to produce it was basically proving his claim.
Aurelia also found the situation incredibly thorny.
If it had just been Knox going to the Five Poisons Valley, although the matter would be troublesome, it wouldn't be impossible to handle. Even if she had to use some underhanded methods, she could have protected him.
But with Lyra dragged into it, the implications were entirely different.
Lyra was one of the Four Great Princesses of the Heavenly Flame Dynasty. Flower, Moon, Jade, and Orchid. In other words, she was the shadow of the Heavenly Flame Empress herself.
