Chapter 967: Donst Need Reason to Betray You (2/2)

”You have harmed so many people and intend to ruin this Earth, there doesn't need to be a reason for me to betray you.”

He Lan Yuan was startled; he did not expect this was Xia Wa's impression and attitude. His gaze zeroed in on her. ”Do you not feel a little a bit sorry toward me?”

”He Lan Yuan, you do not deserve my pity,” Xia Wa announced coldly. ”When you chose this path, you chose to be humanity's enemy, and you lost your right to all human connections.”

”In other words, you think betraying me is something noble?” He Lan Yuan scoffed, ”Don't you remember it was you who designed Project Galaxy!”

Xia Wa nodded in admission. ”I did. At the time, I still hadn't developed my own thinking. Therefore, I could only listen to your orders. However, after that, I learned many things and formed a clear idea of what I want, and so I chose to leave. Initially, I did not plan to betray you because you are after all my teacher and my father figure. But…”

”But what?” He Lan Yuan pressed.

Xia Wa lowered her gaze. ”But after I returned to Earth and the longer I spent here, the more I felt like you are wrong. To stop you, I had to betray you. However, I left everything to God; it depended on fate how everything else developed.”

He Lan Yuan understood what she meant. ”Therefore, you planted your hope in your daughter to see whether she could deal with me?”

”Yes. If she couldn't then perhaps your plan would be a success. However, I knew, in the end, you would fail because no one in this world can be a permanent ruler.”

”I can!” He Lan Yuan stressed furiously. ”If the plan was successful, then I could've been! It is because of your betrayal that you ruined everything, if not for you…”