Right now, in order to save the empire and her family, she needed James to return with her.

“S-Sir…” Laelia could not bear to wait any longer and had to speak up.

Her voice shook James from his thoughts. He opened his eyes slightly to look at Laelia and asked quietly, “What’s the matter, Your Highness?”

There was a hint of pleading in Laelia’s slightly awkward face. She said, “When I escaped from the capital, the capital was already surrounded by Dark Keep’s cultivators. It has been three day