Cao Ying felt that perhaps only when she advanced another step someday, or truly became one of the Pill Tower's Three Giants, would she be qualified to confess her love to Lu Yunxiao.
As she was now, she truly was not worthy.
Faced with unparalleled beauties like Zi Yan and Gu Xun'er at Lu Yunxiao's side, whose looks, backgrounds, and talents were all exceptionally outstanding—
Cao Ying felt immense pressure.
She actually felt somewhat inferior.
It was hard to imagine such thoughts appearing in Cao Ying's mind, yet they had indeed taken root.
Cao Ying began to lose confidence in herself.
Beside her, Lu Yunxiao, who had noticed Cao Ying's subtle movements, sighed inwardly.
It was not as if he did not understand Cao Ying's feelings.
But he was, after all, a man with a family—and not just one wife.
He could not guarantee that he would be able to give Cao Ying happiness.
Moreover, he was not entirely sure what Cao Ying truly thought.
With the pride of the Pill Tower's Demoness, would Cao Ying be willing to become a secondary wife?
Coupled with the promise he had once made, Lu Yunxiao could only let nature take its course.
He did indeed have a favorable impression of Cao Ying, and she suited his tastes very well.
But there were simply too many problems between them.
Perhaps being nothing more than friends would be a good choice.
Their current relationship was, in fact, quite pleasant.
"Whoosh!"
A rushing sound rang out. At some point, Xuan Kongzi and the other two had already lined up in a row.
Their hands swayed slightly as their seals changed with lightning speed, vast soul fluctuations spreading from their bodies.
Then, the empty sky not far away suddenly began to ripple violently. A pale silver