Yao Wan was still rather surprised.
After pursuing the result for so long, Medusa had instead chosen to give it up at the very last step. It really was somewhat surprising. After all, Medusa was not someone with the sort of temper that gave up lightly.
Or was this how all mothers were?
She could not help feeling a little curious.
"Father has called me over. I'll leave Xiao Xiao to you."
Xiao Yan, who had originally been about to take Xiao Xiao back to the Endless Fire Territory, suddenly felt a stir in his mind and spoke.
"—All right. Go on."
Yao Wan nodded, and at the same time lifted the quilt covering Xiao Xiao.
Medusa took the chance to pick up her daughter. Slumber was a process of accumulating life, so naturally, there was no way to grow during it either. Even now, she was only a little girl of around ten.
"...Thank you."
Holding her own flesh and blood, Medusa spoke to Yao Wan with particular seriousness.
"You don't need to thank me for this, do you?"
Yao Wan had originally wanted to speak first, only for Medusa to beat her to it. She did not mind, and instead smiled faintly.
"No. I just feel that sooner or later, you will have children of your own too. There's no need for you to care so much about Xiao Xiao..."
Medusa did not quite know what to say. It had been the same when she wanted to return to the Dou Qi Continent. Because they knew it was definitely related to Xiao Xiao, all of them had wanted to return with her, only for her to refuse them all on the grounds that the Endless Fire Territory had too many affairs to handle.
She naturally understood their goodwill,