Where There Is Life, There Is Death; Without Death, How Can Life Come?

Yao Wan was not surprised at all by Xun'er's outburst.

Rather, if she had been able to hold back from cursing aloud, then Xun'er would not have been Xun'er.

"Done cursing?"

The smile in Yao Wan's eyes and brows had yet to fade. Xun'er gave a cold snort.

"Has the knot in your heart come undone now?"

"...I'm afraid it won't come undone in this lifetime."

Xun'er's tone suddenly sank. Realizing all at once that her own unintentional act had actually helped push Yao Wan and Xiao Yan together in the end—if she felt good about that, then that would be strange.

Fortunately, by now she had gradually begun to get used to Yao Wan's existence. Otherwise, she would have had to find somewhere and cry her heart out.

But even if it was not enough to reduce Xun'er to that state now, it was still enough to leave her dejected for a very long while.

She knew she was not as carefree and open-minded as Yao Wan. This stifling knot would probably remain buried in her heart forever, until it became a shallow scar that could never fade.

"Then I really am steeped in sin."

Yao Wan shrugged, but then she stood up and said, "I'm going to break through to Dou Di. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"If not, I'm leaving."

"Wait."

"Something else?"

"Nothing... go on."

Xun'er hesitated, then in the end shook her head and said no more.

Now that things had reached this point, there was naturally no need to say anything else.

With Yao Wan's talent, attempting to break through to Dou Di might be difficult, but it presumably was not something utterly impossible. And since she had chosen to accept the Emperor Pill and attempt the breakthrough, becoming a Dou