[Mangmang]: I don't quite understand her. [Mangmang]: She knows perfectly well that even if she can't revive, those two teachers of hers will definitely kill her when the game reaches its end. She can understand Zhuri and Huang Jin wanting to kill her for Isolated Island, so why can't she understand Qihua needing her for Fragrant Branch?
The question was too serious, too grounded in reality, and far too difficult to answer.
The group, which had just been buzzing over Zai Jiu Xunge foolishly writing in the desert, stopped flooding the chat. After a scant few more remarks, it fell completely silent.
Waving away the chat window, Yudun looked at Qihua, who was walking through the treasury, choosing materials for her flowering branch.
She repeated the question Mangmang had asked in the group.
Qihua's hand paused as she reached for a gemstone. Her wide sleeve fell back, revealing the flowering branch entwined around her arm.
Those red eyes swept over Yudun, as though seeing through her desire to watch the show. Qihua took the gemstone and continued deeper into the treasury, leaving Yudun with only a view of the long trailing hem of her divine robes.
-Of course it's because she can accept anyone turning against her out of necessity, and understand any being abandoning or even betraying her for their own interests or ideals. But the one thing she cannot accept is someone approaching her and treating her well with an ulterior purpose.
But though the answer turned over in Qihua's mind several times, she never said it aloud. She remained silent, only opening the group chat after Yudun finally left.
She saw Mangmang's question, as well as what the deity had said afterward.
``` [Mangmang]: I'm starting to understand Qihua a little. Whether within