Gu Shen gave Chu Ling a hard pinch.
Only then did Chu Ling feel satisfied.
Gu Shen looked troubled on the surface, but inwardly, he felt relieved... Chu Ling had waited for him in the inland for over five years. No matter how understanding she was, she must have harbored some resentment.
It was good to let her vent through this opportunity.
If she remained rational all the time, it would instead mean that her birth on Shrine Mountain had failed. Though her lifespan was short now, she truly possessed a mortal body of flesh and blood, with joy, anger, sorrow, and delight.
The more painfully she pinched him, the happier Gu Shen became.
After pinching him fiercely, Chu Ling felt much better, though she was also confused.
Gu Shen was clearly fine, so why had she felt heartbroken? Why had she gotten angry...
The moment she saw the amusement in Gu Shen's eyes, she understood everything.
Without realizing it,
she had already grown accustomed to seeing herself as a human.
And these emotions, these reactions, were things only humans possessed and would display.
Emotion could make a person dull-witted. Several seconds later, Chu Ling realized the true issue.
"Smelting a Fire Seed should have been a blessing... Why did it trigger a backflow?"
"Wait."
She quickly guessed the truth. "There's something wrong with the King of the Underworld Fire Seed?"
"Mm... The Fire Seed contains a great deal of misfortune and calamity. I just fought with them."
Gu Shen transmitted calmly, "If I truly smelted it, that might not be a good thing. You all need to be careful when you go out these next few days. You might even chip a tooth drinking cold water... All right, act normal. Don't let those two notice anything."
Chu Ling's expression