Jade Void Palace's Golden Bell Rings Outside

Empress Pingxin smiled sweetly.

Her gaze shifted gracefully, as though she had seen through Wu Tian's thoughts at a glance. Her eyes seemed to say:

You little rascal!

You really know how to dream...

Houtu, meanwhile, showed even greater affection, her usual unconditional care and trust toward Wu Tian unchanged.

Empress Pingxin's explanation just now had been somewhat abstruse, but put another way, it was easy to understand. One of them was fundamentally the Six Paths of Reincarnation, while the other was the original Houtu, who had attained the Dao through her Primal Spirit.

If Wu Tian and the Six Paths of Reincarnation were both facing destruction, and only one could be chosen, Empress Pingxin would have to follow the most fundamental instinct of the Six Paths of Reincarnation...

But Houtu's true heart lay with Wu Tian.

Though she still pitied all living beings of the Primordial Wilderness, she would only trade her own life for theirs, never Wu Tian's!

But if that day truly came, if even the Six Paths of Reincarnation faced destruction, would Wu Tian still care about such things?

Then Empress Pingxin said with a smile:

"Fine!"

"We'll do as you say..."

Houtu also nodded slightly.

Wu Tian immediately became even happier. His gaze kept wandering back and forth between the two of them, making Empress Pingxin and Houtu laugh again and again...

Empress Pingxin added:

"We have never told anyone else about Houtu's return. The Ancestral Witches cannot keep secrets, so for now, you are the only one who knows!"

Houtu naturally continued:

"Didn't you always like keeping trump cards hidden? I still need to continue stabilizing my cultivation, and there will not be many chances for me to show myself... So I might as well remain hidden!"

"When the time comes that I am