Today's third update: Chapter 3323! 3/4!
Yang Yao's words revealed the unique nature of Shen-bao's circumstances.
For Xu Kun's other women, "living only for Xu Kun" might have been more of a figure of speech and an expression of deep affection.
Even Yang Yao herself, aside from caring deeply for Xu Kun, bore the immense responsibility of revitalizing the Human Race as its current Lord Yao. Above her stood her father, Yang Jian, who oversaw the Human Race Battlefield and guided her path.
Others, such as Hao Jian, Sikong Ting, and Yan, also had their own duties, missions, or matters that demanded their attention.
What people feared most was having too much idle time.
When one was idle, it was easy to overthink, letting one's thoughts circle endlessly through the labyrinth of memories and emotions.
When survival was uncertain, when the environment was harsh and one had to fight for the survival of one's race, those delicate personal sorrows and chaotic thoughts were often cast aside by the instinct to survive and the responsibilities one carried. There was simply no time to dwell on them.
But once one found oneself in relative peace and stability, with no urgent external matters to handle, even someone well-fed, well-clothed, and immensely powerful could easily fall into a mental rut, repeatedly sinking into past regrets and confusion about the future.
The breeding ground for so-called depression often stemmed from this very "idleness."
If one could throw oneself into arduous work and use extreme physical exhaustion to dispel mental distress and emptiness, falling asleep the moment one lay down, there would naturally be less time for melancholy. Both body and mind would become healthier.
Shen-bao happened to be such a special existence.
She did not need to handle enormous and complicated racial affairs like