"I hope you keep your word." Na Er looked at Gu Yue Na with slightly reddened eyes.
"I am the Silver Dragon Queen. I will never break my word," Gu Yue Na said solemnly. She had her own pride and disdained lying.
Na Er said nothing more. Her body began to turn into motes of light that drifted toward Gu Yue Na.
"Goodbye, Brother." Na Er's voice slowly echoed through the space, filled with deep longing.
Gu Yue Na watched as Na Er gradually vanished, transforming into energy that merged with her, and could not help but sigh.
"You are a part of me. Returning now does not count as death."
"You will simply live on in another form," Gu Yue Na said softly.
She cast aside her stray thoughts and stopped dwelling on it, focusing on absorbing the returning soul consciousness.
She did not accept it directly, instead erasing the thoughts contained within it.
Na Er had indeed willingly merged with her, but her intentions had not been pure.
She had wanted to merge her own consciousness into Gu Yue Na's as well, thereby making Gu Yue Na develop feelings for Tang Wulin.
To her, perhaps only Gu Yue Na having feelings for Tang Wulin would be safe enough to ensure Tang Wulin remained unharmed.
Unfortunately, she had thought too simply. Gu Yue Na would not easily accept those emotional thoughts.
She wanted to be the Silver Dragon Queen, free of distracting thoughts. She had no need for feelings toward Tang Wulin.
Outside, Chen An and Di Tian, who had been watching Gu Yue Na's changes, both showed delight.
They had both sensed Gu Yue Na's spiritual fluctuations. That was a good sign.
"My Lord is merging with the soul energy of Na Er's personality," Di Tian said joyfully.