"Heh heh, my time is precious. Think carefully before deciding whether to play dumb."
The Goddess of Youth's tone gradually grew impatient.
Behind the thin curtain, a graceful figure swayed indistinctly.
Xu Nan's heart stirred. "Why won't Your Goddessship show yourself in your true form?"
"Do you mortals think you can covet the might of a god? If I appeared before you in my true form, you would have already fallen."
The Goddess of Youth said proudly, "I have already shown you sufficient respect."
Xu Nan fell silent.
Of course, he had vaguely guessed something. The younger sister the Goddess of Youth mentioned was most likely Xin'er, right?
But Xin'er was a man!
Xu Nan had believed that from beginning to end. After all, the dead deserved respect. He had never considered whether his stepfather might have deceived him.
"What the... So even gods can get someone's gender wrong."
The reverence in Xu Nan's heart faded considerably.
"But what does she want with Xin'er?"
He could not figure it out no matter how hard he thought. Could she have taken a fancy to Xin'er's charm? It was not impossible. Since even Xu Nan had caught her eye, Xin'er, whose charm was no less than Xu Nan's, might naturally have made her list as well.
So she had once bestowed divine grace upon Xin'er, only for Xin'er to refuse it?
In an instant, Xu Nan thought of countless possibilities.
Unfortunately, the Goddess of Youth did not give him more time to think.
With the arrogance of one above all others, she pressed him relentlessly. "I assume you have finished thinking."
"Give me your answer."
Xu Nan smiled faintly. "They say gods can use Mind Reading, but you don't seem able to see through my thoughts."
The Goddess of Youth sneered. "If