"What nonsense are you talking about?" Sister-in-Law shot me a sidelong glance. I looked her over in her casual attire, and with the situation closing in step by step, her appearance had clearly lifted my spirits. Seeing me grin slyly, she chided, "I knew things hadn't gone smoothly for you today, so I finished everything early and waited for you to come back."
"That was thoughtful of you. As expected of my considerate wife." I grinned and walked over, burying my head against her fragrant, alluring neck. She affectionately slipped her arms beneath my armpits and hugged me. "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. You knew I was bound to go on a journey of taking responsibility, didn't you?" I said with a smile. She hummed, then slipped out of my embrace. "Of course I did. The Many-Cause-and-Effect Sword Box is putting too much pressure on you, isn't it?"
"Well..." Unable to read her thoughts, I could only hesitate. She looked somewhat displeased. "But someone has to maintain the power of these bonds. The principle behind the Many-Cause-and-Effect Sword Box is exactly the same as that of the supreme karma treasure from the Heavenly Realm back then. Both require someone to bear a tremendous amount of karma. It wasn't as though Han Shanshan had been making things up."
"Sigh, I really do object to a method like this. If the truth were revealed, who could accept it? Wouldn't people think I had deliberately brought this up to besmirch the Women's Legion?" I sighed.
"So what if they did? Do you think that if you refuse to take responsibility, they'll be able to escape other people's criticism? The Women's Legion is your forbidden zone. They sincerely govern the entire Heavenly Realm for you, and it's the purest sanctuary you can put