I secretly thought that this little girl was planning to push me out to take the credit. After all, everyone had done so much, and she couldn't hog the results all to herself.
Sure enough, the moment Xiang Ling saw Shao Zi and me appear, she came rushing over with tears in her eyes.
All I could do was let this second-ranked disciple hug me tightly. I couldn't bring myself to push her away—it was a wait of more than ten thousand years.
The formation of the Three Thousand Dao-Proving Heavens had been no more than kneading clay to me, but for everyone else, it had been like sinking into chaos, with layer upon layer of danger lurking in the randomness.
Everyone had struggled to look after both ends in the Three Thousand Dao-Proving Heavens, and the advantage of banding together had been reshuffled as a result.
One could imagine how many difficulties Shao Zi had faced to gather so many people.
"You've all suffered." I gently stroked Xiang Ling's hair, and my eyes grew hot despite myself.
"Master, you're biased! Why did your eyes turn red when you hugged Xiang Ling, but when you saw me, you looked suspicious instead?" Shao Zi couldn't help complaining.
"Who told you to be scheming from head to toe, with one devilish idea after another? No matter how much emotion there was in seeing you again, you managed to dispel it all, didn't you?" I said helplessly.
"That's not fair! It was necessary, all right? I was leading a whole group of precious treasures—I couldn't afford to relax for even a moment! Let alone being covered in schemes; even if I were covered in eyes, I still couldn't have managed everything!" Shao Zi hurriedly protested.
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