Consort Gu raised her head to look at me, seemingly wondering what was on my mind. In truth, although there was a slight difference in our heights, she had always been quite tall, so it wasn't because of that.
It was her state of mind.
Before, when she was with me, she had treated me as a man and a woman would treat each other. Now, she treated me like a god.
If she resisted me or did something between a man and a woman with me, wouldn't that become blasphemy against the divine?
The gods had to be revered.
Perhaps it wasn't just her who thought that way. The other women might think so as well.
Being too tall didn't always mean seeing farther. Sometimes, when one looked down, the people at one's side had already disappeared from sight.
I let out a quiet sigh.
"Saint Venerable, what's wrong? Did I do something wrong again?" Consort Gu asked hurriedly.
I shook my head, took her hand, and said, "You didn't do anything wrong. It's my fault. Thinking back, when I went to class with you back then, how carefree we were. You'd even snap back at me from time to time. But now, when you look at me, it's as if you're looking at an elder."
"How could that be!?" Consort Gu's face instantly flushed red, and she hurriedly said, "I... I admit I don't quite dare look at you, but it's not to the point of treating you like an elder!"
"Ha, you finally deigned to argue with me. If I hadn't put it that way, were you planning to simply accept everything passively?" I turned and smiled at her.
Only then did Consort Gu realize that she had actually contradicted me. Embarrassed, she muttered, "I just didn't...