Desire Envoy's brows and eyes instantly lit up, a faint peach blush spreading across her cheeks. Overjoyed, she nearly leaped for joy, then raised her face and quickly planted a kiss on his cheek, light as a dragonfly touching water.
Su Yang was taken aback. His gaze swept over her suddenly crimson ear tips and lowered lashes. He said nothing, only letting auspicious clouds quietly rise beneath his feet, carrying the two of them through the air toward the lands where humanity dwelled and multiplied.
The clouds traveled like lightning, skimming over thousands of overlapping peaks and ridges and vast seas of mist. Before long, the human settlements appeared in the distance. The auspicious clouds hung in the highest heavens. Looking down, they saw cooking smoke curling upward, children chasing butterflies, women washing clothes, and old men drying nets—a scene brimming with vitality.
Su Yang stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Over the years, humanity has put down roots and established itself. Its population has already exceeded several million. Given time, it will surely become a new great race of the Primordial World."
Lin Yan stood to one side, her eyes flickering slightly. She suddenly turned her head and smiled. "I heard that you are humanity's Saint Father? Then Holy Mother Nuwa..." She stopped before finishing, the smile at her lips faintly freezing. Her eyes drifted toward Su Yang, carrying a hint of probing and caution.
Su Yang's eyes were as placid as an ancient well. He merely glanced at her and said indifferently, "Humanity has its own Heaven's Mandate. As for the Witch and Demon races, they are merely chess pieces in the game, destined to be moved aside."
"Abandoned pawns?" Lin Yan's heart jolted, and she quickly echoed him, her tone completely softened.
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