Zhunti Withdraws the Seal, Heavenly Secrets Reappear

Next, Yang Tianyou tended to Yaoji with meticulous care.

Even though Yaoji remained very cold toward Yang Tianyou, it did not diminish his enthusiasm in the slightest.

As the days passed, Yaoji and Yang Tianyou gradually became familiar with one another.

Yaoji discovered that although this scholar was merely a mortal, he possessed many qualities that even Immortals and Gods lacked.

He was kind, upright, sincere, and steadfast...

He never retreated because of her coldness, nor did he become frivolous because of her beauty.

He treated others with refined courtesy, handled matters patiently and carefully, and was ever eager to help his neighbors. Throughout Irrigation River Mouth, he enjoyed a fine reputation for virtue.

Gradually, Yaoji's attitude toward Yang Tianyou began to change.

Until, later on, her maiden's heart began to stir, and she discovered that she had developed feelings of love for Yang Tianyou.

"No!"

"I... I am the eldest princess of the Western Heavenly Court, the sister of the Western Heavenly Emperor."

"And he is nothing more than an ordinary mortal, with a lifespan of less than a hundred years, his life as insignificant as an ant's."

"Between us lies the divide between immortal and mortal—one that cannot be crossed!"

Again and again, Yaoji warned herself this way in her heart.

Yet helplessly, whenever she saw Yang Tianyou, she could not control her heart and only wished to remain together with him like this, growing old side by side.

That day, Yang Tianyou carried a bowl of medicinal soup into Yaoji's room.

"Miss Yaoji, it's time to take your medicine!"

Yang Tianyou walked up to Yaoji with a smile.

Yaoji accepted the medicine, but did not drink it. Instead, she set the bowl down and looked straight at Yang Tianyou.

"This?"

Caught beneath Yaoji's gaze so suddenly,