Seeing Chen Changan behave like that, helplessness filled Junzi Nian's eyes.
"Could you be a little more serious?"
"Don't worry, I'm very serious."
Crack!
"See? I even prepared some melon. I— You know what, this melon's pretty sweet. Want some?"
"I'm a remnant soul. How am I supposed to eat anything?"
"No, wait. Is that really the point?"
"Don't rush. Take your time. I'm listening."
Sigh!
In the end, Junzi Nian could only let out a helpless sigh. He stopped paying attention to Chen Changan's antics.
"The Lord of the Nine Profound Domain is called Nian Junxin. She's my wife."
Junzi Nian? Nian Junxin?
Those two names were a perfect match!
Crack!
Junzi Nian was reminiscing about the past, but the sound of Chen Changan eating melon still interrupted his thoughts.
Junzi Nian shot Chen Changan a slightly displeased look, but there was nothing he could do.
"Once, the Nine Nether Domain and the Nine Profound Domain were one and the same."
"Oh, I get it. You two eventually got divorced, then split the place in two and divided the assets fifty-fifty, right?"
"You two made quite a scene getting divorced. Still, you split up some pretty impressive assets. Most people couldn't compare."
"But you'd already separated, so how did things end up getting so ugly?"
"What, did you cheat?"
"No, that's not right. The battle probably broke out long after you got divorced, right?"
"You were already divorced. Whatever emotional entanglements you had, they had nothing to do with her. So why did she try to kill you?" Chen Changan asked curiously.
"You... Could you let me finish?"
"Just eat your melon!"
Crack!
Chen Changan took a bite of the sweet melon in his hand, then nodded. "All right, go on."
"The two of us were once deeply in