"Senior Brother Qingyun, do not be angry. Xiang'er merely found it rather amusing after opening up her own dream domain, so she showed off a little before you." Seeing Shen Mo's expression turn somewhat ugly, Hong Gu immediately put on a tearful, pitiable appearance.
"Oh, is that so?"
Shen Mo still did not show her a pleasant face. He snorted coldly. "You are not allowed to do this again. If there is a next time, just see how I deal with you..."
"Xiang'er knows she was wrong."
Tears rolled down Hong Gu's face like glistening pearls, one after another.
Although he knew that her appearance of being "heartbroken beyond measure" was most likely an act as well, Shen Mo's tone softened considerably. "I know it is the Charm Spirit Body's influence that has made it hard for you to let go of this obsession. But cultivation... is it not a process of breaking through layer upon layer of hardships and obstacles, and elevating oneself? I believe that with Junior Sister Duanmu's determination, she will sooner or later resolve the troubles brought by her Spirit Body!"
Hong Gu had acted this way purely because "love could not be attained," not because she harbored malicious intentions. Thus, after Shen Mo reprimanded her, the matter passed. Had it been someone else, he would have gone straight to their door to kill them; after all, attempting to "implant another's thoughts" into his mind and consciousness was an extreme taboo among cultivators.
A moment later, Hong Gu took the initiative to disperse the dream domain, and they appeared in the shallow layer of the Dream Realm.
After returning to the deep layer of the Dream Realm and waiting at Pill Cauldron Plaza for the time it took an incense stick to burn, the two met