Now that Empress Nuwa could lose herself in it, she was clearly envious as well.
Empress Nuwa merely nodded at those words.
Then she took a deep breath.
As if she meant to inhale all the fragrance of the flower.
Then she opened her hand.
The peach blossom drifted gently away, glowing as it went.
To everyone's surprise, it appeared once more in the place where it had grown, completely unharmed.
Everything was as it should be.
But the flower seemed to have lost all its fragrance.
At the same time, it had somehow gained a few more shades of color.
To have its fragrance inhaled by Empress Nuwa—
That was clearly an immense honor.
Perhaps one day, this flower would become priceless.
But for now, it was nothing more than an ordinary blossom.
The bored Queen Mother of the West could not help shaking her head and sighing.
"After becoming an immortal for so long, I don't feel anything anymore. Sometimes, it even feels a little dull."
"Honestly, I envy mortal beings more."
"Though they live for only a few decades and must endure birth, aging, sickness, and death, they can experience the fleeting Seven Emotions and Six Desires to their hearts' content. I truly envy them!"
Who could have imagined that these words would come from the Queen Mother of the West?
If anyone found out, their jaw would surely hit the floor.
What sort of person was the Queen Mother of the West?
As far back as ancient times, she had already become the Head of Female Immortals.
Although that title had since become little more than an empty name,
She was still far beyond ordinary people.
Even after the Queen Mother of the West had suffered a great calamity and lost much of her strength,