Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan

Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan

Luckily, Wang Yue had left quickly. He had barely disappeared when Baiyue's figure appeared outside Nuwa Temple. But Baiyue didn't dare enter, whether because he feared Nuwa might ambush him or for some other reason.

On the way back to Mount Shu, Wang Yue didn't put up a protective shield. He deliberately let the cold wind blow over Li Xiaoyao. When that guy had traveled through time, he'd actually gone and tried to sweet-talk Zhao Ling'er again.

Before long, Li Xiaoyao was blown awake. Once he came to, he laughed cheerfully without a care in the world. From the way he looked, it was obvious he'd been very fond of Lin Yueru as a child.

After Li Xiaoyao had laughed to his heart's content, he patted himself down and asked Wang Yue in confusion, "Brother Wang, did you put away both of the Spirit Pearls? I remember carrying them the whole time, but now they're gone."

Wang Yue nodded. Looking at Li Xiaoyao's lecherous expression, he asked suspiciously, "Did you go tease little Lin Yueru? Why are you grinning like such a creep?"

Li Xiaoyao hadn't expected Wang Yue to figure it out. He hurriedly stopped smiling and denied it three times, his face solemn. "No, no, I didn't."

One look at that expression told Wang Yue there had definitely been something to it. He'd actually brought it up to keep Li Xiaoyao from asking about the doll in his hands. If Li Xiaoyao found out he hadn't managed to give it to little Ling'er, he'd never let Wang Yue hear the end of it.

He wondered whether little Ling'er would be happy. After Wang Yue returned to Mount Shu, he gave her the doll, and she was indeed delighted.

Zhao Ling'er hugged the doll