Clearly, when it came to Li Changge's breakthrough,
they were bound by shared glory and shared ruin. Every one of them was overjoyed.
After all, only by reaching the Great Emperor Realm could one secure a foothold in this age of great upheaval.
"The Half-step Great Emperor Realm is still lacking that final half-step, after all."
Li Changge spoke softly. Such a calm, unhurried attitude, neither arrogant nor impatient, was indeed exceptional among cultivators.
Suddenly, a figure came down the corridor like lightning.
When Li Changge saw him, she smiled again. "I have to thank you for this as well."
"We're family. Why speak as though we were strangers?"
Qin Jiuge's eyes smiled, the corners of his lips curling with an altogether different implication.
Li Changge rolled her eyes at him seductively. How could she fail to see through Qin Jiuge's little thoughts? They were truly far too indecent.
The bedroom was steeped in quiet desolation.
After Qin Jiuge and Li Changge had shared a bout of intimacy, Li Changge wrinkled her delicate nose, her voice still cool and detached. "Then I owe you nothing."
Qin Jiuge's heart stirred slightly at her words. He shook his head, lifted his eyes, and gazed at her. "Not allowed. You owe me—owe me a great deal. In this life and the next, you could never repay it all. Isn't that so?"
It was a question, spoken gently, yet carrying an unquestionable certainty.
After spending so long together, Qin Jiuge had long understood Li Changge's temperament. She appeared aloof and did not understand the worldly art of smooth social niceties, but when it came down to what truly mattered, she was a woman who valued affection and loyalty deeply.
It was simply that her tone was too bland, not especially pleasing to the ear.