"Rou'er, do you miss home?"
Qin Guan carried Nan Rou on his back, walking quietly forward through the dim Little Black Tower.
"A little."
Nan Rou buried her head in the hollow of Qin Guan's shoulder as she spoke, then said softly, "But Rou'er wants to be with Husband even more. Wherever Husband goes, I'll go."
Qin Guan's heart warmed. He rubbed his cheek against Nan Rou's and smiled. "Rou'er, how about I send you home first? Once this is over, I'll go to the Nan Family and pick you up again."
Upon hearing this, Nan Rou suddenly twisted hard in his arms and said unhappily, "I don't want to hear that!"
She understood what Qin Guan meant. He must have been afraid something would happen, which was why he wanted to send her away.
Feeling Nan Rou's resistance, Qin Guan hurriedly coaxed her, "Alright, alright, I won't send you away."
Nan Rou quieted down and said seriously, "Husband, we are husband and wife who have tied our hair together. No matter what difficulties we face, we should face them together. You think you're doing this for my sake, but to me, surviving alone would hurt worse than death. Do you understand?"
Qin Guan nodded with a smile, set Nan Rou down, and turned to look at her. "Alright. I won't be so selfish again."
Nan Rou looked up at Qin Guan. "You said it. You're not allowed to go back on your word."
"I won't."
As he spoke, Qin Guan ran a finger over the tip of Nan Rou's nose and grinned wickedly. "Rou'er, do you remember? Once you awakened your Taiyin Immortal Physique, you could have little babies?"
Nan Rou's fair cheeks flushed red as she said gently, "Of course I remember. I've always remembered. It's just that