"Go out and temper yourself? Where could you go that would escape the notice of the one in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss?" Meng Qi showed neither surprise nor suspicion. With Xiao Sang's intelligence, she certainly would have thought of that. If she had brought it up, there had to be more to it.
At that moment, Gu Xiaosang's eyes were dark, bright, and clear, as if one could see straight to the bottom. Yet the longer he looked, the more unfathomable they seemed, like a crystal-clear river whose depths far exceeded expectation.
She gazed intently at Meng Qi's face for several breaths, until he began to feel a little uncomfortable. Then she suddenly broke into a smile, like an orchid blooming in a secluded valley, pure yet radiant.
"Could it be, dear husband, that you can't bear to part with me?"
Her eyes rippled with light, like a clever little fox. Before Meng Qi could answer, she continued on her own, "You should know that a good woman sets her sights on the four corners of the world."
Her voice lifted slightly at the end, taking on a hint of playful charm as she teased him with the saying that a worthy man set his sights on the four corners of the world.
"Setting your sights on the four corners of the world doesn't mean you have to walk alone." Meng Qi cast aside his other thoughts and smiled at her.
Gu Xiaosang gave a soft laugh, neither confirming nor denying it, then changed the subject. "Places where we could temper ourselves without alerting the one in the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss are limited to the various levels of the Nine Abysses, the many heavens of the Immortal Realm, and places close to the Dao. But that