"Zhang Yu... the Lord of the Natural Realm..."
Inside the small space, Xiao Yan studied the pink-haired girl, who had her head lowered and was lightly biting her rosy lip, her face full of unease. He rubbed his chin thoughtfully and murmured under his breath.
"Phew... yes, I was just an ordinary high school student in my previous life, and..." Liuli's gaze wandered. Taking a deep breath, she mustered considerable resolve before adding, "And I was a boy back then..."
Xiao Yan stroked his chin, looking the girl up and down as she stood before him, her pretty face faintly flushed, her legs pressed together in embarrassment. There was not a trace of a man to be seen.
He suddenly recalled that during the Hundred Lifetimes Reincarnation within the Bodhi Ancient Tree, the person he had played in his final life had an older brother. Hadn't his name also been Zhang Yu?
Was that a coincidence? Or had that, too, been part of the Lord of the Natural World's arrangements?
That made sense. She could be considered the ruler of this entire plane. Manipulating the Bodhi Ancient Tree would have been child's play for her.
Liuli secretly raised her head. Seeing the somewhat meaningful look in the black-haired young man's eyes, she felt the fear and inferiority in her heart swell without cease. Her small hands clenched tightly, twisting the hem of her clothes.
What did that look mean? Was he disgusted that I was a man in my previous life? Or had hearing what the other "me" did already driven a wedge between us?
The girl stepped forward and reached out, wanting to hold on to Xiao Yan for some reassurance, only to freeze where she stood and slowly lower her head.
After a long while, a note of