"It's a deal."
Huang Yan and Qian Renxue sealed the agreement with a high-five.
Qian Renxue lifted her teacup and took a sip, then turned her gaze to Shui Bing'er with a teasing smile.
"Bing'er, you're no longer just Yan's capable assistant. In the future, you may even become the supreme Sea God who rules the boundless ocean.
When the time comes, you and Yan—one the Sea God, the other the Fire God—might join forces to deal with me. What am I supposed to do then?"
Shui Bing'er's pretty face flushed slightly as she chided her with a soft laugh.
"Xue'er, you're teasing me again.
Even if that day truly comes, you will always be family to me, someone who walks beside me.
Your Angel God's radiance shines upon the earth, while the Sea God's gentle waves soothe the ocean. We will never be apart."
Warmth filled Qian Renxue's heart. Taking Shui Bing'er's hand, she smiled with curved eyes and said sentimentally,
"Meeting you and Yan, and having you both by my side, truly has been the greatest fortune of my life.
During those cold, bleak days in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, whenever I thought of you two still being in Spirit City, I found endless resolve in my cultivation."
Huang Yan watched the two women smile at each other, his heart clear and at ease.
Qian Renxue was decisive and swift. She immediately summoned Snake Lance Douluo, She Long, through voice transmission.
There was a soft knock at the door. Snake Lance Douluo pushed it open, entered, and bowed.
"Young Mistress, what are your orders?"
Qian Renxue remained calm as she handed him a crimson-gold command token engraved with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's crest.
"Uncle She, take my Crown Prince's command token and personally go to the