In the Flower Realm, Little Nine lay quietly to one side. Flower Maiden, just as Lu Ye had first seen her, sat atop Little Nine, her tiny hands clutching its rabbit ears as she timidly looked around.
Standing nearby, Lu Ye carefully explained everything to Hua Qianying. The tall Mu He and Black Umbrella watched Little Nine and Flower Maiden with great interest...
"That's the situation." Lu Ye wore a helpless expression. "I only learned of it today myself. Fellow Daoist Hua, we've caused you trouble. I'm truly sorry."
As Lu Ye spoke, Hua Qianying's eyes never left the little Flower Maiden. Her gaze shone brightly, and upon hearing this, she hurriedly said, "You are too serious, Fellow Daoist. You knew nothing of what happened before. Besides... Flower Maiden's birth had the great assistance of your world's World Will. In a sense, this is Flower Maiden's opportunity, and also an opportunity for our Flower Race. We should be thanking you instead."
The very highest-grade World Will!
There were not many in the entire starry sky, yet two had suddenly appeared before her eyes, and one of them even belonged to the Flower Realm. Hua Qianying's heart surged, and she became all the more convinced that having the Realm King Flower attach itself to Nine Provinces had been a wise decision.
She bent down and extended a hand toward Flower Maiden, calling softly, "Flower Maiden..."
Flower Maiden still looked timid. She watched Hua Qianying cautiously, yet had no intention of responding. Instead, her little hands clutched the rabbit ears even tighter.
Lu Ye could clearly sense Little Nine growing smug, and he could not resist giving it a kick.
Only then did Little Nine shake itself and instruct, "Go on. It's fine."
Flower Maiden released the rabbit ears, lifted the hem