"That, then why did you deliberately ask me?!"
The beauty's face gradually reddened. It was hard to tell whether she was embarrassed by the sweet talk or simply getting flustered.
"If I hadn't said that, wouldn't I have missed seeing Wan'er like this?"
"W-What are you saying?! After all these years, haven't you seen enough?"
The blush on his wife's face deepened, making her irritation and embarrassment all the more adorable.
"—Of course not. I could look at you for a lifetime and still not get enough."
"Go away, you're so cheesy—"
Yao Wan clearly had little defense against such clichéd yet overly straightforward sweet talk.
She preferred simpler things, and offhand confessions like that did not particularly move her.
But when someone like Xiao Yan, who rarely showed such feelings in ordinary times, suddenly said something astonishing after holding back for so long, it caught her even more off guard.
Still, the key probably depended on the person.
...If it was Xiao Yan, even if she cursed him aloud, she would probably find it quite easy to accept... right?
Within the Yao Clan, even after witnessing the miracle of Jian Mu taking root in the void, the usual tranquility remained. Very few had answered Yao Wan's call and ascended to the Great Thousand World.
At first glance, this rather strange phenomenon was actually an unspoken understanding shared among the Dou Di clans.
The forces closest to Yao Wan and Xiao Yan were instead able to restrain their restless hearts. Even now, as Jian Mu connected Heaven and Earth, they continued their usual work, day after day.
Though it seemed baffling at first, it made perfect sense upon further thought.
As forces under the two Dou Di, they naturally did not need to worry about being denied their share. Why