Yao Emperor's Past

"I see."

Yao Wan's indifferent response had naturally been within Xiao Yan's expectations. A trace of indescribable emotion surfaced in his eyes, as though he were suppressing his restless curiosity.

Yao Wan tilted her head. Having spent so long with Xiao Yan, how could she fail to read his gaze? She chuckled. "I thought you'd insist on asking more."

"It's fine. If Wan'er doesn't want to say it, then it probably isn't that important."

Xiao Yan shrugged, looking somewhat unconcerned, yet his attitude stirred faint ripples in Yao Wan's heart.

"Though it's not wrong for you to see it that way... why does this still feel strange to me?"

"No? What does Wan'er think?"

Xiao Yan's odd answer made Yao Wan furrow her brow. It had clearly been a topic she could dismiss with an excuse, yet it somehow made her feel that something was off instead—

Still, this was not a matter she could probe too deeply. If she accidentally let something slip, that would be quite a spectacle.

Yao Wan gradually realized there was no need to dwell on it at all. She gave a soft snort and said, "You gave the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to Zi Yan?"

"Mm."

Xiao Yan did not deny it, merely nodding lightly. "As one with the Dragon Phoenix bloodline, Zi Yan's growth period is especially long. It was already no easy feat for her to break through to Seven Star Dou Sheng with the help of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning."

"Hmph... that's true enough."

Yao Wan softly snorted, though for some reason, when speaking of something she had once never minded discussing, she now felt a faint, inexplicable hesitation.

She blinked, finding it rather strange, but she did not particularly want to dwell on it at this moment.

As her