Return to the Continent, Xiao Wu's Unease!

At that moment, Bo Saixi was like a little girl waiting for her parents' praise, her excitement plainly visible on her face.

A broad flush spread across her exquisitely beautiful features, even tinting the roots of her ears pink.

She had served as the high priestess of Sea God Island for nearly a century, dedicating every minute and second to serving the Sea God.

From a young maiden to the Peerless Douluo she was now, the course of her life had never strayed from the Sea God's will. All her glory, all her perseverance, all her loneliness stemmed from the Sea God Temple behind her.

She had never asked for any reward, nor had she ever imagined that the Sea God would remember her name.

To her, being able to serve the Sea God was itself the greatest blessing. The prayers and offerings scattered throughout those long years were merely duties she ought to fulfill as a priestess.

And now, the person before her told her that the Sea God considered her his most favored priestess.

Yang Jian had spoken those words in an even tone.

But to Bo Saixi, every sacrifice, every vigil, every devotion of her life gained meaning in that instant.

For someone who had offered both body and soul to the Sea God, Yang Jian's words were the finest praise she could receive.

"Of course." Yang Jian nodded without changing expression.

As soon as he finished speaking, Bo Saixi's face visibly flushed crimson.

Her lips pressed together, then relaxed, then pressed together again, as though she wanted to say something but did not know how to express it.

In the end, however, she said nothing. She merely bowed deeply to Yang Jian once more.

Yang Jian watched her bow without stopping her or stepping aside to