"Wow..."
"Mm..."
On Three Immortal Island, Qiongxiao and Bixiao tilted their heads up at the jade statue erected atop the mountain and protected by their elder sister's array, voicing all manner of admiration.
Bixiao cocked her head. "But why did Brother-in-law give Eldest Sister a divine statue as a gift?"
"Exactly. If he were giving this sort of gift, shouldn't he have given her a statue of himself? Giving Sister a statue of Sister—what kind of logic is that?"
Qiongxiao muttered a few words as the one older and one younger maiden stood amid the mountains, gazing toward it without end.
Bixiao blinked. "Should we sneak over and take a look?"
"Forget it. Brother-in-law didn't give it to us."
Qiongxiao stretched lazily. "Rather than that, I'd like to know what Brother-in-law usually does in Heavenly Court.
Making a divine statue like this must have taken quite a few years."
A trace of longing appeared on Bixiao's little face as she murmured softly:
"I heard that after going to Heavenly Court, you can increase your cultivation without cultivating, and all your insights are bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.
Every day, you just stand duty and handle a few errands, then drink, chat, and talk about Dao companions. It's carefree and easy."
"That's merely Heavenly Court's public line, used to recruit people. It might even have been our Brother-in-law's handiwork, made specifically to fool girls like you!"
Qiongxiao snorted. "Going to Heavenly Court means being bound by shackles. You even have to act according to the wishes of those ranked above you. Wouldn't cultivating on our island be far more carefree?"
"But you can't talk about Dao companions here," Bixiao said, a tiny expectation in her eyes.
Qiongxiao curled her lips. Her graceful figure turned, immortal light spread, and amid a wisp