Don't Regret It

"Come on, you're treating me like a child again."

Hearing his tone as though he were coaxing a child, Ziyan pouted.

"You don't like it?"

Seeing her reaction, Xie Tianxiao could not help but smile.

"It's not that. I've grown up already. I'm just not used to you treating me like this all the time."

Ziyan shook her head.

"Mm, compared to before we parted, you have indeed grown a little."

Looking at the trace of maturity that had appeared on Ziyan's little face, Xie Tianxiao nodded.

"No, no, a lot! Really! You just haven't seen it."

Afraid that he would not believe her, Ziyan held out two fingers and gestured.

Hearing this, Xie Tianxiao raised his brows, seeming to understand something. Yet he deliberately asked with curiosity, "You mean that over the past year or so, your body underwent a huge change?"

"Hehe, that's exactly what I mean."

"If you saw what I looked like after growing up, you'd definitely be shocked!"

As she spoke, Ziyan even blinked mysteriously.

"Oh? I'm looking forward to it."

Xie Tianxiao played along, then asked doubtfully, "But that state... Ziyan, you're not even a Dou Zun yet. How did you manage that?"

"I don't know either. That change only happened when I broke through to the Dou Zong realm, and it lasted only a short time. Afterward, it was gone."

Ziyan thought for a moment before answering.

"Is that so..."

Xie Tianxiao stroked his chin, seeming to sink into thought.

"Yes. If I want to maintain it for a long time, I'll probably have to keep improving my strength."

As she spoke, Ziyan became somewhat dejected again.

She really liked how she looked after growing up—tall and beautiful. Fighting was several times more convenient than it was now, too.

"Don't worry. You haven't