"The Myriad Heavens and Worlds, or what? Couldn't find anything suitable either, could you?"
Xiao Ying fell silent, but Diao Chan refused to let him off. With an impish gleam, she swiftly pressed on. After a pause, her beautiful eyes rippled with intoxicating light as she stared straight at Xiao Ying and asked:
"Of course I understand that the moon waxes and wanes, and that no one is perfect. But even if one does not demand perfection, there must at least be a feeling, no? One must take responsibility for one's own happiness in life."
Xiao Ying was rendered speechless and had no desire to continue entangling himself in the subject.
Qi Ji still held Diao Chan's hand. She glanced worriedly at Xiao Ying, then softly comforted her, "Of course. We can all understand that."
Xiao Ying understood Qi Ji's concern and proactively changed the subject.
"That is a matter for later, so let us put it aside for now. I have personally invited you... to join Great Huan. What do you say?"
Someone like Diao Chan, even if placed in the Upper Realm, would surely accomplish great things so long as she was not terribly unlucky. If he let her go, Xiao Ying would truly be failing the identity of the Great Huan Celestial Lord!
Setting everything else aside, he would regret it if he let her leave with the Moon-Worshiping Divine Art alone!
"This..."
Diao Chan froze, her expression turning troubled and hesitant, drawing the tense attention of everyone present.
Qi Ji's eyes lit up, and she quickly urged, "Yes! Now that His Majesty has returned, His Majesty will naturally make all the decisions. No one will dare make things difficult for you. Join us!"
What kind of thing was that to say? Xiao Ying glanced at Qi