"Wait!"
Just as Jian Shang and the others were lost in the beauty of Paradise Garden, Yu Ji suddenly wore an entranced expression and started toward the left, full of longing. Di Wushuang reached out to stop her and called out.
Yu Ji halted, stole a glance at Jian Shang, and said hesitantly in a low voice, "I only wished to experience the beauty of Paradise Garden for myself. I had no other intention!"
Everyone had a love of beauty. Whether that beauty belonged to a person or an object, it was all the same.
With Yu Ji's temperament, she was especially fond of such tranquil, beautiful havens beyond the mortal world. Not seeing it with her own eyes and experiencing it herself would truly be a tremendous regret.
"Forgive me, Your Highness, Immortal Consort! According to legend, nowhere in the Nether Realm is safe. The unknown is even more terrifying. I believe this is also the main reason His Majesty asked us to follow the main road straight to the Underworld King's Temple. Paradise Garden is outside our assigned area of exploration. Why invite complications?"
Di Wushuang possessed the memories of the Evil King, Zhao Gao, after all. Her slender brows knitted tightly as she offered a courteous reminder. After a pause, seeing Yu Ji fall silent with regret written all over her face, she earnestly urged her again:
"Besides, Paradise Garden is known as the Lesser Pure Land of Bliss. You can imagine how dangerous it must be. And what sort of place is the Nether Realm? The more beautiful something is, the deadlier the killing intent hidden within it. We truly should not approach!"
"I only wanted to experience it... just for a little while..."
Yu Ji nodded appreciatively, yet muttered pitifully before adding in a low