Although Ruthless was cold and aloof before outsiders, she ultimately revealed her true nature before Ren. Like Xiao Nannan, she appeared somewhat shy.
In the end, Xiao Nannan lay in Ren's arms, unwilling to leave for a long time.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, several more years went by.
Over the past few years, the entire Archaic Era had fallen into stability.
Perhaps the previous wars had been too numerous, and the entire universe needed time to recuperate. Or perhaps many people feared Ruthless, causing them all to settle down.
As for Ruthless herself, she now remained by Ren's side, transformed into Xiao Nannan, living in peace.
Yet beneath that peace lay a faint trace of the vicissitudes of life.
At this moment, within the sea of flowers in the Southern Region, Ruthless gently played the zither. Looking at Ren, she could not help asking, "Can't you really stay?"
Ren's profound gaze turned toward the azure Heaven. "I cannot stay. Actually, I should have left when you became a Great Emperor. But with you by my side, I stayed for several more years. Now, I must return."
Indeed, it was time for Ren to return. He had come to the Shrouding the Heavens World and remained for a full hundred years, so it was naturally time to leave. Ever since Ren had gone to the Primordial World, he had never stayed in another world for so long. Of course, having attained the Daluo Realm in the Primordial World, his connection to it was difficult to sever. Thus, he was not afraid of staying in other worlds for however long he wished.
But no matter how one put it, the Primordial World was Ren's foundation. In that world, he still had to face countless struggles.
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