Into the Jungle

Heavenly King Miaoyin said, "He chose a very clever explanation: the Gu Path! Human-Gu Unity! He's taking advantage of the fact that nobody understands this. But I've read far too much material, and too many Gu Path legends, yet I've never seen anyone truly achieve Human-Gu Unity!"

Blue Demon blinked. "You mean... th-this is something he slept his way into?"

"Though it's hard to imagine, one thing is basically certain: on Yi Xiang's path toward Human-Gu Unity, he was absolutely an indispensable link!" Heavenly King Miaoyin said.

"So? What are you trying to say?"

Heavenly King Miaoyin said, "Why don't you take a step too and give it a try?"

Blue Demon was stunned. "My heavens, do you even hear yourself? What are you saying?"

"What am I saying? Stop pretending!" Heavenly King Miaoyin shot her a glare. "Do you dare say that thought has never crossed your mind? I'm merely encouraging you not to suppress your inner desires. Actually, this isn't merely about desire—it's about your future path! Haven't you been feeling gloomy lately, deeply aware that your combat strength is increasingly insufficient for dealing with the new situation? Perhaps a brand-new Gate lies right there in his bed..."

Blue Demon tossed up the blanket and covered her head. "I'm not going crazy with you! You don't look like the gentlest, most refined Miaoyin anymore. You've fallen, and yellow borders are starting to gleam around your strings..."

With her head covered, she no longer had to worry about her eyes betraying her feelings.

But Blue Demon's thoughts began to branch off...

No matter what, Miaoyin had said one thing right.

That was her future path!

As the Qianlong Heavenly King, as a generation's shapeshifting queen, Blue Demon had not suffered from any fear of insufficient combat strength for a