Welcome Back, Your Majesty, the Human Emperor (4K) (Continued)

She needed to confirm a few things. Otherwise, it would feel as though ants were crawling and gnawing at her heart all day, which would be detrimental to her cultivation.

Hearing this, the smile at Tianling's lips deepened slightly. She glanced at Tan Lin, who sat in the great formation around the Broken Stele in the distance, unable to spare any attention, and said leisurely:

"The ties between him and me run very deep. They cannot be explained in just a few words.

"As for the specifics... since he chose not to say so plainly that day, there are naturally matters you should not know yet. You will learn certain secrets in time. For now, simply let nature take its course. Do not be overly curious..."

Her answer was ambiguous, neither admitting nor denying anything.

It was as if she had said something, yet also as if she had said nothing at all, only making her seem more mysterious.

Shao Hanyun's heart sank.

She could hear the detachment and distance in the other woman's words.

It was an attitude that required neither explanation nor much concern.

As though Shao Hanyun was nothing more than an insignificant outsider to her, destined to be a fleeting passerby in someone else's life.

"And you..."

Tianling continued speaking.

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Shao Hanyun's bewitchingly beautiful face, carrying a rare hint of scrutiny.

This was the first time Shao Hanyun had felt that Tianling was taking her seriously.

"I can see that you have lost your primordial yin. Within the circulation of your aura, there seems to be a lingering Dao resonance from the union of lunar and solar energies.

"Your Immortal Platform divine senses once intertwined, and you studied that Broken Stele together? You should have already consummated your relationship,