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

She knew what was good for her...

Of course, perhaps Tianling's subjective feelings toward someone had influenced her over the years, finally reaching a threshold.

The process of resolving the hidden danger earlier had been the last straw that pushed her to face reality completely.

In any case, she could now face someone "normally" and "properly regard" him. Even if she still inevitably felt some strange, awkward resistance for the moment, she was no longer as "stubborn" as before.

"Tan Lang, thank you."

And this address, Tan Lang, seemed to have exhausted all her courage. Once the words fell, she had nothing more to say.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time she had set Tianling aside—or abandoned Tianling's consciousness as a "buffer zone" between them—and taken the initiative to communicate with Tan Lin.

This differed from when they had resolved the hidden danger earlier, when she had passively answered and passively had some contact with him, already revealing those improper displays that still made her feel ashamed...

Outside, beside the Soul Spirit Pond.

The divine-sense voice transmission drifted into his ears. Tan Lin turned back to glance at "Gu Qingying," smiled faintly, and gave no response.

Having lived several lives, he knew that what she needed now was calm, so she could settle the emotional turbulence caused by her earlier loss of composure. At a time like this, the more outsiders paid attention, the harder it would be for her to let go.

By rights, he had no time to concern himself with so much.

But since she had already become one with Tianling, her affairs were Tianling's affairs as well. Anything concerning Tianling was merely a small act of following his heart.

Buzz...

Crimson mist flowed as he activated All-Cause Vision and looked at the Causal Line shared