The Heavenly Screen Reappeared

Li Xun's blunt question made Tang San blush. Xiao Wu, on his back, looked embarrassed too. A faint flush rose to her cheeks as she tucked her head against his shoulder.

Tang San gently supported her legs and explained, looking a little awkward:

"Brother Xun, we talked about this in private. The Heavenly Screen did say we'd become husband and wife one day, but that's still in the future."

Xiao Wu leaned her head out from behind him, blinked her large eyes, and added:

"We haven't known each other very long. Our feelings for each other aren't that deep yet. Even if fate has already written the ending, we don't want to start acting like lovers right away. It would feel too strange."

Tang San nodded and continued:

"So we decided to stay together as brother and sister for now. We'll get to know each other and see how our feelings develop. If we truly fall in love someday, we can follow the path the Heavenly Screen showed us. If not, we'll remain close siblings for life."

As he spoke, Tang San glanced back at Xiao Wu, his gaze soft.

Xiao Wu rubbed her cheek against his shoulder. She looked perfectly at ease, without a trace of self-consciousness.

Li Xun stood there stunned, blinking.

He had never imagined that was their plan.

The Heavenly Screen had laid everything out before the world, yet they refused to let a predetermined fate sweep them along. They had chosen to take things at their own pace.

Li Xun shook his head, torn between laughter and disbelief. "Well, look at you two. Instead of playing the destined husband-and-wife roles, you're trying out being siblings first."

"But I'm warning you now. When you finally fall for each other and make it official, don't be too embarrassed to change how you address each other. I'll never let you hear the end of it."

"Brother Xun!"

Xiao Wu's face turned scarlet. She shot him a flustered glare, then buried her face against Tang San's shoulder again.

Tang San gave a helpless laugh, a faint smile on his lips. "Whatever happens in the future, we'll just let it—"

Before he could finish, Xiao Wu interrupted him and pointed at the sky. "Brother, Brother Xun, Uncle Tang Hao, that thing's appeared again."

"Hm?"

They all looked up at once.

A huge screen of light hung in the sky once more.

At that same moment,

across the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Spirit Hall, and the other great powers, everyone looked skyward, their expressions varied.

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, the slumbering Ferocious Beasts over 100,000 years old raised their heads one after another. Their eyes locked on the Heavenly Screen high above, while faint dragon roars rippled through the forest.

Even across the ocean, countless Soul Engineers and court dignitaries throughout the Sun Moon Empire saw the giant Heavenly Screen stretching across the sky.

After a month's absence, the Heavenly Screen had returned!

The next instant, a flood of comments raced across its surface.

[Whoa! It's back! Does the Heavenly Screen appear once a month?]

[I thought last time was a one-off and we'd never see it again.]

[It's been a month. What if Asura God Li Xun has already met with trouble? Does that mean I have a chance with Qian Renxue?]

[Dream on. Every major faction has spent the whole month searching everywhere and hasn't found so much as a hair. He's hidden away just fine.]

[Will they show Li Qingyang's Spirit Awakening next?]

[I remember the Heavenly Screen mentioning that they'd do Spirit Awakening for everyone at the primary school. There was even going to be a Television Station report!]

[I don't care about anything else. I just want to see Angel God Qian Renxue in a Qipao again. She was breathtaking.]

[Right? She looked like a beauty stepped straight out of a painting. It's hard to believe someone like that could exist.]

[Just a reminder to the person above: she's no ordinary Soul Master. She's the Angel God!]

Comments streamed across the Heavenly Screen at an astonishing pace. Before one line could be read in full, another had already appeared.

Across the continent, countless Soul Masters gazed up at the sky, each with their own thoughts as they debated what might come next.

While everyone was still speculating, the vast Heavenly Screen lit up. At last, an image appeared.

[Li Qingyang rubbed his sleepy eyes, let out a long yawn, and ambled out of his bedroom.

Morning light poured through the living room's broad floor-to-ceiling windows, scattering gold across the floor. In the kitchen, Qian Renxue stood at the stove, her head lowered as she busied herself with breakfast.

The warm sunrise fell across one side of her face and shoulder. Its soft glow enveloped her, lending her skin a faint, luminous sheen. She seemed to shine in the morning light.

Today, she wore a crisp white blouse with a neat collar that set off her long, graceful neck. A fitted black pencil skirt traced the curves of her waist and hips. She wore sheer black stockings and slender heels seven centimeters high.

Her long golden hair no longer fell loose over her shoulders. It was tied high in a sleek ponytail that swayed gently behind her as she worked. A delicate necklace rested at her throat, and small earrings caught the morning light.

She stood at the kitchen stove, deftly using divine power to prepare breakfast for the family. The imposing dignity of the Spirit Hall Pope had fallen away, leaving only the gentle warmth of a woman at home.]

That single shot was enough to silence countless Soul Masters watching across the continent.

Then the comments erupted. Text flooded the Heavenly Screen so furiously that it nearly obscured most of the image.

[Yes! This is exactly what I came to see!]

[There really is a woman this perfect. From today on, I'm a die-hard fan of Angel God Qian Renxue!]

[This is ridiculous. That tiny waist, those curves...]

[Honestly, her figure is so perfect it barely looks real.]

[And those slender seven-centimeter heels! They're exactly my weakness.]

[What kind of outfit is that? It's dignified and alluring at the same time.]

[Exactly! Even as a woman, I have to admit she looks stunningly sexy in that outfit.]

In the old residence's back courtyard,

Li Xun's pupils contracted at the sight of Qian Renxue in her professional outfit, looking both capable and alluring. Heat rushed to his nose, and he nearly had a nosebleed.

He clicked his tongue, his eyes full of envy, and murmured, "Does my future self really have it that good? Even I'm jealous."

Beside him, Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at him, her disdain plain to see. "Hey, Brother Xun, Angel God Qian Renxue isn't your wife yet. Show some restraint!"

Li Xun lifted his chin, entirely unashamed.

"Little girl, she'll be mine sooner or later anyway. Why the hell should I hold back?!"