When he was little, he hadn't understood. He had thought those were a mother's earnest hopes for him. Only when he grew up did he realize he was nothing more than a tool to Pei Mother.
Some feelings weren't important. He could simply cast them aside; there was no need to take them to heart. So Pei Ling let go completely. Even after being reborn, he had never thought of changing his relationship with Pei Mother. There was no point, and he couldn't be bothered.
This time, Yan Qingsui planned to take Tao Doudou around the area near Vast Sea City to broaden her horizons. The city's once-in-a-century celebration was coming up, too. If they took their time on the road, they would arrive just in time.
At the mention of Vast Sea City, Qiao Ranran's eyes lit up. She gazed thoughtfully at Pei Ling.
Pei Ling looked back at her. "What do you want to say?"
While Yan Qingsui was busy bickering with Tao Doudou again, Qiao Ranran edged up to Pei Ling's ear and lowered her voice. "The first time you did something to your Divine Soul, was it at the South Sea Extremity?" She had sensed back then that his Divine Soul was unstable, but he had already looked gravely injured, so it hadn't occurred to her. Only later had she realized he'd been so ruthless with himself so early on. "When are you going to retrieve it?"
Another part of his Divine Soul was in the Little Wooden Puppet, which meant it was close by, so she didn't have to worry too much. But the part left at the South Sea Extremity? No matter how she looked at it, she couldn't rest easy. She didn't know what Pei Ling had done, but something as fragile and