When the Spider Mother received no answer for a long while, she understood what Chu Mo meant.
But the [Karmic Knot Spider Silk] was already the best she could offer. Everything else was essential to her survival, and she could not give it to him.
After a long silence, she changed tack. "Fellow Daoist Chu, would you be willing to join my Spider Domain? I would make you its second master, with a position even higher than yours in the Sacred God Domain."
Chu Mo gave her a surprised look. He had not expected the Spider Mother to have such an appetite. A scrap or two of information was not enough for her; she even wanted to pocket him as well.
"As a Sacred Venerable, how could I abandon Heaven Brother on a whim? Heaven Brother has treated me well. Do not bring this up again."
Chu Mo refused with righteous conviction. He had yet to swallow every last morsel of Fellow Daoist Heaven, so why would he leave?
The Spider Mother's eyes twitched slightly as well.
Heaven Brother this, Heaven Brother that. Anyone who didn't know better would think the two of you shared some profound bond. Have you even known each other for a month?
She suppressed her inward grumbling and lifted her chin slightly.
"But did you not speak of equivalent exchange, fellow Daoist? Whatever Fellow Daoist Heaven can give you, I can give you too. Whatever he cannot give you, I can also give you."
"As long as you are willing to enter my Spider Domain, everything within it will be yours. Including... myself."
As she spoke, she reached up and removed her hood, revealing a face so exquisitely beautiful it seemed almost unreal. Stars and moons formed her eyes, clouds and rosy skies framed her