Xiao Yan's words brought sour expressions back to Gu Yuan's and Zhu Kun's faces.
"Listen to him. Is that something a human would say?"
The two exchanged a glance, each seeing the bitter smile in the other's eyes.
The realm they had bitterly pursued for a thousand years sounded so trivial, so insignificant, when Xiao Yan spoke of it.
"Once I stabilize my condition, I can prepare to advance to Dou Di."
In the end, Gu Yuan merely drew a deep breath and forced a smile. "That's good. Once you enter the Dou Di realm, this catastrophe threatening our Dou Qi Continent can finally be resolved."
Although he knew that Xiao Yan becoming a Dou Di would bring enormous benefits to his daughter and grandson, and even to the Gu Clan and the entire Dou Qi Continent, he still felt miserable.
It felt as though the goddess he had spent ages pursuing had been won over by some blond punk she had only met a few days ago.
No matter how he tried to make peace with it, he simply could not feel happy.
Meanwhile, Zhu Kun, standing beside him, wore a thoughtful expression.
After bidding Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan farewell, Xiao Yan soon returned to the Xiao Realm.
"Your Highness, Emperor's Son! Your Highness!"
The moment he returned, many Xiao Clan Elders gathered around him, looking at him in bewilderment.
The terrifying disturbance earlier had left them extremely tense. When the sky over the Xiao Realm had gone completely dark, even Eight-Star Dou Sheng like them had felt an intense sense of danger.
That sense of danger had quickly vanished with Xiao Yan's departure, however, leading them to conclude that the incident must have had something to do with him.
"What happened?"
Xiao Yan smiled faintly, but his