Xiao Mo had spoken the truth.
He could feel Wang Miaojun's tenderness toward him.
Her love seemed almost boundless.
"It's all right. We still have a long road ahead of us."
"If you really love me that much, we can take our time and build a life together."
Wang Miaojun held Xiao Mo tightly in both arms as she spoke.
Only then did Xiao Mo slowly release her.
Then he asked her, "Really?"
"Of course!"
Wang Miaojun looked into Xiao Mo's eyes.
"I told you."
"I'll belong to you forever."
Wang Miaojun hugged Xiao Mo tightly.
A deeply comforting warmth washed over him, the warmth of Wang Miaojun's body reaching into his heart.
At that moment, he seemed to have found a home of his own.
"Thank you."
Xiao Mo whispered into Wang Miaojun's ear.
"When I was at my most helpless, you were still by my side."
Wang Miaojun said nothing. She would prove herself through her actions.
"All right, silly!"
"Come on, get up."
Xiao Mo slowly let go of Wang Miaojun.
The two lay down on the dragon bed in the imperial bedchamber.
Wang Miaojun nestled in Xiao Mo's arms. "Shall we rest for a few more days before going to the Profound Heaven Bright Moon Sect?"
"There's no rush now."
"You said yourself that world isn't really a place for humans."
"Maybe we'll never go back."
Xiao Mo spoke to Wang Miaojun.
"That's the right way to think!"
Wang Miaojun continued, "The fundamental problem with that world is that it isn't a human world."
"The concentration of spiritual energy has already reached about three times ours."
"So humans born in that world are fundamentally different from those of us on the Dou Qi Continent."
Xiao Mo nodded. "I understand what you mean."
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