For some reason, Lu Yixue suddenly said, "I'm sorry."
"It was my fault."
She lowered her head, unsure how to face Xiao Mo.
But Xiao Mo shook his head. "It's all right."
"You and Wang Miaojun are both serving me together."
"That in itself goes against moral principles."
"It's only natural for you to feel resentful."
Xiao Mo reassured her.
Lu Yixue raised her head. "All right!"
"Anyway, I know I was wrong. You won't blame me, will you?"
Lu Yixue blinked as she spoke.
"Of course not!"
Xiao Mo assured her.
"Then I'll go get some sleep on my own. See you!"
Then Lu Yixue turned and entered the King of Chu's Purple Extremity Palace.
Xiao Mo sat alone in the courtyard drinking wine, and Wang Miaojun came over to him.
"Drinking alone again?"
At the sound of that gentle voice, Xiao Mo knew it was Wang Miaojun without even thinking.
"Yes."
"It's extremely difficult to advance my cultivation now."
"We can relax a little. There's no need to stay as tense as before."
Xiao Mo looked at Wang Miaojun as he spoke.
Hearing this, Wang Miaojun asked, "Has advancing your cultivation really become that difficult?"
"You seem almost too lazy to cultivate at all!"
"Is it really that hard to improve?"
Wang Miaojun sounded curious.
"Of course it's hard!"
"To break through to Two-Star Dou Zong..."
"The energy I'd need would exceed the total required for all my previous cultivation put together!"
Xiao Mo looked into Wang Miaojun's eyes as he spoke.
"That's why I've been so laid-back."
Xiao Mo gave a bitter smile.
"Actually, as long as there was even a sliver of hope, I wouldn't give up easily."
He looked at Wang Miaojun as he spoke.
"It's all right."
"If you want to rest, then get