Li Chui froze for a moment, then took another sip of Enlightenment Tea before saying, "Oh, you mean that? Your mother asked me to come!"
"You came just because my mother asked you to?" Wushi asked.
Li Chui answered with earnest honesty, "What else would I do?"
Wushi felt the sky collapse around him. "What? My mother asked you to come? Mother, tell me this isn't true!"
The Queen Mother of the West said expressionlessly, "This is all because of you. After all those rumors spread, Fellow Daoist Divine Light had nowhere to go, so I had him move here to lie low for a while. My place is spacious and peaceful anyway. One more person makes no difference."
Wushi's vision went dark. As the saying went, affection grew with time. If Uncle Li really stayed here long enough, things might well develop into the very situation he dreaded.
"Stop all that nonsense running through your head. From today onward, do your duty as the Saintess. If anything goes wrong and someone discovers you're a man, don't blame your mother for showing no regard for family ties!" Seeing him start letting his imagination run wild again, the Queen Mother of the West spoke coldly.
Sure enough, the mention of his position as Saintess instantly darkened Wushi's face. It seemed he would have to face away from all living beings from now on. He absolutely could not let the world see his true face. If word spread that the first Yaochi Saintess was Great Emperor Wushi, how could he ever face the world?
"Uncle Li, why are you standing so close?" Wushi sensed someone beside him. He did not need to turn around to know who it was. Only Uncle Li possessed such overwhelming blood vitality.
"I was wondering whether you've