Lu Changfeng and Ji Xian both breathed a sigh of relief as they watched Ji Ming's soul scatter into oblivion.
The Sun Demon and Moon Demon had both been slain.
At last, this blood-deep vendetta had been avenged.
Now their only concern was guarding against the Sun-Eater Alliance's frenzied retaliation once humiliation turned to fury.
But here in Southern Mo, Ji Xian feared nothing, even if she faced the leader of the Sun-Eater Alliance himself!
The two returned to Jade Splendor Hall.
While laying down the Heaven and Earth Net to guard against an attack by the Sun-Eater Alliance, Ji Xian also began... attending to her most important "business."
For two whole months afterward, until early spring in March, when warmth still gave way to lingering chills.
She did not rest for a moment, finding new ways to torment Lu Changfeng every day.
Fortunately, Lu Changfeng was no ordinary man. His cultivation was profound, and he excelled in the art of yin-yang dual cultivation, which barely allowed him to endure. The closer their parting drew, the more reluctant Ji Xian became, the more she wanted him, until she wished she could stay entwined with him every moment of every day.
Lu Changfeng understood perfectly.
He knew that Ji Xian's almost frantic demands were not entirely born of passion.
They stemmed more from her obsession with having a child and her fear of parting.
These were only human feelings, and he could understand them.
Unfortunately, having a child was ultimately not something they could force.
Even when their agreed time of departure arrived, they had not succeeded.
That night, the lamplight burned low.
Ji Xian lay against his bare chest, her long, dark hair spilling across him. Her fingertips traced his contours again and again, her voice steeped in tenderness and