Qiu Wuji felt a little embarrassed.
The relationship between this "father and son" could have been one of fatherly affection and filial devotion. Strictly speaking, she was the reason it had grown complicated.
She had been the one to "hold a sword to his neck" and force him to revise his manuscript, changing the entire setting. Even the flaws in the Heavenly Dao that Xie Jiuxiao and the others sensed had actually come about because of her.
Of course, that had been to fight for control over her own fate. There was nothing to say about that... nor would she let that little bit of embarrassment show.
Chu Ge would never have guessed why Qiu Wuji had been willing to let him do that with her alternate self after they returned home from Skyreach City. He thought it was entirely because he had deleted that sentence, but a small part of the reason lay here.
Back then, though, Qiu Wuji had not really thought it through herself. She had merely felt a vague sense of guilt. After seeing Chu Tiange this time, that feeling had become clearer. Indeed, she could be called the root of everything.
But what Chu Ge had said... how magnanimous.
I'll wait for him, until he has the courage.
A true dad.
Qiu Wuji suppressed the thoughts rippling through her heart and lowered her head to look at the painting on the table. "What are you planning to do?"
"For now, there's nothing I need to do." Chu Ge smiled. "The unification of the Heavenly Dao that the people across the sea in the book pursue doesn't refer to me. It refers to the concept within the book. Their crossing the sea is an established part of the plot. I don't need to interfere. I'd only