Cheng Wanshu was still embroidering.
She did not even need to look up to know why He Xiuyuan had come this time.
"You still want to take a look at your sealed talent?"
He Xiuyuan nodded. "Since it's my own talent, I need to use it. I don't think there's anything to be afraid of."
Cheng Wanshu snipped the loose thread on her embroidery with her scissors, then set both the scissors and the embroidery down before finally raising her head to look at He Xiuyuan.
"Have you ever considered that the Great Sun Saint Lord knew perfectly well how exceptional your talent was, yet sealed it anyway? Could there have been another reason for that?"
He Xiuyuan had considered it.
He had indeed thought about it. The Great Sun Saint Lord valued talent immensely, so why would he want him to be a good-for-nothing?
But the Great Sun Saint Lord had placed the Seal himself and deliberately concealed it. It was even possible that everything He Xiuyuan had seen of him before had all been an act.
Perhaps the Great Sun Saint Lord feared something.
But He Xiuyuan had still made up his mind.
"No matter what drawbacks there are, I want to try, because I don't want to be so powerless."
Cheng Wanshu sighed.
"All right, I can give you this chance. But you need to understand that if the Seal is fully opened, you could very well die."
He Xiuyuan said, "That's fine. I have a Revival Pill."
Cheng Wanshu shook her head.
"Sometimes, death isn't death in the usual sense. If your Divine Soul is merged with another Divine Soul, and something else takes control, then although you haven't died, it's little different from being dead."
He Xiuyuan froze.
"You mean my talent could very well