The next morning, the darkness of night had fully faded, and a faint pallor spread across the eastern horizon.
A gentle breeze swept across the entire Yulan Continent. Cool morning mist curled among the imperial city's palaces, tranquil and peaceful.
Shi Hao sat in the Human Emperor's grand hall and methodically finished handling all important affairs of state.
Now that he commanded humanity's fortune and ruled the human beings of the entire continent, he personally attended to matters great and small, keeping humanity's foundations secure. Once court affairs were settled, he shed his solemn courtly bearing and walked alone toward the courtyard where Shiheng and Kelin Xiaoman rested.
The moment he stepped into the quiet courtyard, Shi Hao's gaze instinctively settled on the woman standing by the railing.
Gentle morning light fell upon Kelin Xiaoman, its scattered golden radiance bathing her in a soft, holy halo.
After just one night apart, his mother's bearing had become entirely different.
Before, Kelin Xiaoman had been gentle, warm, and approachable, with the understated grace of an ordinary woman. Now, however, her entire being seemed translucent, her bearing ethereal and free of worldly dust, with a holy purity between her brows that seemed to cleanse away the mortal world.
It was as though she had been tempered by the Heaven and Earth Laws, reborn, her bearing elevated to an entirely new realm.
Something stirred in Shi Hao's heart, and he instantly understood the reason.
Presumably, it was the tender intimacy they had shared last night, coupled with his father's gift. The Heaven and Earth Wonder within her nourished her flesh day and night, transformed her innate constitution, and subtly reshaped her physique.
In addition, Kelin Xiaoman had spent years comprehending and cultivating the water law. The water element inherently embodied purity and clarity, and