The timeline turned back to after the great battle.
The war was over. It was time to return to proper business.
Returning to camp from high above, Lin Qian basked in the armies' enthusiastic cheers, then returned to the central command tent and paid no further attention to the fighting.
With its emperor and empress slain and its experts wiped out, the Star Luo Empire was a bolt at the end of its flight. One final blow was all it would take to pocket it.
With the Soul Master Legion and Soul Engineers whose attacks struck from a higher dimension, victory in the war was already beyond question. It was only a matter of sooner or later.
"Lin Qian, are you finished?"
A mature woman's voice suddenly rang out, drawing him back from his thoughts.
He turned to look. The Godess of Kindness had entered at some point, her beautiful eyes sparkling as they moved. She drew out the last syllable, seemingly harboring another intention.
As the acting empress, she had remained the subject of this misunderstanding until now. Soldiers and even generals took her position for granted.
Even Yue Hongchen, who had met the true empress, Qian Renxue, had not stepped forward to explain and spoil everyone's fun-especially a certain female God King's.
That sense of transgression had drawn her deep into its embrace, leaving her ever more intoxicated. The instant Lin Qian had taken her hand on the battlefield, some trait within her had suddenly awakened. As soon as they returned to camp, she had followed him almost without hesitation.
Throughout their time together, they had always treated each other with the courtesy of honored guests, their feelings stopping at the bounds of propriety. Never mind physical intimacy-they had never even held hands once. Hearing her call him