"Are we being a bit cruel doing this? After all, she’s still completely in the dark about it..." Chen Mo hesitated.
Ji Hongxiu shook her head and said, "White Xiu and I are one and the same, sharing cause and effect. She risked her life to save you, so I must bear it, and if I sleep with you, she must also bear it... Besides, although I took the first step, she was the first to confirm her feelings."
"This ’cause’ was planted by her own hands."
Confirm her feelings?
Chen Mo was somewhat lost.
He never thought it would come to this.
When did the relationship between them start to change?
Was it the three-way dynamic with Ling Ningzhi? Or the shocking alliance with the Empress?
But now that it has come to this, there’s no point in being anxious; facing it is what’s most important.
Ji Hongxiu leaned close to his ear and whispered, "You don’t have to think she missed out on anything. As long as I share the memories with her, it’s as if she’s experienced all of this herself... and even more clearly than I have."
"..."
Chen Mo spoke solemnly, "Have you thought about how to explain this to her?"
Ji Hongxiu looked innocent and said, "That’s your problem to consider, what’s it got to do with me?"
???
Just as Chen Mo was about to condemn this irresponsible behavior, Ji Hongxiu seemed to sense something, placed a delicate jade finger to his lips, and whispered, "She’s waking up, you explain it to her yourself. If it doesn’t work out, just run for your life and deal with other things later."
"Hey, don’t leave me hanging..."
"Chen Mo?"
Ji Hongxiu’s gaze suddenly turned bewildered, her voice changing from lazy to crisp.
Chen Mo felt a chill in his heart, realizing this meant the real one had taken over.
"You’re okay? That’s great!"
Ji Hongxiu snapped back to reality, looking at him with eyes full of joy.
The scenes that unfolded in the Dao Domain still sent shivers down her spine when she recalled them.
No one expected Chen Mo to engage with two paths of origin and come out unscathed, also seemingly having broken through in his cultivation...
"You actually united the Dao?" Ji Hongxiu exclaimed in surprise.
Chen Mo twitched the corner of his mouth, "I indeed united the Dao... in more ways than one..."
"Hmm?"
It wasn’t until then that Ji Hongxiu realized something was off. She looked down and instantly became petrified.
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the temperature plummeted.
Cold sweat broke out on Chen Mo’s back, "Daoist Venerable, let me explain first..."
Ji Hongxiu slowly lifted her head, her eyes filled with intense murderous intent, "What is there to explain? To do something so beastly while I was unconscious... Infinite Heavenly Venerate, today I’ll sever this pestilence of yours!"
She reached out to draw the Causality Severing Sword, only to grasp at empty air, remembering her cultivation had not yet recovered.
But her anger only grew, and she simply opened her mouth and bit down fiercely on Chen Mo’s shoulder.
Chen Mo frowned slightly; why was she behaving like the Empress, did the Ultimate Venerable have a penchant for biting?
Such force naturally didn’t hurt him, but the Daoist Venerable was clearly losing it, and saying anything now would be unproductive, possibly even leading her to do something reckless...
Better to let her "cool down" first.
"Chen Mo, what are you doing? Let me go!"
"Scoundrel!"
"Bastard!"
"Rogue!"
"I won’t let you off, you beast... No, wait, wa—wait... mmph..."

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