Back then, her marriage to Dijun was merely a match of social status, more of a political alliance, and there was no real love between them.
"May I hug you before we part?" Xihe looked at him with her bright face, her cautious eyes afraid that he would refuse.
Zuan could no longer hold back and pulled her into his arms.
The two embraced tightly; at that moment, any words would have been inadequate.
The ten princes of the Golden Crow stared dumbfounded at what was happening before them, while the ten souls in their minds were already arguing wildly about it.
The goddess of Wushan, being very understanding, walked away to a distance, leaving the two of them alone.
Ji Xiaoxi also wanted to go further away, but she was being held by Zu An and was now tightly sandwiched between the two of them, her little face turning red.
"I shouldn't be here."
"Nobody can see me, no one can see me."
"Oh my, Sister Xihe is so big."
"Oh no, I can't breathe."
...
Xihe eventually left. As she left, Yumen Beiqing's body slumped down. Zuan quickly caught her and noticed that there was nothing wrong with her body. Remembering what Xihe had said earlier, she might need to rest for a while before she could fully wake up.
Suddenly, Ji Xiaoxi exclaimed, "What is this?"
Zu An looked in the direction she pointed and saw a drop of golden liquid on his shoulder. It seemed to be a tear that Xi He had shed when she hugged him.
The Goddess of Wushan walked over, took out a jade bottle and put the drop of golden liquid into it: "I heard you mention before that you were looking for an ingredient called Heaven-Defying Spirit Tear. I consider myself quite knowledgeable, but I've never heard of what it is before. However, I think I know now."
"Is this it?" Zu An's expression was extremely complicated. He never expected that the thing he was looking for had been right beside him all along, but why did he feel no joy at all, but instead a bitter taste?
"This is probably incomplete; something is missing." The Goddess of Wushan's gaze was deep, as if she had thought of something.
Seeing that the other person seemed to want to ask more questions, she said directly, "It's not safe here, let's go back to Wushan first."
Zuan nodded, and led the others, transforming into a rainbow and leaving the Heavenly Court.
When the group returned to Wushan, the Goddess of Wushan suddenly changed her expression: "It seems that someone has broken in."
Zuan's expression also changed, and he hurriedly flew up the mountain to look for the Mermaid Queen, only to find that she was nowhere to be found.
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