"So… you were able to rally the three kingdoms to come together and prepare for the invasion?"
"Mhm." Lin Zhaoyue gave a soft, satisfied nod, lounging comfortably across Fang Yuan's lap.
Fang Yuan hummed, plucking a grape and fed it into her mouth.
"Not only that, you managed to recruit Pill King Tushan into the clan and even prepare her to start producing hollow Spirit pills?"
"Mhm."
"And then you sent Uncle Chen, Aunty Jingyi, Du Juan… and even Xiao Bai from the Divine Ice Sect to gather herbs?"
"Yes~" she replied, shifting slightly, tilting her head just enough to look up at him with a bright, almost proud smile.
Fang Yuan stared down at her.
A part of him clearly wanted to call it out and say you're lying.
But… she had no reason to. He knew that yet it was still absurd to hear.
"…Hah." He exhaled slowly, forcing the tension out of his chest. "Fine. Let's just assume all of that is true."
"It is true—" she began, lips parting to argue.
