Chapter 806: A Spring of Blood!
The walls around Yun Xiao and the Diva appeared to have been enchanted with a celestial array, absorbing every sliver of light.
Normally, the Corona of the Diva would be more than dazzling enough. Yet, it was impossible to see anything beyond a meter.
"No!" the Diva growled, pushing back the words Yun Xiao had just spoken.
"Sure, whatever you prefer."
Then, silence fell once again. It was easy to imagine. But when it came to act, the Diva stood still in the darkness, arms wrapped around herself, her cheeks quivering, eyes reddening, utterly at a loss for how to begin.
"If it's hard to speak, you might as well lie down and close your eyes, pretending it's for healing. You are the patient, and I, the healer. No matter the process, if the medicine cures the disease, achieving immortality is the path of righteousness. If it is the right path, why cling to the small matters of the flesh?" Yun Xiao's calm voice echoed.
His analogy of doctor and patient transformed a moment of potential shame into one of life-saving grace, casting the act in a noble light.
Hearing this, the Diva's tensed figure gradually relaxed.
"You, merely a slave with a fragile life, have quite the insight."