On the day Wanquan and Qianhui officially became a couple, there was no ceremony, no vows.
Wanquan simply stood before her and said, "I like you."
Qianhui looked at him and said nothing.
Wanquan continued, "Not because you're the Goddess of Authority, not because you're my sister. Because of you."
Qianhui smiled.
"I know."
Then she walked over and gently embraced him.
Wanquan was stunned.
It was the first time someone had ever hugged him.
He reached out and slowly wrapped his arms around her.
After a long moment, Qianhui said, "You're hugging too tight."
Wanquan: "...Sorry."
But he didn't let go.
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Pangu approved their leave.
"To the mortal realm?" he asked.
Wanquan nodded.
"How long?"
"Two years."
Pangu glanced at him, asked no further questions, and simply said, "Take good care of her."
Pangu prepared two ordinary bodies and said, "I've been wanting to be a grandfather for a long time."
Qianhui asked, "Where do these bodies come from?"
Pangu explained, "Ordinary bodies grow from the pollen of the World Tree. Divine bodies grow from its fruit."
Wanquan demonstrated first, projecting his soul out of his body and then entering the ordinary one.
Qianhui looked at the body around thirty-something years old and reluctantly entered hers.
Qianhui asked, "Why does yours look so young?"
Wanquan smiled.