"What did you see?" Intrigued by Taotie's cheerful outburst, Huan Yi asked.
"That you charged into the Divine Dragon Palace to teach those overzealous dragon gods a lesson for me!" Taotie said in a loud and bubbly voice, her eyes sparkling like a child holding the treasured gift it'd been begging for months.
The conversation between Huan Yi and the Second Emperor's shadow had been sealed by the Demon Child's Karma, making it impossible for anyone besides Xinzhui and Taotie to hear their exchange. In Xinzhui's case, as the queen had already been exposed to his karmic threads, Huan Yi didn't mind.
With Taotie, he initially had some reluctance but eventually decided that it was time to unpack his past—at least some of it. But as the Primordial Evil expected his gluttonous favorite to assault him with questions...
"Master, no need to be shy. I know you're a very shy person, but between all our breeding feats, you should start being more honest with your feelings.