Chapter 482: The aggrieved An'an whines online, Li Shimin loses his temper

During the time Tang An's body was self-repairing, Sun Wukong and the other two were also tending to their respective injuries.

After all, those they fought this time were Ancestral Demons who surpassed them by a major realm, and they had all sustained serious internal injuries to varying degrees.

The corpses outside Zhenmo Pass had already been burned clean by Nezha using Samadhi True Fire. The Three Realms returned to peace and tranquility once more, and most mortals were unaware of the storm that had occurred here.

Only the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had come here with half of the Great Tang's Iron Cavalry to guard Zhenmo Pass together with Tang An.

"You child, still rushing forward without a care for yourself."

"It is Father who arrived late; I should not have let you shoulder the burden of the world's common people all by yourself."

Li Shimin wiped Tang An's face with a heartache, his eyes inevitably turning red.

The last time she lay in his arms like this was also during the Lingshan battle. That time, he thought he was going to lose this child. He never expected that after her rebirth from the ashes, she would have to experience such a thing again.

"Tell me, what is it that you cannot tell your father?"

"You insist on carrying every burden yourself; look at how badly you've been hurt? Huh?"

No matter what he said, Tang An could not wake up.

"What Guardian this, Guardian that; I am the Emperor of Great Tang, if there is any guarding to be done, it should be me doing it first."

"From now on, just be your Princess and behave yourself. Leave other matters for Father to handle."

Seeming to hear the Tang Emperor's words, Tang An's fingers moved slightly.

But she did not wake up; instead, her eyelashes trembled slightly, struggling and hovering between the states of waking and unconsciousness.

Tang An's Consciousness Sea.

Many images appeared before her: scenes from the journey to the west, scenes of her sacrificing herself for the Dao time and again, and another completely strange, emotionless version of herself standing face-to-face with her.

"Who are you?"

She could feel that the person before her was different from Yunxiao. She and Yunxiao were one body with two souls, but the version of herself before her eyes was a completely strange, different self.

And the aura on her body, how could it be…

The other Tang An gestured for Tang An to look toward the Mortal World, at the journey to the west.

Those seeking the scriptures were still Tang An, but the people by her side had changed to Wukong, Wuneng, and Wujing.

Then it changed again, replaced by Wukong, Wuneng, Wujing, and the Golden Winged Peng.

Next, the scene changed once more, and this time the Scripture Seekers became Wukong, Yang Jian, and Nezha. And a subtle change had occurred between her and Nezha.

The final image was…

Because of the entanglements of love and hate, they were controlled by the Outer Realm Demon Race, and the four master and disciples all died miserably.

"Who are you?"

"Are you a Heart Demon?"

"No, you are not a Heart Demon."

"Why are you showing me these?"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

The Tang An opposite her remained with cold, dull eyes, devoid of any emotion.

She raised her hand and pointed at Tang An, tapping Tang An between her brows.

"Ah!"

"Ah~"

Tang An suddenly felt an unbearable headache, curling up in pain on the bed, clutching her head with both hands.

The three Willow Leaves between her brows vanished entirely, replaced by a Flower Ornament resembling two small red fish, one above the other, which faintly emitted a golden light.

"An'er?"

"An'er, what's wrong?"

"Sister, don't scare me, Sister."

The voices of Li Shimin and Jiuyue came through, finally waking Tang An.

She opened her eyes abruptly, gasping for air; the lingering effects of the splitting headache were still there, making her instinctively tap her brow with her wrist.

"Sister, how are you?"

Tang An shook her head and pushed herself up with her arms. Only then did she realize she was drenched in sweat, her clothes soaked through.

Jiuyue hurried over to support Tang An, helping her lean against the headboard.

"I'm fine, the injuries on my body have already recovered seven or eight tenths." Tang An's tone was still a bit weak, but her complexion was indeed not as ghastly as before.

Just as she wanted to continue pondering that dreamlike scene, she realized belatedly that Li Shimin had also come.

"Father?"

She only felt she hadn't seen Li Shimin for a while, yet she discovered that many white hairs had grown at Li Shimin's temples, and his face had many more wrinkles than before.

And this was even with her having left him some Immortal Pills and supplements; he had still aged so much.

"Aye, Father is here."

Li Shimin tucked the quilt tighter around Tang An. "How is it? Does your head still hurt? Where are you uncomfortable?"

Tang An didn't want to make Li Shimin worry. "I'm fine, Father, I'm all better. I am an immortal now, I won't die."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but get angry.

"You, you—such a big thing happened, and you didn't even know to notify your father."

"If the frontline soldiers hadn't noticed the abnormal celestial phenomena and sent an urgent report over eight hundred miles, I would still be kept in the dark by you."

"What are you afraid of, huh? If the sky falls, Father is here to hold it up for you. You don't say anything; tell me, if something happened to you, what would you have me do?"

"Watch the white-haired bury the black-haired? Huh?"

Hearing that last part about the white-haired burying the black-haired, Tang An's eyes turned red instantly.

"Father~" she whimpered, feeling extremely aggrieved.

With just this one sentence, Li Shimin was rendered speechless and lost all his temper.

"Why are you crying? Does it still hurt somewhere?" Never mind Tang An crying, his own eye sockets turned red as well.

As people age, their hearts grow softer. Watching his own child nearly lose her life twice, he, as a father, felt immense distress in his heart.

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt." Tang An pulled Li Shimin to sit down, resting her head against his shoulder like a kitten that had made a mistake. "Please stop scolding me; I know I was wrong."

"Do you really know you were wrong?"

"I really do."

Seeing this, Li Shimin could only let out a deep sigh. "Are you hungry? Shall I have someone prepare some food for you?"

"Mm-hmm." Tang An nodded like a pestle pounding garlic. "I want to eat lots and lots of meat, big chunks of meat."

"Alright~" Li Shimin was helpless against her. "Then continue lying down and rest for a while; I will go see what ingredients are left in the army. If there aren't any, I'll have someone go into the city to buy some."

Tang An gave a "hehe" laugh. "Thank you, Dad." She obediently lay down and even obediently covered herself with the quilt.

However, no sooner had Li Shimin stepped out than she climbed right back out of bed.

"Wukong, how are Yang Jian and Nezha? How are their injuries? Are they recovering?"

Jiuyue was dumbfounded. "Big sister... you..."

These two faces—the speed of her switching between them was just too fast, wasn't it?

"Quick, let's go, let's go take a look." She grabbed Jiuyue's hand and headed out.

"Wait a moment..."

Having already run to the doorway, Tang An suddenly stopped, as if she had a massive reflex arc and had finally reacted.

She cupped Jiuyue's face to look, discovering that compared to her previous appearance, Jiuyue was now even more naturally enchanting. Her hair had also changed from pinkish-white to a gradient of red and pink.

Even her breathing and the aura emanating from her very bones could easily disturb one's mind.

And what was most rare was that her pair of fox eyes remained completely unchanged, still just as pure and innocent.

"When you went to the Outer Domain to find me earlier, what did you call out?"

"That move of yours, the one that went 'swish' that day and split the space into a huge rift, what is it called?"

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