Chapter 2112: Think About How to Pursue Me

"Even if my brothers hadn’t stopped your proposal that day, I still wouldn’t have agreed."

"Why..."

Little Taotie shook her head. "From the very beginning, the War God was wrong."

Hua Jinyan was startled.

"The way you are now—cringing, hiding your face—how are you any different from the War God?"

"I just want to protect..."

"You hide your face because you’re afraid people will go after those around you. Why can’t you show your face openly, make those people fear you instead—so scared that the mere thought of you makes their legs go weak, so they don’t dare touch your family, don’t dare offend you?"

"I can’t take that risk."

"You underestimate your family." Little Taotie stood up to face him. "Just like back then, you underestimated me."

Hua Jinyan let out a bitter smile. "I’m not the War God, and I’m not Hua Zhan. I’m just me."

"Makes no difference. What you’re doing now is no different from what the War God did back then. In those days, the War God chose to create a Demon God and set up an elaborate scheme to make the people from the outer Realms wary of us, because he didn’t trust all of Heaven—and even less did he trust himself."

"So you don’t approve of what I’m doing, and you don’t approve of what the War God did either?"

"That’s right."

Little Taotie lifted her chin in a confident smile. "The War God has always been the one playing the hero. I want to be a hero for once too. I’m going to show him what kind of choice is truly right! It’s not about hiding away to fabricate illusions and blind the enemy, it’s about war—taking the initiative, striking until those bastards are terrified and never dare invade again!"

"It’s not that easy. The enemy is in the dark. Only by creating illusions to mislead them can we have the safest strategy."

"Why is it always people from the outer Realms coming in here to probe us, and never us taking the initiative to go out and scout them? From the start, this timid, shrinking way has been wrong! You still don’t get it?"

Little Taotie stood in front of Hua Jinyan, looking down at him from above. "I’ll prove with my strength that another strategy works better!"

Hua Jinyan raised his head, meeting Little Taotie’s confident eyes. "Maybe... maybe you can show me that you’re right."

The War God’s strategy was clearly a failure.

If it hadn’t failed, Little Taotie would never have had to sacrifice herself back then.

If it hadn’t failed, the Three Thousand Worlds wouldn’t have lost more than half.

If it hadn’t failed, the War God wouldn’t have become the Hua Jinyan he is now.

Since it was a failure, it should be abandoned.

Hua Jinyan took out his phone and sent a message.

From this day on, the young General would no longer cover his face.

Hiding your head while showing your tail is never a particularly wise choice.

"Hua Jinyan." Little Taotie turned and looked back at him. "In this world, nothing ever goes straight to the final step. You haven’t even confessed or asked to date me, and you already wanted your proposal to succeed—aren’t you daydreaming a bit too big?"

Hua Jinyan was taken aback. "That’s... the reason you turned down my proposal?"

Little Taotie’s smile bloomed. "What else? Think about how you’re going to pursue me. If I feel satisfied, maybe I’ll agree to try dating you."

"Do you want to see a rain of rose blossoms?" Hua Jinyan shouted.

Little Taotie waved her hand. "Forget it. All the plants now are mutated; roses aren’t the roses they used to be. I don’t like them that much anymore."

After her Three Souls and Seven Spirits were fully reunited, Little Taotie could no longer see the flowers above other people’s heads. From then on, her interest in flowers waned.

"Then what do you want?"

"Idiot, how can you ask me that? Asking me means you’re not sincere enough! Go figure it out yourself!"

Seeing Little Taotie walk off into the distance, Hua Jinyan let out a deep sigh.

He had always thought Little Taotie liked the War God. Now it seemed that the Little Taotie of the past had simply been too young, not yet enlightened. Even if it had been the War God proposing, she wouldn’t have said yes.

War God, oh War God, you held yourself in far too high regard.