Shen Yuan's first rambling mess of an answer had entirely satisfied Liu Mingyan that he was no mastermind. The way he visibly sags when Luo Binghe provides reassurance is sweet, if slightly pathetic for a man of his spiritual power. Liu Mingyan allows herself to soften.

"Luo Binghe and I do not share a bed," she says. "You have taken nothing from me. The other wives may feel differently, but--" she looks at Luo Binghe, confirming what they had already planned. "We will speak to them. Eventually, when the two of you return to our world." She cocks her head, gaze shifting back to Shen Yuan. "You do intend to return with him?"