After Pangu took office as the Director of Debt, on the day Wanquan and Qianhui officially got together, there was no ceremony, no vows.
Wanquan simply stood before her and said, "I like you."
Qianhui looked at him and said nothing.
Wanquan added, "Not because you're the God of Sustainability, not because you're my sister. It's because of you."
Qianhui smiled.
"I know."
Then she walked over and gently hugged him.
Wanquan was stunned.
This was the first time someone had ever hugged him.
He raised his hands and slowly wrapped them around her.
After a long while, 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 world?" he asked.
Wanquan nodded.
"How long?"
"Two years."
Pangu glanced at him, didn't ask why, only 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 said, "Ordinary bodies grow from the pollen of the World Tree. Divine bodies grow from its fruit."
Wanquan demonstrated first, letting his soul slip out and entering the ordinary body.
Qianhui looked at the body that appeared to be in its thirties, then reluctantly entered hers.
Qianhui asked, "Why does yours look so young?"
Wanquan smiled.