Even though it was harmless, it was enough to make her scramble out clumsily, while Deng laughed boisterously from afar.
This childish yet harmless teasing and jest broke the eternal tranquility typical of the library, shattered Deng's icy aura, and melted away the restraint and alienation Yun You felt.
Through this kind of "sparring," their relationship became more natural, more like that of a real mother and daughter.
A powerful yet childlike mother, a child who, despite rebelling after an increase in power, still instinctively craves attention.
Interestingly enough, in this Cosmic Library dominated by Deng's will, all beings sheltered or created within it invariably reverently address Deng as "Mother."
This title carries feelings of awe... dependency, even fear; even Lamia is required to follow suit.
Except for Yun You.
