"Eldest Princess, little Princess, we're behind you," Li Tianming said, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"Destiny Bro? Big Sister Ling'er?" Ji Qingyue's eyes lit up when she saw Li Tianming. Then she said, "Hurry and... mmph!"
Ji Ziling reacted quickly, covering her mouth before smiling at Li Tianming. "You're here to shop too?"
"That's right, Eldest Princess." Li Tianming smiled faintly.
"I thought you'd left Beacon Ruins," Ji Ziling said with a smile.
"Left Beacon Ruins? Why would I leave?" Li Tianming looked somewhat surprised.
"Oh, nothing. It's just that once you go to Republic Divine Heaven, you'll be even farther from the Li Clan Star System where you grew up. It won't be as easy to return afterward, so I thought you'd gone back," Ji Ziling said with a natural smile.
"Haha, my whole world is right here beside me. The Li Clan Star System doesn't really matter. It's not like I belong to its royal family or some ancient great clan. My attachment really isn't that deep," Li Tianming said with a laugh.
"That's true. Your circumstances are a little unusual, after all." Ji Ziling nodded.
Ji Qingyue pointed at some traces of Star Blood on Li Tianming's clothes and asked in surprise, "Destiny Bro, what happened to you?"
"This..."
Smiling and seemingly relaxed, Li Tianming repeated the account he had given Heavenly Emperor Qianfeng.
Both women were shocked to learn that someone had tried to assassinate Li Tianming. They had no idea Heavenly Emperor Qianfeng had already sent people to attack him.
When they learned that Li Tianming had refused Heavenly Emperor Qianfeng's offer of protection, Ji Ziling and Ji Qingyue felt helpless, though they understood.
"You're just too devoted to the people you care about. You won't trouble this person, and you won't trouble that