The golden-haired girl's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden report. She raised her head curiously and looked at the middle-aged man who had come to deliver the news.
Fifth Enshrined Elder?
She did have some impression of him. The first time, it seemed he had been captured because of that guy Su Chen.
It was also from then on that she had become curious about him and developed a competitive spirit.
What did it mean that he had been captured again?
"Shut up. Why are you acting so flustered?"
Qian Daoliu raised his eyelids slightly and snorted coldly, frightening the man into instant silence. He could not utter another word.
The Great Enshrined Elder did not even look at him. Instead, he turned to Qian Renxue, and the kindness returned to his aged eyes.
"Xue'er, you must be exhausted. Go back and rest first. Think carefully about what Grandpa told you tonight."
Though his expression was still the one Qian Renxue knew so well, the girl still felt faint cracks forming in its former warmth.
Qian Renxue did not doubt her grandfather's affection for her, but she needed a truth she had long yearned for.
The girl bit her lip tightly, lowered her head, and nodded silently.
She knew that she would probably get nothing useful from her grandfather.
Maybe she should ask him if he had any ideas?
The image of the silver-haired boy surfaced in Qian Renxue's mind.
Though he was still young, he saw through such matters far more clearly than she did.
She truly was not very good at thinking about these things.
"Speak. What has that useless fool done this time?"
Once Qian Renxue left, the Great Enshrined Elder's affection vanished abruptly, replaced by his usual cold expression.
With his back to the man, he