Of course, although Xiao Ran kept an eye on Luo and Liuli's situation, he had not assigned anyone to watch them specifically. He had seen it for himself after returning to the homeland, or heard it from Renard and Graham. As for the two who were clearly almost more than friends but not yet lovers, with one acting like an idiot and the other being shy, Xiao Ran found them rather amusing.
But seeing the strange look Renard gave him, Xiao Ran suddenly felt that this sort of thing seemed to have started because he had set a very bad example. Naturally, he would never admit that.
When Liuli saw Xiao Ran looking at her and Luo with an inexplicable expression, the usually carefree girl immediately blushed crimson. Pretending forcefully that nothing had happened, she greeted him, "Lord Xiao Ran, hello."
"Mm." Xiao Ran smiled slightly at Liuli's deliberate pretense that nothing was wrong and asked, "Have you gotten used to being here these past few days?"
"I'm very used to it." Liuli could not help glancing at Luo beside her, who was scratching his head and chuckling, before saying, "Luo has taken very good care of me these past few days. I've also learned many new things here. I believe I'm definitely stronger now than I was before."
"Yeah." Luo smiled foolishly as though he had noticed nothing. "Liuli is extremely gifted in martial arts. She's practically a super genius. In just a few days, she's already begun to grasp how to use qi. She also understands a great deal about machinery. She's really amazing."
The corners of Xiao Ran, Graham, and Renard's mouths twitched at the same time after hearing Luo's words. Xiao Ran chuckled. "That's good, then. Luo, you'll be responsible for looking after Liuli while she's