Ling Ying, hidden in the shadows, had also come back to his senses. Looking at Qi Lin, who had once again appeared in Xun'er's bedroom without warning, his eyes were filled with shock.
At the spot where Qi Lin had suddenly appeared, he still had not detected the slightest spatial fluctuation.
Moreover, after eleven years apart, Qi Lin's appearance had not changed in the slightest.
Yet the aura he gave off clearly did not belong to some old monster skilled at preserving his youth or reverting to childhood.
What was going on?
Over the years, since Qi Lin had not appeared for so long, Ling Ying had followed his young lady's instructions and looked into Qi Lin throughout the Jia Ma Empire and its neighboring nations. Yet he had found nothing at all. There was simply no such person.
He was far too mysterious, as though he had appeared out of thin air.
Meanwhile, upon seeing Qi Lin again, Xiao Xun'er's drowsiness vanished completely. She took his hand and sat with him on the bed, then chatted with him endlessly.
If anyone from the Xiao Family saw Xiao Xuner so lively and talkative, their jaws would surely drop.
In their impressions, Xiao Xun'er was cool and detached, quiet and reserved.
Though she appeared polite to everyone, that politeness carried an intense sense of distance.
Even Xiao Xun'er did not know why, but whenever she faced this Brother Qi Lin, whom she viewed through such an idealized lens, she could not help wanting to draw close to him.
Clearly, they had known each other for less than a day back then, yet eleven whole years had now passed.
At that thought, Xiao Xun'er could not help lowering her head slightly to look at the ice-blue Qilin Jade Token hanging before her