After leaving the Clear Sky Sect, Ye Chen and Wang Dong'er were in no hurry to continue their journey.
Wang Dong'er had also emerged from the sorrow of parting. Thinking that she would soon advance to Soul King and even obtain those miraculous soul spirits, the little girl could hardly contain her excitement.
The scene from not long ago flashed through Ye Chen's mind. He was not a petty man, but for some reason, seeing Wang Dong'er embrace Niu Tian still stirred a faint sourness in his heart.
Could it be that I actually have some kind of male chauvinism? That can't be right, can it? Ye Chen thought helplessly. Niu Tian was Wang Dong'er's family. He really had to be out of his mind to get jealous over something like that.
Wang Dong'er did not think of it that way and simply said, "Did you see that? If you dare bully me in the future, my two fathers definitely won't let you off."
As she spoke, she waved her delicate little fist at Ye Chen. The sight was exceptionally adorable.
This scene made Ye Chen even more resolute. He had to protect Wang Dong'er well and not let her lose this innocence.
If history followed its original course, Wang Dong'er would later become a girl so sensible that it broke people's hearts. Yet that change in personality would come at the cost of countless painful experiences.
How could Ye Chen bear to let her go through those things? Compared to that, he preferred Wang Dong'er's current mischievous, eccentric self. At least she could be happy and joyful every day.
What worried him most was that one day, after Wang Dong'er's soul was restored completely, her personality might change drastically.
But this was not the first time Ye Chen had