Side Story: You Lian Wants to Play with Yeye

One day, in the garden.

Luo Hongye happily swung on the swing while Hun Mei and the others gathered around her, surrounding her as they played with her.

Every so often, they would pat her pretty little head or pinch her tender, delicate cheeks, filling the air with laughter and cheerful voices.

You Lian stood in the distance with her blade in hand. As always, no emotion could be seen on her lovely face, yet her tranquil, deep eyes remained fixed tightly on Luo Hongye atop the swing.

At that moment, Ye Tianshen slowly walked over to You Lian's side, his gaze likewise resting on Luo Hongye as she played happily in the distance.

One had always been stern-faced and dutiful, while the other was a complete expressionless mask. Standing together without a word between them, they made the atmosphere turn somewhat colder...

To others, the atmosphere might have seemed exceedingly heavy and awkward.

Yet Ye Tianshen and You Lian themselves did not notice it at all.

To them, this was a perfectly normal "conversation."

"You Lian, aren't you going to play with Little Princess?"

After a moment, Ye Tianshen was the first to ask curiously.

Whenever they accompanied Little Princess, Hun Mei and the others would eagerly crowd around her and play with her.

Even Kuang Qiu and Void Sovereign would join in, teasing Little Princess from time to time.

But every single time, You Lian merely stood off to the side with her blade in hand, expressionless, never joining them.

You Lian did not immediately answer Ye Tianshen's question. After a moment of silence, she instead asked:

"What about you?"

"Aren't you going to accompany Little Princess?"

"My duty is to protect Little Princess's safety. Naturally, I cannot let down my guard."

Ye Tianshen replied calmly without hesitation.