Today's first update: Chapter 3661! 1/4!
With her unique status—as both the esteemed Princess of the Phoenix Race and the most beloved younger sister of the late Human Emperor Xu Kun—she played an irreplaceable role as a bridge and mediator between the two races.
Many subtle diplomatic words carried greater warmth when spoken by her; through her mediation, many complex balances of interest could often find a middle ground acceptable to both sides.
With a maturity and wisdom beyond her years, she had earned the widespread respect and trust of the upper echelons of both races.
Yet beyond all these weighty affairs, the softest and most steadfast concern in her heart was Xu Caiyi, the only blood her brother had left in this world.
She had turned all the dependence and affection she could no longer give her brother into meticulous care and protection for her niece.
Watching Xu Caiyi grow up little by little and resemble her brother more and more, she felt both comfort and a deeply buried reluctance and worry, fearing that this treasured niece would suffer even the slightest storm or hardship.
At this moment, faced with Xu Buwan's probing gaze that seemed capable of piercing every disguise and reaching the truth, as well as her blunt question, Hong Huo, Shi Ye, and Zhi Yi—the "sparring partners" transformed from the Three Little Ones—were immediately at a loss.
They exchanged glances, their eyes filled with the excitement of a long-awaited reunion, the stifling frustration of having the truth within reach yet being unable to speak it, and a trace of instinctive guilt before their "big sis."
In truth, back on that brutal battlefield where the human race and dog race had clashed, the moment Xu Buwan first entered their perception, the Three Little Ones had already