When in love, reason was severely weakened.
Little Ye Zi had secretly known that young master for a long time. Without Sister Ye Zi watching over her, she had somehow fallen into a trap. Perhaps Ye Zi's control had been too strict, provoking a rebellious backlash. When they were young, they had depended on each other for survival—that was true affection. But as people grew older, they always changed in some ways.
After spending several days together, she had unknowingly developed a favorable impression of him. That was only human nature.
Though she had cultivated under the Demon King for decades, her mindset remained that of a little girl. Her sister had spoiled her too much, and the Demon King's protection had left her inexperienced in worldly affairs. Everyone in the territory usually feared the Demon King's might and dared not casually approach Little Ye Zi. Who would have thought that a refined young master from the Central Plains, using a few little tricks, would capture a girl's heart?
Seeing the person she admired being seized and detained, she immediately could not help speaking up to stop them.
"Stop! How can you arrest people so recklessly?"
The leading demon soldier glanced at Little Ye Zi and recognized her as a guest of the Demon King's residence.
To the demon soldiers, they were the Demon King's own kin. Whether humans or other demons, monsters, and ghosts, all were outsiders. Since the Ye Zi sisters were merely staying temporarily at the Bai residence and held neither office nor status, they were only guests. As guests of the Demon King, they naturally deserved basic courtesy.
"Those two are spies from the Central Plains plotting wrongdoing. We have come to arrest them. If you have any questions, you may inquire at the yamen."
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