"Third Young Master, it has only been a few days since we last met. How could you forget this concubine's kindness so completely?"
'Xun'er' looked utterly wronged, her pair of brilliant golden eyes brimming with tears as she said timidly, "The Black Corner Region is filled with powerful enemies. This concubine traveled thousands of miles to find you, only for you to greet me with such harsh words. It truly breaks this concubine's heart."
"Stop spouting nonsense!"
Xiao Yan was wide awake now. He abruptly sprang to his feet, his face flushed red with shock and fear, as though the stunning girl before him were not a beauty at all, but some venomous beast.
"Enchantress, it would have been one thing if you merely used Xun'er's name to get close to me, but you even tried to take the Xiao Family heirloom while you were at it! When it comes to sinister methods, how could what I described possibly amount to even one ten-thousandth of yours?!"
"Good Young Master, you have misunderstood this concubine. Ever since the day we met, this concubine fell in love with you at first sight and decided to pledge herself to you in secret. If not, why would this concubine care so much about Grandpa Xiao?"
'Xun'er's' eyes reddened, and her glistening gaze flickered as though she were on the verge of tears.
"But look at you, Young Master. Not only do you refuse to appreciate it, you even keep shouting that you want to kill this concubine. Sob... this concubine has no family left to turn to."
Yet, faced with the girl's frail appearance as she wiped her tears with her sleeve, Xiao Yan felt not the slightest pity. Instead, his vigilance rose to its limit.
Along his journey, whether facing the vicious and