"She is she, and I am me!" Ye Guxuan seemed to come to her senses all at once. I had no idea what I had touched in her, but she was still dressed in that white robe, like a peak standing atop frost and snow. This was also how she had looked when I first met her.
Only when she saw me staring blankly did she realize she seemed to have frightened me. Even so, she still said, "Still... do you think I should be like Dongfang Jin?"
I saw a trace of exposed insecurity in her eyes, so I hurriedly shook my head. "No, no. It's just as you said—she is she, and you are you... How could the two of you possibly be the same?"
The three great female immortals of the Eastern Heaven were each distinctive. Her temperament was as cold as ice, her beauty like a painting; Jiang Ruoyin was like fiery wine, intoxicating before one even drank; as for Dongfang Jin, she was quiet as a spotless rabbit, yet seeing her stirred the hunter's heart. All three possessed the ability to govern a sect and the wisdom to command the Immortal Alliance. Women who could be entrusted with great responsibilities were exceedingly rare.
While I was still dazed, Ye Guxuan suddenly said, "So you would rather protect her and care for her? You would rather not..."
I stared at her in astonishment. She seemed to realize that her words had sounded overly suggestive, and immediately began to stammer before simply stopping. If she continued, it would probably lead to some other misunderstanding.
I hurriedly said, "Alliance Master Ye, don't overthink it. That's not what I meant. Toward both you and her, I treat you equally. I don't have any special intentions toward either of you."