With her arm linked through mine, I studied her, trying to spot anything unusual.
But Ye Liandong showed not the slightest displeasure. Her eyes shone as though they had wattage.
Her identity was rather special. Her father was none other than Li Tianjing, the former leader of the Celestial Alliance of Tainan.
Of course, the twists and turns of that bizarre story had been a complete tragedy when it came to her origins.
She was the core of that tragedy.
In terms of beauty, she was fully worthy of being called the finest in Tainan. Even Yun Wei, Zhao Yue'er, and Hua Xi had to rank below her.
Back then, she had cultivated the first-grade Heaven-ranked Cangxue Art, and her strength had been formidable.
Combined with the ice attribute she cultivated, it made her entire person look truly peerlessly pure and beautiful.
Back then, she and Li Zhier had been known as Tainan's two unmatched beauties. Looking at her now, she seemed even more outstanding.
Who knew whether it was because she had cultivated the ice attribute for so many years, but she had grown increasingly breathtaking.
Perhaps she would only become more beautiful from here on?
That was the advantage of laws—or perhaps she had simply blossomed fully, which was why she possessed such beauty.
"You seem to have become even more beautiful. Is it just my imagination?" I smiled.
Ye Liandong's face flushed slightly as she said, "It must be your imagination. Still, I'm very happy to receive such praise from the Holy Venerable..."
I nodded, lifted her chin, and asked, "Are you really happy, or are you pretending? I feel that there seems to be a little more emptiness deep in your heart. I wonder where it came from?"
Ye Liandong froze for a moment and hurriedly