"My lord."
At Uchiha Diqin's prompting, the two girls could only step forward. They still looked somewhat frightened as they gave a slight bow and called out.
"Hinata."
Ronglin looked at the two frightened little girls before him. The first one he recognized was Hinata. Her Hyuga Clan clothing and distinctive Byakugan made her identity all too easy to discern.
Moreover, Hinata had no white cloth on her forehead. Only members of the Hyuga Main Family were like that.
Members of the Branch Family all bore the Caged Bird mark on their foreheads.
"My lord."
Upon hearing Ronglin call her name, Hinata's small body trembled slightly. She hurriedly replied, raising her voice unconsciously out of fear that it might be too soft.
Hinata was extremely lacking in confidence and somewhat afraid of Ronglin, making her seem a little nervous and jumpy. Yet her reaction only made the other girl even more tense.
"Mm."
Ronglin nodded, paying no mind to Hinata's reaction. The little girl's upbringing had made her somewhat insecure, and she was like this around everyone. She would need more guidance in the future, and her confidence would have to be built up.
Ronglin looked at Hinata. The little girl was so nervous that she did not dare raise her head, only staring down at her toes. Her fair little face was slightly flushed from tension.
"Raise your head and look at me."
Ronglin walked up to Hinata and ordered.
"Ah?"
Hinata froze, then instinctively jolted and hurriedly said, "Yes! My lord!!!"
Perhaps because she was too nervous, Hinata's voice even carried a faint sobbing tone.
She timidly raised her head, but the moment her eyes met Ronglin's, she seemed to have been struck by lightning. She hurriedly lowered her head again, her fair face turning completely red.
"It