Su Qiao poked her little head out of his arms and narrowed her eyes as she looked at the city and mountain forests beneath the night sky, finding it extraordinarily interesting.
So this was what flying through the night sky felt like.
It felt pretty great.
"The wind is strong."
Kaitles pressed her little head back inside his cloak.
More than half an hour later, they arrived at a castle deep in the forest—the very castle Su Qiao had accidentally barged into when she was fleeing before.
Kaitles held her hand and led her all the way to a huge Underground Room beneath the castle.
"We're here."
He pushed open the heavy iron door and lit the oil lamps on the walls.
Calling it an Underground Room was an understatement. It was more like a vast underground hall.
Dozens of shelves piled with all kinds of boxes appeared before Su Qiao's eyes.
"What's inside all these?"
Su Qiao had long guessed that his collection was extensive, but she hadn't expected it to be this enormous.
Kaitles led her past shelf after shelf, as though inspecting his own territory:
"Gems, jewelry, famous paintings, gold bars, brushes, ink, crowns, clothes—there's all kinds of things. They're all for you."
Su Qiao didn't particularly value these things, but...
Why did she suddenly feel so happy?
Kaitles seemed to think of something and said solemnly,
"I don't have any flowers right now, but I'll have people fill the entire yard at home with them as soon as possible."
"What kind of flowers do you like?"
Su Qiao answered reflexively, "I like medicinal herbs."
"Then we'll plant the whole place with medicinal herbs."
Kaitles didn't concern himself with whether medicinal herbs counted as flowers. He didn't hesitate for even a moment.
Seeing that she showed no