"What should I do? I think I've really fallen in love with the White Fox."
Ying Ru Shi's body instantly tensed as if she had been electrocuted. She clenched her fists subconsciously, tightly squeezed her bent legs together, and curled her toes.
She didn't dare open her eyes or make the slightest movement. Only her hearing had become clearer than ever. She could even hear her own heartbeat, heavy as thunder, as well as whispers carried on the wind.
He likes me?
But how can he like me? He clearly...
"But this is wrong... How can I fall in love with her?" Yan Qing's voice was filled with melancholy and helplessness. "My relationship with Black Wolf and Red Snake is already a complete mess. How can I fall in love with one person after another? She'll look down on me for being so fickle, right? I can only choose one."
"It would be better to cut off these feelings as soon as possible and stop seeing her."
Yan Qing's decision clearly matched her own thoughts perfectly, yet Ying Ru Shi felt an indescribable bitterness rising in her heart.
Don't be like this, Ying Ru Shi told herself inwardly. *Don't be unhappy, or they'll notice tomorrow. What are you even hoping for? He has the passionate Red Snake and the exceptionally talented Black Wolf by his side. They met him before you did, their feelings for him are deeper than yours, and they have brighter futures. Whether he chooses the innocent Liang Kingdom noblewoman or the cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside military heiress of the Zhou Kingdom, it would be easier than choosing you, a member of Qi Kingdom's imperial clan who offended a Foundation Establishment cultivator... His help toward you is only the loyalty owed to a teammate. Who would be willing to