A Panicked Xuan Yi

Xuan Yi looked at the Sugar-coated Haws that Xiao Tian was offering him, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Are you treating me like a child?"

The string of Sugar-coated Haws in Xiao Tian's hand was bright red, gleaming enticingly under the lamplight.

"Who says Sugar-coated Haws are only for children? They might taste different when you're older," Xiao Tian said, drawing out the last syllable, a gentle smile in his eyes.

Xuan Yi initially wanted to refuse, but in the instant she looked up, she caught a glimpse of the pure smile and joy in Xiao Tian's eyes, a smile as refreshing as a spring breeze that could melt away the hardest ice.

She reached out without thinking and took the string of Sugar-coated Haws that Xiao Tian handed her.

When they received the item, their fingertips touched, and in that instant, a subtle current seemed to flow between them.

Xuan Yi paused for a moment, then pretended to be nonchalant and quickly took the Sugar-coated Haws, but Xiao Tian still noticed the fleeting unusual behavior.

Xuan Yi looked down at the string of Sugar-coated Haws and suddenly remembered the last time she ate Sugar-coated Haws —when she was a child, the most innocent and happiest time of her life.

I vaguely remember that time, accompanied by my parents, I stared longingly at the strings of bright red Sugar-coated Haws on the stall in front of me.

Finally, after she begged and pleaded, her father bought her the biggest and tastiest-looking skewer.

She couldn't help but wonder, had that pure joy from back then really been gone for so long without her even realizing it?

"Xuan Yi?" Xiao Tian's voice pulled her thoughts back to reality from her memories.

Xuan Yi snapped out of her reverie, looking at the Sugar-coated Haws in her hand, a smile unconsciously appearing in her eyes. She coughed lightly, then pretended to be nonchalant. "It's nothing."

She lifted her veil and gently took a bite of the Sugar-coated Haws. The Sugar-coated Haws, which was originally sweet and sour, seemed to have all the sourness filtered out at this moment, leaving only pure sweetness, like sweet nectar, refreshing the heart.

She even sensed that pure joy she once had, and a hidden satisfaction flickered in her eyes.

"How is it?" Xiao Tian asked, smiling at Xuan Yi.

Xuan Yi nodded slightly, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Tian: "Indeed, quite good."

After saying that, she handed the candied Sugar-coated Haws to Xiao Tian: "Try it and see how it tastes."

Xiao Tian stared at the Sugar-coated Haws in front of him, paused for a moment, then lowered his head and took a Sugar-coated Haws.

Just after Xiao Tian finished eating, Xuan Yi suddenly froze, her eyes looking at the Sugar-coated Haws in her hand, then at Xiao Tian.

Her pupils contracted sharply, her cheeks flushed instantly, her heart pounded like a drum, and she panicked, only one thought remaining in her mind:

"He just ate one that I had bitten, didn't he? I... I actually handed him a candied Sugar-coated Haws that I had bitten into?!"

But it seems it really was my fault, because the first one I handed him was already bitten and facing him.

Noticing her unusual behavior, he looked up at her slightly flushed face and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing!" Her voice trembled, and she didn't dare to look at Xiao Tian. She had eaten the Sugar-coated Haws, and then he had eaten it too. Wouldn't that be equivalent to the two of them indirectly kissing?

The more she thought about it, the more her face felt like it was on fire. She felt that if she stayed here any longer, Xiao Tian might find out.

"Ling Ling and the others have gone too far; it's not safe for them. I'll go check on them."

Before she finished speaking, she had already turned around, grabbed the Sugar-coated Haws, and hurried away as if some ferocious beast was chasing her.

Xiao Tian watched Xuan Yi's retreating figure, raised an eyebrow slightly, and slowly curled a meaningful smile at the corner of his lips.

I just wanted to let her relive the happiness of her childhood and warm her heart.

After all, Xuan Yi's heart is now weathered by time, and only this past innocence can truly warm it.

Xiao Tian hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.

After running a distance, Xuan Yi arrived not far from Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng. Looking at the Sugar-coated Haws in her hand, she took out a jade box that exuded a slight Cold Qi, as if it were a rare treasure. She gently placed the Sugar-coated Haws inside and put it away.

She then went to Xiao Ling and Xiao Meng and strolled around with them, laughing all the while.

As Xuan Yi and the others were strolling around, a slightly flirtatious voice suddenly rang in their ears. "Oh, what a stunning beauty! Would you be willing to have a few drinks with this young master?"

The three frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the sound.

The crowd in the middle of the street parted like a tide, and several guards dressed in protective uniforms with Long Sword at their waists escorted a pale-faced, thin young man dressed in brocade robes as he walked out.

The man's eyes gleamed with a repulsive lewdness and frivolity; he was clearly a scumbag whose body had been emptied by alcohol and sex.

"This is the eldest young master of the Cheng family. He's a cancer in Tianhuang City. Relying on his father being the head of the Cheng family, he's harassed countless women in the city, regardless of age; he'll prey on anyone who's pretty."

"These three are in big trouble. Given this lecher's personality, he's bound to suffer if he doesn't have a powerful background."

The crowd gathered around the street whispered amongst themselves, but no one dared to speak up and stop them.

The young man stood at the front of the guards, laughing heartily as his gaze swept unabashedly over the three men in Xuan Yi: "That physique, that voice, fantastic!"

"I am Cheng Shou, the Cheng Family's Eldest Young Master. Today I have met several beautiful women, a match made in heaven. How about we go to Yichun Tower for a few drinks?"

As he spoke, he lewdly laughed, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth that even emitted a faint stench.

"Get lost!" Xuan Yi said coldly, looking at the other person's disgusting appearance.

"Oh, I didn't expect them to be so hot. I love those who fight back." Cheng Shou's face grew even more lewd. He then waved to the guards behind him. "Get them! Take all three of them away. I want to take them back and discipline them."

As soon as Cheng Shou finished speaking, the Cheng Family guards drew their swords, their cold gleams flashing, and headed straight for the three men in Xuan Yi.

"What disgusting creature! Trying to make a move on Aunt Xuan? It's like a toad marrying a frog—ugly and useless. I'll send you to see your great-grandmother!"

Xiao Ling looked at Cheng Shou, who appeared to be a weakling, with disdain and said...

Xiao Meng's round, big eyes also showed a look of disdain.

The two exchanged a glance, preparing to kill them and show them what fear was.

You should know that the two of you are Little Overlord; when have you ever been treated like this?

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