"Miss, we found him. That fellow is in a tavern up ahead, but there's a little girl with him. Could he be the wrong person?"
Just then, an old man slowly walked over. He glanced at Ji Ziyue and immediately reported his findings.
Sitting at the table, Ji Ziyue smiled and glanced at the stone the old man had brought her.
Clearly visible on the stone were a man dressed entirely in white and a little girl in ragged clothes.
Smiling broadly, she nodded and immediately teased:
"Thank you for your efforts, Elder. He's the one I'm looking for. Whatever you do, don't approach him. This fellow is incredibly powerful. You're absolutely no match for him. Understood?"
The old man nodded and glanced at the young lady before him, then they left one after another.
A short while later, in front of a tavern,
Ye Xingchen watched the Ruthless Great Emperor wolfing down her food. A smile appeared on his face, and he stroked her hair as he said very gently:
"Don't rush. It's all right here. Eat slowly. I'm here, you know!"
The little girl nodded slightly. Looking at the large chicken drumstick before her, she had long since begun drooling with hunger.
She swallowed it down in a few bites. Then she looked at the large meat buns beside her, craving them desperately as well.
Just as she was about to pick up a bun and take a couple of bites, a young woman dressed in purple suddenly appeared at the neighboring table.
The little girl froze, somewhat frightened, and immediately hid behind Ye Xingchen.
"I've been looking for you for so long, and here you are! How interesting. There must be some fate between us, wouldn't you say? Look, you can't keep avoiding me this time, can