In the Sunny Era, Xiao Yi had only been in her second year of middle school. Her parents both worked for the government, and she had always been well protected. She had never suffered much hardship growing up, so naturally, she wasn't very streetwise.
In the early days of the Era of Strangeness, she had practically been kept at home and carefully protected like a hothouse flower. As a result, Xiao Yi was sweet and innocent, the sort of person whose feelings showed plainly on her face whenever something was on her mind.
Naturally, she couldn't keep anything to herself. She also found it hard to understand Uncle Ye and Aunt Zhang's painstaking concern.
She was counting on her parents to plead with Jiang Yue and get him to take her along, too.
But Jiang Yue understood Uncle Ye and Aunt Zhang's intentions. They had already been reluctant to let their daughter go to the Action Bureau for special training after keeping her safe at home for so long.
It was clear they weren't very confident in their daughter's ability to stand on her own.
The journey to the Western Frontier Military Region would be grueling even before considering the mission itself, and Uncle Ye and Aunt Zhang were uneasy about it. Xiao Yi was so delicate, and had hardly ever been away from her parents. Though she had made considerable progress during her training at the Action Bureau, she was still young compared to the others. She wasn't mature enough yet to handle such a demanding and complicated mission.
So, just as Jiang Yue had guessed, Uncle Ye and Aunt Zhang really didn't want Xiao Yi taking part in this mission.
Since Jiang Yue had put it that way, Uncle Ye took the opportunity to persuade her. "Girl, your