After spending the entire day wandering around, the three finally returned to their residence. Though the streets outside were still brightly lit, the small courtyard was incomparably peaceful and quiet.
Zi Yan had tired herself out from playing all day. Carried on Xiao Yan's back, she had fallen asleep early on. The corners of her lips occasionally curled up, as though she were having a sweet dream.
Xiao Yan and Liuli worked together to place her on the bed, then quietly closed the door and came into the courtyard.
"Phew!" Liuli stretched hard, clasping her hands above her head. Her soft, delicate voice revealed the Young Girl's cheerful mood.
Xiao Yan swept his gaze over the rather well-developed figure of the Young Girl before withdrawing it. "You spent the whole day out with me. Did you have fun?"
"Of course! Those old men in my family all stay cooped up in their own little corners. Every one of them only cultivates and practices swordsmanship until they've lost all sense of fun. Boring. It's nowhere near as lively or entertaining as outside!" Liuli lowered her hands. Thinking of the group of old men and uncles who had fussed over her ever since she was born, she gave them a merciless critique.
"Haha!" Xiao Yan was amused by the Young Girl's words and shook his head with a laugh.
As the Young Clan Leader of the Sword Clan, the "old men" Liuli spoke of were surely the Sword Clan's highest-ranking elders. Any one of them, if pulled out at random, could likely sweep through the entire Northwest Region. Among all the young people in the world, perhaps only the one before him dared to speak so bluntly to such strong individuals.
If those prominent Sword Clan bigwigs heard the little princess of