Beyond Words

"Father?"

After Du Ruhui left, Ye Qingyu nervously looked at Ye Lingxiao.

The real substance of Ye Lingxiao and Du Ruhui's conversation had been hidden beneath the surface. As clever as she was, she had already sensed something was wrong.

Du Ruhui's interest in Jiang An'an could only have something to do with Jiang Wang.

And the hatred between Jiang Wang and the Zhuang Court went without saying...

Jiang Wang had been missing without a trace up to now, and then Du Ruhui had come calling. It was hard to see any reason to hope for the best.

Ye Lingxiao looked at her and nodded.

Then he patted Jiang An'an's little head without saying a word and rose to leave.

Ye Qingyu froze where she stood.

Her first impression of Jiang Wang had been one enormous boot.

At the time, Ye Lingxiao had been in seclusion, attempting to reach True Insight. He had given her ample means to protect herself, then let her roam freely across half the Western Border, choosing her own way to train.

She had deliberately left the Cloud Kingdom and taken a bounty in Three Mountains City, Zhuang Kingdom.

And so, for the first time in her life, she found herself surrounded by Ferocious Beasts.

Looking back now, those Ferocious Beasts hadn't been frightening at all. Even back then, they couldn't truly have harmed her.

But she had seen little combat, and still panicked. All the Daoist arts she had practiced so well in her daily training slipped from her mind when it mattered.

Then a handsome, sword-wielding youth came flying in and kicked her out of danger.

The only words he left her were: "What are you standing there for?"

To be honest, those words left her stunned for a long time.

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