Qian Renxue wore a one-piece golden palace gown woven with golden thread. It bore no excessive decorative patterns, its style ancient and elegant. Paired with her cascade of golden hair, she seemed as though she were bathed in sunlight itself, enough to stir anyone's heart.
Even Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan could not resist such a holy presence. Their gazes turned hazy, and their pretty faces flushed red.
"Ah? I-I'm fine." The two girls rose to their feet and pulled back their hands, answering timidly. Qian Renxue was like an inviolable goddess, making them feel ashamed of their own inadequacy.
Qian Renxue smiled gently and looked toward Cheng Xiao, only to find him utterly calm. He showed no shock or any other emotion at her appearance. In fact, why did she sense a faint trace of... disdain in his eyes?
That shouldn't be the case. She had saved them. Shouldn't they be grateful? Even if they were not grateful, they should at least have felt fortunate to have been rescued, right?
Why was he acting so coldly?
She had appeared as Qian Renxue, hadn't she? For one brief moment, Qian Renxue even doubted her own appearance, wondering whether she had shown up looking like Xue Qinghe instead.
Steadying herself, Qian Renxue hurriedly cast those inexplicable thoughts from her mind.
"What are you doing here? The soul beasts in Sunset Forest are not weak." Qian Renxue put on a concerned expression and could not help subtly reminding them, "If I hadn't arrived in time, you would have been in danger."
"Thank you, Senior." Unaware of the truth, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling immediately thanked her shamefacedly.
Qian Renxue nodded lightly. That was the normal reaction. Yet in the next instant, her smile stiffened slightly. Tch, why was this brat still acting