Everyone: "..."
That love of stirring up trouble and watching the world burn was simply unbearable.
But Qiao Ranran thought Yan Qingsui was adorable like this. The way he defended her without asking why or caring who was right was the most adorable thing of all—Qiao Ranran's brow twitched. She suddenly remembered what Pei Ling had asked her that day before he "bullied" her.
If he came into conflict with them, whose side would she take?
She hadn't had a clear answer then. But now she understood what Pei Ling had wanted to hear. Just as Yan Qingsui stood beside her now without demanding a reason, Pei Ling had hoped she would choose to trust him and stand beside him without demanding one either.
But why had she hesitated? Why hadn't she trusted Pei Ling?
Probably because Pei Ling had never hidden that air of wanting to make an enemy of the entire world. She hesitated because if Pei Ling truly wanted to destroy the world, would she have to take his hand and do it with him?
But she loved life too much. She didn't want to destroy the world.
In the space of a few exchanges, Sword Venerable Jinglin and the other big shots had left. Sheng Ruoyu had gone with her senior brothers, leaving only Qiao Ranran and Yan Qingsui behind. Oh, and one foolish little Guai Guai.
Guai Guai, who had made a circuit in front of the big shots without any of them noticing anything unusual, crouched quietly and obediently by Qiao Ranran's feet.
"Hey, Little Yan."
"Huh?"
"If someone dragged me aboard a pirate ship one day to destroy the world, what would you do?"
"Huh? Would you bring me along? Sure. When? Oh, my dad's getting old, so let's leave him out of