The Conclusion Yangyang Reached After Resolving Her Misunderstanding Was...

"Young Master Lu, please return..."

Upon arriving at the Frontier Court, Lu Guan was stopped at the door by Sanhua.

"To be honest, the Prime Minister is not currently at the Frontier Court..."

"The Sanhua Guard." Lu Guan's smile faded, and he explained seriously, "This matter is of utmost importance. I must see the Lord Chancellor. Please tell me... where is Jinhsi Xi now?"

"Sanhua had no intention of hiding anything from you..." Sanhua shook his head, "It's just that the Prime Minister has been out of contact with the Frontier Court for almost a week now..."

"Please keep this a secret; this matter must not be known to anyone else."

"With the war situation unclear, if Lord Jinhsi is not stationed in Jinzhou, it will likely cause unrest among the soldiers and civilians in the city."

Lu Guan sighed, "Did Jinhsi tell you anything before she left? Or... did she leave without saying goodbye?"

Sanhua remained silent; her meaning was self-evident.

"Sigh... the worst has still happened." Lu Guan rubbed his head, a slight unease settling in his heart. "I never imagined that a butterfly's unintentional flapping of wings could turn into a hurricane..."

Upon learning that Jinhsi's whereabouts were unknown, Lu Guan realized that there was no point in making things difficult for Sanhua any further, so he turned and left the Frontier Court.

"Your Excellency... please stop..." Sanhua said, trying to persuade him to stay. "The Magistrate previously said: Young Master Lu is a distinguished guest of our Frontier Court. If you have no place to stay temporarily, you are welcome to stay at the Frontier Court for a while..."

Lu Guan turned around and refused, saying, "No need, I'll be leaving soon."

After saying that, he silently recited it in his mind and disappeared from the spot.

After Lu Guan took Yangyang home, she sat blankly on a chair in the living room, staring in the direction he left, lost in thought.

My thoughts began to drift away, returning to the summer when I was seven years old.

The elders were joking and teasing each other back then.

"Xiao Guan, what kind of girl do you plan to find when you grow up?"

At that time, Lu Guan was still a sunny and cheerful young man, and had not yet truly shown the Demon Orb's side.

"Of course... I'd want a gentle girl like Cousin Yangyang!"

Young Lu Guan's words were met with teasing from his elders, and Lu Guan's response was...

"Burubu... Yura Yura... Eight-Handled Sword, Divergent Sila Divine General, Mahoraga!"

The disaster that followed remains unforgettable for Yangyang, Lu Guan's innocent voice still echoes in Yangyang heart.

Even when Lu Guan did something outrageous later, she wasn't particularly angry. The real reason she chased him all over the house was simply to retrieve the fan...

Later, she left her hometown and embarked on a journey alone, traveling to many places in Huanglong before finally settling in Jinzhou. There, she passed the examination and became a Midnight Rangers Pioneer.

I thought that once I achieved something, I could be with him legitimately...

"But why... don't you remember anything you said?" Yangyang lowered her head and wept. She never imagined that after waiting for so long, this would be the result.

When her feathers were plucked, she thought it was just playing around and didn't pay much attention, after all, they had been playing around like this for so many years.

When she met Dania before, although she felt a little awkward, she didn't pay much attention to it. Huanglong wasn't entirely monogamous; it was just that they had an extra wife...

But when Lu Guan answered that he didn't remember, the string in her heart completely snapped. It meant that she had been a one-sided clown all along, and he had never cared about her existence at all.

"What are you saying..." Lu Guan's voice rang out from behind Yangyang, "Why are you crying here all by yourself? Can we talk this out? What did I say before... that made you so bothered?"

"... Get out." Yangyang pointed to the door, her voice trembling with tears, "You're not welcome here, please leave immediately!"

"Oh... don't be angry." Lu Guan gently massaged Yangyang's shoulders. "What happened? I'll apologize, okay?"

"Let go."

"I refuse..." Lu Guan shook his head, then simply picked up Yangyang and placed her on her bed. "It's not the style of a righteous person to sit idly by and ignore a sick person."

Yangyang wanted to reprimand Lu Guan, but in the end she couldn't bring herself to do it. All her words turned into a sigh, "... Whatever."

"Hmm~" Lu Guan hummed softly, then took off Yangyang's boots, feeling around the sprained area on Yangyang ankle, and asked, "Is it here?"

"Um..."

Does it hurt when you press like this?

"It doesn't hurt..."

"How about this?"

"Ouch... it doesn't hurt!"

"It doesn't hurt yet?" Lu Guan rolled his eyes at her, annoyed. "My dear lady! Can't you stop being so stubborn at a time like this? What will you do if you suffer permanent damage!"

"... I know." Yangyang turned her head away, choosing not to look at Lu Guan's face. At this moment, she no longer thought about what had happened before, and closed her eyes to feel the just-right pressure on her injured ankle.

"Are you still sulking?" Lu Guan asked gently while helping Yangyang improve her blood circulation. "What's wrong? It'll be better for everyone to talk about it. Doesn't it hurt to keep it all inside?"

"Mind your own business!"

Yangyang uttered a harmless remark, while pressing her knuckles repeatedly with both hands, as if trying to calm her inner anxiety.

"If it has nothing to do with me or my family, I naturally won't bother with such matters..." Lu Guan retorted seriously, abandoning his usual carefree demeanor.

"But the reality is... you're my family. We can joke around and have fun all the time, but how could I possibly ignore your feelings at a time like this?"

"So... can you tell me what happened?"

Family? Could it be that he still has feelings for me?

Yangyang opened her eyes and asked, "You really have no memory at all? When you were seven years old... what did you say before you summoned that monster?"

"Seven years old? A monster?" Lu Guan looked up in thought. "Are you talking about the first time I summoned the Mahoraga?"

Seeing Yangyang nod in affirmation, Lu Guan continued his recollection, "Before summoning Mahoraga... I remember it was because my elders were deliberately teasing me, and I was in a bad mood at the time, so I got pushed to my limit..."

As for what it is...

Lu Guan's pupils contracted sharply; he seemed to remember...

Back then, in order to test the system, when faced with that question from an elder, I resolutely said Yangyang's name...

Could it be around that time?

He recalled Yangyang's reaction at the time—blushing, she hid behind her sister, only revealing her bright, sparkling eyes as she shyly observed him...

"You mean... because of something I said when you were seven, you still remember it now?" Lu Guan's lips twitched. "Just because I said back then that I wanted to marry a girl like you when I grew up?"

Upon hearing this, Yangyang's expression kept changing. Her toes, wrapped in black stockings, awkwardly gripped Lu Guan's pants. After a long while, she nodded and gave a soft "hmm" in a shy tone.

"I do remember that line." Lu Guan nodded. "Dania is indeed very similar to you—introverted, gentle, kind, and also... well... quite considerate."

"... What do you mean!?"

Yangyang sat up abruptly, staring at Lu Guan with disbelief. She hadn't expected that even after explaining herself to him, he still wouldn't understand.

"It means exactly what you said... I remember you said before... we're just cousins, and you told me not to overthink it."

"You... Lu Guan... you bastard!" Yangyang looked at Lu Guan's smug grin and knew perfectly well that he had already figured out what she meant. "You're teasing me again... you're so mean!"

"I'm not kidding you... I'm serious, I actually have special feelings for Yangyang too." Lu Guan explained with a smile, "I like observing your changing expressions, I like seeing the contrast in your expression when you're angry..."

"But if you're going to call it love... it's really not that. It's more like the kind of affection between childhood sweethearts... And to be honest, you're not my type anymore..."

"... Didn't you say before that you liked gentle women?"

"Ah... actually, there's a prerequisite," Lu Guan said with a smile. "Do you remember what you looked like when you were seven? You've changed a lot since then."

"When I was seven years old..." Yangyang was initially puzzled, but then she connected it with Dania's petite figure and immediately thought of a terrifying possibility...

"It can't be..."

"That's right!" Lu Guan said smugly, "If I hadn't chosen a petite girl, I wouldn't have been caught by the Pacification Bureau and subjected to electric shocks, but that's... the mindset of a weakling!"

Yangyang smiled with relief.

Having successfully resolved her inner conflict, Yangyang concluded that...

"You inherently evil demon, I knew I shouldn't have had any illusions about you!"