âNo need, I wonât intervene in other peopleâs feelings, not to mention this needs to solved by their own hands. Butâ¦â Bai Yanâs lip curls into a thoughtful smile, âYou can go inform Shaoling. Tell him sheâs here in the Holy Land.â
âOkay,â Chu Yi Yiâs eyes lit up.
When she spent a period of time in the kingdom of Liu Huo, the image she got of the Lan family was very good because none of them abandoned Bai Yan and her son. Perhaps itâs as the old saying goes: good people will have good fortune.
âOh rightâ¦â a young and handsome face appears in the princessâs mind just then, âBai Yan, do you still not have word on Bai Xiaoâs whereabout yet? I havenât seen him for a long timeâ¦.â
Bai Xiao?
Her heart shook at the name. Clenching that hand until its slightly trembling, Bai Yan shakes her head at the end despite the infinite worry she has for her own brother.
âI have sent the Flower Brothel and Demon Beast Sect out to look for him after he left without a word. Though thereâs still no word from him, I believe he will one day return to my side once he has garnered enough strength.â
That teen has always wanted to rely on his own strength in order to support her, not to rely on his sister. So, when he became aware of the close relationship Bai Yan had with the Holy Land, he promptly refused the offer to come.
âSo not even you know about his whereaboutâ¦.?â Slowly exhaling a long breath, thereâs a sense of disappointment in the princessâs face.
Not missing this picture, Bai Yanâs face immediately lit up. Hurrying to grasp onto the lassâs shoulder, thereâs joy in the womanâs eye: âYi Yi, you and my brotherâ¦.â
âHuh?â Staring blankly at that hopeful face, Chu Yi Yi didnât take much time to realize what the over the top reaction was about. Hurrying to step backwards, âHey now, donât get the wrong idea⦠Iâm only worried about him, nothing moreâ¦.â
Smiling all the way into her bones, Bai Yan didnât buy that explanation one bit. Patting the lassâs shoulder like a good older sister, âAlthough we werenât able to become family, but this is also a good turn of event.â
ââ¦.â The princess makes a baffled face. Indeed, this time Bai Yanâs misunderstanding was a serious one.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Itâs then the little steambun also pops his nosy head from somewhere. Grinning on the face like his mother: âSister Yi Yi cares about Uncle, that must mean she likes him. Perhaps it wonât be long before I can start calling her Auntie instead.â
âAuntie, Auntie.â Always as supportive, Dragony follows up with that word like a happy go lucky kid who just learned of a new word.
In that instant, not even Chu Yi Yiâs thick face could remain unfazed. Blushing hard: âWhat are you saying Xiachen? And you Dragony, what are you trying to do⦠I and him⦠weâre not like that. And even if we did⦠no wait, Iâm only using a metaphor. Also I canât be your auntie!â
Making a naughty face, Dragony was learning all the wrong things from the boy: âHer Highness is kinder than my own mother. Even though I only call her Queen, I have long considered her my mother so you being my auntie is fine.â
âAuntie, my uncle isnât too bad. Sure, his character may be on the cold end, but thatâs only to strangers and not family.â Pulling at the flustered girlâs hand, Bai Xiachen starts throwing his careless words around without a care: âWhy donât you just take him?â