I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

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Bai Zhou strongly agreed with a statement made by her close friend.

"No matter how broken this world may be, children will always be our hope."

Perhaps because he mentioned things he liked, or perhaps to cheer Xi up, Bai Zhou talked a little more during the day.

“When I was in power, the son of the mountain king entered the court. He worked diligently and solved several major cases. So I promoted him and gave him the position of censor. Thus, in the eyes of the officials, he and the mountain king were considered to have come into my lineage.”

"Later, when the court occasionally held banquets to entertain many senior officials, Shan Jun brought this girl with him."

That's how I got to know her.

Bai Zhou still remembers what the little guy looked like when he first saw him.

The tiny tiger cub huddled behind her grandfather and called out to everyone at the banquet, word by word, "Grandpa" and "Uncle."

"Kids are likeable if they are well-behaved."

However, it had been many years since we last met. I didn't expect that when we met again, the little girl had not only grown up, but had also managed to get a government position on her own.

The child is so cute...

Xi drank the last mouthful of porridge and said she reserved her opinion on it.

"Oh, here it comes."

Upon seeing two figures running quickly towards him from the street, Bai Zhou turned around with a light laugh.

"Sir, let's go down too."

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"Huff huff huff... Boss, slow down... slow down! I can't keep up!"

Young Rupert couldn't keep up and had to stop, panting heavily.

The girl in front, who was holding a steamed bun in her mouth, stopped when she heard the call. Holding the bun in one hand, she turned her head and shouted to her follower behind her:

"Hey, what's with the slow pace? If you slow down any further, you'll get scolded."

"It's all your fault, Pei Yu! I told you to wake me at 3:45 AM, but you didn't get up until 1:15 AM!"

"Ah, well... I was afraid those monsters would come again yesterday, so I stayed up late on watch."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Let's run. We're already late, if we're any later... ahhh! I don't even want to think about it."

"Is it really that exaggerated, boss?"

The young man named Pei Yu looked at his superior with a puzzled expression.

Breaking a promise is bad, that goes without saying, but for the boss to act like he was sleeping in class and got called on to answer a question while the other students looked on with glee, is a bit of an exaggeration.

"Hey... you wouldn't understand even if I told you, just run."

The girl couldn't say much to him, so she could only urge him on, then ate the bun in a few bites and ran back to the inn at the end of the street where they had agreed to meet.

"Wait for me, boss!"

Pei Yu, carrying his sword, followed closely behind the girl.

"...Whew! We've finally arrived!"

Seeing the three figures standing at the entrance of the inn, especially the one she recognized, the girl breathed a sigh of relief.

Good morning, Uncle Zhou!

She tried her best to put on a smile and greet the figure, hoping to get away with it by being cute.

"Yes, good morning, Azhi."

The daytime also smiles back.

"..."

The girl narrowed her eyes, sensing something was amiss.

It's so strange. I was late and Uncle Zhou didn't say a word, and he was even so gentle with me...

No, no, there must be a problem.

She glanced at the two figures behind Bai Zhou, then looked at their faces, and suddenly clapped her hands, realizing what had happened.

She turned slightly, first greeting the Agor man she had met yesterday, and then facing the graceful figure in blue.

The young girl bowed with her hands clasped, her voice loud and clear:

"Bai Zhi greets Auntie!"

"Ah... um."

The person she spoke to seemed surprised by her response, pausing slightly before replying. However, this caused his previously furrowed brows to relax, and even his gaze towards her softened considerably.

"Ahem, Ah Zhi is a free-spirited and outspoken child, she's used to speaking without thinking, please don't blame her, sir."

Bai Zhou also spoke up to Xiang Xi, while secretly giving the girl a thumbs up.

"Hmph, even a child can talk better than you."

The artist gently rebuked Bai Zhou, but Bai Zhou just smiled and let it go.

Seeing the interaction between the group, Alessa tilted her head slightly and put on a fin-like hat.

"Hey."

The incident began when Xi didn't see the child Bai Zhou had mentioned downstairs, but instead saw Alessa happily eating a steamed bun.

If that were all, it would be fine. Although Xi disliked the mixed blood in her body, as long as he didn't bother her, she could pretend she didn't see it.

But what angered her was what Alessa said while holding up a steamed bun after seeing the daytime.

"Mr. Bai's steamed buns are so delicious!"

"???"

Xi was completely puzzled at the time.

What is this? Isn't this a provocation?

"Oh, Ah Zhi, aren't you going to introduce this person?"

After calming the painter down, Bai Zhou saw the young Rupert who had just run over.

"Oh, right."

"This is Pei Yu, the officer from the Governor's Office who came with me."

Then the girl looked at Pei Yu and began to introduce him.

"This is Alessa, a distinguished guest who has come from afar, and the answer to our purpose in coming here."

"Pei Yu greets you, young lady."

Even though he was still panting, Pei Yu straightened up and greeted Alessa.

Returning to the Seventy Truth: Sharing the Same Boat

What about the other two?

Pei Yu looked over.

The first time I saw the man at the head of the group, all my feelings, a thousand words, could be summed up in one word: "extraordinary".

With a face as handsome as jade, an elegant demeanor, and a dashing, debonair air...

The words he could remember surfaced one by one, then quickly vanished.

No, none of them are suitable.

Those words could clearly describe all men, but he… Pei Yu felt like all the books she had read over the years had been wasted.

He couldn't think of any words to describe him.

No, there is still one word that can be used.

uncanny workmanship.

Yes, that's the word.

The man before me seemed to be born of heaven and earth, a being sculpted purely by nature.

When you see him, you think he is beautiful, but you can't quite put your finger on what makes him beautiful. After thinking about it carefully, you realize that this is how beauty is created.

"This is Uncle Zhou..."

The girl's voice pulled him back from his slightly chaotic thoughts.

"Uncle Zhou..."

Pei Yu couldn't help but read it aloud.

"Snapped!"

The girl slapped him on the back of the head, waking him up.

"You call me Uncle Zhou?!"

"what?"

Pei Yu looked at her, puzzled.

Didn't you say that? What else can he call him?

"You must be called the Dragon Lord!"

Looking at her simple-minded subordinate, the young woman gritted her teeth in hatred.