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

A bright light shone in those jade-like, emerald-green eyes.

Yes!

I stayed by his side only to correct him.

"Your Highness."

She softly called upon the true dragon.

"What's wrong, Kal'tsit? Did I speak badly?"

The true dragon heard the sound and asked.

A hint of doubt lingered on that familiar face.

"You spoke very well. Although it was a bit abrupt, I still want to ask you a question..."

Kal'tsit stopped and turned to face the dragon.

"Would you be willing to take in a homeless person who has nowhere to go?"

"..."

He paused for a few moments in the daytime, then grabbed her hand with overwhelming joy.

"Of course, of course!"

What an auspicious day! Just a few days ago he was worried about how to keep the lynx, but today the lynx took the initiative to ask him to take it in, no, it took the initiative to come to him for refuge!

"To have you as my beloved is the greatest fortune of the Great Yan!"

"Come, Kal'tsit, I'll take you to find an official position from His Majesty right now. Tomorrow I'll take you to my place; stay with me for now and wait a while..."

At that moment, he had already thought of more than a dozen uses for the lynx.

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

Although he had imagined how he would behave during the day after surrendering to him, seeing his joy still filled the lynx with a sense of pride.

What? Even a true dragon would want to be treated with high rank and generous salary, and with the best of manners.

"Your Highness, let's not talk about official positions."

Kal'tsit gently shook her head, pulling back the overjoyed daylight.

"The Great Yan is full of talented people and has no need for my meager skills. It is Your Highness who needs me."

"Kal'tsit... everything is fine, everything is fine."

As long as she stays during the day, anything else is negotiable.

"Well... get some rest, Kal'tsit."

After glancing at the lynx's room, which was just a stone's throw away, Bai Zhou reluctantly bid her farewell.

"You mean he recruited that guy as his subordinate?"

Although he was annoyed by his brother's fickle nature, the painter still couldn't help but frown after hearing about Bai Zhou's recent actions.

"How can someone like that be trusted..."

Although she had never entered officialdom, even she had heard about that person's actions.

"We have lived a long life and seen much, so we naturally know her nature."

The elder brother's face was serious.

“But Ah Xi met her when he was young, was deceived by her sweet words, and spent ten years with her, and his words and actions were all influenced by her. Naturally, he trusted her completely.”

"Ten years..."

The painter gripped his fine brush tightly and stained the rocks in the painting with a blot of ink.

She'd only been with that idiot for less than three years!

What do you want to do to her?

Even though he felt a little dissatisfied, the artist didn't want to get involved in his brother's mess anymore.

"No, what you want to do to her is none of my business. I've already severed ties with him; we're complete strangers."

"Hehe. How could that be? You're his favorite..."

The sword, its blade stained with ink, touched his forehead. The painter's face was as cold as ice, his rainbow eyes fixed intently on him.

Are you angry?

The elder brother showed no fear, and even had the leisure to laugh.

"You really need to change your temper. You get easily provoked..."

The sword's edge pressed against the skin on his forehead, and the elder brother could clearly feel the ink flowing down his cheek.

"Don't be unconvinced, Eleven."

He continued speaking.

"Do you know what Lao Jiu would have done if I had pressured her back then?"

"..."

Seeing that she didn't reply, the elder brother simply smiled slightly, then said helplessly:

"No matter how much I tried to persuade her, Lao Jiu would just sprawl out on the tatami and let me smash whatever I wanted. But whether I smashed anything or not, she would still go to him as if nothing had happened afterward."

The elder brother sighed helplessly.

He did try to find her, but her shameless behavior made it impossible for his brother to do anything about her.

Compared to her, the artist's self-destructive attitude was far inferior.

"...What she does is none of my business."

What's done is done, and no amount of talking can undo it.

She has no face to do that, and she will not do it.

"Maybe Ah Xi likes your temper, who knows?"

The sword's edge dissipated, and the elder brother leisurely picked up his tea and took a sip.

"If he had just given in, everything would have been fine."

Thank you, Taro (year)!

"Waaah... Silly little white rabbit, why are you clinging to me so much today?"

Feeling satisfied, the immortal propped his cheek on his hand and leaned lazily against Bai Zhou's chest.

The intense intimacy she had just experienced had brought her to the brink of fainting and regaining consciousness.

Fortunately, she persevered with the unwavering will of a craftsman; otherwise, fainting halfway through would have been such a disappointment.

"Sister... I can't bear to see you go."

Ignoring Nian's struggles, Bai Zhou turned over and hugged Nian tightly.

"Idiot, you fool. Who would say such things without first pulling it out?"

The overwhelming sense of fulfillment made Nian let out a comfortable sigh. Then, she tilted her head back in dissatisfaction and bit Bai Zhou's lip as revenge.

After sucking for a few minutes, Nian finally ended the lesson with satisfaction.

"Besides, my sister is just going to a party and taking a nap for a while. It's not like she's not coming back."

Nian, who had initially found Bai Zhou's childish behavior amusing, suddenly paused, raised her hand, and gently rubbed his face.

"Don't worry, I promise I'll come back for Xiaobai. You're such a silly little thing, how could I bear to leave you alone?"

"It's a deal then, sister, I'll be waiting for you."

Bai Zhou raised his hand and grasped Nian's palm, gently kissing her fingertips.

"It's as if I'm about to do something incredibly dangerous, like I'm facing certain death."

Nian disliked the atmosphere and wanted to play a prank to change things up. However, after riding Bai Zhou and twisting her waist a couple more times, she realized that the prank seemed a bit off and stopped with a bitter face.

"Don't stop, sister... You can still twist your waist, it seems you still have a lot of energy. In that case, it won't hurt to get up a little later tomorrow."

Knowing her feelings, Bai Zhou stopped nagging and creating that melancholy atmosphere, and instead focused his attention on what he hadn't finished that night.

"Little White, let's go slower, okay? Sister isn't used to riding fast horses."

"Doesn't Sister want to experience the joy of taming a wild horse?"

"I'm sure I'll be driven crazy."

Bai Zhou smiled without saying a word, took Nian's hand, and personally taught her how to tame the wild horse.

So, at 7 AM the next day, the one who had been ridden all night was still not out of bed.

"Sister, if you don't get up soon, it will be lunchtime."

"No, no... Ah, I have to go to a party again, it's so tiring. Xiaobai, you go in my place."

"Sister, what are you saying? Alright, get up quickly. Twelfth Brother will be here soon, and I don't want to be called a lazy sister."

"Ah... he dares to be so short."

Although she wanted to stay in bed longer, the thought of the party she had to go to made her sit up from the covers with a long face.

"Sigh, there are several more marks here. Silly Little White, Foolish Little White, I told you to be gentle. Luckily, they can cover them. If those guys saw them, I would have been lectured by them again."

Although she was complaining, the undisguised smugness on her face revealed her pride.

She enjoyed watching those pretentious, polite fools look on with envy and annoyance.

"Yes, yes, it was my fault. Please forgive me, elder sister."

During the day, he handed her a warm towel, talking and laughing with her, and then began to comb her hair.

"Heh heh, next time I'm going to be on top! Even if I'm exhausted, I'll still be on top!"

Although it's more fully inside below, of all the body types, Nian still prefers being on top.

"Okay, all is well."