You look like an old person

"Do you come from the Kingdom of Fengbo?" Situ Yan looked at Bai Li Hongzhuang, his deep eyes shimmering with complex emotions.

"Yes," Bai Li Hongzhuang nodded slightly, a hint of worry appearing between her eyebrows.

In truth, she didn't know whether Situ Yan cared about her background. When it came to what others said, she didn't pay any attention to it. But since Situ Yan held Emperor Beichen in such high regard, if he didn't like her, then she couldn't help but care.

After hearing Bai Li Hongzhuang's answer, Situ Yan's gaze brightened slightly, "I only heard before that the consort of Beichen came from a small dynasty, but I didn't know which one specifically. So, you two met in the Kingdom of Fengbo?"

Bai Li Hongzhuang observed Situ Yan's expression and relaxed a bit when she saw that he didn't show any displeasure. Her tense heart eased slightly.

"Beichen became the prince of Fengbo before, and I am the young miss of the General's Mansion. We happened to meet," Bai Li Hongzhuang explained.

"I see," Situ Yan smiled lightly, and a hint of sentimentality flickered in his profound eyes. "You resemble someone from my past."

Hearing this, Bai Li Hongzhuang was slightly surprised, but then she understood why Situ Yan had shown such an expression when he first saw her.

"I resemble someone from your past?" Her pitch-black eyes showed a hint of confusion as Bai Li Hongzhuang pondered. Logically speaking, her mother was also part of the sect, so it was possible that she had met Situ Yan before.

However, judging from Situ Yan's expression, this person from his past should be around the same age as him, so it couldn't be her mother.

Situ Yan lightly smiled, waved his hand, and said, "It's just a resemblance between people."

Seeing that Situ Yan didn't want to continue the topic, Bai Li Hongzhuang didn't insist. There were indeed many people in this world who looked similar to each other.

"Beichen has gone to the Jueyun Sect. Since he has arranged for you to stay here, you should focus on cultivating in these days. I have already learned about the matters in the council hall, and you performed well. I trust Beichen's judgment."

Situ Yan looked at Bai Li Hongzhuang with an admiring and approving gaze. Although it was their first meeting today, he could already sense Bai Li Hongzhuang's strong character from her determination to participate in the assessment competition. Seeing her appearance, temperament, and conduct today, there was nothing to fault. On the contrary, when he first saw Bai Li Hongzhuang, he felt a strong sense of closeness and fondness.

This feeling was akin to the doting of an elder towards a younger one, which was quite peculiar but undoubtedly real.

However, today was their first meeting, and Situ Yan couldn't show his fondness too obviously. It wouldn't be good to scare Bai Li Hongzhuang away.

After finishing his words, Situ Yan lightly chuckled and walked away through the passage.

Bai Li Hongzhuang watched Situ Yan's departing figure, a smile appearing on her pretty face.

"Master, it seems like the Sect Master really likes you," Xiao Hei said as he approached Bai Li Hongzhuang, his big eyes gleaming with excitement.

"I also quite like the Sect Master. He's much better than those annoying old fellows," Bai Li Hongzhuang replied, and Xiao Bai, who was also happy, joined them. It knew that its master had been worried about Situ Yan's opinion of her.

Now that Situ Yan had shown such a positive attitude, it was undoubtedly a good thing.

"Congratulations, Master!" White Lion ran to Bai Li Hongzhuang's side, smiling.

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