Chapter 533: Who Is It That Provoked This Mighty Lion

"I... I will do my best." Xiaoyao clung to Ye Qingying's arm, resting her head on it: "Master, I am very obedient, don't leave me behind, I'll listen to everything you say."

Ye Qingying remained silent, only lowering his gaze to look at her petite head.

His feelings were indescribably complex.

He knew that the Imperial City was fraught with dangers, and bringing her along would be perilous.

Yet, he insisted on bringing her, unwilling to abandon her.

Was this in the end, right or wrong?

But she trusted him so much that even if she knew he was offering poison, she would drink it without hesitation.

Even he didn't know when this little one had begun to trust him so profoundly, to rely on him so much.

She truly believed that he was wholeheartedly good to her...

If one day she found out that he was part of the reason she suffered as she did now,

would she still forgive him?

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