"It is my honor, Lord Gu Ai."

Xiao Ai smiled, and the disappointment seemed to vanish in an instant; Lady Gu Ai was back.

Perhaps Xiao Ai wasn't as brave as she seemed. However, she and her master were both pitiful creatures, unable to even find a shoulder to lean on.

Ye Qinghan guessed that perhaps even Lord Gu Ai would choose to run away at times, just like now.

Moving to the Spirit Pool Hall, the two remained silent the whole way. Xiao Ai seemed to need some time to calm down, and Ye Qinghan also needed some time to sort out his thoughts.

“Young Miss, do you remember? You asked Xiao Ai more than once what kind of person the Master was in Xiao Ai’s eyes.”

“Of course, you can answer that the Lord is the Lord.”

Xiao Ai's eyes were unfocused, as if she were lost in thought, staring blankly ahead, but the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, as if she had thought of something interesting.

"Actually, Xiao Ai didn't know how to answer either. Xiao Ai and the Lord had met more than once, and had parted ways more than once in different worlds."

"My lord, I'm not sure if he's still the same lord I knew back then."

"Royalty changes, gods fall and return. The lord is not invincible, and has suffered more than one crushing defeat, leaving only Xiao Ai by his side."

"If we're talking about how powerful the Lord is, there are countless instances of dungeons that are stronger than the Lord, but Xiao Ai still chose the Lord."

"This is not because the Lord has any extraordinary talent, or because Xiao Ai has any special way of recognizing the Lord."

"This is simply because only the true Lord is willing to stay with Xiao Ai."