Quan Qingchi's face flushed red instantly, steam rising from his hair as he angrily exclaimed, "You...you are insulting the greatest swordsman of the future!"

Quan Ji turned her head and gave him a cold look, "Are you going to get on or not?"

Quan Qingchi shrank back in fright.

"I'll go... I'll go, okay? I'm the older brother, after all."

He timidly climbed onto Quan Ji's back, his handsome face burning red.

The people around gasped in surprise, "Wow!"

He's so ashamed, he's socially dead, what's the point of him living... to prove there are still useless people in this world?

I might as well die!

Quan Ji carried him on her back.

To be honest, Quan Qingchi, though simple-minded, is quite tall and strong, standing at 1.85 meters.

She was much taller than Quan Ji, making her difficult to carry.

But... Princess Quan is really strong.

Even carrying Quan Qingchi on his back, he still walked briskly.

Quan Qingchi looked at Quan Ji's nape and felt as if it were all a dream.

Before, Quan Ji was despised by everyone.

How could he have thought that Princess Quan was bad before?

She's perfectly fine.

She's capable and very protective of people.

Quan Qingchi suddenly remembered that when he was six years old, he went to the main hall and saw Quan Ji smiling sweetly, holding a five-colored bird with great anticipation, and showing it to Quan Zhan with both hands.

However, Quan Zhan sneered and then killed the bird with a single sword stroke.

He said, "You're a good-for-nothing who wastes your time on frivolous pursuits. What use are you to me?"

Quan Qingchi remembers it clearly: Quan Ji's face instantly fell, expressionless, but her eyes were filled with a trembling sense of collapse, and her body trembled as well.

She neither cried nor made a fuss.

She watched as Quan Yao presented Quan Zhan with a gray sparrow. Quan Zhan smiled and stroked Quan Yao's head, gently telling her, "Yao Yao is so amazing. She's truly Father's little angel. She's known how to be grateful since she was little. She's a blessing to our Holy Glory Empire."

...

Quan Qingchi suddenly recalled that after that, Quan Ji's face never showed a smile again, and she became strange, not interacting with anyone.

When she interacted with the world again, she stepped directly onto the pinnacle of the empire, representing the sacred and inviolable, a person revered by the gods.

He remembered that when Quan Ji was very young, she loved to laugh... she would laugh at everyone she saw.

Thinking of this, Quan Qingchi felt a lump in his throat.

No one is innocent in the way Kwon Ji has become.

He bowed his head, and the greatest swordsman of the future shed tears. The moist salt water mixed with Quan Ji's sweat, warm and cozy.

"sister."

"Hmm?" Quan Ji responded to him.

"I will definitely protect you from now on."

Quan Ji felt a complex mix of emotions, a bittersweet feeling that was hard to describe.

Her voice hesitated for a moment.

"Just protect yourself and don't die."

...

Everyone completed their task.

Kwon Ji was in a great mood, but she was still punished for finishing on time.

They put their arms around each other's shoulders, forming a human wall, supporting each other as they ran, chanting military songs.

It sounded like ghosts wailing and wolves howling.

But it gets people's blood pumping.

The Holy Glory Army has come together.

After the run, Quan Ji told everyone to stretch and not to sit down too early to avoid muscle soreness.

I have to run around again tomorrow.

Training is still ongoing, with Quan Ji accompanying her throughout, and she is training steadily and well.

Lunchtime is usually the most relaxing time of the day.

After everyone had their food, someone exclaimed in surprise.

"Holy crap? This meal has so much meat! Is this even real?!"

Quan Ji said calmly, "The food in the army should be the best."

Everyone was moved to tears.

He felt both admiration and joy for the young lady.

A leader like her is so charismatic.

If you can't worship the gods, then worship Princess Quan.