A strong sense of protectiveness mixed with anxiety surged in his heart. He took a deep breath, lowered his voice, and broke the silence of the cave, which was only filled with the sound of rain and the crackling of firewood. "Your Highness." His voice was deliberately respectful, but also sharp.
Upon hearing the voice, Xin Yidao slowly raised her eyelashes and looked at him calmly, waiting for the next words. Her eyes were clear, as if she knew everything.
Jiang Jinzhao's Adam's apple rolled, his eyes swept across his sister's sleeping face, and his tone became unusually solemn: "My sister... Songyi, she has a pure heart and is sincere. She has always regarded Your Highness as a teacher and a elder, and has only admiration for you in her heart, with no other thoughts. It is fate that my brother and I can go through the hardships with Your Highness this time. Jinzhao... dares to ask Your Highness for a favor." He paused, observing the prince's expression.
"Mr. Jiang, please feel free to speak." Xinyi Daoyi's voice remained steady, without any emotion in his voice.
Jiang Jinzhao steeled his resolve and spoke the words he had been planning: "Your Highness, please... formally accept my sister Jiang Songyi as your disciple! Fulfill her heart's desire!" He remembered clearly that in his past life, it was precisely because he had become the Crown Prince's disciple that his sister enjoyed so much protection and earned her admiration. In this life, the Crown Prince had been hesitant to agree, leaving his sister heartbroken many times. If this could be accomplished, his sister would undoubtedly be delighted, and perhaps... it would even slightly ease the rift between them. More importantly, with this "master-disciple" relationship, they would be likened to "once a teacher, always a father," and the Crown Prince would become half her elder. No matter how they interacted in the future, no one would be able to gossip about it; it would be legitimate!
Xin Yidao remained silent. The flickering flames cast a swaying shadow on his handsome face, making it difficult to discern the true emotion in his eyes. After a moment, he spoke softly, his voice low but undeniable, "Is there anything else?"
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