"So, there's a reason why Brother Xia has always been reluctant to let Fengguang get involved in the martial world." Qi Chang'an raised the corners of his eyes, his smile warm. "The storms of the martial world are not suitable for Fengguang. As long as Fengguang is the Fengguang he is now, that's enough."
She was meant to be protected. Although flowers in a greenhouse can't withstand wind and rain, she didn't need to experience it. So what did it matter if she was fragile or not?
Ultimately, she was protected by someone.
Feng Guang pouted and said reluctantly, "But there are many fun things and interesting things in the outside world. I also want to go out and see what the martial arts world that my parents talk about is really like."
When she learned that she was going to enter the world of martial arts, she did have the idea of becoming a female knight-errant. However, she was naturally lazy, and thinking about it was one thing, doing it was another. She had no perseverance to endure hardship, let alone practice martial arts.
Qi Chang'an curled his lips into a smile, "So, that's why Feng Guang wanted to climb over the wall to go out and play today?"
“Yeah, I wanted to go out and buy some good food…” Feng Guang paused, then glared at him, “How did you know I was going to climb over the wall to go out and play?”
"The wall around that abandoned garden is the shortest. It's easy to guess why Fengguang would go there." Qi Chang'an's smiling eyes had a magical power that could easily see through everything.
She muttered to herself, "This guy is way too clever," but remembering his good relationship with her father, she had to tell herself to stay calm and composed. She absolutely couldn't anger him and make him tell her father. So she forced a smile, "Uncle Qi..."
Qi Chang'an raised his hand to his forehead and smiled helplessly, "Fengguang, you can call me by a different name."
"Didn't you say that you're my dad's friend, so you're my elder? You even said you'd treat me like a niece..." She pouted, "Was it wrong for me to call you 'uncle'?"
That's absolutely right...
Qi Chang'an smiled and said, "Did I say such a thing?"
His expression was utterly sincere, and his eyes, as dark as night, held no trace of pretense or guilt.
His sincerity made Feng Guang doubt herself, wondering if she had misremembered what he said. "Okay... even if you didn't say that, you're still my dad's friend, right?"
“That’s true.” Qi Chang’an nodded. “However, I’m only a full twelve years older than Feng Guang, so I don’t think I deserve to be called Feng Guang… Uncle.”
Hey, twelve is a cycle... that's already a lot, isn't it?
Feng Guang didn't understand why this guy's attitude had changed again. He used to always treat her like a junior, but now he said he wasn't much older than her. But no matter what, that wasn't her focus right now. "Then Alliance Leader Qi..."
"Hmm?" His voice rose slightly at the end.
Feng Guang suddenly felt a shiver run down her spine, but seeing his serious expression, she dismissed the idea that he was flirting with her. After gathering her emotions for a moment, she said pitifully, "I haven't had candied hawthorns in so long... so I wanted to sneak out for a bit. Please don't tell my father about this, okay?"
Her pitiful appearance was even more touching; it's hard to imagine that anyone could be so heartless.
Qi Chang'an was silent for a moment, "So, before this, whenever Feng Guang wanted to eat candied hawthorns, she always secretly climbed over the wall to get out?"
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