Youli's home is a small courtyard.
However, the courtyard was extremely tidy, and various medicinal herbs were drying in the sun.
Yuri was very happy about Hobo-chi's arrival.
She said that Ye Boqi was the first person to visit her home.
But when the prepared food was served, Youli's little face showed a hint of unease.
Because all she could offer to entertain Ye Boqi was a simple stew of wild vegetables.
"Young master, this is all we have at home..."
With his current cultivation level at the Dao Refining Realm, he no longer needs to eat.
But seeing Youli standing beside him with a shy and uneasy expression, Heboqi picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
He then gave the young pear a thumbs up.
"tasty."
The little girl smiled happily at Qi Boqi's actions and then sat down opposite him to eat her meal in small bites.
The dishes for young pears are simple, but the taste is excellent.
It carried a faint fragrance of spiritual fruit, a fragrance that Xiao Boqi had never tasted before.
Most importantly, there wasn't a trace of meat in the dish (this seems to be foreshadowing, but I'm not sure).
The more Ye Boqi ate, the happier the little girl laughed.
In the end, all the food on the table was gone.
"Yuri, do you live here all by yourself?"
After clearing away the dishes, Youli brought a pot of tea to Xiaoboqi.
He then sat down on a low stool next to Qi Boqi with his hands around his knees.
“I have lived with my grandfather since I can remember. He said I was picked up by him when he was collecting herbs in the mountains.”
As she spoke, her large eyes welled up with tears.
"Grandpa was very good to me. He taught me medicine and how to read, but two years ago, when the beastmen invaded, Grandpa climbed the city wall..."
As Youli recounted her story, Xiaoboqi finally understood the past sixteen years of this little girl.
It was very ordinary, yet tinged with a touch of melancholy.
But this bitterness from the world was transformed into a touch of warmth by the love of family.
That's the source of the sweet smile on Yuli's face.
Youli said that when her grandfather was alive, he always treated the wounded and sick people in the city.
Although Grandpa has passed away, she is still here.
She wanted to take over her grandfather's mantle and continue to protect this small town for him.
Although the little girl spoke softly, Yi Boqi could sense the determination in her tone.
That was her grandfather's last wish, and also her own belief.
After telling her story, the little girl turned to look at Yi Boqi.
"Are you from Crimson Emperor City, young master?"
In her eyes, a handsome young man like Ye Boqi, who also exudes nobility, must come from the imperial city, a place she had never been before.
Looking at Youli, who was tilting her head and looking at him with an expression that was just like Xiaoju's, Qi Boqi smiled and shook his head.
"Where does the young master come from?"
"My home is far away. If you'd like, I can invite you to come over."
"Really?"
"Does your family also have those ferocious beastmen?"
He Boqi shook his head.
"No, there is no more war in my family now, and... there probably won't be any in the future."
The little pear's face was filled with longing.
"It's so good that there are no orcs and no war."
Then she gave Huang Boqi a sweet smile.
"I've never left home; the furthest I've ever gone is to gather herbs in the mountains outside the city..."
Towards the end of the conversation, the little girl fell asleep with her hands supporting her chin.
His face still wore a smile of anticipation for the future.
It was as if she had visited Yiboqi's home in her dream and witnessed a beautiful place free from war and beastmen.
Hearing Youli's soft snores, He Boqi smiled slightly.
They look so alike.
She looks so much like Xiaoju back then, even the soft snoring she makes when she's asleep is exactly the same.
He then erected a spiritual energy barrier, enveloping the little girl within it.
It can protect the girl from the cold wind and dew, and also gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enter her body.
He Boqi didn't know what he should do, or what he should do.
But he chose to stay for the time being.
Just keep this little girl, who looks just like Xiaoju, company.
Or, to make up for the regrets in one's heart.
The human race in the Sagittarius Realm reveres the Crimson Emperor.
It was because of the existence of the Crimson Dynasty that the human race was able to barely survive the constant attacks of the beast race.
The small town they were in was the border battlefield between the Crimson Dynasty and the Beastmen.
As a battlefield bordering the orcs, people die every day in this small town.
But no matter how many people die, as long as the orcs launch an attack, the people in the small town will bravely climb the city walls to fight.
They protected their homes from being trampled by beasts, and also guarded the last vestige of human dignity.
The general in charge of protecting the small town was named Yin He.
He was in his fifties, with an extremely resolute face, and his body bore countless scars from battles with the beastmen.
Yin He's brows were furrowed at that moment.
The last time the orcs attacked the city, the spider tribe was the leader, but the scouts discovered the trail of the hidden wolf tribe.
The Hidden Wolf is a fourth-tier demonic beast, corresponding to the Core Formation Realm in the human race.
However, the Hidden Wolf's stealth ability is extremely difficult to deal with.
Once a large-scale war breaks out, the Hidden Wolf will launch a sneak attack like a venomous assassin.
With the presence of the Hidden Wolf Clan, Yin He had no confidence whatsoever in whether he could defend the small town.
To make matters worse, at this critical moment, descendants of the Grand Marshal's family of the imperial dynasty arrived in the small town to oversee the army.
Upon arriving in the small town, this pampered young nobleman immediately seized his own military power.
Then... they actually prepared to take the initiative and vowed to wipe out the beastmen outside the city in one fell swoop to establish unparalleled merit.
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