Do You Have Someone in Your Heart

"Big Sis, yesterday you said you weren’t going back to the Sigil Sect for now, and that you were going to find someone. Where are you going to look?"

"All over the world, of course!" Lily Bai replied. "If I knew exactly where to look, it wouldn’t be called ‘looking,’ would it?"

"Can you take me with you?" Little Shrimp clung to her leg.

"What would you do if you came along?"

"I want to go on an adventure!" Little Shrimp’s big, adorable eyes sparkled with excitement. "My writing teacher said cultivators only grow through trials and adventures. I want to grow up faster!"

Lily Bai picked him up and headed toward her mother: "You’re only six! What’s the rush? There are tons of fierce spirit beasts out there that might eat you up."

"But I’ve got you to protect me!"

"Wait until you’re a little older! Hmm... How about this—once you turn ten, I’ll take you out to play!"

"Nooo! Take me out to play this time!" He hugged Lily Bai’s neck, acting cute. "I’ll be super good and won’t cause any trouble for you, promise!"

Lily Bai ignored him.

As they walked, they ran into Empress Clarissa Summers and her entourage. Seeing Lily Bai carrying Little Shrimp, Clarissa finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The person looking after Little Shrimp said he was missing," Clarissa said. "I knew he’d come looking for you."

Lily Bai smiled and said, "He wants to go adventuring with me!"

Clarissa took Little Shrimp from Lily Bai and patted his little butt. "How old are you?"

Mother, I’m already six! I’m grown up!

Wait until you’ve learned the sword technique I taught you!

Mother...

Don’t bother your sister," Clarissa scolded. "Go play by yourself.

Little Shrimp pouted and walked away, looking back every few steps.

He looked both aggrieved and adorable.

Lily Bai couldn’t stop laughing.

Xiaoyu, did you really reject Fourth Highness of Drake Abyss?" Clarissa asked.

She’d asked Lily Bai about it at dinner last night, and Lily Bai said she’d already refused.

Lily Bai nodded.

Clarissa sighed regretfully. "I thought I’d finally get to be in-laws with His Majesty the Celestial Emperor! Let’s see if that show-off Empress Zhuque dares to brag in front of me now... Looks like it’s not happening."

Zhuque is also from the Zhu clan, and she’s the Empress of the Vermilion Kingdom. She and Clarissa are sworn rivals—every time they meet, she brags about how well her daughter married, always trying to one-up Clarissa.

Sorry, Mother," Lily Bai said guiltily.

Forget it! But why did you refuse? I think Fourth Highness is handsome and has a good temper! Your aunt says lots of girls in Drake Abyss want to marry him!

There are a lot of reasons, but at the end of the day, I just don’t like him...

Don’t like him? Do you have someone you like?' Clarissa’s eyes lit up.

Lily Bai immediately denied it: "No!"

Your face is all red but you still say no? Come on, tell Mother—who is it?

Lily Bai stomped her foot: "Really, I don’t!"

I’m your mother, what’s wrong with telling me? Clarissa pressed. "Tell me, tell me! Which one is it?"

Lily Bai turned to go back to her room.

Clarissa grabbed her: "Is it Little Five? Your Shenxiao No. Five?"

Lily Bai took a deep breath: "If it really were him, would you and Father agree?"

Of course! As long as you don’t actually like Shenxiao himself, I’d agree to anyone!" Clarissa said.

The one I love is Shenxiao himself.

Lily Bai kept silent.

By the way, where’s Little Five? Why isn’t he here?

I sent him to do something else," Lily Bai said.