Before long, Qin Yan arrived at the pool where Lin Shiqi and Dream Butterfly had been bathing earlier.

"Is it Shiqi sister?" a voice came from the edge of the pool. Qin Yan turned his head and saw Dream Butterfly sitting on the grass by the pool with her back to him, wearing a pale white ancient-style dress. However, the clothes were not fully on yet, revealing her snowy white, damp shoulders and back to Qin Yan's eyes.

"It's me," Qin Yan replied, turning his head away from Dream Butterfly. "Do you want me to leave for a moment?"

"Is it Qin Yan?" Dream Butterfly blinked, slightly lowering her head and said in a deep voice, "This outfit is a bit difficult to put on, could you come over and help me?"

"Ah? Sure..." Qin Yan walked over and sat down next to Dream Butterfly, helping her put on the clothes.

The clothing of Dream Butterfly was a bit complicated, and Qin Yan studied it for a while but still couldn't figure out how to put it on. He could only help Dream Butterfly put on the clothes haphazardly. During the process of helping Dream Butterfly dress, although Qin Yan did not deliberately look at Dream Butterfly's body, his gaze was occasionally attracted by Dream Butterfly's exposed skin. Coupled with the faint body fragrance of Dream Butterfly just out of the bath, Qin Yan couldn't help but feel a little confused and infatuated.

"I think it's better for you to dress yourself, Dream Butterfly," Qin Yan felt that things were getting a bit tricky and said so.

"It's okay," Dream Butterfly whispered.

"What?" Qin Yan didn't quite understand what Dream Butterfly meant.

"What I mean is..." Dream Butterfly turned her head, gazing affectionately at Qin Yan, "even if our relationship progresses further, it doesn't matter, or... do you think we are not suitable for each other?"

Qin Yan felt a jolt as if he had been shocked, and hurriedly said, "Of course not, but, but..." He tried to find a reason to explain, but couldn't think of one for a long time.

Dream Butterfly seemed to understand something, and said softly, "I understand, I'll dress myself." She reached for the clothes and started dressing herself, while Qin Yan turned away, facing his back towards Dream Butterfly.

Qin Yan heard the rustling sound of Dream Butterfly dressing behind him, and his heart could not calm down for a long time. Unable to hold back, he said, "Can I ask, why did you choose me, Dream Butterfly?"

Dream Butterfly paused for a moment, smiled and said, "Besides you, there is no one else around me who is more suitable, right?"

"Are you saying that you had no choice but to choose me?" Qin Yan thought Dream Butterfly was serious and felt a little disappointed.

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"I was just kidding," Dream Butterfly chuckled, then quickly regained her composure and said, "Actually, I don't really like interacting with others, I even find it annoying. Because I feel that once I interact with others, I have to be influenced by them, and I can't maintain my true self. So I originally planned to live this life alone."

"Then why did you do that just now?"

"But after these days, I feel that it's nice to have someone accompany me, because even if I stay by your side all the time, I am still the same me. You haven't influenced me in any way, not only have you not influenced me, but you can also protect me from being influenced by others. So, I think it's nice to stay by your side all the time. Can you accept me?"

Qin Yan scratched his head and said, "Of course, I have no problem with that, but... you also know that I already have Shiqi, you don't mind?"

"It's okay, Shiqi sister is so lovely, I also like her a lot."

"But I can't be sure if Shiqi will accept you, what if she gets upset, it would be troublesome, she might even get mad at you and dislike you."

Dream Butterfly nodded and said, "I also don't want Shiqi sister to dislike me, if there's a way to make her accept me, that would be great."

"How about this, I'll see if there's a chance in the future to sound out Shiqi's thoughts. If she can accept you, that would be the best, if not, I'll figure something out. As long as we spend some time and effort, it should be fine."

"Okay, let's do that."

Qin Yan immediately began to plan in his mind how to make Lin Shiqi accept Dream Butterfly. If he were to lose such a good woman as Dream Butterfly, he wouldn't even have time to cry and would regret it for a lifetime.

After a while, Lin Shiqi returned, and Yujie, who had also dressed, followed behind her. Qin Yan noticed that Lin Shiqi seemed a bit unhappy, thinking that she had lost a fight. Worried, he asked, "What's wrong, Shiqi, are you injured?"

Lin Shiqi's face darkened, and she coldly snorted, saying, "No, this woman let me win. She deliberately pretended to be unable to beat me, truly despicable and shameless!"

"No, it's because Shiqi sister, you're too powerful," Yujie said with a pleasing smile.

"Stop talking nonsense, you cunning woman," Lin Shiqi said indignantly.

Qin Yan looked at Yujie and indeed saw some scars on her face and traces of burnt hair, while Lin Shiqi was unscathed, showing no signs of injury. Qin Yan thought that Yujie's behavior was different from ordinary people, but her thoughts were very cautious. She would never do anything she shouldn't do, which explained how she managed to survive in the extremely harsh environment of the Chiyu organization. This realization put his mind at ease.

"Since you've already reprimanded her, you should have let off some steam. Or should I help you scold her again?" Qin Yan tried to smooth things over.

"Forget it, I'm not in the mood. I'm going back," Lin Shiqi still looked gloomy.

Later, they descended the mountain and returned to the valley. Laojun informed them that Queen Mother would come to see them the next day, so they were allowed to rest for the night. Qin Yan and the others readily agreed.

That night, Qin Yan lay on the bed prepared by Laojun, preparing to rest. These days, he had been sleeping rough outside and had never had a good night's sleep. As soon as he lay down, drowsiness washed over him, and he fell into a half-awake, half-asleep state.

Suddenly, Qin Yan felt something pounce on him. After these days of training, his vigilance was very high. He immediately woke up, reaching for the weapon placed at the head of the bed with one hand, and pushing away the thing that had pounced on him with the other hand. A female voice in the room exclaimed, "Ah!"

"Who is it?" Qin Yan asked urgently. In the darkness, a girl's voice complained, "What are you doing? Why did you push me?" A spark of fire lit up the room, igniting the candle. Qin Yan sat up and saw Lin Shiqi lying upside down on the floor beside the bed.