Ming Qi Tian was silent for a moment and did not shy away: "Does Your Highness always talk to people like this?"
Li Xizhou lifted his head from her shoulder and smiled: "I did talk like this with Li Piaoqing, and she would pretend to blush."
"Piaoqing is indeed lively and lovely." Ming Qi Tian did not say more, nor did she blush.
Li Xizhou leaned back against the railing and sighed softly: "If I had met the Sword Master first, perhaps I wouldn't have... but no—that's not right. Would the Sword Master be willing to share life and death with me?"
Ming Qi Tian looked at her for a while and shook her head: "Not necessarily willing."
"I think so too." Li Xizhou said, "If we were to get to know each other deeply, we might end up as enemies."
"It's never an easy thing for people to draw close to one another."
Li Xizhou was silent for a moment and turned her head: "Then I'm curious, why does the Sword Master treat Pei Ye differently? Did you trust each other from the first meeting?"
