Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 35: Why Is Your Face Red? ⚡

Despite being just a child and not even a male, the emotion in Ye Wenxin's gaze held a depth that could make someone willing to defy norms and ethics just for another glance.

"Senior Sister Huang, why is your face red?" Ye Wenxin asked, genuinely unaware that her words had touched Huang Hanyan's most vulnerable spot, assuming instead that something had upset her.

"It's nothing, just the wind being a bit unruly today," Huang Hanyan replied with a gentle smile, carefully placing all the items Ye Wenxin had given her into her Qiankun Bag.

"Is your Qiankun Bag full? I have an extra one..."

"No, thank you. This is more than enough. You’ve already done so much, Junior Sister," Huang Hanyan declined firmly. She was not storing each item one by one because the bag was full but because she cherished each gift from Ye Wenxin.

Perhaps she should even start keeping a record to ensure she never forgets Ye Wenxin’s kindness.

"Alright, remember our agreement. Don’t keep everything bottled up inside. If there’s anything you want, I’ll do my best to help you," Ye Wenxin assured her, feeling a slight relief. She hoped this assistance would positively influence Huang Hanyan, preventing her from taking a path she least desired.

Having faced forced marriage herself, Ye Wenxin understood the feeling and wished for Huang Hanyan to avoid such an unfortunate experience.

"By the way, Senior Sister Huang, do you have a good relationship with your family?"

This thought suddenly occurred to Ye Wenxin—perhaps she didn’t need to go through so much trouble for Huang Hanyan to advance. Maybe she could just have Heitong take her to see Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng and eliminate them all, solving everything.

"Aside from my mother, I haven’t had much contact with the rest. But I still hope they can see my value rather than treating me as a marriage pawn," Huang Hanyan replied with a stubbornness that Ye Wenxin found admirable.

"I see, you and I are quite similar then."

"Similar? But aren’t you just thirteen?"

"Haha, well, not that long ago," Ye Wenxin covered up her slip with a nervous laugh, realizing she had let her guard down and forgotten her current persona. In reality, Ye Wenxin was over fifty, but thanks to cultivation, living for thousands of years was no issue.

However, she couldn’t reveal this to anyone, especially not Huang Hanyan. If she discovered that Ye Wenxin was actually Demon Lord Gu Qingcheng, she couldn’t imagine how terrified she’d be.

"So, Sister Wenxin, you also ran away because of marriage issues? We're quite alike."

"I think I might have mentioned it before. Uh, sorry, I might have told someone else," Ye Wenxin said, having spun so many lies that she struggled to remember who she had told what.

"Probably not me," Huang Hanyan replied with a serene smile, feeling that their bond had deepened significantly in just one day.