Just as the saying goes, “When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.”
Of course, Ji Lian is not something terrifying.
But if Bai Ze thinks she can hide the gaze directed at her well, she’s mistaken.
“Why are you suddenly staring at me?”
Ji Lian asks softly, a faint, aristocratic authority appearing in her eyes.
She indeed exudes such an aura.
Even as the illegitimate daughter of the family, her status is much more noble than the majority of people in this city.
Bai Ze is captivated by the oppressive feeling in Ji Lian’s eyes, and her jade-colored shoulders tense up.
Ji Lian notices that her expression seems somewhat unfriendly to the little one and blinks her eyes.
She quickly returns to the warm and gentle sunshine angel appearance.
“…”
Bai Ze’s nervousness gradually eases, at least her shoulders are no longer stiff.
But she can’t find words to speak, so her gaze anxiously flickers around and finally drops in self-consciousness.
Tears well up in the corners of her eyes, feeling a tightness in her chest for not being able to respond to Ji Lian’s question.
Bai Ze doesn’t know why she feels like crying.
After pondering for a while, she can only think of the law of “material determines consciousness.”
After crossing over, becoming a princess elf, she’s easily influenced by the weak and delicate body that’s prone to being pushed around.
She becomes easily frightened, prone to self-blame, and develops a people-pleasing personality.
Ji Lian suddenly squints her eyes, then extends her hand to stroke Bai Ze’s hair.
That silvery and beautiful long hair.
In the process, she inevitably touches the elf’s unique sharp and fair long ears.
Hmm, quite an interesting sensation.
If she continues to stroke and knead like this, she might even hesitate to give her to her sister.
“I won’t ask you complicated questions.”
But questions that only require a nod or a shake of the head are enough for normal communication with Bai Ze.
“Simple question, can you write?”
Bai Ze was about to instinctively shake her head, but suddenly realized she could read the names of the shops around and the texts.
Then she raised her hand, on the unicorn’s back, attempting to write the character for “I.”
Surprisingly… she could instinctively sketch it out!
Sketch out the character for “I” in the universal script of this world!
Is it a cheat for a transmigrator?
No, it’s not.
It should be the subconsciousness of this body.
Bai Ze inherited everything from the elf princess Sherya – the sensitive body, the people-pleasing personality, her knowledge, her manners, and…
Of course, Sherya’s people-pleasing personality was only directed towards those she liked and was close to, and Ji Yu Su was clearly not included in that category.
She couldn’t speak either.
This was the first gift she had received since crossing into this different world.
But for Ji Lian, who is meeting Bai Ze for the first time and hasn’t been depicted as mistreating girls in the original work, it’s not a certainty.
These aspects existing within Bai Ze’s body are like treasures waiting for her discovery.
Perhaps Bai Ze can’t actively explore them, but once some information or scene triggers the memories of “Sherya,” Bai Ze can naturally access them.
Just like reading and writing, listening to people speak – these are skills she can learn on her own.
After understanding this, Bai Ze’s mood becomes excited, but she restrains herself from showing it in front of Ji Lian.
In response to Ji Lian’s question, she hesitates but nods.
Ji Lian’s eyes light up.
“You can understand speech, write, look good, and know manners.”
“I really hit the jackpot.”
“The daughter of elven nobility?”
“Lost and became a slave during the escape?”
It should be like that.
“Well, that’s even better.”
Her sister needs a girl who understands her boundaries, is obedient, and doesn’t require her to personally train.
She can use her directly.
In various senses of “use.”
Bai Ze doesn’t know what Ji Lian is thinking.
She just feels a bit embarrassed by the praise.
However, immediately after, she recalls the favorability results Ji Lian has towards her, and the girl’s mood becomes subtly complex.
The system’s observed favorability of the target towards the host can fluctuate between zero and one hundred.
And Ji Lian’s favorability towards Bai Ze is ten.
What does that mean?
The system doesn’t explain, but it probably only indicates ordinary friendliness, a closeness level that is far from being significant in Ji Lian’s eyes.
But that’s quite normal.
If Ji Lian’s favorability towards her were unreasonably high,
Bai Ze might start suspecting she caught the attention of a yandere or a sadist!
Or maybe she’s just a pervert who enjoys others’ misery!
Her favorability might come from her own muteness rather than her existence as a living elf!
In that case, wouldn’t it be as terrible as being bought by Ji Yu Su in the original work?
But a favorability of ten is different.
It significantly soothes the girl’s inner turmoil.
It makes her start to imagine…
Perhaps Ji Lian could be a slightly gentler owner?
She wouldn’t treat her so badly, wouldn’t subject her to cruel treatment and torture.
Bai Ze, alone on the unicorn’s back, ponders this, her young face showing a hint of confusion.
As for the curious looks from people around her, the girl is already accustomed to it.
Anyway, her body is covered by clothes, so there’s no risk of exposure.
What passersby can see is only a petite and delicate, breathtakingly beautiful elven figure.
And with just one glance, they can discern the relationship between her and the golden-haired girl beside her: master and servant, high and low.
Just at this moment, Ji Lian, holding the reins, suddenly stops in front of an oriental curiosities shop.
The little unicorn obediently stands in place, elegantly pawing at the blue stone ground with its hooves.
“…”
Bai Ze looks up, her eyes revealing confusion.
“I’m going to buy something.”
With that, Ji Lian unexpectedly releases the reins in her hand, leaving the unicorn and the petite elf girl within her field of view.
Bai Ze’s heart skips a beat.
Isn’t she afraid that she might escape?
However, after a brief thought, Bai Ze sadly realizes that maybe Ji Lian isn’t afraid at all.
Today, the entire territory of the Elven King’s capital, Fericis, has turned the entire realm into a colony of the Eastern Empire.
The Ji family, powerful and mighty, is responsible for guarding and temporarily ruling this colony.
Their eldest daughter is Ji Yu Su, the youngest female general in the empire, known as the “Empire’s Moon.”
In this situation, where could Bai Ze possibly escape to?
So, she can only obediently stay on the unicorn’s back and wait for Ji Lian to return.
This gives her a surreal feeling.
She’s also a horse, just like the little unicorn.
To be ridden by someone, to be galloped upon…
The girl’s breath instantly becomes heavy.
And it is at this moment that Ji Lian comes back after finishing her shopping.
She smiles brightly at Bai Ze.
“Little elf, sorry for the wait.”
“This is a gift for you~”
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