An Qinglan is a little bamboo spirit who has only just taken human form, and she knows nothing about the world. Through her own efforts, she even manages to sell herself.
“Senior said I should find someone rich, so I won’t have to worry about food and drink in my next life. I’ll start with the Moonview Pavilion deep inside. It’s a real treasure of a location.”
“No, I don’t trust this one. They look so fierce.”
“This one won’t do either. They look so poor. Didn’t they say everyone here was rich?”
“This one, this one, and this one seem pretty good, but why do they seem so strange?”
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Little did An Qinglan know that while she was sizing up the people below, they were sizing her up too.
“So what if you’re a little demon? You can roam this world as you please.”
“Strength is everything in a world where the strong rule. At your level, you’re not even capable of learning the truth about yourself.”
“Not everyone in this world will cherish and protect you like we do. The world outside is cruel. You have to step out into the open and let everyone see you before you can protect what matters to you.”
“There are too many things tied to you. Sooner or later, you’ll find out. But that won’t be today, when I could kill you with a casual squeeze.”
She was just a little demon, one who wanted to lie flat and live a peaceful life. But all of that seemed impossible to achieve.
Protecting herself had turned out to be far too difficult. There were too many unknowns in her growth, and the next moment she could die in someone’s grasp. But…
An Qinglan couldn’t live under someone else’s protection forever. She could become someone others relied on, too.
