Chapter 6: Hatred → Admiration
'Why is this slave here?' Qing Yue thought to herself.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
She couldn't understand how someone of such low status had gotten in.
Yet, despite the disbelief curling around Qing Yue's thoughts, there was a flicker of something else—an odd sensation that prickled at her heart.
Hopefulness?
Relief?
The emotions tangled within her were bewildering, and she was quick to shove them aside.
Her gaze shifted to Hei Long.
Naturally, Qing Yue expected anger to twist his features—his sharp eyes narrowing with contempt, his voice booming with demands for the slave to be dragged out and punished.
Yet, to her astonishment, his expression held not a trace of anger.
A small smile tugged at the corner of his lips, subtle yet unmistakably genuine.