I'm a little bit cute after transforming.

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The gate to the courtyard opened slowly without warning, as if gently pushed open by an invisible breeze.

Immediately afterwards, an old and deep voice came from inside the courtyard, carrying an unquestionable authority.

"Let them in!"

The leading knight looked troubled, his brow furrowed, clearly hesitant about the order.

He bowed slightly and respectfully responded to the people inside the courtyard:

"Sword Saint! This seems somewhat inappropriate—"

Before he finished speaking, an invisible sword aura suddenly flew out from the courtyard, hurtling along the ground.

Wherever the sword energy passed, a crack half a foot deep was carved into the ground, dust flew up, and it only stopped abruptly at the knight's toes.

A sharp, oppressive feeling permeated the air, as if even the wind was being cut off by the sword energy.

The knight trembled, and his armor emitted a series of metallic scraping sounds, clearly intimidated by the sudden intimidation.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding knights quickly stepped aside, making way for them.

Even though the Sword Saint is old and frail now, his former majesty still makes people dare not easily offend him.

Rhine stared wide-eyed at the sword mark on the ground that stretched into the courtyard, deeply shocked.

"Is this the legendary Sword Saint? He truly lives up to his reputation!"

He murmured softly, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

Candice's gaze drifted affectionately into the courtyard, as if searching for that long-lost figure.

Her eyes held a mixture of nostalgia and anticipation, as if time had reversed at that moment, returning to a certain instant many years ago.

Diana, on the other hand, looked excited and couldn't help clapping her hands, laughing:

"Wow, awesome! I've learned something! If he had shown everyone his carefree back view at that moment, it would have been even more perfect!"

Adolf stood to the side, scoffing coldly, his tone tinged with disdain:

"Hmph, all flashy and frivolous!"

The group entered the courtyard without incident. Deep inside the courtyard, in front of an ancient stone table, the Sword Saint sat quietly.

He was dressed in simple clothes and was sipping tea slowly, giving off the air of a hermit.

Diana ran over nonchalantly, plopped down at the stone table, poured herself a cup of tea without any hesitation, downed it in one gulp, and then smacked her lips.

"Master Yi, you look so satisfied with this tea, but it's not that good!"

The Sword Saint, who had been sipping tea with his eyes closed, raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, and a vein on his forehead seemed to throb faintly.

He was about to reprimand her, but seeing Diana's innocent and naive appearance, he swallowed his words and finally let out a helpless sigh.

"You still remember that you have a master?"

The Sword Saint shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of sourness.

"After learning the skills, they disappeared without a trace, never even writing a letter."

Diana scratched her head, a slightly embarrassed smile on her face.

She thought about it and realized that she had been a bit unfair. She had learned a lot of skills from someone and then just ignored them. That was really awful!

"Master Yi, I know I was wrong! I'll definitely come to see you more often next time!"

Just then, Adolf's sarcastic voice rang out again:

"Some people are so arrogant! It's harder than climbing to heaven to even see them!"

Upon hearing this, the Sword Saint turned his gaze and landed on Adolf behind him.

However, when he saw Candice beside Adolf, he paused slightly.

Noticing the Sword Saint's gaze lingering on her, Candice gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing a tender smile, and softly said:

"Long time no see, Yi."

The Sword Saint avoided their gazes.

"Long time no see, Candice, you really haven't changed at all!"

Diana looked the three of them up and down, then clenched her fist and pounded her palm. Suddenly, she realized that she had finally figured out the relationship between them.

So it turns out Candice likes the Sword Saint, which makes sense now. But the Sword Saint doesn't seem to like Candice that much.

"What a complex web of relationships!"