For example, the training camp.
In such a place, once you enter, it's all about survival.
How old was she at the time?
A little girl, trying to break through from a group of peers, perhaps a few years older, maybe even with battle experience—how easy could it be!
For instance, she once thought she was destined to be an assassin, to live life struggling in a sunless corner.
Bo Yanching never regretted.
After meeting Nan Jiaojiao, he regretted a few times, this time empathizing the most deeply.
He regretted not meeting her earlier, when she was a bit younger, even before Jiang Yu discovered her, so at least she could have grown up under his protection, without experiencing those cruel years.
Bo Yanching closed his eyes, the hand around her back quietly forming a fist, the muscle line bulging against her before relaxing again.
He asked gently, "Did you leave in a hurry because they found you?"