He Ao gazed at the girl before him. Although her expression seemed fine, something felt off.
She seemed to believe his words 'too quickly'.
The girl appeared naive but wasn't actually foolish. Even though she did 'admire' 'Minister He', it wasn't just a single sentence that convinced her, not even questioning the details.
Then He Ao became aware of something. He paused slightly, looked at Ye Ying, and softly asked, "Do you yourself sense something about these matters?"
Ye Ying was taken aback by his question and, after a brief silence, nodded lightly, "Yes,"
She thought for a moment and said slowly, "Since I was little, I've had a feeling that as I age, the people around me seem to grow stronger, but I become increasingly weak."
She paused, seemingly realizing her remark was ambiguous, and continued, "I can't say I'm getting weaker and weaker; I feel like I'm growing too, but the gap with my peers is widening. My physical strength lags far behind ordinary people.
